Hostal Pons

They collect your money and then inform you that it is not possible to check in after 10pm (before the payment we sent information to the hostel that out flight is scheduled to arrive just before 11pm). No contact with the hotel, they do not answer messages and calls.

It’s an absolutely beautiful hotel but the shared bathroom situation is weird. There is tons of space in the hotel and I respect the authenticity of maintaining historical spaces, but I booked the tiny room next to the bathroom and all night long people were in and out, slamming doors and leaving puddles outside the bathroom. The staff was nice (female yes, male always seemed annoyed) and the wet floor + one towel made for some uncomfortable situations.

I am an experienced traveler who normally only books 5 star accommodation but as this was my first trip without family and only sleeping two nights I'd thought I'd try what the youngsters do and must admit I'm so glad I did. Not an easy place to find and from outside I was regretting my decision but as soon as I was buzzed in I was hit with the charm of the place. A lovely young chap showed me to my room which was small but clean and perfectly fine. I requested a fan as I knew it would be very warm at night and the aforementioned chap went and got me one. My bathroom and separate toilet was shared with a total of four rooms and they looked brand new Victorian style. They were kept immaculate during my stay. The hostel has a lovely open garden area and although small it was cool and private and perfect before a naughty cigarette before bedtime. The hostel's location is very close to the sea at in the middle of the art district and I loved walking around in the evening where there are plenty of restaurants and bars. In conclusion, for two nights it was perfect but any longer and an old timer like me I would require an air-conditioned room. If you are on a budget and don't mind the basics then this is a perfect choice. Thank you Hostel Pons.

Spent 3 nights. We do not do shared bathroom mostly, but reviews and location made us pick the place, fortunately. Firstly, there is this intelligent touch that they have a sink/lavabo in the room, so you do not need to go to the bathroom to wash your hands or brushing your teeth, and that also decreases the frequency of the shared bathroom/toilets usage to so some extent, they were mostly empty. The building is extremely authentic, adding a few photos. You can buy water and beer at a reasonable price, they also have indoors and outdoors places to kill some time. And there is Victoria & Gerard, quite nice and hardworking. They keep the place very tidy and try to help in any way. They even showed us where to park in white lines(free) which was a 10 min walk to the hotel. Considering the great location of the hotel, we were both able to drive to the great beaches of the island in the day and dine in the centre at nights. Hell of a holiday! Thanks guys.

After booking, I was informed by the hostal that they would not be able to accommodate our arrival time. They then would not allow me to cancel without paying the full cost of the reservation. In addition, it proved impossible to speak to anyone on the phone despite several attempts. Overall, a frustrating experience - I have come to expect greater flexibility and professionalism.

I’ve been traveling alone in India for 9 month + many different countries and I never experienced a management this bad. The place and location is really good, but because of the experience I had the the people working there I cannot give more than one star. There are only two people running this hostel it seems which is a boy and his sister, not older than 23 I think. Their English is very limited and therefor it took a while just to make reservation. Two times there were problems and misunderstandings with my reservation. The second time I had booked a room for 3 weeks, but when I arrived I was told that someone else was staying there as they decided to give the room to this person since he could stay longer than I and I guess their thought was that they could get more money this way. In stead they offered me a very tiny jail-like room for the same amount of money (!). Since I’m doing an internship here and everything was booked up just before Easter and arrived in the evening, I was obviously very frustrated as I had no other place to go. Suddenly, as I defense I think, the boy told me some other guest had said that I was disrespectful for smoking in my room from my previous stay. Im a non-smoker and had no idea what this was about, but luckily this man coincidentally walked by and when I asked him if he thought I was disrespectful towards him he said no, I don’t know you. The host boy said he might have confused me with someone else... I think the boy got so frustrated by his own poor conscience and ethics that he at 11PM asked me to find another place to stay. I told him if he was aware that he was basically asking me to sleep on the streets as I had no other place to go and did not have money to pay 300EU for a night at the nearby fancy hotels, but he didn’t seem to care and just wished me a good evening. Never have I experienced such a low management and human behavior. I hope no one will get to experience what I had to experience at this place.