“Ugh”
I had booked a four‑night stay at this hostel and left after only one night. I’ve stayed at literally hundreds of different accommodations, and leaving early was a first for me! But one thing after another kept stacking up until I’d had enough. First, the positives though. It’s inexpensive, always a plus! It had a nice pool area, and there is hot and cold drinking water on every other floor, as well as coffee. Oh, and the room’s AC was excellent. Now, the negatives. This place has in its title “with Pool and Bar,” which was why I elected to stay. But this is, simply put, a lie! There’s no bar, unless you consider a small refer with a few beers in it a bar? And no ice available at all on‑site, and no advice even as to where to buy any either! Ugh. Okay, not ideal, but I could work around it, and found ice on my own. Next, the room. It was big, although it had no windows and only a small set of glass blocks to provide any natural light, as soon as we got in the room, we took our footwear off, walked around for a minute, and our feet were dark brown. The floor had been swept, but it was filthy. Next, the Wi‑Fi was barely functional, and it took 30 seconds to a minute to even open an email. Ugh. Oh well, I resolved just to live with it. But later that evening, after swimming, I went to take a shower in the very dark bathroom, only to find that the water heater was not functional! Damn. I asked one of the staff to check it, and she said Yep, it’s broken, and that we could move rooms the next morning. Why in the world did they give me this room if the water heater was broken, especially since when we checked in, as far as I could tell, we were almost the only ones there? It takes 20 minutes to half hour to pack, and then the same time to unpack as we’re traveling for two months and carrying a lot of stuff, so this is a big deal, having to move. That was it. When I got up the next morning, I left, even though I paid in advance for three more nights. Of course, I’ll ask to refund these unused nights because of what I experienced, but I am doubtful that they would refund me my loss.
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