We liked the Hotel. Delicious breakfasts, very friendly and friendly staff. Special thanks to Emin! He helped in all matters, showed where to change currency nearby, how to order a taxi, with a choice of a clean beach and excursions, advised cozy atmospheric restaurants and much more. Very convenient location of the hotel, near the embankment, which can be accessed through a beautiful and clean underpass with escalators. The entrance to the subway is in the same building. Walking distance to pedestrian streets, the old town and other attractions.
The room is clean, air conditioning, snow-white towels and a bed, a comfortable mattress, there was no smell of sewage, as some write.
The cost ratio and location are perfect!
We arrived late at night at the hotel with a child, and they told us that ‘good friends of the owner of the hotel’ are in our room now, so we can spend the night in a micro room for two, and the three of us will be moved to our room the next day. And we were informed of this information after paying for the suite for 3 nights in cash (the card is not accepted).. No one offered a discount, this is the first time we have encountered such an attitude. Therefore, they took the money (fortunately they were returned) and left.
The building itself is under renovation, so the hotel sign is extremely difficult to find. Construction dust and noise are provided👍🏻
We chose a hotel from the tour operator's selection.
I'll start with the pros:
1. Geolocation - near the embankment, old town, metro station
2. Average price per night in Baku
3. Polite staff, sociable
Now the cons:
1. Hotel is a big word, more of a small-town hotel, which occupies part of a large house with an old sewer system, so the smell in the shower is not the most pleasant.
2. The windows of the hotel overlook one of the most active streets, and Azerbaijanis are very emotional drivers and from 6:00 to one o'clock in the morning cars will honk under your windows with such frequency that there will be no question of any rest after wonderful hiking.
3. Breakfast is so monotonous that you will have to eat in an hour. Not a buffet!!!!! I asked for butter for bread, but margarine was served.
4. The mattresses are old- the springs are showing that they had to ask for two blankets to put on the bed.
5. The entrance to the hotel passes through the common front door with the house, the dirt is such that I was surprised, is it really impossible to at least sweep the steers.
Therefore, if you do not want to spoil the overall impression of a beautiful city, check in either in chain hotels or in hotels on the territory of the old city, where the atmosphere and ethnicity of Azerbaijan will be open to you.
In short, a mini-hotel without a category.
It's as dark as a darkroom. The smell in the bathrooms is like at a train station. The beds are bad (in the sense of mattress and pillows). There are oddities with cleaning - the bed is not made, but simply covered. There are no refrigerators (and this is in the city in summer, where the heat is below +35). Fortunately, the air conditioner is working. Ah! The TV does not show the program, only there is a movie search. The breakfasts are not very good, they don't know about the buffet. A woman just comes in and cooks like at home.
But! The staff is normal.
At least this way!
There is no question of any 3 stars. An old, small, shabby hostel - 1 star ceiling. Tired rooms, stench, creaking floors - these are a small part of the charms that you will have to face. Online photos and reality are parallel worlds))) Bravo to their photographer and his photoshop skills.
In general, I definitely do not recommend it.
pros: a comfortable bed, a hearty breakfast
cons: they settle in a suite for the cost of the standard and the promise to put 10 on the booking, an extremely strong stench of sewage, do not take a suite! - exhaust fumes and horns from the street, the number is actually on the sidewalk of the street where the entrance to the subway
I booked a deluxe suite with a balcony, in fact, I was settled in some kind of cubicle. They said they would relocate the next day, but then they said that all the rooms were occupied, and they did not reduce the price for the room at times below the level. The rooms are old, worn out. When refusing further accommodation and leaving the hotel, they still tried to take a penalty for one night in advance. The staff is friendly, but in this situation, instead of solving the issue, I tried to avoid dialogue. The hotel is dirty, the breakfast is simple, with no choice. There are a lot of shops and shawarma around the hotel, this is both a plus and a minus, in the form of noise and cooking smells.