Palace Suites Heritage Hotel

"The location is amazing - right in the middle of one of the main squares. The stone walls gave the room such a historic palace feel - it was great. We were in the Deluxe double - city view suite on the second floor. These rooms are very spacious. I've added a photo that I took of the square below from the window. There is a restaurant in front of the suites. You enter the suites via the side alley. One of the great things about the Palace Suites is the manager at the front desk, Margareta. She is delightful and very helpful. I think our room was yet to be renovated because the bathroom was dated and the hot water system a little noisy. However, with the double glazed windows you can choose to hear the sounds of the city or hear nothing. I'm not sure it is worth booking the city view suite if you are on the second or third floors because you basically need to be standing at the window to see the view. We stayed for 5 nights so had quite a bit of down time and we generally like to watch whatever news channels are available eg CNN or the BBC. Unfortunately, the TV system was constantly playing up - I think there may have been one night that the TV worked seamlessly - but it didn't last. Margareta went out of her way to make up for the annoying TV issue by helping to take our bags to the ferry."

"Lovely hotel, fantastic location. Beautifully renovated old building. Walking distance to all the significant sites. Clean, well equipped rooms. Nice breakfast. Although it's in a busy square, it's quiet as double glazed windows and air conditioning."

"The hotel is situated in the heart of the old town in the people’s square. It is ideally situated for exploring the town, the palace and the waterfront. The whole of the old town is a car free zone so be prepared to pull your suit cases through the narrow alleys to get to and from the hotel, the port and the bus station. Taxi drivers will drop you as near as they can. We were welcomed on arrival by a helpful receptionist. The bedrooms are well appointed with plenty of storage and AC. Powerful shower but the hot water system cannot cope with 2 consecutive showers in the morning. The breakfasts were very disappointing. Croissants were of a cardboard consistency, jam was just a jelly, very small quantities of blueberries which were replenished, and a couple of bananas if you got to breakfast early. The cooked selection was stone cold and consisted of hard scrambled egg, some chopped up fatty sausages, something like an eggy bread which tasted like leather and some very strange fried eggs. There were the usual cereals, cheese and cold meats, juices and a coffee machine. Plenty of good restaurants with easy walking distance. ."