Belvedere Hotel — Hotel in Bounoura

We were at the Belveder for two nights. The first impression is odd. It shares a building with a medical clinic. The front desk staff is not helpful at checkin or anytime subsequent. We had paid for a suite. The room was slightly large but nothing that could describe itself as a suite like a separate, or any, sitting area or a desk. And the view was of a dark central building well and we looked at the windows of the medical clinic about 10 meters away. There are interesting views available but not from our “suite.” And there were very few people at the hotel based upon the few people we saw in the breakfast room, restaurant or common areas. We commented about the view but there was NO offer to move us. ||The breakfast was pitiful ...essentially bread and yogurt.||It turns out our “suite” was supplied with a single towel and single glass. We had to ask three times (the last time I was purposely and noticeably impatient) until we finally got someone to bring us a towel so we could both bathe. But incredibly, the hotel staff told my wife she could go find the restaurant and get a glass there herself. Service? Not even a little. Stay somewhere else unless you are satisfied just having a bed...

Hotel name is an oxymoron. The ‘beautiful view’ is of a hospital car park. We arrived mid evening after a long day travelling. The night receptionist was miserable, grumpy and unwelcoming throughout our stay. The lift was broken so we two (in our 60’s) were left to heave our suitcases upstairs. No one offered to help. We asked for a quiet room and were given one close to the stairs when the hotel was empty. Hence were woken up 0530 by someone dragging their suitcase down. Stale pastries for breakfast. I tried a pain au chocolat. It was like trying to chew leather. Liptons the only tea on offer. Nescafé and stewed coffee in a vacuum flask. There were hard boiled eggs and a couple of fruit yoghurts. When we asked for fresh fruit a couple of refrigerated tangerines were brought. The next day no fruit, no yoghurt, no eggs so I walked straight out and we breakfasted in a cafe. By our last morning they had oranges. Rooms spacious enough. Hot water ok. Showers a bit tired. You could find better places to stay. We speak French so could...

Based on the photos on Tripadvisor and Expedia, I was expecting a very ugly hotel. But the rooms are quite nice and spacious. The hotel is outside the city center, so you will need a car to get around. One of the receptionists spoke a little English, the other one not at all. We tried to figure out where the old town was, not realizing there are seven old towns, but the receptionist had no idea what we were talking about. You would think that they could figure out what all tourists want to see in Ghardaia,but they had no idea. Also, we had mistakenly made a double booking through Expedia, and they never brought this to our attention, just kept the money. Still, a good enough hotel. Apparently the best one in Ghardaia, or so...