Nia Anderson
A group of 4 of us girls stayed in a studio apartment in Whala!Beach hotel mid April.
After reading all of the reviews before going, I expected our stay to be quite unpleasant, but I can honestly say that it was a lot better than expected.
We arrived after midnight and there were 2 members of staff on desk ready to greet us. The check in process was quick and we were taken to our apartment, which by the layout, looked as if it was located in the older part of the hotel. The room was ready for us with 4 big towels and 4 hand towels laid out, along with the bed being made up and both sofa beds having pillows and sheeting on ready. The duvet covers were located in the wardrobe in the bedroom, so we were very pleased, considering we arrived late, we just wanted to get straight into bed.
The rooms themselves aren't quite as the pictures show, they are a little more dated and the layout does seem different to what's advertised, but we didn't mind. It might be different in the rooms located in the newer section of the hotel.
Once we were ready for clean towels, we put the sign on the door and went out for the day, and by the time we were back at the hotel, we had all fresh towels provided and floors cleaned.
We went up to the rooftop pool (located on the 9th floor) throughout our stay, which had a bar in which you could also order food there, which comes from the diner upstairs. This service was quick and very affordable, with a minimum spend of 10 euros for the diner. The pictures show 2 outdoor pools, but for some reason, we could only find the rooftop pool whilst there, with there being a private sunbathing area on floor 8 which wasn't accessible during our stay
The location was great, being only a minute walk from the beach and shops everywhere you go, even directly in front and behind of the hotel. These shops are extremely affordable and if you don't have enough room to bring a beach towel, they sell them in all of the shops around the hotel for only 3.95 - 5 euros.
The main negative that I've read a lot of reviews about would be the noise. Where we were located, our door took us straight outside to a courtyard area. During the hours of 4-6am, around 5 big bins would be jet washed along with the metal stairs leading up to the apartment. This was very loud and disrupted us every night we were staying there. The walls and windows are also very thin, so we could hear every conversation on the street outside and all the thudding of kids running upstairs constantly. Luckily, we were only in the room to sleep and out all day.
Another negative would be the fact that there is only 1 elevator for the whole hotel. The first day we were there we wanted to go up to the pool on floor 9. This took a whole 10 minutes minimum as it would stop at every single floor, even if there was no one waiting on that floor. A lot of people resorted to walking up and down the stairs instead, which I can imagine would be hard for families with pushchairs for example.
Iulia Popescu
Paper thin walls, very bad building quality, can hear the people use the bathroom above. I asked to move room three times, there is music noise coming from all room balconies, people listen to loud music, on phone calls at 2-3 am. Not able to sleep well and relax here. If you need a good nights sleep on holiday, stay away. The area is super packed and noisy at night, that combined with paper thin walls in the hotel room, means no decent sleep.
Carol Elizabeth
During our stay at this hotel we had no issues as everything was standard but you get what you pay for. Until our last night it was like something out a horror movie! Around 4 in the morning we woke up to our hotel telephone ringing and answered- it sounded like some old man. All was said was ‘hello hello’ followed by a horrifying laugh that continued until I put the phone down. Being woken up to this left me so uneasy and kept me up all night however I was thankful this happened on the last night as I wouldn’t have stayed another night in that hotel! In the morning when checking out I had mentioned to reception what had happened and asked if anyone other than the hotel had access to the landline to which she responded ‘ I don’t know what your on about I’m sorry’. So yes as for the hotel it is basic but that’s what you pay for - it was clean with towels and bins changed every other day however for feeling safe in my hotel room I did not after that experience!
Vera Jo
We had good experience, reception was very friendly and helpful. Good selections breakfast and clean room . The location is great by beach everything close to walk .
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We came here in August 2024 as a couple and wanted to have a week of relaxation.
The rooms are cozy and clean as the service team is cleaning them every day due to the sand and water from the beach. The location is extraordinary very close to a turqoise beach and the hotel has 3 tiny pools if you want to relax close to your room.
The food is great as it is very various and you can choose what you like. And also the prices are not as high as expected.
The only thing which was not the best was the clients of this hotel.
The island is 70% German people and the hotel was full with Germans who came for the night life. Very very noisy and laud and the music was playing almost every night from their rooms and it was disturbing as you cannot rest well.
So as a mention the hotel is super nice and we liked it 98%. The 2% are the people who are screaming and fighting to each other and are very laud and don't respect the other clients of the hotel.
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