Reviews of Hotetur Montemar Apartments, Cala Llonga

This year we spent our holidays in Torrox-Park.
We looked for an apartment by using google some weeks before the begining of our holidays.
The booking was very easy (for me it was the first time to book accommodations via internet).
The choice was very good!
The apartment Montemar in Torrox-Park is very beautiful. It is a 2-bedroom-apartment with a great balcony from which we had a wonderful view to the sea and the mountains.
A good place for quiet and recreative holidays.
Angi

just spent 2 weeks with family of 8, children rangeing from 9 - 22 years old. the aparments were basic but ideal. the rooms were spacious and very clean. i would have rated them higher than a 3*. you had everything you need in there for a s/c holiday apart from having to hire out toaster and kettle. the staff were very helpful and always polite. the pool was a very good size and was never overly busy. the only downfall was that the road outside was very noisey at night with buses, taxis and boy racers going past. on the ground floor was like a car port where there were table tennis (free to play), pool tables, football table, tv and internet for the kids which was nice and cool as the days (and nights) were very hot! do not let the reps drag you into going to anfi. it is a free but completly wasted day out!!! camel trekkiing was a good experience and so were the dolphin trip (as long as you take you sea legs !!!). the beach is nice although by dinner time the (black) sand is too hot to stand on. if you have trouble walking up and down steps playa del ingles is not the place to go. you have to walk down 76 steps to get to the beach!! all in all good holiday.

After reading a large number of reviews on various sites my wife and I decided the Montemar apartments were ideal for a one week break. Our room was one of the studio apartments it was very spacious, plus the air con was working as it should do. We had a fridge, a toaster, kettle (but used our travel one) and a microwave. There was enough cutlery and plates, etc. The condition of our room was very good and room service was on most days.



The hotel is situated about 10 mins from the beach, however the areas are named after mountain ranges so there is a steep climb. Anyone with walking difficulties would really struggle with this, something to think about even with pushchairs, not impossible, but the hotel is surround by pine trees and residential roads so there is only one way to and from the hotel.



One of the common problems of when going abroad is people feel the need to put towels out on sunbeds at 7.30am.....and then not use them all day. Montemar is no different so for people/familes who wanted to spend the day by the pool and missed "The towel run" you would have been forced to sit on the plastic chairs.



As we were self catering I can't comment on the hotel food, we found numerous bars and places to eat, you will not be dissapointed with the choice and the quality. I would recommend the "up and in" opposite the little fairground. There is a little SPAR by the hotel and they have all that you could need really, self catering or not.



The beach is a blue flag beach and is really great the water is clear and shallow enough the kids so you will not have a problem there. I highly recommend the taxi ferries that run from the beach to a number of locations, you must go to the old town of Ibiza, and Santa Elulalia, then over at Es Cana there was a hippy market on one of the days.



We really enjoyed our stay at Hotel Montemar, there is a life guard on pool duty, the entertainment in the evening is the usual thing which finishes about 11.30, the entertainers try to do various things for children.

Other reviewers had problems with ants and various problems, I wouldn't say theses are unfounded as I heard a couple talking to others saying they had to be moved because of the ants and the other couple had problems with hot water. That said I still think it is a good hotel, internet cafe and reception is open 24 hours, pay phones and the pool is clean.

We arrived at 12.15am. We were given a map of the hotel drawn out in a highlighted pen which told us where to go. We were in L Block. The pathways were very dim. We found it eventually and opened the patio door and the smell just hit us. My husband stepped inside and there was water all over the floor. He further checked and found there was a burst pipe in the toilet and there was excrement on the floor as well. I went back down to the reception and was told it was probably coming from the fridge as the electricity had just been turned on. I said it couldn't possibly be as there was too much water. The receptionist said they didn't have another room as the hotel was full. I said that that was not good enough and was given a room on J level. We opened the door and found that the room had not been cleaned. My husband had to sweep it out. In the corner there was a large piece of sponge with spiders webs hanging from it (which was supposed to be a seat a (and 2 pieces of sponge which was supposed to be the cushions) There was fallen masonery on the patio and behind the safe was a 2 inch layer of muck and dust. We went to see the rep at the welcome meeting. We were moved to a Half Board Hotel. Do not go Disgusting

What a fantastic place, just got home and want to go back! Room was massive and very clean, pool and pool bar excellent. Entertainment fantasic and staff so pleasent and friendly! Food nice for all inclusive. (If you go to this hotel i recommend to go all incl basis.)! Bit of a walk to centre of cala llonga maybe about 5 minutes but nicely set up in the hills!!!!!!! Would defo return to Montemar! Dont listen to other reviews i found NO problems and you get what you pay for so wilth it been quite cheap you cannot expect 5 star luxury!!!!! BOOK YOUR HOL TO MONTEMAR ASAP!!!!! If you do decide to eat out one night go to FLIPPERS fantastic food, gorgeous breakfast too! Enjoy!!!!!!!!

We have just had a very enjoyable week at the Tenerife Tour Hotel.



