The check in experience set the tone for the entire stay. I received an email notifying me that while I requested an earlier check in if possible (10:45am instead of the standard 2:00pm), if it was available I would be charged a full extra day. This surprised me. I asked the front desk staff on arrival about this. He didn't speak English, which also surprised me, but through Google Translate confirmed that there was a room ready, but he would charge me for a full extra day to check in. No thanks. He did store my luggage for free and let me sit in the lobby. He didn't even offer wifi access before check in. If the room there were four towels and two flat pillows in the room, and no shelves or drawers to store anything. I ended up using the desk as a dresser. Although it is not advisable to drink the tap water, no water was provided, only two plastic cups wrapped in plastic. The included breakfast was okay. The only warm food was sad scrambled eggs and hot dogs in tomato sauce. The fruit was nice. Lots of bread and sweet options. Sometimes there was yogurt. Guests are expected to take food on plastic trays and clean their own table afterwards. I opted to eat elsewhere one of the days to have a decent breakfast. The gym had so much potential. There was no elliptical machine, and no set of free weights, just four adjustable weights that wouldn't adjust. The gym equipment provided was odd. Not sure how many guests train on parallel bars. Overall I would not stay here again.
The check in experience set the tone for the entire stay. I received an email notifying me that while I requested an earlier check in if possible (10:45am instead of the standard 2:00pm), if it was available I would be charged a full extra day. This surprised me. I asked the front desk staff on arrival about this. He didn't speak English, which also surprised me, but through Google Translate confirmed that there was a room ready, but he would charge me for a full extra day to check in. No thanks. He did store my luggage for free and let me sit in the lobby. He didn't even offer wifi access before check in. If the room there were four towels and two flat pillows in the room, and no shelves or drawers to store anything. I ended up using the desk as a dresser. Although it is not advisable to drink the tap water, no water was provided, only two plastic cups wrapped in plastic. The included breakfast was okay. The only warm food was sad scrambled eggs and hot dogs in tomato sauce. The fruit was nice. Lots of bread and sweet options. Sometimes there was yogurt. Guests are expected to take food on plastic trays and clean their own table afterwards. I opted to eat elsewhere one of the days to have a decent breakfast. The gym had so much potential. There was no elliptical machine, and no set of free weights, just four adjustable weights that wouldn't adjust. The gym equipment provided was odd. Not sure how many guests train on parallel bars. Overall I would not stay here again.
