We stayed at this hotel in November. The rooms, as it seemed to us, are modestly equipped (there is no usual electric kettle or other kitchen equipment in the kitchen), but, as they say, it corresponds to its price. But the undoubted advantage is the proximity to the beach and the main supermarket with fresh products (Mercadona).
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We stayed at this hotel in November. The rooms, as it seemed to us, are modestly equipped (there is no usual electric kettle or other kitchen equipment in the kitchen), but, as they say, it corresponds to its price. But the undoubted advantage is the proximity to the beach and the main supermarket with fresh products (Mercadona). I don’t write about pools, there are several of them, of an interesting shape, there is a children’s pool of course, even an outdoor jacuzzi,
but we went "to the sea". Not the sea, of course, but the ocean: big, wavy and clean. We also liked the town in which the hotel is located: nice, pleasant, mountainous in places, but there are also gentle promenades along the sea. There are many restaurants and cafes with the most varied menu for those who want to try different cuisines on vacation. We combined cooking in the apartment with going to restaurants. Same budget as all-inclusive, but much more variety. I especially liked the fish restaurant in the nearby fishing village of Playa San Juan: inexpensive and sooooo tasty. In general, the hotel is a big five with a plus (for its three-star level).
Separately, I want to talk about excursions and tour representatives. We are an inquisitive people, we love to combine a beach holiday with an educational one.
We “survey” the surroundings in different ways: sometimes we use bus excursions (does the driver need to rest sometime? ), And sometimes we rent a car. On this particular trip, we were outraged by the pressure and misinformation from the tour representative !!! ! Why don’t they say that we immediately take everything from them and at exorbitant prices . . That only they can take excursions in Russian (this is not true: and in you can buy a reception desk, and at a tour desk near the beach), that you can’t rent a car with a Russian license (also not true, there is only a restriction for novice drivers), that if you don’t buy excursions from them right away, then there will be no places (and this turned out to be false : there are many excursion companies and a sufficient number of buses. There are some excursions that come only once or twice a week. If you are going just for a week, then of course it is better to book them in advance, but for a sightseeing tour, for example, or to La Gomera, it was great the choice of days, you can distribute calmly both money and time, and not buy in a hurry a pig in a poke).
As a result, we took excursions to the bureau near the beach, where everything was explained to us in detail, colorfully and, most importantly, with a good knowledge of the area, which is very useful, and sometimes necessary.
We went to the survey with a visit to the Mask (indescribable beauty), to Loro Park, to Siam Park, "for whales and dolphins" on a pirate ship.
They thought and considered for a long time about the well-known flamenco from Carmen Mota, but they chose a jousting tournament (which, of course, they did not regret: a fun entertainment and an evening in a completely medieval style).... In general, we traveled well, but there is a lot to see, we will have to go again! : )
but we went "to the sea". Not the sea, of course, but the ocean: big, wavy and clean. We also liked the town in which the hotel is located: nice, pleasant, mountainous in places, but there are also gentle promenades along the sea. There are many restaurants and cafes with the most varied menu for those who want to try different cuisines on vacation. We combined cooking in the apartment with going to restaurants. Same budget as all-inclusive, but much more variety. I especially liked the fish restaurant in the nearby fishing village of Playa San Juan: inexpensive and sooooo tasty. In general, the hotel is a big five with a plus (for its three-star level).
Separately, I want to talk about excursions and tour representatives. We are an inquisitive people, we love to combine a beach holiday with an educational one.
We “survey” the surroundings in different ways: sometimes we use bus excursions (does the driver need to rest sometime? ), And sometimes we rent a car. On this particular trip, we were outraged by the pressure and misinformation from the tour representative !!! ! Why don’t they say that we immediately take everything from them and at exorbitant prices . . That only they can take excursions in Russian (this is not true: and in you can buy a reception desk, and at a tour desk near the beach), that you can’t rent a car with a Russian license (also not true, there is only a restriction for novice drivers), that if you don’t buy excursions from them right away, then there will be no places (and this turned out to be false : there are many excursion companies and a sufficient number of buses. There are some excursions that come only once or twice a week. If you are going just for a week, then of course it is better to book them in advance, but for a sightseeing tour, for example, or to La Gomera, it was great the choice of days, you can distribute calmly both money and time, and not buy in a hurry a pig in a poke).
As a result, we took excursions to the bureau near the beach, where everything was explained to us in detail, colorfully and, most importantly, with a good knowledge of the area, which is very useful, and sometimes necessary.
We went to the survey with a visit to the Mask (indescribable beauty), to Loro Park, to Siam Park, "for whales and dolphins" on a pirate ship.
They thought and considered for a long time about the well-known flamenco from Carmen Mota, but they chose a jousting tournament (which, of course, they did not regret: a fun entertainment and an evening in a completely medieval style).... In general, we traveled well, but there is a lot to see, we will have to go again! : )
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The Barcelo Varadero is located in the Los Gigantes area and is a complex of apartments equipped with all necessary kitchen utensils. The food system to choose from is either breakfast or breakfast + dinner, but this is for the lazy. With such a variety of marine reptiles in the nearby Mercadonne, it's just a sin to eat only at the hotel, although we must pay tribute to the chefs - it was delicious, maybe a little monotonous, but quite consistent with ***.
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The Barcelo Varadero is located in the Los Gigantes area and is a complex of apartments equipped with all necessary kitchen utensils. The food system to choose from is either breakfast or breakfast + dinner, but this is for the lazy. With such a variety of marine reptiles in the nearby Mercadonne, it's just a sin to eat only at the hotel, although we must pay tribute to the chefs - it was delicious, maybe a little monotonous, but quite consistent with ***. There are enough pools in the hotel for all tastes and ages, there is a paid billiards, a massage chair, during the day the animators teach local dances, in the evening according to the schedule, guests can expect a variety of shows. Arena beach three minutes. The hotel staff is very agile and sincerely smiling. I booked a room in this apart-hotel on booking and was very worried, but in vain, despite the large number of people checking in and out, the reservation papers were in order and literally five minutes after arrival we became the owners of a plastic magnetized room key. The room had a bedroom + a hall separated from the kitchen by a bar, a balcony, a bathroom. We were a little embarrassed by the smell of bleach that met us, but this is obvious, only after the final cleaning it smells like that, all other days there was a smell of cleanliness. Tourists in the hotel are mostly Germans, French, English, respectively, the language of hoteliers is English, French, German.
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