Zanzibar Locke

De warmte, de stank in de badkamer en het slechte te kleine bed.

The A/C didn’t work all that well… certainly didn’t get down to the temperature we had set it for. The lack of parking was a little annoying. We parked in the garage that was just a 3 minute walk away but ended up paying 70 euros for 3 nights of parking. Feel like they could have offered a discounted hotel rate.

Did not like the fact that we did not get our room cleaned on a daily basis. Did not see that when booking. Were we there for 4 nights and room was never cleaned or sheet and towels changed.

I don’t usually leave hotel reviews, but enough went wrong this time that I wanted to leave a written record.

We were given a Studio room that was otherwise fine, but instead of a proper window it had a narrow pane of opaque glass that couldn’t even be opened. I had chosen the hotel and room partly based on the photos on the website, several of which showed proper windows. I felt the room did not match what I had booked and paid for – especially considering the price – so I raised the issue at reception.

The receptionist handled my complaint professionally and offered to find us another room with a proper window. Soon we had new keys and moved rooms.

At 7 a.m. the next morning, I woke up to beeping, banging and construction machinery outside our window and couldn’t get back to sleep. The neighbouring building was undergoing major renovation work.

At breakfast, I asked a member of staff whether guests complained about the construction noise. He said they sometimes did, but that they generally tried not to put guests on that side of the hotel. Apparently, we were an exception.

I understand that the hotel cannot control construction work next door, and we had asked to change rooms. BUT when offering us the new room, the receptionist did not say a word about the expected construction noise, although she knew about it. Had she warned me, I could have stayed in the original room. Its window was tiny and unusable, but at least I would have slept.

So our final hotel of a week-long trip to Ireland certainly left us with a memory and a story to tell our friends. Fortunately, we also stayed in some lovely places where we slept very well indeed.

We had two rooms on different floors and you Key Card just allows one to go to the floor your actual room is in so it's very tricky to meet up in one or the other room

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El colchón era cómodo pero se hundía mucho. Además, la cama está muy encajada en su espacio y apenas hay sitio en uno de los lados para entrar y salir de ella.
El sofá invitaba a levantarse rápidamente.
El televisor se quedaba flasheado cada dos por tres sin motivo aparente.
El aire acondicionado justito, pero bueno, estábamos en Dublín y no hizo casi calor. Pero con 18 grados de frío y a la máxima potencia, pijama corto o ni eso.

Nothing

We had two rooms- the twin room for my sons was brilliant, light and airy with a view over the river. My double room was much smaller which wasn’t necessarily a problem but the only window was completely frosted over, so no ability to see outside at all. I would not have booked the room had I been made aware. It’s one thing not having a good view but literally not being able to see outside is a significant factor.

Had to switch rooms for no AC. You need key card when leave room to get into reception area

Musty smell in room.
Bed and sofa bed were ok, not brilliant
€50 deposit taken from card on arrival, a little expensive. Would have preferred to provide card details instead.