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Old Jul 30, 2015 | 4:58 am
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thomas199023
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Checking out today. Enjoyed the hotel very much, we were in one of the ground floor rooms, one level down from reception. looking towards the pool area. Room was very large and well designed. it has a nice little patio, from which you could easily stroll to the pool. or the hotel gardens/grounds. They told us at check in they could only give us a small upgrade to a partial sea view as the hotel was pretty full, and it was very full indeed, looking at the carpark. However it never seemed to busy anywhere on the hotel grounds.

The pool is very well laid out, with a very deep area and more shallow area and it was very big. It never felt to crowded, and even tough there were quite a few kids, it was never to noisy or chaotic. There is a nice poolside bar, which is a great place to have a beer or a cocktail. The cocktail of the day is 7,50 Euro, which is not too bad value. We had lunch here one day and it was not half bad.

All the staff we interacted with were very friendly and caring. Housekeeping was top notch, vacuuming and mopping the room each day, we got evening turndown service every day, restocking towels and amenities twice a day.

We had dinner at the hotel buffet one night, and it was a bit poor and overpriced. They only had seafood, and no other options. We did have a excellent wine tough. The next night we ate at a local restaurant about 5km from the hotel called TriBeCa where we had some excellent food and good value. I would highly recommend going here http://www.tribeca-restaurante.com/. The last night we had dinner at the Italian restaurant which is a bout a 1,5 mile walk along the beach towards one of the other hotels on this resort. Its a stunning walk and hight recommended. The food was great, but service very slow, however if you are a bit assertive ordering it was ok. The view from the restaurant was amazing!
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