My heart sank as we walked into our room, it smelt damp (possibly due to the jacuzzi being next to the bed?) and old, the room was grubby round the edges and the bathroom was ready for a refurb. We had a room in the back block of the hotel which had a view of the roof of the front of the hotel but was at least reasonably quiet - if you excuse the contractors who were staying to either side of us and used the balcony to smoke and shout across at each other.
However the bed was comfortable, it was good to be able to cross the road and walk on the beach, and there is a neighbourhood coffee place along the road which was friendly and well priced.
The Peruvian restaurant downstairs was really good - we ate there two evenings - if I could find it I would review it! Great choice of beers, friendly servers, good food and great atmosphere.

From the moment we walked into the room I was regretting it. Issues abound, the shower was clean but everything else was not and it is extremely outdate which in and of itself wouldn't have been bad except it was worn and torn (see pics)., The lamp on the night stand had a plug in the lamp for accessories but didn't work, turns out the girl at the front desk was kind enough to help me move the very heavy bed away from the wall to unplug the lamp and it turns out the plug was bad. Really, was I the first one to notice this??? We rented the room because it hot a large jacuzzi in it, well guess what, it didn't work. When I called about it it was close to 10:00 PM so it was to late to have someone look at it so they were gracious enough to knock 10% off the room. REALLY, the room was $300 a night. What a rip off.