Fannysherlocker
There was a lot to impress us at this hotel – and a few things that just weren’t up to standard. We had a great few days here and it was definitely the nicest place we stayed in Djibouti. The location is absolutely stunning – right on the beach with a beautiful pool area (the rocky beach is not very nice) – and all rooms have this stunning sea view from their balconies. The rooms are large, airy, clean, and comfortable, the lap of luxury in Djibouti. The AC was very effective, keeping the rooms nice and cool in the searing heat. We were very impressed by the excellent and friendly service – all the staff were very helpful and welcoming (especially Ahlam) and this was one of the highlights of our stay. We ate a few dinners in the restaurant and enjoyed the tasty pizzas and good service. There are a large number of free facilities and activities that we enjoyed: beautiful pool, gym, movie theater, indoor golf, table tennis, fat-tire bikes, etc. The gym was decent but most of the gear is fairly low-mid quality so already breaking down. We still had some good workouts and were thankful that there was even a gym. They are really striving to maximize enjoyment for the guests. Now, on the negative side: - During our entire 3-day stay, we had no hot water at all, even after reporting this to reception several times. - The Wifi was either not working or working very slowly - The TV was basically unusable. The internet/streaming didn’t work properly so we ended up not even using the TV, using our laptop computers instead. - The breakfast buffet was fairly average – limited selection, cold eggs and beans, and very slow at replacing food on the buffet line. One day we could barely scrape enough together to eat. - The bikes are new but low quality and they aren’t allowed off hotel grounds for some inexplicable reason. We had 3 mechanical breakdowns on our short ride around the resort. Twice the pedals fell off and one derailleur broke. Overall we had a great stay and even though there are a few shortcomings, I would definitely recommend it to other travelers.
