Hotel Pérola

Great position with views of the presidential palace. Easy to walk to Plateau, and the beaches. Road outside was busy, so bring earplugs for the balcony rooms out front, these also don't have lift access (only stairs), so consider a cheaper room if that's an issue. The traffic also makes these rooms a bit pointless paying the extra for as it's not relaxing, despite a decent view of the bay. Our room smelt faintly of weed on arrival, which went away once the air-conditioning had been running a while. Presumably a previous guest had been smoking inside. Hot water was variable, often exhausted in the morning but more available at other times. I had a superb shower at 3am when we arrived for example. Bed was comfortable. Breakfast was decent. Staff at reception were quite helpful.

The hotel is nice, located close to a beach, which is dirty. Some rooms have great view. My room was simple but looked clean. The service was disappointing. The breakfast should have started at 7 AM, but at 7:10 the restaurant was still closed. If you have to leave the hotel at 7:30 to catch your flight, don't count on the breakfast. I went to the reception to remind them, it's breakfast time. The said, the restaurant is already opened. At 7:15 it was, but there was nothing prepared. It took another 15 minutes to get some bread and other food. At about 7:45 it looked finally like a breakfast restaurant. The fried potatos were burned. Other food didn't taste either.

100€ the night, no WiFi, not even a free single bottle of water with the room. Just run away from that place, better to find a flat in Airbnb or a other hotel that doesn’t wants to look like a great without to be one.