San Marcial Apartments

4 readers found this review helpful

Just spent a week at Marcial Apartments,our accommodation was very nice with plenty of space for the two of us. All staff were very friendly.Our patio overlooked the pool.Matagorda is ten minutes away from the airport so expect some noise from the planes going overhead.There's plenty of shops and restaurants nearby which all serve lovely food,We ate at a different place every night and never had a bad meal,We can highly recommend Caballita De Mar and The Sirroco, both have an excellent vegetarian menu. A quiet location.

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5 readers found this review helpful

Just returned from the San Marcial apt after a weeks stay the rooms were spacious well equipped for a self catering apt includes microwave,kettle,toaster etc .The staff are very polite and friendly ,the pool bar is run by Miguel @ Si Si who are really lovely people.The food at the pool bar/restaurant is also good from an english breaky to snacks and evening meals we really enjoyed it. The location is good its only 10 mins taxi to@from airport also there is a lovely promenade that goes right through to Puerto del Carmen very nice walk with plenty of bars cafes on the way to stop for drink to admire the views.We enjoyed our stay there and will most def be returning for another winters break for a week in the sun

6 readers found this review helpful

my boyfriend and i are just back from our holiday in matagorda and i would strongly recommend the san marcial apartment ou have the pool supermarket and pool bar/resturant right outside the door the weather was beautiful and the people are so nice. i will be returning next year.

2 readers found this review helpful

Just got back from a great week in these apartments. Clean and spacious but no frills. Ideal as a base. Good facilities in the complex. Decent pools and poolside bar/cafe (although drinks were very expensive).Good on site supermarket that serves fresh baguettes/pastries. Beaches were spotlessly clean. Very good breakfast restaurant in the main shopping arcade. Ideal holiday resort for families with younger children. I had two older teenage boys who got a bit bored come the end. Very little to do in the evening other than drink. Taxis are much cheaper than the bus as long as you stick to the coast. Very expensive if you go inland. Head down to the harbour in the next town for all watersports. Prices here about the same as UK.

4 readers found this review helpful

Stayed in san marcial apartments for 1 week! We happend to be staying during the hotest week of the year! (during july) Temp reached 50 degrees! As it was so hot the apartment was always stuffy and there was no air condtioning but if you wanted you could rent a fan for a week but it was 20euro! Really the fan should have been supplied!
We arrived about 12.30 during the day and we had been traveling the night before so we were all very tired .. but instead of getting into the apartment and having a rest we had to wait 1 hour to get into the apartment as thay were not ready for us!
The local pub/resturant is brilliant! There is a big selection of food to choose from and it's cheap! The staff are also very friendly! The local supermarket by the pool isn't very good! The milk was sour alot of the time... the local spar is the best!
The pool area is lovely! Although most of the sun loungers are broke so you need to be careful whilst lying on them! The sheets were changed during the week and we were given clean towels 3 times but the floor is dirty!
Overall we had a brilliant holiday and would defeniately go back!

1 reader found this review helpful

Just returned from 2 week holiday at San Marcial Apartments.We had a great time (especially our 3 boys who made a lot of friends). We found Lanzarote very expensive though and we ended up having to cook most nights rather than eating out.We found we were having to spend about 65 euros every couple of days just on bread,veg and fruit etc and that was in what was probably the cheapest supermarket on the island(Hiper Dino).Sadly the cooking facilities were a bit basic for a family of 5 (2 hotplates and a Microwave)and there were only 2 saucepans provided and one small frying pan.Other stuff was available but had to be hired which I though was a bit cheeky.The cleaning of the rooms left a bit to be desired but there seemed to be one girl who did all the cleaning and another who sort of supervised with a stern face so I expect she was doing her best as there are quite a few apartments that make up the complex.It was cloudy for most of the first week and the boys were bored as going in the cold swimming pool is the main attraction really.We wanted to do more touring of the island but they only wanted to stay round the pool and complex with their new mates so it created friction for us.The Supermarket at San Marcial and the bar are a bit overpriced but I think the Credit Crunch is to blame for that mostly however the surly chap in the supermarket tried to overcharge my wife one day (43 euros for 12 euros worth of shopping). The apartments are a good size and the staff were friendly even though the children tested their patience a few times (not just our boys I should add). The place would benefit by having an area where they could kick a ball about I think.Matagorda is very quiet but Puerto del Carmen is walkable and thats a lively place.It depends what you want out of a holiday really...Lanzarote is very windy incidentally

