Sam Franss Boutique Otel

A gem in the wake of an earthquake-stricken atea.

Gorgeous hotel

The appearance of the hotel, including the breakfast dining area, and my room is rustic (in a nice way) and tasteful. There are, however, a number of issues, detailed below. The city is doing its best to rebuild the area around the hotel, and the loss in property due to the earthquake appears to be substantial and people have suffered greatly. The roads on Google Map do not reflect that a lot of the roads are out of commission and passable only to heavy construction vehicles. The hotel should have, *MINIMALLY*, warned guests of this fact and provided details instructions on how to get to the hotel. Being a solo driver, it was hard to deal with the traffic, Google Maps complaining that I was taking a different route, and finding an alternate way to get to the hotel. I ended up parking 10 minutes away and hiking with my bags to the hotel, only to discover that it *WAS* possible to park near the hotel if instructions had been provided. The other dings against the hotel are: (1) no wifi reception on the top floor, (2) hallway lights on the top floor do not work and I had to use the light on my phone to find my room door number, (3) the interface for the air conditioner in the room was really odd, despite being in English, and it didn't warm up the room at all, and I was compelled to bundle up with an extra layer for the night.

Despite the challenges posed by the catastrophic earthquakes in February 2023, this hotel offered the highest level of comfort and hospitality. The staff members were always kind and helpful during my four night's stay. I highly recommend this hotel and will come back if I have another chance to visit the town in future.

Everything in the hotel was great EXCEPT the air conditioning did not work well enough to keep the room cool.