Hotel Miramar? - Page 2

Pepperoni Man · #16 25-07-2010, 12:24

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Originally Posted by Belladonna

Perhaps they read the reveiws and upd their game!?

Where are all these bad reviews though ?

Checked Trip Advisor and the vast majority are in the excellent or very good category

Belladonna · #17 25-07-2010, 12:27

We can only go on views posted here previously by members visitiing recently P.Man. Hopefully any bad reviews are read by them and acted on to bring themselves back up to scratch again!

favie · #18 25-07-2010, 13:31

The majority of the views on here are in favour of the Miramar (so far!!) so wouldn't rule it out yet Pollpott!!

Tripadvisor and your Holiday Brochure all in favour of it....so it can't be sooo bad.
Difficult decision I know, even one negative can be off putting

Depends what your key priorities are in choosing the right hotel....good luck!

Pollpott · #19 25-07-2010, 17:18

My key priorites, Favie, are to get away from the weather in this flipping country! I checked with Thomson and a couple of others for the Miramar and it's full! No vacancies until Oct 2nd. Might check with the hotel direct. I'll keep looking. Might just get another apartment instead.
tony

Pepperoni Man · #20 25-07-2010, 17:24

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Originally Posted by Pollpott

My key priorites, Favie, are to get away from the weather in this flipping country! I checked with Thomson and a couple of others for the Miramar and it's full! No vacancies until Oct 2nd. Might check with the hotel direct. I'll keep looking. Might just get another apartment instead.
tony

My only word of caution when booking with the hotel direct is that i have heard that you may get one of the less favourable rooms as the the big travel companies are given the best rooms (including the non sea view rooms overlooking the courtyard garden)

Don't know how much truth there is in this - I think I read it on a review on trip advisor

Pepperoni Man · #21 25-07-2010, 17:28

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Originally Posted by favie

The majority of the views on here are in favour of the Miramar (so far!!) so wouldn't rule it out yet Pollpott!!

Tripadvisor and your Holiday Brochure all in favour of it....so it can't be sooo bad.
Difficult decision I know, even one negative can be off putting

Depends what your key priorities are in choosing the right hotel....good luck!

It really is a lovely hotel ! !

I too am put off by even one bad review but I always try to remember that people are more likely to put in a bad review than a good one.

I notice that on Trip Advisor some of the PP hotels get bad reviews because people don't like PP itself. It is described as being a typically shabby Spanish resort somewhere on there. Personally I can't think of anywhere better to spend a holiday - I guess you just have to treat reviews with a certain degree of caution

Portofan · #22 25-07-2010, 18:03

Following on the last posts, when we went in Ocober 2008 with Thomson, we got a room at the back on the first floor, with the biggest terrace of all at the top of the dual staircase. Unfortunately, it being late October, the sun did not rise sufficiently to benefit from it.

Our earlier visit was with the dear departed Globespan with whom we got the front room with balcony without even a request for same.

I am sure I read somewhere that if booking on an Internet site, you are likely to get the least attractive rooms. Management policy.

And when checking in, it is the receptionist who will look after your luggage and take you, personally to your room.

Where in a hotel would you get that service?

Re an Internet booking service we have used Alpharooms elsewhere and were 100% satisfied.

Good luck Pollpott, early October, and Miramar or Sis Pins would, I am sure, suit your needs!

Porto

Rich London · #23 26-07-2010, 10:32

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Originally Posted by Pepperoni Man

My only word of caution when booking with the hotel direct is that i have heard that you may get one of the less favourable rooms as the the big travel companies are given the best rooms (including the non sea view rooms overlooking the courtyard garden)

Don't know how much truth there is in this - I think I read it on a review on trip advisor

Nothing to worry about on this score. I have always booked direct (they have a great booking policy as well - you get a discount for early booking but can get 100% refund if you cancel with 14 days or more to go!) I have always had a decent room. I am sure the Hotel wants the business from Thomson etc, but they encourage direct booking and I think it is cheaper

cheers

Pollpott · #24 28-07-2010, 16:00

Thanks for all your thoughts and advice re the Miramar and other hotels but we have decided to book the same apartment we have just come back from!
Luckily it is available for the dates we wanted. Got a bit of a discount because we are regulars and a fairly reasonable flight. So we will be there in September. Can't wait.

alathays · #25 04-08-2010, 13:09

My wife and I stayed at The Miramar in June, after having our stay with The Sis Pins cancelled due to the Globespan collapse. We chose a similar room to the Sis Pins i.e. sea view with balcony on the 2nd floor (old part). The hotel was immaculate and very well run. I found the staff extremely courteous and professional and have no complaints. We are going back to PP in Sept but this time it will be back to the Sis Pins out of loyalty and plain good value - it's much cheaper than the Miramar at the moment. Other things which tip the balance are free "proper" fridge in the room (you have to rent the ones in the Miramar and they're not very good), an ice machine for those G&T moments, free rental of towels, hairdryers, safety deposit box etc, tea & coffe making facilities. It's also a tad quieter at the Sis Pins, even though it's only a short distance away. Breakfast is good but the Miramar forces you to eat indoors whist Sis Pins allow you to use the terrace. In short, the Miramar is an excellent hotel with very good facilities and won't disappoint - we're just die hard Sis Pins fans!