Hotel La Bolera

The rooms were clean and had the basic things you need, so it worked fine for a one-night break. It's a cheap two-star hotel, and you get what you pay for.

One of the cheaper hotels in town, and overall decent value. Our room was clean, comfortable, and fine, but smelled a little of smoke. I guess we hadn't asked for a non-smoking room. There was also a slightly odd smell in the building in the morning.

The place itself is basic, little more than a hostel, but the people running it were extremely rude, one in particular. We'd stayed several times before, so I expected some familiarity at check-in. Instead, a young woman refused to communicate in anything but grunts and dismissive gestures. My Spanish isn't perfect, but I've lived here for years and know how to make myself understood. I also know when someone is pretending not to understand. She insisted the dog fee was €20, though we'd always paid €4 per night before. When I questioned it, she spat at my wife and threw our passports at us. Later I complained to Booking.com, and when they called the hotel to clarify, the woman kept repeating, "No entiendio," even though she was speaking Spanish. Booking.com refunded us in full. I haven't given this place zero stars only because that wasn't an option. It's hands down the worst hotel I've stayed in, and I urge you not to consider it, however tempting the low price might be.

We got there before the room was due to be ready at 13:30, but they let us in anyway. There's a small lift, enough for two people with luggage. The receptionist was very friendly, though she didn't speak English. You have to pay for Wi-Fi, and the rooms are a little small, not really somewhere to spend the day. Ours had a TV, air conditioning, and a bathtub. The beds were comfy, though the sheets weren't really. Our room looked out onto the street, with the ocean on the horizon. It was a little loud, but fine with the windows closed. We stayed one night.