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You get what you pay for!

Review of SanVa Hotel
3.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed Feb 17, 2013
Take four playing cards and put them edge up and arrange them into a square. That would pretty much summarize a room at Hospedaria San Va, where if I were to violently slam my door shut I'm afraid I would bring down not only my room but the adjacent ones as well. I can literally throw a tennis ball over my one wall to the next tenant, whose conversations (and cell phone alarms) I can hear clearly. I also don't happen to have a window.

But! I did ask around and most of the hotels nearby that aren't casinos charged between 850 and 900 MOP a night, so in addition to getting a bargain you're also within walking distance of historic (and beautiful) Macau. The staff don't speak English, the shower and toilets are shared, and you're advised not to drink the tap water from the sink in your room, though they do provide two drinking glasses.

On the whole, you do get what you pay for. Great for the budget traveler who doesn't want to shuttle back to Hong Kong and instead enjoy the night out.
Date of stay: February 2013
Trip type: Traveled solo
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Reviewed January 13, 2013

well, nothing so much to expect from a very cheap cost per night room stay from more than 100 old heritage guest house located in the center of Macau. It's very few minutes walks from the Senado square, few more walks to Grand Lisboa and St. Paul ruins.

there are a lot of authentic Macanese resto nearby, cheap eats. It's perfectly located at all your needs (drugstore, mcdonalds, 7/11, supermarket etc etc). Easily located and well known guest house for taxis. But to avoid problems upon your arrival, better print its name and address in Chinese characters (provided by the hostel reservation officer when you reserved online, do make reservation atleast a month because it's always fully booked), as not all drivers can speak/understand English.

Well, our room is two beds good for 4 people (we are three), quite big space with good ventilation, no airconditioning or heater, clean sheets.
BUT.... the room is made of thin wood-walls so you can hear all the noise at the other room and corridor, well, it might be "peaceful" sleeping IF OTHER GUESTS are considerate enough and do care enough to LOW their volume when talking. The guest house mostly occupied by Chinese people from mainland China and I guess, that's explains it.
there's free water at the front desk, bathroom is common, so you gotta bring your towels, soaps etc and be sure to be there early as there's only two showers available per floor.

other than nothing to complain, it's safe, it's ensuite with cameras and all.

suggest to the owner that since rooms walls are made of thin wood, they put signage saying "OBSERVE SILENCE AFTER 9:00PM until 8:00AM" or "BE A CONSIDERATE GUESTS, PLEASE LOWER YOUR VOICE."

Date of stay: June 2012
  • Trip type: Traveled with family
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Reviewed December 12, 2012

dont be fooled by how cheap this place is!!!! it was supost to be under renovation when we were ther but it has been for a very long time! the rooms were budget style and so i didnt expect too much but the showers were absolutly disgusting and our room was filthy. the bed sheets wernt changed and we stayed in several room in the hotel. the sheets and blankets were revolting and when we asked them to be changed the owner got angry with us. i cant describe how bad they stunk!!!!!
we have stayed all over asia and in china and have never experienced anything so vile as this (and we have stayed in alot of budget rooms/hotels) i would definatly recommend looking on late rooms.com or a casino package as you get some really cheap deals.

Date of stay: February 2012
  • Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Reviewed June 30, 2012

I booked this hotel due to the movies, and would like to experience the ambience. I say I come prepared. I did run into likeminds during my stay.

For less than USD 20 a single room, this is an ultra budget accommodation option, less than one-quarter of the cost of guest houses in the neighborhood. However, they still offer online reservation service.

It is an over hundred years old building, as most of the buildings around, no air conditioning, no ensuite should be expected. I will think give a second thought in a hot summer day.
For backpackers and heritage lovers, you will enjoy a stay here. If you are looking for star hotel services, you may want to think twice.

Date of stay: December 2011
  • Trip type: Traveled solo
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Reviewed May 9, 2012 via mobile

It was 1st exprience that no provide any towels at all accomodition since I was started travel.

I must bought towel by myself at supermarket.

However good locaton.

Date of stay: May 2012
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Reviewed November 4, 2011

I always stay in the most old / decrepit / authentic places I can find, and I'm glad I did San Va -- but I wouldn't do it again. Those infamous paper-thin walls not reaching the ceiling let in so much noise I was 'enjoying' my own surreal radio theater play all night long. To my left, three demimonde femmes played dice and phoned various men; to my right, the mainland guy bleated like a goat to block them out, and later snored like an helicopter. A rich Italian couple moved in across the hallway for a fling like Anouk Aimee and Marcello Mastroianni in the beginning of La Dolce Vita (enough said).

Date of stay: November 2011
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