“ We stayed at this hotel for 10 days, and we strongly discourage anyone from staying here for the following reasons:
1. Poor cleanliness: Although the hotel looks nice in the pictures, it is not clean in reality. The swimming pools are rarely cleaned, and when they are, it’s done while guests are still swimming.
2. Remote location: The hotel is in the middle of nowhere. While it’s advertised as being just a few kilometers from the city, it’s not mentioned that, because the hotel is on top of a hill, it takes at least 35 minutes to drive to the nearest city.
3. Rude and unhelpful staff: Upon arrival, we were told there was a system error and that we wouldn’t get our booked room until 9:00 AM the next day. The room we were given for the night was a disaster: dirty, full of insects, with dark brown walls that created a depressing atmosphere, and two separate beds, despite us informing them it was our anniversary. The next morning at 9:00 AM, as agreed, we went to the reception to get the room we had booked. To our surprise, we were told that the system was still down and that we couldn’t get a different room. When we mentioned that their colleagues had promised us the correct room, they said the night shift had lied to us. After a long discussion, we finally got the room we paid for, but they acted as if they were doing us a favor.
4. Misleading amenities: Here is a list of things that sound good on paper but are misleading in reality:
- They claim to offer a wide variety of cocktails and drinks, but don’t mention that only a few are free and only during certain hours. The majority, especially the better drinks, are not included and are very expensive.
- They advertise a late-night buffet, but fail to mention that it is not free, even for all-inclusive guests. This can be a big issue if you have kids, as the hotel is in the middle of nowhere, leaving you with no choice but to pay.
- They boast about having 8 restaurants and 4 bars, but don’t tell you that all these facilities require reservations, and you are only allowed to make 4 reservations for your entire stay.
- Room cleaning is done at their convenience, and they do not provide a "Do Not Disturb" sign. As a result, cleaners enter your room without knocking, and you can’t do anything about it since you can’t lock the door from the inside.
5. Overpriced for what you get: The price is extremely high for the quality of the experience. Friends of ours booked a different hotel just a few minutes from the city—a true 5-star hotel with no hidden rules—at a much lower price. We booked months in advance, while they booked only a week before the vacation, so timing wasn’t the issue. Other friends also booked different hotels around the same time, and ours was by far the most expensive and the worst of them all. “