Review of Hotel Camelia 4*

I'm not sure where to start with this one. OK, the good point first: We had a double fronted room so there was room for two cars in front, which could be secured by dropping the electric shutters down for extra security as this 'motel' is on a main road. The room, however, was just bizarre, a touch of American roadside motel where you could image 'ladies of the night' being ordered for male company (I'm being polite here). The walls in our room were painted gold for one thing and there was a huge crack down one wall, which had not been filled or painted. Numerous scuff marks decorated the walls too. The two headboards were also gold. There was a hatch in the room where food can be delivered to your room, which was covered in greasy finger marks. Ugh. Large, gaudy pictures on the walls were of scantily dressed women. We also had a very large jacuzzi bath in our room but it didn't look very wholesome so I couldn't face getting into it. The whole atmosphere was frankly tawdry and sleazy. While we were having our abysmal dinner in the reception area there was a group of young men all huddled around their mobile phones, all laughing and showing them to each other. I will try not to think about what they were doing. To make matters worse, the next morning I had to engage in an argument with two members of staff (the male was very unfriendly) who tried to charge us for their very limited and frankly poor buffet breakfast (my husband only ate a croissant). Note that although Tripadvisor says that the breakfast is free, it apparently isn't, so be warned. We argued the point with two members of staff, however, and were not charged for it in the end. I would definitely not stay here again. It was a horrible experience.