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“My Review of the Gothard”

Second time we have stayed @Gothard. Once in Jan 23 and then returned Mar 23. Both times for ski trips. I have no complaints about the hotel. It's Clean, staff are very friendly and very accomatating. Always a good selection of food. Everything we needed for out trip. The hotel is situated at t... more

Second time we have stayed @Gothard. Once in Jan 23 and then returned Mar 23. Both times for ski trips. I have no complaints about the hotel. It's Clean, staff are very friendly and very accomatating. Always a good selection of food. Everything we needed for out trip. The hotel is situated at the lower end of Arinsal (or Erts) at the bottom of the Hill. So a walk up hill into Arinsal. But the local Free Andbus stops outside the hotel regularly. We will certainly be happy to return to visit again.

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“Good Location Poor food”

The Hotel has a good location and easy access to the Fun Bus to get to the Funicamp Gondola. The staff at reception were not only very friendly but really helpful, so too were the staff in the Restaurant. They have a ski locker (not heated for boot use), but adequate. The cost of parking at the h... more

The Hotel has a good location and easy access to the Fun Bus to get to the Funicamp Gondola. The staff at reception were not only very friendly but really helpful, so too were the staff in the Restaurant. They have a ski locker (not heated for boot use), but adequate. The cost of parking at the hotel is quite pricey and more than places close by. This is unnecessary, should be free for clients. The quality of the cooking of the food was well below what can be expected at such a location. In all fairness the chef needs to go back to chef school on how to prepare an edible buffet. Most meats were either completely overcooked or hard. Good cuts of pork, beef and chicken either pre-cooked and re-heated or just badly cooked. Sad to say many of the dishes were not as tasty as they could be. Rice was many times just over dry and the food was always between luke warm and cool to cold. They had a microwave there but that is simply NOT the point. So much is sent back to the kitchen to be thrown away because the food is simply badly cooked. Many deserts were simply put up the next day and were below par. I would hope a chef, properly trained would be proud of the food he serves. I am afraid, if he was, something is wrong. I say this for the improvement of the hotel and its attraction for future customers and not to be unkind but the facts must be faced. Some dishes were re-hashed for breakfast (which is per se not a problem) but the same dry rice was part of the re-hashed dish. Secondly the wifi downstairs near reception and in 1 or 2 places was good but in the rooms was intermittent, weak and close to useless. The fact it is free is not really the issue. Most people will NOT book an hotel without free wifi, and do take the time to read how good it is or is not. It is a standard nowadays so get it right first time.

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