ibis Valencia Alfafar - Its 1 * for a reason !

This was an overnight stop on our trip. You do get what you pay for.

We have stayed previously at the other Ibis hotel in Valencia, and this one although a little out of the town centre seemed from the description and website photographs to be a better proposition.  Just to be clear though, this is not a hotel to stay in for easy access to/from the airport as it is about 20 mins drive in non peak traffic. There is also not a bus route easily into the centre of Valencia as there is in the other Ibis.

As we were driving, and not looking to visit the city, and the website photos showed a lovely green and quiet area, a snap decision was made. Do not make our mistake.

The hotel is situated next door to a "adult entertainments" shop, and a busy roundabout and motorway flyover, on a large retail and manufacturing estate. We arrived mid afternoon, and the hotel was empty, but later on the hotel was full of "road warrior" types and the carpark was full.

Checking in was easy, and were given two drinks vouchers, although only valid for a local beer or some soft drinks. The reception and restaurant area of the hotel looking like it had been refurbish recently, and emitted a good vibe. This did not last when we left the reception area and located our room. 

As typical for us ( I think it must be in our profile on the Accor site ) the room of choice was situated with a view of a flyover and the back of the bar and bins. This became noisy during the evening due to the hotels situation and clients.

The room was not clean, and the bathroom "pod" had not been sanitised and there were no towels ( the loo had remnants of the previous guests ). Reception sent housekeeping back and this was rectified and a smile was offered as a way of service recovery. We also gained a few mosquitoes from the open window. The room featured some "interesting" artwork.

Breakfast the next day was a cut down standard ibis, and not worth the 8€ a head we had pre paid. However, when the bar had settled down the sleep quality and bed were acceptable.

Do try to avoid this hotel if visiting Valencia. The "Airport" Ibis (not close but better situated) is a much better proposition.  It however, is cheap.