Kleopatra Sunli̇ght Hotel

It's not everyone's cup of tea, but a hotel where the waitress is taking the leftovers from the restaurant to feed the cats? It gets my vote! It's a short walk to the beach. The hotel is about at the end of the shops, and if you walk east on any street from here, you will find an infinite variety of shops, cafes, bike hire, tattooists, excursion bookings, you name it. The shops the locals use are on the north side of town. There is a great open air gym about 15 minutes' walk away on the seafront, and a more basic one a bit closer. You will get a wake-up call at 7am when the faithful are called to prayer. The hotel is next to the bus station, so it's not the quietest spot. I was there in winter, I have no idea how busy it gets in summer. Staff are lovely. The hotel is a bit run down, but for the price, you can't really go wrong. I enjoyed the food: plenty for a vegetarian to eat and there's always dessert! I can't recommend the house wine, but the beer was lovely. Not strong, so I could drink lots. Mostly I just ate and slept in the hotel. There's wifi in the lobby, and when everyone's in the restaurant, it grinds to a halt. The room had only two electric sockets, and the fridge was plugged into one of those. I didn't use the pool or the hamam. All the books in the lobby are in German. When you find the juice bar on the sea front straight down from the hotel, try the Ginger Mix. Best thing ever!