6/10 Okay
Aw, Essex
20 Feb 2014
Liked: Staff & service
Potentially lovely hotel
Location - terrible location, extremely run down area, hard to find and easily get lost in minutes. Not many attractions nearby.
Very easy to be intimidated locals seem to hover near hotels waiting for unsuspecting tourists under the guise of helping them find their way out of the maze who then promptly walk them through a maze of alleyways and tunnels so totally disorientated and having no idea where you are ultimely ending up at a run down carpet shop near what can only be described as close to a slum area. If you refuse to go in then they get quite aggressive and demand money from you to let you leave. Locals seem to prey on tourists who seem unsure of where to go and then latch onto you again and demand money.
Currency/money - can't take currency into country so reliant on getting it on arrival. Very limited places to get money and no where including hotel take any type of card which not aware of until too late. End up having to carry large amount of cash around which is very intimidating.
Due to the above hardly left the safety of the hotel after nearly changing our flights and coming straight home .
Have to say the hotel owner and staff couldn't do enough for us while we were there to make dure we were comfortable. They made a very terrible holiday slightly more bearable.
However, I would say that currently they don't cater too much for English would like to see menus etc in English which would of been easier for us to understand. Seemingly more of a French speaking hotel. The food served was generally of a good standard but would of liked to see a bit more choice and variation. Would also be nice to have tea/coffee facilities in the rooms. The jacuzzi wasn't working very often which was disappointing. However, the hotel has great potential if modernized a bit without losing its character and existing staff. Just a shame about the location