4.4
out of 5
Excellent
(16 reviews)
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I wouldn't normally stay at one of these resort type places - I'm a bit put off by the idea of what effect its having on the rest of the town's tourist... industry, that said, I had such a lovely time here, my head has been turned. The accomodation is spread over the resort like a village and you have a nice little wander to go wherever you're going, so not just up and down in an elevator, plus there are plenty of chauffer driven golf carts going around for when you're just too tired. The resort is well planted with palms, reeds as well as flowering plants and has a well looked after feel. The half board service is either al a carte or buffett, all Italian or local food and of a very high standard, we tried both - the al a carte wins but the buffett is fair too and there's a reasonablly priced snack bar for panini lunchs (soft drink prices a bit too high if your thirsty). The service of all the staff was very good, friendly and natural feeling, we were impressed by the level of English spoken in the restaurants and by the English, German and French at reception. We went in after the school holidays so enjoyed a very peaceful stay and it felt altogether like a more expensive couples retreat but I can imagine it'd different with kids around. The resort is right on the sand beach too - wonderful for swimming and sunbathing, with no yachts to oil up the water - also meaning that there is plenty of room around the pool if you'd prefer that one day out of the week and it's a 5 minute drive from the town - for gift shops and such.There is a bit #animation# as the Germans call it, but when we were there it was also very good - a band with a violin doing simon and garfunkle covers was cute. We were impressed to see the manager helping out with getting guests and their luggage to their rooms when a travel company bus showed up while independant guests were checking in and he seemed to have a good rapport with the staff (always a good sign). The only thing - and we already put th by a Hotels.com guest on 09/15/11
