Hotel Villa Lehmi

Key issues made our stay far less enjoyable than we had expected. The biggest problem was the heat in the rooms – the air conditioning is simply not functional. Even though we kept all windows and doors shut to give the system a fair chance, the temperature never dropped. The system is locked at a minimum of 22°C, which is already too warm for sleep, and in practice, it never even reached that. The room stayed hot and stuffy, and sleeping was nearly impossible. The mattresses and beds didn’t help – they were hard and uncomfortable. To their credit, when we checked out, the hosts gave us a partial refund and told us they had booked service for the air conditioning system. It was unfortunate that it wasn’t resolved during our stay, but we appreciated that they took the issue seriously and acknowledged the problem. We only had dinner at the hotel once, and unfortunately, that was enough. The food quality was mixed and not worth the price: a fixed menu at €34 per person, plus unreasonably expensive drinks (€5 for a bottle of water). After dessert, we sat for over 25 minutes without being offered more drinks or checked on by staff – even though we would have liked to stay a bit longer in the outdoor restaurant. Eventually, we gave up and went to bed. Breakfast was also disappointing – no eggs or warm dishes, a bit dry bread and limited selection. There’s no access to food outside of breakfast and dinner, and the hotel is several kilometers from the nearest shop or café, so you’re quite isolated. The pool is cute but very small – more decorative than practical. That said, the service was overall warm and helpful. For example, when we were getting eaten alive by mosquitoes one night, they quickly brought us mosquito spray and did their best to assist.

Nothing

We went to the hotel just to have a relaxing weekend but we were very disappointed that we could not get lunch. We also asked for a dinner menu but there was only one main course available so we had to travel to find a restaurant which was not ideal.

The aircon worked adequately. It had few other guests so the restaurant closed the second night of our stay so we had to go and fend for ourselves. There only seemed to be one other restaurant open nearby so we went to a small supermarket and had a pleasant evening on our balcony eating food.