Marina Park Hotel

Just returned from a week at the Marina Parc Apartments. And a great week it has been. Resort Arenal den Castell is a small tourist resort surrounding a horseshoe bay and nice sandy beach. It is mostly villas, with two main hotels. The beach is lovely and the facilities in the resort nice. It is geared to the tourist, family market and while plenty of choice we struggled to find any really good restaurants. But as we were travelling as a family, this didnt bother us too much. Not much shopping on offer. Accomodation The Marina Parc is quite large but all low rise and gives the impression of an 'Algarve' type villa complex. The complex contains 3 main blocks, separated by a street (barely saw a car on it all week). Each with its own nice pool, pool bar and garden area. Overall the Marina Parc is clean, pool and communal areas are well maintained and staff are very friendly, the garden areas are a little tired, but this could just be down to being end of season. There are plenty of activites available if you want and lots of playparks for the kids. There is a small selection of shops, bars and supermarket very close by. Supermarket, while small, was well stocked and had everything we needed. I would have to say that the Marina Parc is not a 4* hotel as described, however it is perfectly nice, safe and comfortable for a week in the sun. Apartment I stayed in a one bedroom apartment in block 3. The apartment was basic but comfortable with a very small self catering area. We ate out all the time so it wasnt an issue. Bathroom was nice. Maid service was once a week, could of done to be twice, especially for towels. The rooms did have air con, however I found when we turned it on, it gave a damp, sulpher type smell. As the weather is cooler at this time of year, we didnt need the aircon, but this might of been a problem in high summer. Overall, nice, comfortable and perfectly for the holiday we were looking for.