Stella Maris

Clean, quiet, kind,helpful

A wonderful little hotel. Staff a friendly and efficient. Cleanliness if fantastic. However they have a VERY strict no smoking policy (all other hotels let you smoke on the balcony). I’m in the middle of a stressful situation so am smoking more than usual. This meant I had to travel up and down (at all hours of the night) to smoke. Also the boss wouldn’t allow me to take my morning coffee outside so I could smoke with it (very mean and picky in my opinion), I ended up booking elsewhere for the rest of my 5 night stay since it was all a bit ridiculous. I’ve found a much cheaper place where not only can I smoke on the balcony but I can smoke in their outside area (WITH my breakfast and never ending coffee intake). If you’re a non smoker great, if you smoke I advise to book elsewhere (there were a few of us sitting glumly on the hotel steps feeling like outcasts!!).

The neighborhood is pretty dirty but in hotel quite good, value for money. Close to the metro. Nice staff.

Rooms are very tired, shower not working very well. Breakfast ok. Location reasonably good - close to the sea, but also close to a busy(ish) street. My balcony was overlooking this street so not very pleasant. Helpful and nice staff.