Serena Majestic, Montesilvano

Advantages: local people and activities
Disadvantages: not very well known

...Where do i start? Well i should start by telling you that i am half Chilean and lived in Chile for a year. During this time i traveled up and down getting to know not only my family but also the country and its various attractions. Without a doubt the place that stays with me even in cold London is La Serena; a seaside town in the north of Chile. It is the second oldest town in Chile and at only 5 hours drive from Santiago is a must visit place of the country in my opinion. Although known as a tourist place to the locals it is not as well known by foreigners as say the Atacama desert or Santiago center. La Serena meaning the serene one, has lots to offer travelers as well as Chileans. It has a mixture of both old and new which can be seen in the form of its old huts and seaside restaurants and its ever increasing mall... Read review

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...I love Helsinki! This is a small city with not so many places to see but when I'm there it brings a feeling of peace to my soul. The life there is calm and slow. People are friendly and smiling. Streets are clean, quite big amount of the chip stores and nice small restaurants. In the suburban you can find a great swimming-pool complex names "Serena". It's quite cheap but funny to spend the time in, especially in the summer. But the one black spot must be added to this picture - the railway station in Helsinki is terrible. There is no place to sit and wait untill the train comes...... Read review

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Advantages: It makes you appreciate your home comforts
Disadvantages: Well, what can I say but AVOID IT!

...Until we stayed at Serena we had never had such an awful, expensive & unsatisfactory holiday! We stayed there through RCI, who received a very damning letter when we got back to the UK & as a result the offending hotel is no longer on their books but it should never have been - aren't they meant to inspect each resort? This all happened a few years back & we have now recovered our faith in human nature. Joe Vella leaves a lot to be desired. We made the mistake of paying initially by cc as we suspected not too much at the point of arrival. However, the state of reception should have been a give-away! We went for 1/2 board as there isn't too much choice of eating establishment. What a mistake. The food was unpalletable. Xlendi had a lot of stray cats & now I kniw why they looked so well fed! They were grateful for the "catty bags... Read review

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