Donald Paul Apartelle - very dodgy! Savannah/Valentino's v good
Following is a copy of my post back in Feb on the hotels I stayed at. Thought it was worth reposting here in the hotels section. Sorry, should have posted it here a long time ago, but sometimes I'm lazy! :)
Valentino's & Savannah very enjoyable. Donald Paul Apartelle very dodgy
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I stayed in Savannah for two weeks and Valentino's for one week last month and really enjoyed both hotels. I actually liked not having a lift as it forced me to do a little exercise. I stayed on the top floor and it was a nice little walk up the stairs.
If you like a few drinks at night or don't want exercise, then stay at one of the bottom rooms.
The owner (another Aussie) and all the staff were very friendly and professional - and the reception girls were honeys too!
I stayed in the first night in the same sort of room as in ur pic, then transferred to one of the balcony rooms. It was nice to get that extra space and really nice to sit on the balcony with a drink at night looking out over to Fields. The location is great. Convenient but still very quiet.
I have no idea how long the promo rates will stay.
I was happy to have found good hotels after my horrible experience when I first arrived on a Saturday night at Donald Paul Apartelle only to be told there was no booking for me and the hotel was full - and that was after many confirmation emails from them and me! It was a real pain trying to find a hotel late on Saturday night.
It was particularly annoying that the Donald Paul didn't reply to my email after that date or contact me (I gave them my filipino cell number and asked them to call me the next day).
So the moral of the story is stay at well run hotels like Valentino's and Savannah, and avoid the dodgy places like Donald Paul Apartelle.