Hotel Kastil

I would not recommend this hotel to anyone. I don't understand how it can claim to be a 3 star hotel, when in reality I wouldn't offer more than 1 star. I booked 2 rooms for family and 10 month old baby, but when I saw what it looked like, I left after 2 hours of staying there. From the moment we walked in we were greeted by infernal heat and a receptionist who treated us with disgust. Then, the rooms are very old and dirty. The air conditioner doesn't really work, and the mouth that the air comes through is simply infected. In one room we had a fan, which I find unacceptable in a hotel that claims to be 3 star. The window shutters do not open, which made me feel like a prisoner. When I reported all this to the reception, I was told that the air conditioning was working but I had to wait (this was 2 hours after I had turned it on). I waited another 2 hours at the front desk for the receptionist to speak to the manager about my situation, but got no response. However, she made me write down my contact and financial details to refund my money. The next day when I called reception to ask if they had an answer to my situation, the receptionist effectively hung up on me. After several emails, I was replied that they could not refund my money because I paid cash. Thus, I was left with 2 paid rooms, which I could not take advantage of because of the miserable conditions there. AVOID THIS HOTEL !!!

Excellent location. We had two rooms on the third floor. First room is small and very basic with a queen bed. The second room had a queen and a twin for our 3 boys / teenagers. The second room is slightly larger. The mattresses are firm so that might work for some. Very thin and super long curtains that don’t block the light so prepared to wear an eye mask if you plan to sleep past 5:30 am in July. Breakfast is good but not great - no fresh juices and the like. Safe didn’t work in one of the rooms so we used the one in the other room. No elevator, but the two floor climb isn’t bad really. Bathroom is tiny and they only supply a single pump that a shampoo/body wash liquid preloaded. No soap bars or anything else. The most annoying thing though is that the room cards can’t hold their programming for more than a couple of hours. We were up and down reprogramming cards throughout our stay. We didn’t try the restaurant at night. No parking options other than a rented lot that is a 10 min walk up a very steep hill. Be prepared.

The staff was really friendly and the view over the ocean was amazing. The breakfast was also really nice and was opened between 7.30-11.00. Our room had some problems initially like the safe was broken and the toilet was leaking, but the employees were fast to fix all the issues once we had mentioned them. The staff also didn't know that much about buying boat tickets or how to travel from Bol to other places, so expect to do that kind of research on your own. However, overall it was a good experience.