Hotel California

Well, most of the hotels / pensions in the Romanian seaside resorts have low ratings and high prices, so the task of finding a good hotel was not that easy. Bottom line, after staying there 7 nights, Hotel California in Cap Aurora was a fair (almost good) option. What is there to like: - the location: the hotel is located extremely close to the beach, on a higher ground, thus offering the rooms with a sea view a very nice perspective to the Black Sea; these "sea-view" rooms are away from the sun in the afternoon, so in the evening the air inside is more "breathable"; anyway, all the rooms have air-conditioning - the hotel is very "kid-friendly" with inside playing grounds for kids, and outside playing ground with inflatable toys; in these playgrounds the kids play with supervisors, and i saw it was great fun - the hotel features a somewhat "private" area on the beach, where the kids are also entertained / kept busy by supervisors - back to the room: you have a fridge, not a "cooler", i.e. you can keep inside not just 3 doses of 33 ml of coke, but it fits 1-2 2 liter bottles - floors were wiped on a daily basis - the hotel has 2 elevators, even if it has only 4 floors - there is a pool in the interior garden, supervised by a lifeguard, and with a bar nearby, that opens and 7.30 am - serving good coffee in the very morning sun; chaisse-longues are 4 eur/day, but if you book them in the day you check-in, you pay one, but get two On the "not-so-cool" side: - the parking is very small, it can fit less cars than the number of hotel rooms - the TV is 19 or maybe 23 inches wide - balconies are small, very crowded if you put 2 chairs there - take care when entering the bathroom !!! the floor was hightened relative to the room-floor, so there is a high risk of smashing your head to the upper part of the door-frame, if you don't "mind the gap" - towels, even if looking clean, had a dubious smell - the pillows were too soft (sure, some might like this) We didn't eat there. Instead, I recommend "La Foisoare" - with fabulous "papanasi", just a 10 mins walk away, or ANTIK - 2-3 mins, or BARINA - 5 mins Bottom line, California is OK to stay at. Have a nice vacation :).