Check-in was stated as 2pm. We arrived at the hotel about 11.30am after a 6am flight (meant getting up at 2.15am) followed by a train journey. We were wondering if we would be lucky and maybe our room would be ready. At reception I said ‘hello, we have a reservation’ before I could show my confirmation, the gentleman behind the desk said ‘you have reservation, check in is 2pm, come back 1pm and maybe’ now I wasn’t EXPECTING to check in early, but I was HOPING. We have stayed in hundreds of hotels over the last 30 years and I’ve NEVER known a hotel not check to see if a room is ready. If he had looked at the computer and said, I’m sorry but your room isn’t ready yet, I would’ve thought no more about it, but his attitude was not a welcoming one. He did offer to let us have a key to use the locked toilet in reception! Where we quickly changed out of our travelling clothes (it was 9 degrees when we left home and 29 degrees when we arrived) then he let us leave our luggage in an unlocked room! Figure that one!
On the plus side, when we did get our room, it was exactly what we booked, it was very clean and more than adequate. The daily cleaning service was spot on.
The hotel is a bit dated and basic, but for our stay it was just right. Despite the unwelcoming arrival, we returned at 2pm after a lovely lunch in a beachside restaurant, which was the start of a very pleasant stay.