Leone Aparthotel

Brilliant location for hotel, staff were excellent! Room was really big, very dated but was reasonably clean!

Upon arrival to leone aparthotel we were a bit unsure which tired, scary looking building was ours. Eventually we picked the right one and was unsure if we should go in or not. It just appeared so unwelcoming. We walked upstairs to reception and the lady was lovely who worked on the desk, we were informed check in wasn't for another few hours so we left our bags in reception and went to explore the area. We got back to leone by after exploring and getting some food and was given our key and pointed into the direction to our room (number 8) on the same floor as reception.... well it was so bad that we actually laughed. The corridor was dirty and in desperate need of a thorough hoover and carpet clean and once we got to the room is was really dark and dingy. It had an odd odour which I could quiet explain. As you entered it was a small kitchen then you walk through to a bathroom with shower and toilet on your right. The shower door was hanging off and black mold dotted around little areas of some of the tiles. The next door led you into a "living room" which had very uneven floor, floor boards were peeling and the sofa was rock hard with the tv a metre infront of you up high on the wall which. So if you did plan on watching tv you would be very uncomfortable. The bedroom was barely big enough to fit the bed in. I have no idea how they must of got it in there in the first place. It was pushed against the window and only had a tiny walk way on the end of the bed and one side. The curtains were dangling onto the bed. I sat on the bed to see if it was atleast comfortable which to no surprise it was horrible and you could feel every spring. The whole room looked and felt dirty and like it belonged in a drug den rather than a hotel. After a few laughs about how bad it was I went to reception and tried to be polite about the room and said to the lovely girl "I'm really sorry but the shower door in our room is hanging off" I expected her to move our room but she didn't at this point she said she would call maintenance. So then I decided to explain my concern in more detail because I desperately did not want to stay in that horrible room. I said "I'm so sorry it's just that room looks nothing like the pictures" she replied "online you unfortunately cannot pick the room by the pictures" so I said "yes I understand. But none of your pictures looked like that room. It really is disgusting and I just don't want to stay In there. The bed is horrible, room is smelly, dark and dirty. Evnlen the floor is uneven and peeling a part" the lady then understood and found us another room which I cannot remember the number of but It was one floor up from reception, left, left again and door on the left. I think 209. The corridors leading through the hotel were all still dirty and just really horrible looking which msde us scepticle that this room would be any better. However the room smelled so much better, was cleaner in all the regularly used placed (don't check behind

The positives are that the hotel was always warm and it wasn't too far to walk to the main attractions. The staff on reception were pleasant. The hotel is located down a side street, surrounded by derelict buildings, with very suspicious looking guys hanging around. For this reason, I would not recommend it to any solo travellers - especially female. I don't think this hotel owns a hoover, the whole place needs a deep clean and lick of paint. The staircases were grim, with dirty steps and scruffy bits of net hanging at the window which was tied in a knot. I was dreading seeing my room, to be honest. The room wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and, as I said, it was warm. There is no lift and they don't do any room cleaning unless you ask for it - that didn't surprise me though. There are far nicer, safer, places to stay. I was only there for a few nights, which was more than enough.