На 5* отель не тянет... For 5 * the hotel does not pull ...

We rested at the beginning of September. Flight, transfer to the hotel (2.5 hours), passed as standard. The guide on the bus has been working recently, so the information is only the most necessary, brief (15 minutes)). Check in to the hotel is fast. There are 2 packages with a snack on the handle of the room (a sandwich, an apple, a bottle of water), so we didn’t have time for dinner. Wi-Fi catches, including in the room.
The meeting with the guide took a maximum of half an hour, brief, sometimes useful information (what kind of butter to buy, what sweets, what kind of cheese, etc. )), the tour did not impose. It was difficult to answer more complex questions, since she has been working recently.
The room is standard, cosmetic accessories are available (they are added, but not in full assortment, they can put 4 bottles of shampoo and 2 body gels, and another time they can put it the other way around)), there is a hairdryer and slippers. Water is not brought to the room, cleaning is regular, regardless of whether you put a tip or not, linen and towels are changed on schedule. There are no complaints about cleaning, but we didn’t litter))). On the balcony there is plastic furniture and drying (if there is no drying, demand, they will provide))

The hotel has no territory, 5 steps from the hotel entrance - a swimming pool (2 * 2.5 meters in size, maybe a little less) and about six sunbeds. There were no guests around the pool
The beach is a 5-minute walk (in order not to make a detour from the main entrance, you can shorten the path through the service elevator). On the way to the beach, there are fountains with water, and the locals collect it. The beach has no identification marks (unlike the neighboring 4 *), showers, changing cabins, toilets - no. Beds and mattresses are not the first freshness, there are enough places. Algae from the beach is periodically removed. Fruit vendors walk along the beach, but they are not particularly intrusive)) On the beach, sometimes, it catches the Internet from the neighboring Yacht Hotel
Meals are imposed by waiters, the dishes are not signed, and because of the restrictive counter (1.5 meters from the distribution), it is not always clear and clear what kind of dish is in the tray. The waiters don't speak Russian.
Breakfast - eggs (boiled, fried, scrambled eggs), three types of fried sausages, croutons, breakfast cereals (two types), tomatoes, cucumbers, three types of cheese (salted), croissants, pastries, watermelon, melon, tea (in assortment), coffee from the machine (cappuccino, espresso, etc. ).
Lunch and dinner: 3 types of soup, 2-3 types of meat (chicken, beef (dry), pork), pasta or pasta, porridge or stew, french fries, mussels or sea cocktail, fish. Salads (everywhere a lot of lettuce and onions) with tomatoes or cucumbers, with tuna, 2-3 types of cakes (highly recommend, such as tiramisu)), rice pudding or chocolate, watermelon, melon or apples and grapes. Tea and coffee from the same machine.
We liked the food (according to our taste), but there were situations when lunch starts at 12.00, and hot food is not ready until 12.30 (respectively, a queue is formed). There are interruptions with dishes (especially cups). If a dish is over, you will have to wait 15-20 minutes. Half an hour before the end, nothing is replenished. The waiters work well, quickly clean the dishes and tables, they try.

Alcohol: beer, white and red wine, whiskey, cognac and crayfish - local production. Wine - light, semi-dry (poured into glasses), we didn’t try the rest of the alcohol (strong alcohol is poured into plastic cups of 50 g)), but it was popular, especially beer)). Theoretically, the bar is open from 10 am, but the bartender is not there at half past twelve, there are no drinks yet. In general, it is not very convenient that there is only one bar and is located on the 5th floor, at the restaurant. Apparently, the calculation is that they are too lazy to rise often)))
Near the hotel: 15-20 minutes walk to the nearest beach on the Ionian Sea (through the transition), to the left of the beach or by minibus (100 lek per person), stops near the courts (basketball and tennis), or a taxi $ 4-5. You can also get to more distant beaches by minibus or taxi. Entrance to the beaches is free, umbrella + 2 deck chairs = 500 lek. The entrance to the sea is large pebbles and cobblestones, you need special shoes.
To Vlora, 20-30 minutes on foot or by local bus (the final one is near the fountain, the fare is 30 lek per person), or $ 5-6 by taxi. On the way to Vlora - cafes, supermarkets.
Currency: the exchange rate was 1 euro = 123 leks, 1$ = 103 leks. You can pay with both local money and euros (but at the rate = 120), change is given in local currency. Dollars are not taken everywhere (at the rate = 100)
The staff does not speak Russian (at all), despite the fact that the hotel has more than 90% of Russian-speaking tourists (Belarusians, Ukrainians) for the second season in a row))
In general, they were satisfied with the rest, but according to my feelings, this is clearly not 5 *.