Hostal Trajano

The location was excellent as it was near the two big department stores and basically just on the Main Street of town. Easy to find many of the major sites near the Alcazar and Plaza Espagne as the Hop on Hop off busses drove by the front door relentlessly. Decent number of eateries in the area as the hotel was very clean and the wifi worked reasonably well.

We immediately notice the two large ashtrays by the bedside table and the corresponding aroma of cigarette fumes emitting from the drapes and mattress and as non smokers it was not good. Our room was very noisy as the bar across the street and loud home walkers really stood out from room 106 as it also sounded like we were adjacent to a bar. We use ear plugs and took sleeping pills and that was only enough to get in a decent 4-5 hours but do not plan on going to bed early if it is a Friday evening. We moved thankfully to a fourth floor room and the noise issue went away but the aroma of cigarette smoke, burn marks on tables and bedding we ever present. Great hard working staff but light on English, no kettle or tea, as it was more a basic hotel than what we knew as a hostal. We were spoiled after 3 1/2 weeks in Portugal and we were paying 250 euros for a 3 night stay!