Casa Del Porto Byblos

I booked weeks ahead, but when I arrived the staff seemed surprised, and it took them a while to come to the reception desk. The girl said she needed to keep my passport because I wasn’t ready to pay straight away. When I politely asked where she’d keep it, she got annoyed and said, “I’m working here, I’m busy!” It was an awful attitude, so rude. In all my years travelling, I’ve never felt so unwelcome. They took me to one room, but after I’d put down my bag, the owner said, “no someone else needs this room,” and moved me to another. The rooms are fine, but the soundproofing is terrible. You can hear people as if they’re right next to you. Early one morning the LED lights in my room came on and woke me up for no reason. It seemed like they’d lazily wired the lights for all the rooms to one switch. The duvet was far too thick for such a hot country. The poor Bangladeshi woman was made to do everything, and she looked visibly tired and stressed. There was a sign in the room saying something like, “we want to provide you a comfortable budget room for your stay, please leave feedback it’s valuable to us.” That felt cheeky. It isn’t budget, it’s expensive for such garbage, and I’m pretty sure the owners won’t read this. I didn’t eat at the restaurant, but saw the prices, and there’s much cheaper, quality food around here. Anyone thinking of booking should avoid it, because you’ll be extremely disappointed.