Hotel Review : Summerland Hotel, Hadiboh, Socotra

This is a short review of our nights at the Summerland hotel in Socotra. The hotel is in the centre of Hadiboh. On arrival we were given a temporary twin bed room as ours wasn't cleaned yet. In the evening we got our room which was a double bed. The rooms are basic, small but have TV, a mini fridge, a/c, fan, shower (very hot water) and toilet. The a/c was rather noisy but it did cool well. There was soap, toilet paper rolls and a small carpet on the bathroom floor. There is also a prayer carpet. The hotel offers wi-fi but it was difficult to have it work in the room, it did work fine in the reception area and outside on the common terrace area. The terrace area had a small drying clothes rack. The hotel grounds are nice with a terrace and small garden. There is a mosque across the street thus you will be waken up early by the call for prayer. The breakfast was nice with some western options such as pancakes and Nutella! There is a fridge in the restaurant area from which we could take unlimited water, soft drinks and some small snacks at any time during our stay. The owner of the hotel really does his best to make your stay great. He's a really friendly person and speaks well English. On some days he was not there which made communication a bit difficult as the other people in the hotel didn't understand English. It's Socotra, you can't expect A Hilton, it's on par with 2 Star hotels in Europe but it can be refreshing after a few days of camping or handy to reload all the batteries of camera equipment.

Hadiboh is the worst place I'd say on the Island due to the rubbish all over the city.

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