We stayed here during December in Covid (2021). The rooms are big but the hotel needs a major revamp. We booked this restaurant as it is next door to my mother and grandmother. We did not have a great experience. The walls are thin and you can hear absolutely everything people in the rooms are doing next door and above you. The noise in the mornings made by the staff was horrible and the wifi was terrible, it made it impossible to work from the hotel. There was also no food at the restaurant. For a four star hotel, you expect much much better. We have since been back 4 times and have never booked the hotel again.
starstar Monique De Abreu
I was in this hotel during the begining of the pandemic, and in my time that i spent the 2 weeks there, it wasn't that great. I know the main chef didn't work, but the food in the restaurant was dreadful and everything that I ordered came from the microwave... In the time I spent there, I saw a few cockroaches. The room was spacious, but i didn't have the table or the chairs on the balcony, and I saw other balconies had them. Receptionists were very polite and lovely.
starstarstarstar Ivan Hrvatin
Spacious room. Cozy atmosphere.
The sliding bathroom door was faulty.
But we could not buy water or cola at the bar.
starstarstarstar Stefán Jónsson (TunguStefan)
Overall it was a bad experience, not to be repetead.
We stayed in the third floor, below the breakfast/restaurant salon. Due to the bad acustic isolation there was a lot of noise from moving chairs and tables until late in the night, which was resumed early in the morning. So, it was impossible to have a peaceful stay.
Besides, the wallpaper in the room was falling apart and there was really bad lighting.
The breakfast fell short on expectations.
starstar João Rocha
We had a perfectly nice stay at this hotel. Reviews were mixed so we only booked a night initially but ended up staying 3 nights and were quite satisfied.
Parking is under the building and you take a steep road with a sharp curve to get there but we didn’t find it hard to park once we arrived. There was an elevator to the reception area and floors which made it easy to get our luggage in.
The lobby looked charming to us. Yes, it’s a bit older hotel but it was not at all sterile. There are lots of windows surrounded by plants and gardens which gives it a nature feel. Enjoyable views from the patios.
We were greeted warmly.
There were three of us (couple with adult daughter) and finding a room to accommodate all of us can be a challenge. Our quadruple room was huge by European standards, and plenty big by American standards as well. It had a large double bed and two twin beds. Best of all they were the most comfortable beds we’ve encountered since we arrived in Europe. (Most beds here are much firmer than we prefer.) We were upgrade to a room with a balcony and view of the ocean.
The bathroom had plenty of space and the shower had good water pressure and plenty of hot water. No shampoo, but we had our own.
There was a very small minibar fridge and I was disappointed at first there was no coffee maker in the room. However there is a coffee machine in the reception area that made various coffee and hot chocolate drinks. I thought the cappuccino was quite good and enjoyed having that available.
Internet speed was good - running about 45 mbps download. It did require reconnecting fairly often but overall was much better than other stays we've had recently.
The second night we had a family next door (or above?) us and it got rather noisy but the rest of the time it was quiet. Our room got pretty warm - nice problem since it’s January and many places our trip have been chilly. When we couldn’t get the heat down lower we cracked the door and that took care of the problem.
If you won’t want to drive everywhere you can walk down the hill to a grocery store or into town and down to the harbor for restaurants and sight seeing. It takes 15-20 minutes to get there. It’s a bit of a hike to walk the rather steep hill back up but that helped us work off the excellent meals we enjoyed. (We did not eat the hotel restaurant so can’t comment on the food there.)
Overall we were quite satisfied with this stay and would recommend this hotel.
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