Hotel Galija

This hotel is ideally situated. An easy walk to the main tourist sites but with non-tourist eateries and the market square nearby. The 15 minute ride with a prebooked taxi from the airport was €45! There is an airport shuttle bus but this runs on an intermittent timetable. Worse still, the times stated on the internet did not agree wit the actual times posted at the bus station. The hotel itself is in two parts. A modest doorway leads to the reception area and a spacious and comfortable breakfast room. I believe there are also rooms there. Over the road is the modern section containing the excellent Epulon restaurant, a wellness centre and rooms serviced by an elevator. My Deluxe Double room 26 was compact but fully equipped and had the major benefit of a small rooftop terrace with comfortable seating. All spotlessly clean. The staff were friendly and helpful. Overall a good experience and recommended.

• Positive points: Location – very warm welcome – Parking $20 upon request (not easy with a large car) • Negative points: Access to the rooms - Bathroom needs to be redone - Artificial fruit juice at breakfast

There was a constant sewage smell from the shower drain in the bathroom. And once it smelled like feces from another guest, the smell came into our room via the ventilation system in the bathroom. Reported upon leaving. They had received the sewage smell report from another room one time earlier, the receptionist said. And of course, we got the question of why we hadn't reported it sooner. Our room was on the same side of the road as the restaurant. The reception and the breakfast room were across the street.