Beautiful hotel with a nice outdoor terrace, lobby and bar area, and spacious, modern rooms, but let down by a few things:
- Upon waiting to check in, I was just ignored by multiple reception staff. They were on the phone, which is fine (I don't expect them to just hang up!), but at least make the effort to make eye contact, nod or smile or just acknowledge that you've been seen and that they will be with you in one minute. Just being purposefully ignored is infuriating and doesn't make you feel welcome.
- When eventually acknowledged I was made to self check in on a vertical touch screen (like ordering in mcdonalds), which felt like the experience of a budget hotel. It was also frustrating to have to enter endless details, all of which I'd supplied when booking.
- Everything seems to take an eternity from checking in, ordering a drink, ordering breakfast etc.. In the morning I gave up after there was no staff at the bar to order brunch, so I went elsewhere.
- Food was poor. Pizza rubbish. It was heavy, stodgy and flavourless.
- Air con didn't work in room (wouldn't even turn on) and the room was boiling.
It's a shame because it has the potential to be fantastic.