3 readers found this review helpful

Arrived at the apartments late sunday night (10.30pm ish) Apartment very spacious and very clean. Pool bar open doing karaoke so went and had a drink (and eldest daughter 16yrs had a sing) before going to bed. Quite shocked at how much a round of drinks were (gin and bitter lemon, pint of lager shandy, diet coke and bottle of magners cider) 16 euros. Went to supermarket next morning to get some supplies. Reasonaly priced apart from items that had to be imported from UK (milk, newspaper).
Would recommend you definately take cardigan or fleece for the evenings as does get quite chilly with the breeze/wind.
Apartment could have more utensils for cooking considering we were self catering. No toaster, only microwave and two electric rings. Rolls for breakfast/lunch and ate out in evening. This wasnt as cheap as we were expecting either so be warned to budget wisely before going. For four of us to eat out with two rounds of drinks was coming to at least 60 euros so pretty much the same as at home.
Pool was cleaned every morning and was cold when first got in but you climatised quickly. Not enough umbrellas for around the pool there was only two when we were there and one of those was broken so no shade to get under.
Went on one of the trips to Timanfaya National Park - EXCELLENT would strongly recommend this whilst there.
Overall would defo go back to San Marcial.

4 readers found this review helpful

This holiday was one of the best that ive ever had! We landed in accerife airport and the weather was amazing for january, the airport just looks like it has jut been fully refibished. We got onto the coach for our short journey to the san marcial apartments (only 10mins away from the airport). The reception area was lovely, all the staff were very helpful and friendly and there was a little restaurant selling different foods, which was lovely! if you love a big breakfast it was fantastic :)
The swimming pool was cold but you can live with that if you are in january. The weather reached above 28 oc, and there is just a 5min walk away from a gorgeous beach were you can watch all the planes fly in. I do admit that you could hear the planes but after a while you get used to it and because the apartments are self catering you might not always be there.
The rep was lovely!
These apartments are highly recommended for everyone, but disabled people will deffiently need a ground floor room.

We ( my Wife and son) stayed here in may '06 and '07 and just loved it there.To eat in the complex and for what you get is brilliant.We just loved it there and although we are going back again this year(2008) we couldnt get a spot in the San Marcial,but we will drop up to say hello to the couple who run the resteraunt. Our rooms were basic I suppose, but spacious,the staff all very friendly.The pool yes a little cold but the resort itself is great.Suit a young family or someone who just wants to chill out and relax without too much noise.You do get used to and them immune to the aircraf noise after a few hours you hardly even notice.The supermarket sells lovely fresh bread and cakes and you almost smell them cooking as soon as you enter,it has everything you need for your "holiday home " tea,coffee etc and it's inexpensive, a great holiday and always a pleasure to go back.....Now must fly as I have a plane to catch....posted 5th May '08 and flying out in 3 hours.

Pleasantly surprised. Very spacious apartment, ideal for big family. This complex is superb for plane spotters as the airport is only 10 mins away, & an aircraft of some description or another seems to be landing or taking off every few mins. You do get used to the noise very quickly though.
Although apts are very good I wouldn’t recommend those that don’t like steps or hills to stay here as there are too many of them. Not very disabled or pushchair friendly. Food and supermarket on site are good, and seem fairly reasonable. Limited entertainment, 3 out of 7 nights & didn’t start till kids were too tired to enjoy!
Matagorda itself is only a 5 minute stroll and has everything on offer there. Fantastic restaurant to eat at is the Tratoria Timbayba (waiters wear red shirts). Lovely food, treated extremely well especially if you have children with you, and terrific special offers. You can get a 3 course meal with coffee or tea for 10 Euros. We ate here most of the time but made a mistake of going on a Thursday when ALL the usual staff have a day off. Still good but run by the restaurant next door, and that much slower without the meal deal advertised. If you're pool players the amusement arcade in the centre of Matagorda offers games for 1 euro which is half the price of the hotel. Do not miss seeing the fire hills. Ideal for the kid’s geography homework to see a volcanoes workings. Another trip not to miss is the Texas rodeo which is quite expensive if you don’t take advantage of the free flowing alcohol! All in all, a terrific place for a great holiday.