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by shaunandtrish
Durham, United Kingdom
September 22, 2004
It is run by a blonde, statuesque lady called Anna who delivers all verbal information with the air of a strict and ticked-off music teacher - that's just her way. Her English is very good. What I took to be her other half was more affable and looked remarkably like French goalkeeper, Fabien Bartez, or a young Donald Pleasance. He took charge of breakfast each day.
There's a nice professional website at Hotel Villa Mora. There are accurate photographs of the interior of the hotel, breakfast room, guest rooms, and more, but the exterior shots are a bit misleading. They show the sea view, but I think there are only three or four rooms with anything like that view, and I shudder to think how the photographer contorted himself to enable those shots. I struggle to reconcile the views on the website with those you would get from the hotel balconies. Don't let that put you off though. The rooms are fairly spacious, clean, secure, and with an en suite shower and toilet for 75 euro a night. Credit cards accepted. The bathroom's a little bit cramped - its one of those arrangements where the toilet and shower share the same floor space behind a curtain, meaning that you have to take extra care to keep the toilet paper dry while showering. Basic toiletries, paper, and towels are all supplied.
Breakfast is served 8am to 10am in the pleasant breakfast room and consists of tea/coffee, juice, bread, jam, boiled eggs, melon, grapes, and cheese.
Parking is a problem. The Hotel has no car park. All on-street parking is subject from 9am to 9pm to a 1-euro-per-hour charge. Tickets must be bought from one of an army of blue-vested Poliza Municipale who tenaciously and joyfully patrol and enforce. If you do not buy a ticket - you will get a ticket!! Alternatively, Anna will refer you to Franco, who has a small parking lot about half a mile away, near the Autostrasse. For 7 euro per day, he'll keep your car safe, secure, and shuttle you to and from it for free. Franco, incidentally at the time of writing, is in the process of preparing an apartment for holiday rental. It’s set back a couple of hundred yards from the beach, but if you are planning on a longer stay, he might be worth a call (0942 52606). His English isn't great, mind you, and his German is only a bit better.
So, Villa Mora - we stayed 3 days, but could easily have stayed longer.
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