We stayed in this hotel for three nights. It was in a great location, away from the traffic of the busy main road, and within easy walking distance of the old city and the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
There were many eateries around the area, and it was easy to get to and from the metro Xativa. If you are walking from the Xativa metro, go out of the metro at the Avinguda del Marquès de Sotelo exit and go past the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, heading in the direction of Plaza de la Reina. It took us about 10 minutes on foot to get from the metro to the hotel.
We had a very small room, which was clean. For two people with small luggage, the room size was OK. We loved having the internet access in the room.
The staff were helpful.
But the problem was the musty, drainage-type smell. We suspect that the smell came from the drainage pipes, as we had also experienced the same problem when we were in a hotel in Seville several years ago. It was a cheap hotel with only a sink in the room and shared toilet/shower facilities. The hotel proprietor in Seville kept putting the plug into the sink everytime it was cleaned. We noticed that when the plug was removed, the smell was really strong in the room.
So during our stay in Petit Palace Bristol, we put the plug into the sink and the shower and put the lid down on the toilet, when we weren't using the bathroom facilities. I guess we could have asked to be moved to another room, but we might still have experienced the same problem. We also had the window open, though this didn't help much.
We were in a room on the third floor, which was quiet, but don't know if other guests on that floor had the same smell problem.
We would like to say that we would stay in this hotel again if we came back to Valencia, but are not sure, as we don't know how the hotel management could solve this smell problem. We have rated the room as poor due to the smell problem.
- Petit Palace Bristol Valencia
- Petit Palace Bristol Hotel Valencia
