Boutique Hotel Mendi Argia

"We have enjoyed our stay very much, but it might be of an inconvenience for someone with more generic expectations from a hotel. Mendi Argia is located on the Ulía mountain, which doesn't seem to be far from the city on the map, but is indeed quite high up. The walk up might be a challenge after dinners and any activity in the city. Another problem is that Ubers are unwilling to go to the mountain and Taxis cost 15 euros for the 10 minute ride. Mendi Argia may be accessed by car, but we are unsure what the situation is with the parking. The hotel has a common area-lobby that disposes of some design delights but isn’t too capacious, a pool with four sunbeds, an elevator and a room, where you can fix yourself a coffee or a cup of tea or grab your breakfast. The breakfasts are 28 euros per person and are quite scarce — we have not seen a warm option on any of the days we stayed. You can grab what you want and sit at the common table or take it to your room. There isn’t a restaurant or a room dedicated to breakfasts, as I guess is expected of a boutique hotel. The room we stayed at, the Ulia suite, has been beautiful and capacious with some great views onto the city and the ocean and loads of light. The views and sunsets are breathtaking, the interior is gorgeous, however there are some downsides too. The wi-fi does not work at all times, there are sufficient noise leaks from the neighbouring room (we heard our neighbours come in and hang their clothes) and certain details that look tired. A few of the towels we had some tears on them, the floor near the bathroom was slightly broken etc. We didn’t mind the inconveniences, but did find the way back to the hotel a little tricky. But wanted to warn guests to be that it is quite a unique place and more generic expectations for a hotel may not apply."

"Very helpful staff and gorgeous location. Peaceful and relaxing. Would highly recommend the hotel to others."

"The property is a lovely restored Villa and loads of character. Stayed in Room 3 for 4 nights - so spacious, great view and with good sized balcony (highly recommend). The linen and towels high quality and the bath a nice touch. The property / garden has several different nooks to have quiet time too - and the pool is beautiful. The architecture and design is also modern. This should be a 5 star property. Unfortunately there are a few service delivery issues - the breakfast was poor quality / limited choice and the coffee machine dreadful (think watery coffee) - we ended up going down into Gros for breakfast on two days so we could get a decent coffee - the team were all pretty young, seemed newish/inexperienced and largely non-engaging - there is no parking on site (other than to drop bags) - we like other reviews parked in the neighbourhood (which was tricky but manageable) - the property / garden needs some investment to maintain it’s edge - it felt more rustic than architecturally sleek. It seemed to me a lot of time was invested in being in the latest trend books / editorial magazines - so probably over selling - rather than a strong service delivery focus. Hope they focus on becoming a 5 star boutique property."