Hotel Ceuta Puerta de Africa

Clean and good service.

Nearly a year after the fire, I'd assumed from their website that things would be back to normal. What a fool I was. The restaurant mentioned no longer exists. The bar and lounge have been walled off and it looks permanent. They should change their website. At the moment it's recounting a pack of lies. There is no spa either, not that I wanted one. The faults with the hotel extended to the room. The aircon is still generated from a centralised system which means that when it's hot, every room is using it and there's not enough cold air for the whole hotel. My room was warm for the length of my stay. I even resorted to keeping a shop card in the key to keep the aircon on when I went out. It didn't help. The outside temperature was 36 degrees during the day and I could feel it. There was no hot water for the whole of my stay. I tried every way possible to get hot water even in the middle of the night but there just was never any. Ok, it was hot, so I could put up with it. But why should I? This is an alleged 4 star hotel. Unlike others, I found the hotel clean as was my room. The cleaners were friendly and diligent. I refused cleaning on the second day. I didn't need clean towels! I don't change my towels at home daily! However, the lady pressed a couple of bottles of water on me. These were extremely welcome. The reception staff and the cleaners are what saves this review from being one star. I asked if my freezer blocks could be put in a freezer. That was no problem. The wifi worked flawlessly. Indeed, at Meson Baco next door, where I had a meal, I could still get the hotel WiFi. To sum up, this hotel is not worth 70 quid a night. However, for my own personal needs (fridge in this the room, freezer facilities) it trumps others in Ceuta. It's a dilemma. I could get far better hotels there for less money but this place has things I need. What a dreadful choice.