Aparthotel Portodrach

Helen Rix

We have just returned from a fabulous holiday. Everything was 5*. We were given outstanding service by Toni on reception who gave us directions to the many restaurants and bars only a short walk from the hotel. The rooms were very clean and well serviced. We really felt that we had made a good choice as everything was so close and it felt safe for our teenage boys to have a little explore on their own. Caves of drach is just behind the hotel and the beach is a short walk.

Linda Liddle

Lovely apartments, ask for 1 overlooking marina & pool. Friendly helpful staff Great restaurants, Entertainment 2 evenings - Sun & Wed - need to book a table gets busy. Wed night Entertainment brilliant - great guitarist/ singer & saxophone players 👍 10 min walk to a little sandy beach with good amenities and more great restaurants - Restobar does a great steak - you cook yourself on a hot stone - sooo nice 😋 Definatley recommend.

Adr1an

I really wanted to give Porto Drach 5 stars. Overall, it is a lovely, comfortable place to stay, offering wonderful views of the harbour, and the staff were uniformly friendly and helpful (with the single exception of whoever allocated us our room). There is also a decent pool, a well-maintained, if small, gym and a good hotel restaurant, and the town centre and beach are only a short walk away. However, basing the review on our personal experience of staying in the room we were allocated, I can't go beyond 4/5. We stayed 8 nights in a studio apartment with balcony and harbour view. It was large enough, and mostly reasonably well-equipped. The basics mostly worked well - comfortable beds, quiet, unobtrusive aircon, lots of wardrobe space and a big bathroom with two basins and a decent shower. And it was cleaned very thoroughly every day. However, we did have a few issues. At first glance the kitchen appeared to have good cupboard space, but in fact a fair bit of it was wasted. One of the larger cupboard doors opened onto a blank white board with no storage space at all, while another revealed a rack designed to hold crockery, but which had rusted badly, to the point where most of the plates and bowls were instead placed rather unsuitably in a drawer, the remainder being squeezed into less convenient top-level cupboards. As other reviewers have noted, almost no basic supplies were provided. Other than standard utensils and tableware, there was a small tea towel, a small cloth and a tiny bottle of washing up liquid. And that was it. Also, the beds were placed in a space where a bedside table could only be fitted on one side. And, although the side without a table had a power socket, the other did not. Given the amount of space overall, this failure to provide these basic facilities on both sides was a pity. Worst of all, despite staying for 8 nights, we were given Room 101. It wasn't quite as bad as a reading of Orwell might suggest, but it was a bit of a disappointment. It was at the lowest of the four levels where rooms in our category can be situated, we discovered later. Furthermore, our balcony looked directly out over the restaurant dining area, one floor below. And a flight of stairs between the restaurant and reception passed so close that we could clearly see and could almost reach out and touch everybody walking up and down when we were sitting on our balcony, and if they looked up only slightly, they could look straight at us. Since this is one of the main routes through the hotel, there was sometimes a constant stream of uninvited visitors of this kind. We still had a great view of the harbour but our enjoyment of it was a bit tarnished. It is of course true that we should have done our research in advance and requested a better room (as we normally try to do). And we could have complained on arrival and asked to move. However, by the time we realised the particular disadvantages of our position in the building, we had already unpacked everything and settled in. And we weren't quite bothered enough at the time to put ourselves to the trouble of trying to negotiate a better room, and then - if we succeeded - of repacking and re-unpacking all our things. All that said, I still find it disappointing that, as guests who'd booked a relatively long stay - at least we thought it was, but maybe people typically stay here for longer? - we were given what felt like the lowliest room in our category. In the end, most of our experience here was positive: it was good value for the level of space, comfort and service provided, and we would consider coming back - but if we did, we would definitely request a better room when booking and be prepared to push for it on arrival too if necessary.

Ross Geraghty

Great hotel, the staff were all incredible. Amazing room with views of the port and pool. Highly recommend a stay here, looks like it was the nicest hotel in the resort.

Georgia Jay

We had a wonderful stay at Portodrach. The hotel is in a great location, only a short walk to the beach, shops and restaurants. You have a great view (would definitely recommend getting the marina view) so we enjoyed sitting out on our balcony. Your room can be cleaned everyday if you want which is so nice to come back to a freshly made bed after a long day! The pool is relatively small and has limited sun lounges. We went in October so it wasn't too busy but I imagine it could be more difficult to get space in the summer months. The staff are fantastic, really attentive and go above and beyond to help. When we checked out, we realised later that we left camera film in our apartment and the team went to collect it and kept it at the front desk for us until we could pick it up. We didn't eat in the restaurant but had drinks from the bar - their cocktails are delicious! Just an all round lovely place to stay, we will definitely be returning!