Catalonia Oro Negro

8 readers found this review helpful

I STAYED AT THIS HOTEL IN JAN2010 WITH MY TWO CHILDREN I have never stayed in a hotel like it,it should be a 2star and not a 3star for starters.our room was spacious,but not very clean the cleaners did make the beds but they were not changed for the duration of our stay which was a week,the bathroom had scum on the tiles,and around the toilet and bath.I had to keep asking for towels the dirty ones were taken away but never replaced.we were entertained one night when we returned to our room there was a massive cocaroache scurrying round the bathroom,big tip they dont drown you have to squash them.we also ate out after a couple of days kept getting upset tummy after eating hotel food.I have never stayed at a hotel where some staff are rude and shout at the guests.never,never,again is all I can say it was the holiday from hell.

7 readers found this review helpful

Me and a friend stayed here, was a lovely hotel food was always nice and pool area always clean. Although we did not really have breakfast every morning on the odd occassion we did it was lovely and plenty to choose from, as for the evening meal could not fault it at all enjoyed it every nite always something new to try. We are aged 20 & 27 and found the hotel caters for all ages, it is not far from the main strip. Becareful of the Prostitutes out on a nite there can be a lot of them hanging a few metres from the hotel, keep your hands in your pockets Fella's they will try a pick pocket you while trying to get you down an ally, other than that the hotel is somewhere id deffinetly go back to in the near future.
Make sure when you do go out head to DESTINY'S bar a lovely couple from county Durham run the pub, they have karaoke on a 3-4nites a week (i think) always a good laugh, very friendly and dont forget to set Johnny (karaoke compare) challenges. To find them, turn left out of the hotel, follow the road down past a few pubs like bus stop at the end there is a a road, and a supermarket over the road, cross over look down the little embankment, and head down the ramp you'll soon receive a great welcome, then once you have found them tell them Jenni says Hi (haha), try Linda's home made cooking its to die for.. once you've had a great giggle you are always going to go back to them honestly we have done for the past 4 times we have been to las americas. And why not pop into the Bus stop on the way back from Destiny normally a few people still there and the PR's are a good laugh.

4 readers found this review helpful

were a family of 4,just returned from 1 week holiday in tenerife,stayed at the oro negro,can't complain about anything,staff very friendly and very helpfull,the food was very good allways plenty to choose from,a very clean complex would recomend to anyone.

2 readers found this review helpful

I can't in all honesty find much to criticise this hotel for - that said I can't find very much to praise it for either! My wife and I enjoyed a very pleasant stay I can't say we would never return but it would take a very good deal to get us to go back.
Plus points:
Clean, good food (which is varied and well presented), efficient lifts, good sized rooms, pleasant friendly staff and a general very pleasant ambience.
Minus points:
Not enough sunbeds to go round (even in November) maid service was a little bit "hit & Miss", queues for dining room, busy main road right outside, a little off the beaten track.

2 readers found this review helpful

After staying at this hotel 3 years in a row, I can see how much it has gone downhill. The guests are mainly spanish, therefore, the entertainment is mainly aimed at them. The food in the restaurant, is good, BUT, very repeative and lots of fish(hake, squid rings and tuna). We have a small kid and he accidentally had an accident in the bed one night - the maid just remade the bed without changing it!! On a plus side, the hotel is clean and food is edible but wont be going back.

4 readers found this review helpful

If you are looking to go half board and keep away from the main drag of the Brit bars this is the place to be. My wife, 12yr old daughter and I spent a week here and the food never became boring or repetative. Each night there is was a choice of fish, meat and a carved joint cooked to your liking in front of you. There were also plenty of other dishes to choose from. You may have a slight wait some nights depending on the time you dine but we never waited more than 5mins.
The animation club was varied and the staff unobtrusive if you didn't want to join in. They were also extremely friendly and didn't mind making a joke at your expense if they knew you were up for it. Daytime activities included mini golf, shooting, shuffle board, darts, bowls, boules plus others.
The pool was freezing (but a welcome relief some days) but it was clean and there was a small paddling pool for the younger family members. The beds were free and put away each night to stop people hogging them. Beware though, when we were there people queued for the pads during breakfast although there was enough to go round early season.
The room we stayed in was sufficient and cleaned daily.

3 readers found this review helpful

Visited playa de las americas with my girlfriend in may, the hotel was brilliant, very clean, room was great. The room was cleaned everyday. The restaurant was good, clean and service by staff was good, food on offer was good, though im very fussy about my food, but the food was different every night and i was happy enough. The hotel pool was freezing though thats my only downfall about the hotel. There was lots to do in the town, excursions nearly everyday, i wouldnt recommend the booze cruise though it was a big let down, the night life was excellent i recommend linekers bar, probably the best bar in the world, loads of shops, we found a footlocker while shopping. Beaches werent nice, though thats because of the volcanic stones etc, watch out for the guys selling watches, sunglasses etc they never leave you alone. overall i was very happy with the holiday..

4 readers found this review helpful

Me and my 21 yr old daughter stayed here in April had a lovely time, lovely hotel staff were very helpful and polite. Room was very spacious cleaned every day we had a room overlooking pool which was nice. Cant fault the food loads of choice even my fussy daughter had plenty to choose from. recommend the cakes for dessert they were delicious. Pool was bit cold but the weather was scorching when we were there and once you got in it was lovely to cool off, very impressed with the cleanliness of the pool area and had no problems getting a sun-bed even though some people still got up early and put towels down there was plenty of spare beds so not a problem. We didnt really stay in hotel in the evening so cant comment on the entertainment but there seemed to be plenty of people who stayed in the bar and it seemed lively enough. Would definitely recommend this hotel lovely place away from all the noise of the main strip but just on the doorstep if you fancied partying.

3 readers found this review helpful

Superb hotel very well run. Pleasant staff, Good food and plenty of choice, very clean. as I have said it is run like a well oiled machine and in that respect I must commend the manager. The facilities of the hotel are excellent and the staff are helpful and polite
My only grouse being that the dress code is not enforced at dinner with guests allowed into the dining room in shorts and flipflops despite the rules of the hotel. Had it not been for this small but significant item I would have rated it of 4 star standard.

5 readers found this review helpful

My family and I have just returned from this hotel, we only stayed for a week and we were all very disappointed we weren't staying for longer. The food was out of this world it was fantastic, the staff were very pleasent. My husband has kidney failure and they went out of their way to do everything they could to make our stay pleasurable. we were very impressed by the condition of the pool. I have never stayed in a hotel where they have cleaned the pool twice a day. They had a lifeguard at the pool side all the time and were very nice. We had two rooms and we asked for them to be next to each other and in a quite spot witch we got. I rate this hotle more than a 3 star. We will deffernatly be staying here again.