Hotel Palacio de SAL

酒店的公共區域還是很有特色的。但是酒店比較陳舊了，客房床上用品比較差，基本上是一個三星的水平，衞生間就更差了，可能就相當於是兩星的水平。我們開玩笑説5星就是這兩星加三星等於5星。所以這個價格是非常不配房間的。而且由於酒店設計的原因，大部分房間是沒有通風的窗户的。酒店離鹽湖很近，但是鎮上離酒店也不太遠，總之這點距離不值這個價格。

Our stay at the hotel was soured as we left the hotel to go to the airport, (we were literally outside the hotel) when my wife was accused of stealing a hand towel, when in fact it was the maid who had failed to replace the towel the day before. As if we would even consider stealing a pretty low quality small towel! The hotel is unique in that it was the first salt hotel at the salt flats (they had originally built on actually on the flats, until that was deemed illegal). A large proportion of the walls and roof of the hotel are built with salt bricks. In our room the bedside tables and the bed base were also made of salt bricks. The rooms are quite basic, but they are sufficiently well equipped with what you need in a hotel room. There were enough guest usable sockets to enable charging of devices. The bed was comfortable. The heating (it gets very cold at the flats at night) was adequate but old. What was disappointing was how dilapidated the shower was. The shower screen was missing several screws and it was a challenge to get the shower to the right temperature. One of the highlights of the hotel is the swimming pool. This is very warm and long enough to swim a few strokes. It is particularly welcoming if you return from the flats after sunset, as which point the temperature drops very quickly. Dinner is a buffet. There are a number of stations where you can select your food from. There is a short order cook for the nights when there is steak on the menu. There is an adequate range of foods and drinks to select from. Likewise with breakfast there was a reasonable amount of food to choose from, however there was no espresso coffee available. Service at the hotel is a little patchy and probably further training is required. The hotel has a bar. Overall it is a quite unique experience staying here, there are two other salt hotels nearby. The hotel feels tired and need of some renovation to both the hotel and the way that the service is provided.