4 star.. You’re having a laugh.
Don't go there this time of year unless..
1] you're over 70 [and have your parents with you]
2] you're not at all fussy about your food...i.e., you don’t mind sausages so tough you cant chew them, it doesn't bother you to find a dead earwig in your salad, you only like your soup warm anyway [at least the plates/bowls are red hot though],you like your toast either barely cooked or black, monotonous menu, don’t like fresh fruit, coz you certainly wont see any, uninspiring repetitive sweets/puddings[they look ok but that’s all], mis-described meals [i.e. roast turkey was actually 'turkey roast', you know.. all the odd bits pressed together to make a turkey joint.
Did I mention the pool view from my balcony? Oh, and the building site [they start work very early over there]
The entertainment? A middle aged couple with an organ and a tambourine playing endless 40's and 50's tunes OR a very poor [in my opinion] crooner doing it his way [certainly not mine]
Bingo Monday and Wednesday evenings
Pool in the shade after midday, indoor pool very nice but water didn't look too healthy.
A couple of pool tables, a few games machines,
Large screen TV in lounge for football/sports although they actually show a DVD at 2pm each day [unless there’s football]
Advertise 'satellite TV'...but the only English language channel is Sky news, plus a film each night on channel 10.
The accommodation? Dated. Our room had an unpleasant smell [sort of old engine oil/diesel/musty, had to buy a can of air freshener.
Knobs missing off cupboards/drawers.
Broken and cracked floor tiles in bathroom + cracked sink. Mould in corners of bath etc etc.
Sheets not changed entire week
[The broken tile had sharp edges, reported on day one but nothing done about it].
Most of the staff were very friendly although I got the impression that some of them would rather be somewhere else [quite a bit of shouting at one another, in Maltese of course so don’t know what their problems were.
Altogether, the most boring week of our lives.
If the weathers poor there’s nothing to keep you occupied in the hotel.
A special mention though for one of the barmen, can’t recall his name, but late 50's and shortish. He took the mike off the soloist and belted out a few good songs and we were only too glad to join in and make for half an hours decent entertainment. Whatever’s his name.. He’s wasted behind the bar as he was miles better than either of the regular turns.
Plus points.. Reception, lounge and dining room very tidy but the best point...it’s very near the bus station so escape is easy.
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