Apartments HSM Calas Park

stayed at the calas park 8-22 june,my family had a great time,especially my 9 year old daughter who didnt get out off the pool for 2 weeks,food was ok and always something from pasta,chips,pizza and a large selection off salads,bar opens at 10.30am-midnight and had a large selection to choose from and victor and juan always had a smile to serve you,as stated on a few reviews the entertainment wasnt great but as we went out most nights it didnt affect us much,during the day the music was a bit annoying as it was on repeat for 2 weeks,ben done very well to keep the kids occupied during the day and the adult entertainer ulesis was quite good fun,overall we had a great holiday and would return,rooms and pool area where excellent and reception staff all spoke good english

Some people are never satisfied. They want to pay next to nothing but receive 5 star quality. My partner and I have just returned from a week at Calas and really enjoyed it. Looking at the comments on here and other websites you would think it was like going to Wormwood Scrubs but please read on. The location is superb overlooking the sea and the pool area is lovely, again overloking the sea. The apartments are spacious and have a separate bedroom and large balcony so everyone has there own space. Someone complained about the drinks. How anyone can complain about so many drinks being readily available I will never know. Pop, milk shakes, fruit juices. lager, spirits, wine, sangria, hot drinks are all freely available betwen 8 am and midnight. The food is also edible with a plethora of choice. Ok it may not be Haute Cuisine but you are not paying Haute Cuisine prices. A 3 course meal at a 5 star establishment would probably cost you more than a week at Calas so get a grip. There is always meats, pastas, salads and pizzas so everyone should be ok to find something to their liking. There was though a downside, namely the entertainment. Not only was it poor but the animation team insisited on having music banging out around the pool for two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. When sunbathing try and sit near the poolside bar because although it is noisy with the kids you can't hear the music as loudly as if sat by the indoor bar area.
All in all we had a great time and would recommend the apartments to anyone.

This was my first time abroad in 17 years and the first time my two girls (10 +5) had even been away. The transfer from the Airport was not as long as we thought it only took the taxi 40 mins.
The apartment itself was on the lower part of the complex and had an excellent view of the sea and the swimming pool, it was basic but we were not expecting anything else, there was however some ants that visited on several occasions and we even found a scorpion ( all beit a small one) in our kitchen sink one morning.
The food was ok but nearing the end of the first week we were starting to get a bit sick of it (ok if you like German sausage/salami) The kids club was great for my kids and they were never out of sight. The entertainment was geared for the children till around 8 then it was the adults turn with a good selection throughout the 10 days (Bingo was fun ---you get to know all sorts of languages).
I would only say that we didn't get to see the surrounding area as much as we wanted but the girls were more than happy which made our holiday a relaxed one !!
The trip to Marineland was well worth the money but Que early for the Dolphin show.

This was our third visit to Calas Park and we have booked again for 2008.
Apartments are very clean and spacious, separate bedroom ideal when you have 2 children could put them to bed and we could sit up in the lounge area or balcony without disturbing them, much better than a hotel where 4 are crammed into one room.
Rooms are cleaned every other day, staff are really friendly and helpful, in the 3 years of visiting noticed that majority of the staff are the same each year, a few of them even remembered us (not sure if that was a good thing!)
I notice a lot of people have complained about the food, we found there was something to eat at each meal time and I have 2 fussy children. breakfast consisted of choice of 5 cereal, fresh fruit, various breads, cakes, pastries, cheese, ham, also a hot buffet of sausages (some German) scrambled egg, beans, tomatoes, fried potatoes, fried eggs and bacon alternate days.
Lunch and dinner consisted of soup, lots of various salads, always 2 types of pasta, pizza, 3 types of veg, 2 types of potatoes, 2 types of fish and 2/3 types of meat dishes. Dessert was cakes, fruit, mouse, ice cream.
Drinks at the pool bar and entertainment bar was the same you only had to ask for alcoholic drinks, everything else slush, fizzy drinks, milkshakes, fruit juices, tea and coffee you helped yourself, so hardly any queues.
Entertainment was not fantastic but it is what you make it, kids club is good for the kids, it is carried out by the pool under a shaded area so kids can just go and join in if they want to.
Lovely views from the pool area and if you are lucky enough to get a room with a sea view fantastic to wake up to in the morning.
I took a travel kettle and a couple of mugs for my early morning cuppa as there are no utensils or crockery as it is all inclusive, fridges do work which is great as I used to take tubs of yoghurt from breakfast incase kids got peckish at bedtime.
Town centre is just at back of hotel so really easy to nip to the shops; the town has a couple of small fairs (little go karts and trampolines) and a couple of good crazy golf courses.
We always hire a car at the airport, we have then got it to go out to Waterparks etc, but a must is the Pirates Adventure its fantastic (even if you haven’t got kids) a really great stage show with food and drink included.
As I said going back again in 2008 for 16 days so can't be that bad.