Our room was in a fantastic location just above the sea and the pool. The hotel was very Spanish and put on an excellent New Year's Eve Party for the locals but included all the hotel guests with dancing to a live band and as much wine and cava as we wanted. We liked the fact there were a whole range of nationalities staying there.



The food was fine and there was a microwave provided if anyone wanted their food piping hot. We tended to enjoy 8 Euros 3 course meals with wine included at various restaurants at lunch-time anyway.



The hotel is well placed for buses into Santa Cruz from where you can get buses all over the island. Santa Cruz is a lovely city with the best sandy beach on the island, Playa de Teresitas, just a short bus-ride further on. It is a very pleasant walk into the town of Candelaria which is very local and very friendly.



The bar/restaurant just next to the hotel on the promenade has excellent food. The man working on reception was very helpful and spoke good English.



Well done!

We have just returned from a very pleasant 10 day holiday staying at the Montemar Apartments. We booked the apartments knowing they had quite mixed reviews and was a little apprehensive as to what we might find.



I have given the apartment 7 because 3 things let them down:



1) The maintenance of the apartment. The 1 bed apartment badly needed refitting and modernising. It had been painted recently but the sliding wardrobes in the bedroom didn't slide. It really needed a new bed or beds as the bed was smaller than a double and we constantly rolled together as the mattress had seen better days.



The kitchen cupboards were also in quite a state, the kickboards were disintegrating at both ends and the worktop was broken and had pieces missing out of it. The fridge was so bad we complained (broken compartments, rusty, and a collection of dead ants squashed to the door seal NICE!) and they did replace it on the 2nd day, but only when we made a fuss.



The bathroom, for some strange reason they had painted the inside of the bath, every time we had a shower more of the paint came off and the toilet didn't work properly, maintenance came out, but it kept breaking we learnt how to fix it ourselves!



2) Cleaning of apartment. Our apartment had been cleaned sometime before we checked in, and I ended up sweeping entire apartment as the floor was dirty. The cleaners came every other day , sometimes every day towels were changed and bins were emptied, not once in the whole stay did they mop the floor or clean the toilet and sink. So the cleaning was not up to standard. The rest of the complex was clean and tidy though.



3) We would only in future book accommodation with air conditioning. The bedroom had a ceiling fan which was great but we could have done with AC throughout. We knew it didn't have AC but they could really do with investing in it.



For what we paid I couldn't really complain and we just got used to it after a couple of days, but the apartments would really benefit from some investment. We had requested an apartment near the lower part of the complex and a room above ground floor level.



We got both of these and the staff around the complex and in reception were always polite and helpful. We were in G block but on the top floor, 40 steep steps up, we are fit but be warned the complex is up a hill and is then set in the side of the hill and there are steps everywhere.



We didn't eat in the restaurant and the facilities were a bit limited for self catering, we managed breakfast and sometimes made rolls up for lunch. We ate out most nights in and around Cala Llonga and had lots of nice meals.



The beach is lovely as is the area around the pool which is also pleasant with plenty of beds, but it’s a real sun trap!



We hired a car for 3 days with BK Auto Rentals which I booked online before we went. They turned up on time and we had no problems and actually got a better car than we expected. It was much cheaper than booking in resort and they dropped it off and picked it up. There was a charge for this but it still made it cheaper that hiring a car in the resort.



All in all a nice holiday. I think we'd go back to Ibiza and maybe the Montemar if it had some money spent on it. It is a lovely Island and we had great relaxing time.

The apartments are very basic, a major ant problem is in attendance, and the staff are not that customer focused.



The setting is very pretty, the hill these apartments are on is called KILIMANJARO - not a problem for reasonably fit people, but for the elderly or disabled a definite no-no.



The resort is lovely and good for families with young children. The beach is lovely and the resort very clean with the usual family orientated activities available.



Zebra restaurant is excellent and very reasonable.

The Montemar Apartments were lovely, 600m from the beach up a steep hill up every day and about 100 steps to your apartment. As my in-laws found the hill a bit trying there is a shop on site but the shop at the bottom of the hill is better.



The pool is big and there are loads of sun beds which you don’t have to put towels on early. There is a sauna, a jacuzzi and tennis courts which cost 12 euros an hour.



The towels are changed every day and sheets every week. There is a poolside bar and a lovely restaurant which is 10 euros for eat as much as you like. The entertainment is great.



All in all, a great place as it’s quiet at night which is nice. The town is good with lots of shops, restaurants and a great sport shop. The buses are handy, every half hour into Elvissa the capital or Santa Elualia, 1.20 euros each you need or two buses to Playa Den Bossa.

The apartment was very clean. Bedding and towels changes regularly.



A few steps but helped work off all the ice -cream. Pool excellent with life guard.



Entertainment for kids but not over the top. Really good holiday would go again.



The staff were friendly and helpful.



The actual location of the hotel is a good walk up hill from the beach, so not ideal for elderly or having to push a pram.

Me my Partner, mam and dad have just come from back from a weeks all inclusive at the Hotel Montemar we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and would not be disappointed to go back there at a later date.



