Kura Botanica Hotel

Richard M9 months ago

Stayed here with my girlfriend in September 2023 for 5 nights. The hotel is located in the picturesque Kura Hulanda village in Otrobanda, just a few minutes walk from the Queen Emma bridge.|The Good:|Staff are very friendly and always attentive. Special mention to the barman (Disny?) who always had a smile on his face and greeting for us.|The grounds are very well kept with a variety of trees and bushes for shade.|The OK:|Our room was quite small, and the main light was not working when we arrived (although this was fixed the next morning)|The rooms, at least where we were, were in a communal space, with lots of people walking past. As there was no curtain for the window, only a thick blind, this had to be closed for privacy, meaning there was no natural light in the bedroom.|Breakfast was at the nearby Bario hotel and was included in the cost of the room. The choice was pretty limited and revolved mainly around bread and cheese. Would like to have seen a few local options to choose from. On one of the days, our breakfast order went "missing" and we had to wait almost 45 minutes for it, despite people who arrived after us receiving their orders.|The Not so Good:|The room was supposed to be a King room with King bed, but in reality this was 2 single beds pushed together with a top deck mattress on top. This would not have been so bad, if there had been fitted sheets to hold them together. But without these, the beds kept moving apart.|The hotel was advertised with a gym from July 2023, but in September this was still not completed.|Check-out time is 11:00, which is early even compared to other hotels in the same area.||All in all, a decent hotel, if a little expensive considering the room size and facilities. Nice location with several restaurants and shops in close proximity.