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"Fantastic!!!!" We have just arrived back from a wonderful week here and before we even set off this trip was a bit of a worry for me as it was the first time my parents had been abroad and I was dreading it after reading the reveiews posted on here, but, we were not disappointed one bit and my folks loved it. For those who say that this is not worth the 4 stars it is acredited then you must have extremely high standards as we have stayed in some awful places claiming to be 4 stars and this was by far the best. The food was spot on, plenty of variety if you are a little adventurous with plenty of meats,fish,vegetable and salad dishes on offer. Most of them cooked infront of you so you could see how the meats were prepared etc. Breakfast was always fantastic with plenty to choose from for even the fussiest of eaters. My Mum & Dad are typical Lancastrians and tend to stick to the same foods but they absolutley loved everything they tried. The rooms were cleaned daily and towels changed on a regular basis, (there was a little mis-hap where one of the maids took the towels but did not replace them but one call to reception and we had clean towels brought to us within half hour),air con and fans were a must in the rooms and worked a treat. We also had access to some sky TV channels - granted mainly Spanish & German but BBC News and Eurosport where on there which meant my Dad could still watch his Superbikes sunday morning and lets face it who wants to sit and watch TV when its 30 degrees outside, not me! The pool areas were tidied each night and then throroughly cleaned each morning. The all inclusive drinks were great with all branded soft drinks and San miguel on tap and a wide variety of wines and spirits readily available. Pina Calada's were Yummy!!! We ventured out one day to Correlejo at the north end of the Island and we were glad we chose South rather than North as it was not as nice - although the Sand Dunes up there were stunning. Overall we had a fantastic holiday & none of us wanted to come home! We all want to book to go back next year, and I can safely say that I would recommend this to anyone!

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"An excellent two weeeks!" I really liked this hotel it is clean and the staff are friendly. I don't know what everyone is complaing about the walls for because they aren't that thin. you can hear the odd conversiation from next door but it is not at all that bad! The drinks are great i especially liked the cocktails especially a tequila sunrise!!! Also you have to try a barcelo cocktail as they are very nice and they get you very drunk!! I liked the food some nights and some nights i hated it! They have pasta and bolonaise every night and chips. They will have different vegetables and then they cook different meat every night. They main meat is veal-which i am sick of!!! and chilcken,turkey and pork are the main dishes. You also have different fish every night-you should try the swordfish it is really lush!!! overall the is something to suit eveyone!! Also i would make the effot and go on for lunch as it is very nice and sometimes nicer than dinner! Now lets talk about the HILL! It is indeed very steep and it can be a pain to walk up and down in the boiling hot heat so what we did was cut through the other hotel!!! You come out of the back of the hotel and then walk through the sister hotel which is called Barcelo jandia playa. It takes a little bit longer but you can skip the massive hill by using the lifts in the hotel and also get a cup of water from the machines! nobody knows because you have a barcelo band on like everyone else!!! We found it a big help-and you get to nose at what the other hotel is like!! lol The pools are very nice and clean and a little bit cold but very refreshing when its hot! you cannot reserve sunbeds and when we reserved sunbeds we got our towels remeoved! So you have to get in get your breakfast and then get out and get a sunbed to lay on! I have to say the lifts are rather dodgy so try not to use them!! we got stuck in one of them and it wasn't a pleasent experience! When we got stuck we ran the alarm button but they couldn't understand so my boyfriend had to force the doors open himself to get us out!!! We did complain but they didn't seem to care. The recpetion staff are like that-not very efficent! There are very little brits here and mostly germans, french and ducth. You tend to get looked down upon by them and brits are very much out numbered!! The spar down the bottom of the hill comes in very handy and it quite cheap to and if you get a chance to walk into the town it is qiute pleasant! The beach is a must it is lovely!! I would not recommmend this hotel for older teenagers from about 16-20 as you will get bored of things to do and if you get drunk you get very very dirty looks! i would definatlty recommmend this hotel to familes, romantic couples and older couples to. It is a very pleasant and lovely hotel and i would definelty go to it again!!!

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"Very good" Stayed in this hotel jan 11 to jan 18 year 2006. Travelled from Sweden (therefor not the best english, sorry). I read the reviews here before we we took of and had not so big expectations. We went All Included, me and my wife and our two kids, one soon turning 2 years and the other 4 years old. The check in was very smooth and we carried the bags to our rooms ourselfes. The room was ok. The four of us had a place to rest. The cleaning of the rooms were good. The buffet-restaurant was all perfect. So much to choose from at both, breakfast, lunch and dinner. We all could find something to eat. The service were good during meals. One thing I noticed was that after dinner many people (like myself) likes to take a cup of coffee or tea and most of these people goes to the nearest bar (called Piano-bar). Therefor it could take maybe 10-15 minutes to get your order during the busiest hour. The "snack bar" had magnificent food for just taking a snack. Perfect for the kids. Hamburgers, fried potatoes, meat, bread, fish and vegetables. For us it was a perfect vacation. Nothing to complain about. If I must find something not 100% perfect then I must say the sound from the TV in the room. When there was a good song coming up on MTV and you turned the volume up a bit there were almost no bass in the speakers.

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"Fantastic Place" Went to this hotel in October 2005 mixed age group of 7, we had an excellent time, in fact we enjoyed it so much that my husband and i are going back on our own on 12 of feb this year to give it another go!! I dont know why anyone would be dissapointed with this hotel. I would recommend it to all age groups, lots to do and friendly staff!!!!

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"loved the place" We stayed for the first week in june and what a place, fantastic pools, excellent service and great food. We upgraded on arrival from half board to all inclusive for 70 euros each for the week and what a good idea that was. The location of the hotel is set back from the sea but in under 10 minutes you can be on the beach walking in the surf and what a beach, best i`ve yet been on. Just outside the hotel are a couple of nice freindly bars but walk 15 minutes and you come across restuarants bars shops, its all there. Our opinion close enough to everything when you want it but far enough away for when you just want to sit by the pools and recharge your batteries.

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