Lel Madalena GuestHouse

Very noisy due to the busy street and the bars right below the rooms.

The room had a terrible sewer problem, with rancid smell coming up from the shower drain and toilet stool and creating an odor that was sickening. We arrived late at night so we could not leave and find somewhere else; we were there for just over 7 hours. We could not check out fast enough the next morning!

Great property! Close to many different places. The room was nice. The only issue was we couldn’t get the bedroom door to lock. Other than that we had a great experience.

From the first greeting to our check out we had an absolutely wonderful stay. The staff at the MEMORIA hotel were so very kind and helpful and allowed us to store our luggage without me even having to ask. The guesthouse itself is bright and very clean and tastefully decorated! I would highly recommend anyone to stay here and I hope to come back soon!

It was a little bit expensive considering that the building was old and rundown. A major negative point was the noise caused by the many vehicles driving by. Other than that, the location of the hotel was really convenient, it was clean and the front desk guys were kind and helpful with recommendations.

Great location, very close to everything. Great stay.

Centrally situated, as everyone else has already stated! Nicely decorated as well. However, 1.) the moldy, mildewy, pungent smell drifting from the bathroom was inescapable. This is an extremely disappointing and unexpected feature of our guesthouse room that really soured our experience. 2.) The other comments are not kidding around when they say the walls are thin. You can hear absolutely every conversation and noise in the neighboring room, which can make sleep difficult. Bring earplugs. 3.) Even this was seemingly stated nowhere on the Guesthouse website, remember to check in at the Memoria hotel up the hill from the guesthouse. In addition, their directions to reach the guesthouse were very vague and sent us on a wild goose chase up and down the hill looking for the door to the guesthouse. You need three codes to get to your room. Heads up, the number on the (green) entrance door to the guesthouse is 128.

I had a good stay at Lel Madalena---my room had an internal courtyard view that was nothing to speak of, but the bed and armchair were comfortable (although the rickety clothing rack in lieu of a wardrobe would not be that helpful---there are wall hooks though); the kitchen had an espresso machine and a water dispensing fridge (but no hot water kettle); and the shower pressure was good and everything clean. The only major minus was the spotty wifi, because I was on a working holiday. If I were just on holiday, I would not have minded as much. The GuestHouse is in a very convenient location---definitely get a bifana from up the street! The receptionists at the Memoria were helpful and the complimentary water and port were nice, but they originally gave me an access code that did not work, which was frustrating.