Hotel - very clean and wonderful views, rooms are spacious. Entertainment was not very good as we had no children with us but again centred towards the German's.
Food - if you are German you will be fine, chips with everything, we thought that we could put up with it for a week, but we was wrong, towards the end we had to force it down. Plenty of choice for drinks
Location - long transfer from the airport, but worth it, the beach is a short walk from the hotel, down some steps, plenty of shops bars etc on the door step. We went fishing for a couple of days off the rocks, which was really good, take some cards with you incase it rains as there is not much to do when it does rains.
Would go again but self catering!

Excellent value, if you want 7 days all inclusive. Food was good, apartment was OK, and it is less that 100 yards to the Village which is cheap as its surrounded by all inclusive resorts.
Just a few minutes’ walk to the beach which is nice. Weather was excellent.
Only downside is that my husband's brand new razor, blades and shaving cream went missing, so he had to go the last day without a shave (about £20 worth), which the reception staff looked blank about when mentioning!

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These apartments are clean and basic with no utensils at all. The staff all seemed friendly and nice. Calas is a bit like a mini Blackpool or Rhyl and all a bit shabby. I went with my husband and we hired a car for the week. The main thing about these apartments is the food - absolutely awful. Things like burgers, rabbit and veal were offered for the evening meal. We ate out for 3 nights and found a lovely Chinese Restaurant a few yards away on the corner. The dining room was spacious but the choices of food were appalling. Apparently they only allow 3 or 4 euros per day to cater for each guest, and it shows! The drinks as previously mentioned by other holidaymakers are awful. The four nights we ate in the hotel, we had to make a dash for the loo shortly after eating. I would not recommend these apartments to anyone.

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We read all the reviews before we went and basically had an open mind about this holiday.
We were a party of 4, 2 adults, 2 children aged 10 and 13. We found this hotel to be very clean and efficiently run. We were on an all-inclusive basis.
The food was plentiful and varied, and the children particularly enjoyed helping themselves to refreshments all day long! Please note that your apartment will have no cooking utensils, cups, kettle what so ever because of being an all-inclusive customer, so if you fancy a brew, don’t forget a travel kettle, cups, teaspoons etc.
The hotel is situated on a cliff top overlooking the sea, but be warned there are plenty of steps from the pool up to the hotel reception, not for those with walking difficulties or babies in prams. There are then additional steps through the hotel to your room. We however did not find this a problem what so ever.
The pool is an adequate for the size of the hotel. It is particularly shallow but great for very young children. You cannot swim lengths in it though and gets busy in high season which you expect.
The entertainment clubs for children up to 10 years of age is very good. We however found our children were just out of this boundary, but were however happy enough swimming and going to the beach.
At night-time the entertainment could have been better with more shows etc, but we generally went out into the resort in the evening. I wouldn't recommend this hotel for teenagers, but having said that our children still enjoyed their holiday.
We would recommend this hotel to anyone and would certainly go back there. We had a nice holiday.

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I have just returned from a holiday with my husband and two children, aged 3 & 8. The hotel is clean and tidy and fairly modern, just your typical Spanish apartment.
Our room had a double bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen area with fridge, cooking rings, cupboards and dining table. Further sleeping was via couches in the living room. Although I had no intention of cooking the fridge was very handy.
For what I paid for this hotel I could never begin to complain. The pool area was beautiful, lovely well presented pool and the views straight out to sea were stunning. We were up at 8am to reserve a sunbed but it was never excessive, the pool was ideal for children, but teenagers and adults were a bit stumped as it barely had a 'deep end' so no raucous games were possible!
The one thing which stopped this holiday getting full marks was the food. I am not a fussy person so always found something to eat, my husband the same, the kids struggled a little but all I can say is 'we managed' nothing too bad but nothing to shout about either. However there was more than adequate fresh bread and salads which were great.
All in all this was a fine holiday with the pool location bringing the rating right up there. If you can get yourself a great deal then you have nothing to worry about.

I think that the apartments are very good. They are very clean and although the radio didn't work they were in good condition. I thought the views were lovely and the actual hotel and pool area were very good.
There was not much in the way of activities for children but the staff were nice. Not an English tourist place, most of the people were German. But I thought the holiday was very good and there was a nightlife round the corner and places to eat. The food wasn’t that bad, I just think some people will never be pleased. My family and I enjoyed ourselves and it was an 8/10 holiday.