Hostal Alcaravaneras

Vi fikk en hyggelig mail på forhånd om hvordan vi skulle kode oss inn og finne rommet vårt, siden det ikke er betjent resepsjon på kveldstid. Det fungerte fint. Sengene var gode og det var bra plass i garderobeskapet. Resepsjonisten ga oss god hjelp med bagasjen ned de bratte trappene da vi skulle reise, og han ordnet med taxi til oss.

Litt overraskende at det ikke var varmt vann i vaskeservanten på badet og heller ikke i dusjen. Vi var klar over at det ikke var frokost på hotellet, men vi strevde litt med å finne noe til erstatning i nærheten. Det nærmeste spisestedet var lukket på mandager. Men det var jo ikke hotellets skyld.

Since I would be visiting during Carnaval, I knew getting a reasonably priced room might be a challenge, and the Alcaravaneras had a good rate, in addition to being walking distance to Santa Catalina Park, where a lot of the Carnaval events were being held. Davinia, the receptionist, was proactive in contacting me to find out when I would be checking in. You are given a set of keys since there is no 24 hour reception, and you can come and go as you please. They have a kitchen on the 4th floor that guests can use with a refrigerator and microwave.

The biggest issues with the Alcaravaneras was the smell and the noise. I had one of the rooms with a private bath which, in principle, wos good. However, there was a strong bad odor (probably sewer gas) from the bathroom. In addition, the location of the hotel rooms is on a side street that is right off the main highway in Las Palmas. The highway noise came right through the windows, whether they were closed or open. When I complained about these issues, the hostal provided me with a floor fan that helped with the smell a little, and provided white noise at night to cover some of the highway noise. Wifi was also spotty.