You can’t polish a turd.
First impressions are good. Instead of the outdated pine and patterned 80s furniture that once adorned the Apollo, you are greeted with a grey modern suite.
But be warned. This is all where the sparkles ends.
Just like the old Apollo I feel this place will decline in its appearance very quick.
To begin with, these automatic light sensors are the most frustrating thing ever, great for popping to the loo in the middle of the night. But really irritating when they switch themselves off when you’re having a shower, and have to jump out and wave your arms in the air to activate the lights.
My main gripe with Apollo is the lack of service. To begin with you have to traipse to the other side of Sitches to pick up your key card. In today’s day and age, surely you could be sent a code for the door or even a mobile phone app.
That is where the service you get, ends, at reception when you check-in.
You are given a list of rules like a prison entry form. This includes information that you will be given one roll of toilet paper for your stay. (I think prisoners get more than one roll of toilet paper!)
Given that reception is so far away, You are told that you can call them, however the room does not have a telephone so you would have to ring them on the mobile at costly international rates.I tried emailing them as you have free Wi-Fi, but they don’t respond. They should definitely get an app, for communication and door entry.