Villa Orizontes

The owner communicated with us very well and came to pick us up from the port. Our room was simple and got cleaned while we were there. It’s a quiet spot very close to the centre, though there’s a bit of an uphill walk. That didn’t bother us.

There was a ride from the port and the place was close to the centre, but the room itself was a letdown. It was extremely small, with no bin or full-length mirror, and only a little stool that wasn’t enough for our things. The TV looked like it was from the 1950s and didn’t work. The bathroom had no window, was stiflingly hot, and the drainage didn’t work properly. They did clean the room every two days, but left the dirty towels inside and provided one towel per person instead of two. Also, there’s no pool. The photos are misleading.

The sea view from the room was nice, and the room itself and bathroom were comfortable. My main disappointment was finding not even a bottle of water in the fridge, which is usually provided. The GPS location is wrong. Put it in and continue straight until you reach some bins, then turn right; it’ll be on your right. It’s about a 6-7 minute walk from the port, with a somewhat tiring uphill stretch.

The location is close to the centre, the price was very good, and there’s a shuttle to and from the port. But keep in mind that the hotel doesn’t have a pool or much of a view. The Google photos showing a pool are probably from somewhere else. We stayed five days and they only cleaned once, even though they’d told us it would be every other day. They said this was due to COD.