Villamaria Hotel

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Pleasant
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Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Pleasant
Traveller Type:
  : Lovely beach, clear water, good location. Quite a way out of Vlor but that's definitely not a downside. Bonus: if you've always wanted to know what it feels like to be a submarine commander and launch a torpedo, you should try the toilet flush button; audio and haptic feedback that lets you relive cineastic classics like Das Boot!
  : The room was not cleaned properly - candy wrappers and hair from the previous guests were easy to spot. The bathroom has a window view to the bedroom which is only covered by Venetian blinds - you can't look into the bathroom when they're fully shut, but being in the shower you can still look out - very odd layout choice. Also, mould, a rusty bin in the bathroom, and no bin in the bedroom as far as I could tell. Staff: reception was not staffed, and the guy who eventually showed up does not know what a reception is supposed to do. Effectively no English, and a new (to me) version of the old credit card scam attempt: pay by card, whoops, no printing paper in the card terminal...."can you prove that you paid?". Luckily I was able to prove the transaction had taken place on my banking app. I highly doubt that the printing paper had just run out a couple of hours prior. Outrageous breakfast. Unorganised waiter, no explanation of how we get food, and then they delivered a tray full of...stuff. What is this stuff here? Petulla. Okay what's that? No explanation. We left after a sip of coffee.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Close to the beach, not crowded, the rooms A/C worked.
  : Not the most charming hotel. The place needs some tender love and care. Or maybe it simply needs owners with a real interest in making this hotel a welcoming place?

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : We liked the somewhat secluded location, room, parking, most of the staff and the view. The beach is very close to the hotel, has plenty of umbrellas, deckchairs, etc. Most of the staff was nice and friendly.
  : It felt understaffed. We saw the receptionist waiting tables, serving food for breakfast and cleaning the hallway. Besides breakfast (it was included in our stay) which was fair to say the most, the restaurant didn't work for various reasons. We had to go to the neighboring hotel to eat. The cleaning staff was untrained and they kept coming late, mostly after 2 PM to clean the room, if at all in a few days. One time I heard knocking on the door while I was in the bathroom, obviously I could not answer, they entered and rushed into the bathroom, they literally saw me on the toilet, they closed the door and started cleaning the room anyway :) And no, they didn't have a "do not disturb" sign that I could hang on the outside.

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Poor
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Very good location ,quiet beach ,ideal for families. Very hospitable staff members and nice room.