This was a disappointing experience. Having gone through the rave reviews given to this hotel by other travellers we decided to try this place out.

It is not a terrible hotel but the best description would be: nice budget hotel for backpackers and travellers. Our expectations were of a true boutique hotel and judging by the glossy photos we saw on the hotel's website, that's what we were expecting.
Negatives: the smell of cigarette smoke wafting throughout the hotel. The reception doubles as the bar, which is fine, except that the sliding door from the street with the outside tables opens directly onto the bar/reception, which means anyone inside is treated to lungfulls of the secondhand smoke from the bar customers seated outside. Not pleasant.
The rooms were basic and while some effort had been made with decor, a room with a torn curtain, a bathroom with mildrewed tiles and paper-thin walls made me feel as though I was in a youth hostel.
On the plus-side, the... more