Palacio Sant Salvador

We stayed here for 2 nights & absolutely loved Arta. The hotel took a bit of getting used to! Quirky doesn’t mean comfy! We arrived at 1pm to find the door locked & no way of getting in. Fortunately another couple saw us struggling & gave us a code to enter. We wandered into the hotel & found a gentleman sitting in a small office with a window opening. The greeting was pretty minimal & we were told that the restaurant was closed hence the locked door. We said we sphere here for a room & were to,d our room wouldn’t be ready for another 15 mins. We wandered into town & returned 2 hours later to be given a room on the top floor. There wasn’t a lift & my hubby had just had a new hip so he was going to struggle up 2 floors of many stairs! I was so embarrassed that a lady had to help us up with our luggage, the gentleman at reception said that he too had a bad hip. On entering the room it looked really quirky & a bit of a wow. Having lived in the room the wow disappeared. It was actually pretty uncomfortable. A bed with no headboard that wasn’t against a wall meant that the pillows kept falling off. The 2 level wooden flooring meant a very careful visit to the loo during the night! The bathroom was a bit dated but did have a large shower. A full fridge meant no place for our wine to cool. The balcony was carpeted with fake grass which was in need of repair & the loungers were starting to rust. One of the loungers was housing a few wasps in its leg who became agitated when moved! Breakfast was ok. A minimal spread with the offer of eggs. The market is obviously German as staff spoke German & all other guests wee German. Service was minimal throughout our stay. To sum it up, we felt like a bit of an inconvenience but useful to fill a room. In fact, there was little hospitality offered at all.

The hotel was unusual, unique and very comfortable. The staff were very friendly and helpful