Ambar Hotel

Don't believe the pictures. Believe the reviews. We made the mistake of getting carried away by the beautiful pictures. The hotel is in fact pretty but the rooms are pretty bare and small. Don't expect a place to hang your clothes, a chair, or even towels. We had to ask four times before getting any towels (and wait about 10 hours). We also had to wait half an hour for our room at 6 pm. The dining room is pretty much for show (with the exception of breakfast). All restaurants around the area close around 5-6 pm and, unless you take a cab, you must order take out. The hotel doesn't serve any food. We even asked for a fork and we were told that they can't give you one at night. Spend the extra 10 dollars and stay in a better hotel/neighborhood.

Even the locals are afraid to hang in this area due to high crime. Danger zone

We arrived early after a long trip, but check-in time is 3 o'clock. We tried to check in at 3, but we had to wait untill 5 o'clock, because something went wrong with the reservation... We we're a bit late for breakfast, so we couldn't get anything anymore... Room was clean, but it was noisy; cars were driving through the room... And the hotel is not in candelaria, but in centro, that's good to know!

I had the pleasure of staying at this hotel for three nights and was pleasantly surprised. .at how well treated you are as a guest. .how clean the rooms were..how close to many interesting places it is..I Definitely Recommend It! !

Ambar is a reasonable enough hotel but a few niggly issues lowered our impression significantly. Depending on the location of your room, you may have a window overlooking the breakfast area, or if you are unlucky you could end up with a window that overlooks a tiny walled box used by previous guests to hide cigarette butts. Another issue was that the housekeeping staff started their rounds at around 6am, being noisy as they did so. You were often disturbed before 10am by somebody wanting to clean your room and as the hotel has paper-thin walls, the hotel is incredibly loud. We found it not to be a place to stay if you are in need of a good nights sleep. We were also subject to a number of mis-dialled alarm calls and the staff were unapologetic. Despite the negatives, this hotel provides good showers (hot and high-pressured) and the TV has a great range of channels, with some even in English.

The hotel is great - people very nice, service excellent etc. However, the area around the hotel is a bit dodgy. 2 blocks from it, all's good though. If you are looking for a cheap place to stay - that's it!

nice historical hotel, conformable and very helpful stuff. The breakfast was good but not large. The neighborhood is scary looking. Curfew at 8pm latest!

THE STAFF WAS VERY FRENDLY AND HELPED US WITH ALL OF OUR NEEDS. THE LADY AT THE FRONT DESK WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL... THE AREA IS GOOD YOU HAVE EVERYTHING CLOSE BY. THANKS

Nice, lsmall clean hotel. Stuff a bit clumsy on the english but very frendly. Rooms are a bit small and noisy, but it's a bussy part of the town.

A nice place, recently renovated and conveniently placed in the city center. Clean rooms and gentle people. The only issue you may eventually incur is that there is no closet to hang and store your clothes. I asked for a quiet room and - despite an early check in - I was immediately attended and got a nice one. I only had a problem with my early checkout, as the credit card terninal was not working and I ended up paying cash.