Hotel Sol e Serra

The staff were friendly and the rooms were nice, though everything felt dated. The town location is great, right by a park and the municipal pool. The pool itself was nice, but there weren’t enough loungers, and families left towels on them while they went away. Breakfast was a bit lacklustre. I also wasn’t told there’d be a festival during my stay. For three nights, rock music with heavy bass kept me awake until 3 a.m.

The one bright spot was the friendly reception and the location near the centre. The rooms were quite old, with a folklore look, though they were fairly clean. The plastic shower curtain was awful, and the air conditioner looked as if it hadn’t been cleaned in years, even though it worked fine. Breakfast was a letdown: instant coffee, artificial scrambled eggs, and artificial sausage. I didn’t enjoy it.

At £23, it was great value, and I had a nice balcony. The reception staff were friendly, though breakfast was less so and only two-star quality. The place is very dated, and the COVID rules felt exaggerated. We need to move on from that now. Would I stay again? Probably not. I’d rather pay more for somewhere better, but for the price, this was still a great deal.

The price was well worth it. My room was clean and spacious, with a balcony and lovely views. The staff were especially helpful at check-in when there was a problem with Expedia. Breakfast was a good European-style spread.