Porta Amari

The bathroom had a window, but the view was of garbage, just like from the bedroom. The owner told me that if the sea can be seen from another room, the apartment counts as having a sea view. I'll remember that next time a hotel claims a sea view because the staff toilet looks out at it. I've attached a photo. The towels were gray, the room smelled damp, and the old air conditioner had yellowed with age. This was an awful stay, and I can't recommend the place. The trouble started with the Booking listing, or whichever accommodation site you use. It showed bright, attractive photos, advertised a sea view and balcony, and appeared under the "show only hotels" filter. But you enter through an apartment building, with no reception and nobody there to meet you. The residents you encounter don't know you're coming, and they don't speak English. Outside, there were huge piles of garbage and a strong urine smell. After taking the elevator, I found a keybox and an old wooden door. Inside was an apartment shared with complete strangers. The room door was so thin it felt like cardboard, so you could hear and feel the presence of the other people. The door was dirty too, with a huge stain around the knob from the hands of hundreds of previous guests. I took a photo. After seeing that, I wanted to wash up, but the bathroom was less than a metre across. It was only practical for a child to get in, and an adult couldn't enter and close the door. There was also a human hair on the shower faucet. If you want to shower with a stranger's hair, this is the place. It cost 550 euros for the five days I was supposed to stay. I left after one night, but only stayed that long because I'd been travelling for 12 hours and had two flights. When I messaged the owner on WhatsApp to say I was leaving the next day, I got no reply. He never answered, even when I said I'd left the keys in the keybox. No apology, no offer of compensation, and no money back. I feel I gave the owner a present, since I couldn't live in such filthy, unsanitary conditions. I'm an experienced traveler and have visited many countries, cities, and hotels across Eastern and Western Europe and Asia. I can't say I've ever seen a hotel like this, and I don't mean that as praise. I don't know who writes the positive reviews, perhaps the owner's friends. Here's my honest review, with a photo attached.