The hotel grounds were beautiful, they seemed to have quite a Mexican/ Spanish influence. The room itself was a bit tired but we were expecting this having seen photos. The air con was powerful but noisy.
The pool was small but good for a city hotel and never too busy (we used it a fair amount). The hotel is huge though so I feel they were not at full occupancy.
Location was excellent- just across the road from the ‘old town’. It was also a 10 minute walk from the trolley/ tram system which easily could take you to the centre of town, $5 for a day pass.
We arrived at 10am and they were able to give us a room at midday which was nice. We were in block 8 which was just above the carpark. While convenient, most of the other blocks were in much nicer locations, some rooms with views. I don’t know if they were different price as I’m sure we had the cheapest option. At check in we were given some 20% off vouchers for the hotel restaurant and a free drink voucher which we used once and was quite nice.