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This was our first long haul flight - which was fine. We travelled in a party of 6 (50, 45, 42, 40, 20, 19) of which one couple were renewing their wedding vows for their Silver Anniversary. Arrived at hotel, reception was quite busy but were soon booked in. We were taken to our rooms, one couple were given a suite as part of their "wedding" package which was lovely. My husband paid for an upgrade as a part of my 40th birthday treat and the room we had was superb - we have never had such a comfy bed!
Weather was fantastic with only one storm - fascinating to watch. Food was good plenty of choice, drinks were free flowing no problems getting cocktails etc although some bar staff were hard to understand but after a Spanish lesson by the pool we found it easier. A la Carte restaurants were very good the tepanyaki restaurant food was delicious and cooked fresh in front of you - however, it can be a bit hot in front of the hot plates!! Only problem was at weekends when locals came to stay at the hotel First weekend was OK they were friendly and quite amusing by the pool but the second weekend was worse, very noisy and messy and they were like a plague of locusts in the buffet restaurants. Having said that it didn't spoil our holiday as we all felt that it was good idea to let them have the use of the hotel if it was not fully booked. It would just be advantageous if the hotel staff arranged sittings - this would alleviate this problem. I think even the buffet staff were getting stressed running around refilling the food. Great value for money. Staff were all friendly and Laura our Thomsons rep couldn't have been more helpful. The lady who arranges the weddings etc was great and the day went very well - very romantic! They have now built a wooden and wrought iron pergola for weddings. Our friends had visited this hotel 2 years before and said that the new pool area is a great asset and we enjoyed that area. Hotel could do with getting a few more umbrellas but as they are upgrading the hotel i am sure this will happen.We had a fantastic 2 weeks chilling in the sun, the beach is beautiful and would definitely re-visit this hotel maybe even next year!!
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