I booked a room at The Popular Hotel & Spa one year ago. I had a very pleasant stay here 02/2019 and I loved the staff, location, pool & room. This current stay....I loved the staff, although not as friendly as one year ago, where they kindly greeted me each time I returned from going outside. This was not done as frequently this time. Cold towels were given last year....none so far and itâs day 3. Re: the room this time, it was very nice with the cold AC and the comfy big king bed, abundant English Channel TV and the refrigerator, however, there is a window in the room near the balcony door that has no blind at all. Hence the morning sun at 6am comes shinning through unabated. Not good for someone that likes a pitch black room. The front desk informed me that the owner was aware of the issue, and would take care of it at the end of the month, well after my stay here:-( The man they sent up to check it out only hung 1 of the bathrobes on the open window:-( A black piece of cardboard would have sufficed. And to top it off, this morning at the pool breakfast area, there were 3 guys sleeping fully clothed at the pool. They apparently were waiting for their rooms, but with limited recliners and just a bad look, it was disappointing that the hotel staff allowed unpaid guests, as they were not paying guests until after getting their room, to sleep by the pool using recliners for current paying customers. And it was a bit disturbing that the 3 guys would think that that was âokayâ.
