Hostal Arenal

The above experience ruined my stay, so as a consequence nothing pleased me.

Not all rooms had bathrooms, so there were 'public' toilets on each floor. Unfortunately my room (with bathroom) was next to one with no facilities. The occupant of that room came in late each night (2 am) and banged his door shut. Then he went to the 'public' toilet across the hallway several times during the night, banging his room door and the toilet door forcibly each time. He woke me up with a 'start' each time, and on each night my sleep was ruined. Not the fault of the Hostal proprietor, but I was not able to relay my severe inconvenience to them, because they were not on the premises. The guests were left to their on devices each night... and most of the day apparently. I bumped into the offending guest on the day of my departure and, by his rough and somewhat aggressive appearance, I was glad I hadn't confronted him during the night. However, his behaviour ruined my stay, and presumably I wasn't the only one to have suffered. I have tried to be objective in this analysis.

Small but ok rooms for the low price

Was overcharged for breaking a cheap lamp due to the small space