Hotel Las Olas Noja

Went to the restaurant for dinner while staying in Noja, the service was terrible, they were obviously short staffed. We ordered paella and waited 1 hour for it. That bit I didn't mind, but when we got it, the entire dish was cold. We ate some of it as by that stage we were hungry. The waitress asked if everything was ok and when we explained that it was cold, she just shrugged her shoulders. Won't be going back there, mainly because of the customer service.

I stayed one night at this hotel while walking the Camino de Santiago. Noja is a beach holiday town with many hotels but this one turned out to be a good choice. It is more or less beach front. The best views of the beach are from the restaurant/bar rather than the rooms but there were beach “glimpses” from my balcony. The room was fairly standard 3-star hotel size but in really good condition and seemed larger with a big balcony. Everything was white, modern and clean. There was a big bed, desk, armchair and mini fridge. There was also a table-top fan but the day was cool enough for it not to be needed. It was on the side of the building that got the afternoon sun and was beautifully light with windows right along the balcony side. The bathroom had a shower over a tub which was a bit too slippery for my liking but was otherwise adequate and clean. The receptionist spoke some English which was helpful. My only complaint concerns the wifi. I was given 2 passes with codes but the hotel system connected without any request for a code. It was very, very slow and froze often. The ground floor of the building consisted of the sea front restaurant/bar and a second indoor/outdoor restaurant on the side street. I only had a drink at the sea front restaurant which from the blackboard menu is seafood-centric and expensive. There are seats across a small road that have a great beach view and are perfect for an evening drink. Hotel Las Olas is a nice place to stay for a night or for longer. I would be happy to return.