Gran Hotel

Oh dear - a misnamed hotel - more like the ‘Not So Grand Hotel’. Firstly, with the help of our lovely taxi driver, we had to drag our cases down the street to the door as there is no vehicular access. Despite staff in the lobby doing nothing, no help was offered - and we were met with complete indifference. No-one at Reception. Eventually the Receptionist turned up - a Soviet style cold ‘welcome’ and clearly customer service unheard of. Lift up to Floor 3. The room was clean and high ceilinged but still contrived to appear dark and dingy. There is a safe, small fridge and AC, WiFi access given for 10 hours in a 2 night stay - with a decent signal. There were Ill-fitting Shutters and Louvres at the window but no glass, so noise and carousing at night meant that sleep was almost impossible. Breakfast is on Floor 5 in a vast Restaurant but with only 6 guests to serve. The only thing about the hotel that was good was the pleasant waitress here - and because of her the hotel gains one star rather than zero. Breakfast a poor affair- tiny bit of pineapple, a little papaya (which tasted of onion!), spam and cheese although we did have an omelette which was okay. We couldn’t wait to leave.