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We chose this hotel due to its promimity to the train station. Unfortunately, it is not close to much else - like the old town or good food venues.||Overall, it was not poor (hence the score of 3 stars), and the room was a decent size. However, there were too many aspects to ignore to rank it any higher. ||Firstly, when we arrived, the room and the corridors reeked of ammonia. We had to air the room for an hour before it became tolerable. We were then reluctant to have the room serviced in case the same thing happened. ||Secondly, unlike every other hotel we have ever stayed at in Europe, there was not one English language channel (e.g CNN, BBC, Etc) offered!||Another recent reviewer has highlighted that a steam iron would only be provided on asfter paying €20 deposit (quite petty) and that the air-conditioning also made an irritating noise. The shower space was also an older style shower-bath, which is a tripping hazard on entry and exit.||The breakfast was €14 each, for a standard but poorly executed meal.||Put simply, none of the above are features of a so-called 'boutique hotel'. Soho is standard, at best.||That is, staying here was not, on the whole, UNPLEASANT, but overall, it was the worst hotel that we stayed in 3 odd weeks on the Iberian Penninsular.