Hotel Lafayette

The location is excellent, very close to the beach, the city center, the old town and the tram stop that takes you directly to the airport. Also there is a small balcony in the rooms, good for the smokers.

Disappointing, no way this is a 3-star hotel. It is very old and dated, in desperate need for renovation. There was a bad stuffy smell in the room, probably came from the old carpet, and you had to keep the window open the whole day. Thankfully it was warm. Service was bad, when we checked in there was not even toilet paper or tissues in the room, had to ask for it. Only the lady with the red hair at the reception was polite, everyone else just seemed bored out of their minds and completely indifferent. Breakfast was less than basic, there wasn’t even a baguette (last time i checked this was still France), and they didn’t seem to replenish anything from the one day to the other, except on Monday. The coffee ran out around 8.30-9 and was never replenished. Also be aware that there is a busy bar just across the street, so if your plan is to sleep early, it won’t happen, it gets very loud until late at night.