Hotel Isla de Flores

go eat at the restaurant nuff said go eat at the restaurant nuff said

This is definitely one of the top hotels in Flores, even though it is not on the waterfront like many others, its services make up for it. They have various restaurants on site, also a bakery and coffee shop plus a rooftop with the most beautiful sunsets. Due to flight cancellation I had to rebook my stay and the hotel was very accommodating although they were not easy to reach at first, phone works better than e-mail or messaging. For the second night they even managed to secure a seaview room which was much breezier than the city view rooms and Flores is hot and humid in June, the air conditioning does work tremendously well though if preferred. It was also reasonably priced but the rainy season may explain this.

This hotel could be so much better than it is. The level of service was just really poor - especially if you're English speaking. There seems to be no ability to coordinate the staff, and promises/undertakings given at reception mean nothing. Indeed, although he tried to fake it, the person at reception for most of our trip could not understand English. That didn't stop him from pretending he did so that I repeated myself 4 times, only to realise in the end that he understood nothing (he could just have told me that!). He also gave wrong information regarding the restaurant hours. The tours/trips/transfers that the front desk would organise were extraordinarily limited - almost no options. A transfer to the airport was priced at $60USD. We were able to source it for under 1/10th of that price elsewhere. There was no tourist information. Getting service at the pool area was repeatedly promised but NEVER eventuated. However, the room was lovely (Junior Suite) and I had a lovely view over the lake. The airconditioning worked (which was incredibly welcome). The pool is small, but so welcome after a baking hot day. The meal at the roof-top bar was great! However, with being lied to about the opening time, we were forced to use the lower one then next day, which was nowhere near as good. Breakfast was adequate there. Walking around the island, this is probably one of the better venues, but if they could just get a senior manager to organise the service, then it would be superb.

A very nice hotel with a great taste of caraibi, ‘50-‘60. Pictures give a good idea of the place. The restaurants are nice and food quite good. Breakfast is a good experience. A dinner on the terrace is a good experience. Price/quality ratio is great !