Pretoria Suites

The location is within walking distance of many sights, and Marina, one of the staff, was pleasant to deal with. The room itself is nicely remodeled, the AC works great and cools it quickly. There are some minor annoyances, though, and I cut my stay short and booked somewhere else. The bathroom has only a small glass shelf, with no real space for toiletries. The card key controls the power, so devices can't be left charging while you're out. The terrace was too covered in debris to use, and there were no flowers in the flower box. The room was described as having a terrace, but it was unusable. Construction in this building and across the street started promptly at 8 AM every morning and woke us up. The noise outside at night was also bad, with groups of men talking near their shops, so sleeping with the windows open wasn't an option. I think the owner should have waited until construction was done or said on the website that there'd be so much noise and no usable terrace. There was supposedly breakfast, but nobody gave us any information about it. I only got offered coffee after running into a staff member in the hall. We were also uncomfortable about what happened with our room. My daughter accidentally left a gift card in the key holder when we ran to the store, and five minutes later the owner sent us a picture of what she'd done. She shouldn't have left it there, but why was he in our room so soon after we left? It made us feel as though there might be cameras in the room. Getting in and locking up was a hassle. Before check-in the owner sent a video showing the building and upstairs entry codes. There's no elevator, so expect to carry heavy bags up one and a half flights of stairs. We found our room unlocked, with the key in the card holder, and spent 20 minutes figuring out the old, faulty lock. You have to insert the key to just the right depth to lock or unlock it. On our first night, after finally locking up, we went out for water and couldn't get back through the upstairs entrance. The code wouldn't work. We messaged the owner on WhatsApp but got no reply. We kept trying the code, pushing and pulling the door, and eventually got in. The room cleaner also made the bed after our first night, even though I'd told her not to enter and said we only needed toilet paper. She gave me the paper, but when we returned from being out all day, the bed had been made. I travel a lot and never have my room made up, so that really annoyed me.