The hotel itself was spotless and the pool was large and well maintained. The food was alright although mainly catered for a Dutch client you would certainly not go hungry though with a wide choice of meals and desserts to choose from in the dining room three times a day.



As well as snacks such as burgers, chips and cakes available from 12 till 7 everyday. The all inclusive drink was excellent never any queues at the bar!



The resort was excellent with a wide range of bars and cafes to enjoy along the seafront there was plenty to choose from and I would definitely recommend Barcelona for a day trip you can get the train from the station for 6 euros return another brilliant day out is marine world.



The only down point is that it is a mainly Dutch hotel and therefore the entertainment was centred around that but it was certainly not bad also the hotel wont change your travellers checks for you if you are English but there is a bureau de change just around the corner or the hotel promenade will change them for you (so not really a hassle just a little bit infuriating).



Overall a very pleasant experience one which I wouldn’t mind repeating.

Didn’t look at this website and all the negative comments about these apartments until after I had booked a weeks holiday for our family of 4. I had got a good price for the week and had been to cala llonga before - although didn’t know where these apartments were.



I was dreading it in case the apartments were going to be infested with ants and dirty (after reading some bad reviews) - in fact I went with ant powder and domestos wipes! Didn’t need either our apartment was very spacious and very clean, yes basic but I wasn’t expecting the Ritz for what we had paid.



The only downside was it was on the top of a hill and in the heat coming back up from the beach was pretty hard going (wouldn’t advise old people or people with buggies to go there, unless you like to stay at the pool all day - which was very big and clean and loads of spare sun beds). I have paid a lot more for a holiday and stayed in worse!



Would I go again - yes if I could get a good price again. We got a couple of take-aways from the restaurant to eat on our very spacious balcony and a bottle of wine (ready chilled) and the food from there was probably better than what we ate in the restaurants in the resort.

We found this holiday very enjoyable except for the 2 bedroom apartment we had booked. There was ants every where cupboards, bathroom, balcony etc. The room smelled of damp sheets were changed after 11 days towels every 4 days maids never cleaned rooms. The complex was very good for the children of all ages with entertainment every day and night for them with water polo, knock out pool, mini golf, rifle and pistol shooting, kids disco, bingo and a show every night.



Problem with steps though far too many to your rooms. Restaurant was ok 3 course meal for 10 Euros. Mr Cairo’s is a must very good night out starts of with a quiz around 9.30 winner gets a jug of sangria, then cabaret show, interval bingo you can win Euros we were playing for between 180 and 250 Euros every night then final part of show this is followed by karaoke and disco till 4am with food bar open till 2.30.



Flippers bar is worth a visit if you like basic English food and pretty cheap. Beach is fantastic with pedalos, banana boat etc clear blue waters. We hired a car for 3 days 123 Euros to get around and visit the water park expensive to say nothing changes from year to year 18 Euros adults 10 for children under 12 only 6 rides and 2.50 Euros for sun beds this is a cheek after paying 18 to get in.

I had read so many bad reports about the apartments that I was really dreading this holiday!! However, my family and I had a fantastic time!



We stayed in F block. The apartment was clean and reasonably well equipped and the towels and sheets were changed regularly. We had a wide terraced area in front of the apartment which was perfect for relaxing on with a bottle of wine and a good book!



The staff were always friendly and helpful. There was plenty to do if you wanted to join in the regular entertainment, but nobody pestered you if you didn't. The pool was great with plenty of sun beds and space for everyone! There were a fair number of steps around the complex and it was up a bit of a hill, which could prove a problem for some people, but it does stress that in the brochure. There were ants, but if you kept the apartment clean and did not leave food about they weren't much of a problem.



Cala Llonga is a great place for a relaxing break. The beach is clean with soft, pale sand and the sea is perfect for children to play in. There are plenty of restaurants, bars, supermarkets and shops. There is a fairground and horse-riding, and regular bus and ferry services around the island. I would recommend Cala Llonga and the Montemar Apartments for anyone wanting a relaxing family holiday.

Upon arrival at the Montemar apartments in the early hours of the morning we were informed that there were no rooms! We had booked the holiday for 13 of us the previous year in November. After a lot of arguing we were given 2 rooms a studio and a 2 bed for the 13 of us. The following day we were informed they were trying to move us to another hotel but that everywhere was fully booked, as they still could not find our booking.



I phoned the agents in the UK and we were finally given 2 x 2 bed apartments and 1 studio this was not what we paid for but good enough to then start our holiday, therefore beware as we found out that this had happened to another family and that they had been moved elsewhere! On the plus side if you’re booking goes well the apartments are very spacious, there is a huge pool and the kids club is good. The beach area is nice but the resort itself is quiet. The hill up and down to the beach is hard with a pushchair it certainly keeps you fit.



I would recommend the pirates bar for children’s novelty cocktails at night. The majority of the restaurants have nice food and I would recommend a boat trip to Santa Eulalia. I have only rated this a 5 because of the problems with the apartments the resort itself I would give an 8.