Alda Centro Pontevedra Hotel in Pontevedra

Poor standard. Host could not speak any english. Room that was allocated to us was still dirty on arrivel. We were given another room on the second floor which was very noisy. Toilet seat and shower curtain broken. Worst hotel that I have stayed in, in Spain at least. Old and out of date.

STAY AWAY! Absolutely the worst experience of the Camino Portugues! I was woken by BEDBUGS one hour after going to sleep. I have spent 6 nights of my trip in albergues and 1 in a private hostel but I haven't had such problem before. I wanted something more private to relax on my birthday so I booked a room just for myself. I payed 30€ for bedbugs! Also none of the people who work at the hotel speak English, the rooms are old and dirty, especially the bathrooms. The corridors smell like urine and the internet connection is very close to non-existent. There are weird noises, smells and lights from the kitchen downstairs. I wish I had stayed in an albergue, because I'm 100% sure I would have had a much pleasant birthday-night with 20 other people in one feet-smelling room. Please stay away for your own good!!!

I’m a pretty tolerant and easy to please person but found this hotel depressing in that the rooms were dim and decor shabby. Receptionist goes at 3pm and after that you have to speak to someone in Argentina to check in. The bar staff were incredibly helpful and pleasant. The breakfast started at 7:30 and we were there slightly before that as we wanted an early start. There was a huge group in before us so when we got there there was very little food and they were more interested in clearing tables than putting out food. There was lots of bread, yoghurt and cereal but very little protein apart from very greasy jambon and plastic cheese. No water out but managed to find some in a fridge. A disappointing experience

All bad

The staff was very friendly, the rooms were average for the price. DO NOT EVEN TAKE A MINUTE OF THE RESTAURANT. Breakfast was the same every day, the quality was poor, the variety was limited, and the price was very high. Lunch was cold and not even reheated properly, with small portions.

This hotel was a nightmare - arrived in room which was very small and the bathroom ceiling was leaking - called reception up and Basil Fawlty arrived. He said we would be ok as it was the people upstairs showering and as we would be gone in the morning it would only leak if they showered again! Has to be better than this in Pontevedra.

This frustrated me so much, I downloaded trip advisor just to leave this review and to let people know The shower in the rooms are extremely cold, even at a maximum of heat. I have not been able to take a shower during my stay because they limit the heat of the water so much. Right now, the shower is at a maximum heat, yet is spraying some of the coldest water I've ever seen come out of a shower head. This is not a Mexican thing, as I have been traveling around Mexico with my partner for weeks and this is the first time this has happened. The prices may be cheaper for hotel rooms here, but it comes at a cost. Expect not to shower in CityExpress Hoteles, unless you enjoy very cold showers. It's a disappointment really, as being on holiday in Mexico it's necessary tourists shower and are clean and removing the built up sweat through the traveling they may be doing. If your partner, children or family are expecting a shower here, just know it will be very cold, even at a maximum. I hope the hotel can read this and change this for their next customers, it's ridiculous how a shower at full heat can be so freezing.