Hotel Bulair

We mistakenly thought the hotel is 3 stars due to the Booking website star rating put up by the hotel themselves, however Google says it's 2 stars and this seems more appropriate.

Pros:
1. Excellent location, really close to the city centre and the beach
2. Good customer service - the staff are nice and helpful
3. Some parking spots available around the hotel, so we had no issues in this regard
4. You can hear seagulls from the room, which I personally like
5. Air conditioning works well enough to keep the summer heat away
6. Mini-fridge available if you want to keep something fresh in there. However, it is on only when you are in the room, as the electricity is on only when your key card is placed in the room in the designated slot. So mostly this can be used overnight.

Cons:
1. Not good on clealiness.
- The shower curtain was yellow at the bottom
- The bathroom itself emitted strong and unpleasant sewage odours coming from, what I'm guessing is, oldish pipes and stuff. To minimise the odours you can keep the bathroom door shut and avoid using the bathroom fan, which makes it stronger too.
- The carpet is dirty. I walked in clean white socks on it and they became brownish from it.
- The pillows and pillow cases had some yellow staining on them. I think that they were washed but just that it's time that they are changed, as this doesn't seem hygienic at all.
2. I thought we (me and my partner) were booking a double room with one bed for both of us. However, it turned out that there were two separate beds (fixed to opposite walls). You have to make sure to clarify this beforehand if you want to avoid sleeping separately.
3. The beds weren't very comfortable. My partner found it too small for him, as it appeared more kid-sized than adult-sized, so not enough leg room really. Personally, I found the mattress was a bit hard for my liking (some hard bits in it gave me a bit of lower-back pain), but not terrible, so mid quality sleep can be achieved. I also felt a faint cigarrette odour from the mattress itself (it's a no smoking room), but as this was faint, it didn't bother me that much.
4. Some loud noises at times can be heard too from outside, which may bother some people. The hotel is indeed on a street, so this seemed expected and not an issue for me.
5. The interior of the room and the furniture are quite oldish looking and like there haven't been any renovations for 20 years or so. The wallpaper was peeling in some places.

Overall, the best positive is the location. If they make some improvements to the rooms in terms of cleanliness and furniture, the rating could improve. There may be differences from room to room, as I see many positive reviews as well, but both rooms 301 and 302 were in the same condition, as described above.