Hotel Pension A la Mer, Swakopmund

Advantages: very close to city centre, but also great transport facilities, great bar and food and amazing atmosphere
Disadvantages: more couple friendly than family friendly.

...i have recently stayed at the pension miami hotel, which is very close to the ctiy centre, having stayed in barcelona twice before, I have found this the most enjoyable trip so far, somewhat due to the accomodation I am sure. Although I stayed with my family, consisiting of 4 adults and 2 children, i found that the hotel was more adult orientated, but when staying in a city such as barcelona, there is plenty more to do than explore the hotel, so this was not much of a problem for us. The transport facilities within the city and out of the city are fanatstic, and depending on the length of your stay, exploring outside of the city is a must, and the hotel receptionists are extremely helpful in advising families the best day trips, both for safety and fun. e found our room cleaned everyday, which is a must have when travelling... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, clean, central location, cheap supermarket nearby
Disadvantages: No breakfast, no windows, not wheelchair friendly, questionable neighbourhood

...~~~ Overview & Appearance ~~~ I have just returned from another of my legendary "shoe-string" budget tours during which I stayed at the Pension Miami hotel with Mrs Ben. We stayed two nights at said establishment for the princely sum of £68.29 via HotelClub.com. Admittedly the hotel was booked before finding out certain details which may have led me to choose another establishment such as the lack of breakfast and the "ladies of the night" who alledgedly ply their trade in the immediate vicinity (we did not see any of this however). The Hotel itself is located on an alley which none of the locals had heard of and it took us a little while to find the address. Make sure you print out a map before you leave home! The alley and the outside of the hotel are not hugely inviting as the alley precludes sunlight and the surrounding buildings... Read review

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Advantages: Close to centre, clean room, great staff, near great shops, cheap and clean!
Disadvantages: no view, alley way smells, people pee in alley way, noisy.

...After reading some very dodgy things about this hotel I made sure that my travel agent booked us a double room with a jacuzi bath (these are the biggest rooms that they have) and that was also away from the lift (hardly ever used to be fair). The hotel is a tad hard to find (but if you get the airport bus it drops you off at Universitat which is near the hotel). Please make sure that you do your reaserch into the location and print yourself off a map! We did still get lost and asked some very nice guys handing out flyers where it was! When you get there it does look like a hostel. It is next to an alley (I will talk about this later!) and you have to buzz to be let it (a great idea I feel!) The staff are SO nice and friendly and speak great English (compared to my lousy Catalonian!). They will give you directions, metro, train... Read review

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