hotel review

Written: 17 april 2011
Travel time: 3 — 10 april 2011
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 6.0
Cleanliness: 6.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 8.0
The hotel is quite interesting, but I will try to voice the pros and cons. Of the pluses - the unique architecture of the hotel (very beautiful), well-built in relation to the sea (if it is very windy at the upper levels of the hotel there is no wind and you can sunbathe by the pools). The food is quite good, but without global frills. Reception - there are Russian-speaking employees, but they are few. The beach is big, but we didn't swim, so I can't comment. Along the sea and to Side there is an excellent promenade (stone), which allows you to walk and hike to Side (there is something to see).
In the room - constantly replenished bar.
Now for the controversial points. Many write that when buying a standard room in the season, Russians are accommodated in a separate building. We were out of season, we were settled in the main building. We saw a detached building, it was not inhabited in April, but it is terrible. Therefore, in order not to get into it, it is necessary, apparently, to immediately buy a tour with a number (terrace room, terraces... in general, with a terrace), then you will get a guaranteed room in a normal building.

Housekeeping is very poor, I have not come across such a low level for a long time. There were stains and dirt, sometimes the room was not cleaned until 4 pm, I had to look for them and remind them. The same with the bar - for three days they did not update its content until they themselves asked.
Most of the holidaymakers are elderly German couples. This explains a lot - and the orientation of the staff to their service (felt a little, but without excesses), and the communication of staff with tourists is more in German, and rather sad animation.
What was most alarming was that during the season, with the maximum occupancy of the hotel, the staff will definitely not be able to cope with effective service. During our time, about 40% of the rooms were occupied, but interruptions in work were already felt, it was difficult to find free places at breakfast, lunch and dinner, many pools are at the level of the balconies of the rooms, so it’s definitely not possible to stay in peace and quiet.
And one more thing: we got drunk with local cocktails, after which we took only beer. There is a feeling that drinks that are used for cocktails (alcohol) of rather low quality save money. My husband and I drank three cocktails, not on an empty stomach, but at night it was bad. After that, they stopped drinking alcohol in the hotel, except for local wine and beer.
And they fell for the bait of a local offer called "free visits to a la carte restaurants, " by appointment.
This is rather a fun game for the hotel staff in a supposedly decent restaurant story. They don’t know how to cook fish at all, everything is very beautiful in design, in filling - they regretted that they didn’t go to a regular hotel restaurant for dinner, everything is much tastier there.
I summarize: the hotel is clearly not 5-star, beautiful, but old, in the season there may be interruptions in the speed of service. April was great. Have a good rest!
Translated automatically from Russian. View original