Gary Flynn
Google
Was going to give 3 stars but downgraded to 2 due to the lack of service provided on our last full day. More of which later.
The rooms are of a good size for an Aparthotel, with the balcony being a generous size spanning the full width of the bedroom and living area.
The hotel is in a great location for access to both the Old Town and the newer livelier area.
We booked the bed and breakfast option but we found the whole concept of breakfast a bit strange. One our first day, in the afternoon we asked a member of staff when breakfast would be in the morning, to which the reply was "9am, I think".
We thought this a bit strange, so just to make sure we called reception in the morning asking what time breakfast finished just so we wouldn't miss it. Again we were told 9am, so we decided to get there for 8.30 but when we arrived we were told breakfast is at 9am; that being the only time! We were the only ones having breakfast, and were expecting a buffet style with choices of different foods. However, this was not the case; breakfast consisted of a cup of coffee or tea, one glass of orange, a toasted baguette with ham and cheese and a croissant. Obviously this became repetitive after a few days, so the bed and breakfast option is probably not the way to go.
However, a special mention must go to Angela, the member of staff who provided breakfast for 3 or 4 days. She was very friendly, very professional and tried her best to make the breakfast as enjoyable as possible by providing something slightly different. Angela is a real credit to the hotel.
As mentioned at the beginning of the review our worst experience of breakfast came on our last full day of our 11 day stay. We arrived for breakfast at 9am, as per all the previous days only to be told by the receptionist that breakfast was at 9:30am! We advised we've had breakfast at 9am all the previous days, only to be told abruptly again that it was 9:30. There was no apology and you could almost see the delight on her face as she told us there was nothing that could be done as the person making breakfast didn't arrive until 9;30. So unprofessional and she was so unhelpful. We asked her name and she wrote it down on a piece of paper, but it was ineligible!
Another small point regarding service was my partner bought a pint of beer only to notice the glass was dirty, with lipstick marks. The glass was returned to the barman, who got a new glass but proceeded to pour the drink from the dirty glass into the new clean glass! Why a new drink wasn't poured I don't know. My partner just walked away without a drink.
We also hired a car whilst we were there with the hotel charging Euros 10 per night to park in their underground car park. This is something you should be aware.
Overall a comfortable and enjoyable stay was ruined by a couple of incidents which really should not happen