Suites del Mar By Melia

As many have obviously done before me, at tried to check-in at the wrong Melia. The posh one with the nice interior. Oh, you're in the wrong place, Sir. Walk about 50 steps and walk straight into the 90s. Suites del Mar looks old. Waiting for check-in was a disaster. The wait was somewhere between 30-40 minutes, because the guys at reception were busy storing the luggage of guest checking out. No apologies, no smile. I was early for check-in, but the experience was a bummer. The room (junior suite) facing the marina was huge and clean, much more modern than the common areas (the pool area next to the cafeteria looked positively old). One huge problem for me were the night lights in the room - one above the bathroom door, one in the living room and one by the entrance. Extremely bright lights that can't be turned of (safety reasons?), so if you're sensitive to light, stay away. In general this feels like a 2-3 star hotel taking far too much money for a nights stay.