Hotel Cristal Caldas — Hotel in Caldas da Rainha

We stayed at this hotel for two nights as we were in town for a wedding. ||We werent expecting much from the hotel due to the low price, however it was an OK experience. Breakfast is very basic, continental breakfast was provided from 7:30-10am. ||The hotel is located in a great location within the town. ||The staff member we checked in with was very welcoming and spoke English which was helpful for us! The lobby of the hotel is very modern and bright. ||The room was quite old fashioned, we were given a room with two single beds pushed together which we didn’t mind, but we were expecting a double bed. My partner didn’t sleep very well on the bed as it was a bit uncomfortable. The room had a wardrobe. The bathroom had a bath. The toilet had a sign on which said it had been disinfected, but to my surprised there was a yellow drop of liquid on the toilet seat! I hoped it was just water from a previous flush but I cant be sure! So this did put me on edge to think what else may not have been cleaned properly!! I got my antibac wipes out and cleaned the toilet thoroughly!||As we were going to a wedding the second day, my partner needed an iron. Unfortunately this hotel didn’t have one so he had to run to our friend, staying at another hotel to borrow his. This was an inconvenience. We left our room in a bit of a mess as we were in a rush after not being able to find an iron, so we asked for house keeping not to make the room or disturb. However once we returned to the room, to our surprise, house...

We stayed 1 night in this hotel on our way between Lisboa and Porto. ||||When you enter the lobby, you have a feeling that you entered very new and modern hotel. Rooms and breakfast restaurant seemed to be a bit more old, but cleaned nicely so it was perfectly fine. ||||Hotel has very nice location withing walking distance of city center. It is a very little city, but it was nice to take a walk around just to relax and there were also a lot of opportunities where to eat. ||||Hotel has a really nice and comfortable bar if you want to relax at the end of the day. Just be aware that there is one person who ttakes care of reception and bar, so if there are guests checking in or soemthing, you need to wait until you get served.||||Breakfast choice was bit weak, so it was a little bit dissapointing, but overall, I can say that it was very nice stay and I would...

Location good for transportation. Both train and bus station under 5 minute walk away. Room was ok, bed decent however a big thumbs down to the hotel for turning off their air conditioning, because of COVID. I stayed for 4 weeks throughout Portugal but no other hotel turned off the AC, yet they are still advertising in room climate controlled air conditioning. If you get a room not on the street side, there is no street noise at all, as the pool is on this side. Breakfast is at 7:30 during the week but 7:00 on the weekend. Because I had an early morning bus, the front desk staff called the restaurant and asked them to open early so I could have a meal before the bus ride. Breakfast was good plus had bacon and eggs. Pool area is huge and has lounge chairs. Wifi worked well. Only negative was the AC been turned off yet they still charged me...