Aparthotel San Eloy

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iv just got back from a weeks holiday to tossa de mar and stoped at the hotet san eloy its fad foods good entertanment is exalent robin leigh and loura are so good with the kids its a real family place staff are so friendly kids and adult clubs are fab the place is just fab its been our best holiday yet and we will bee going back again next year what can i say ....try it you will love it.....

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just got back from 1 week all inc at the san eloy .. great holiday weather really hot. rooms pretty basic but very clean and good maid service clean towels ,bedding etc . food a little bit repetetive at start of week but improved mid week and cooked and presented well , lots of choice if you are a sea food lover bit sort on choice if you are not . staff very friendly and the entertainers are great guys and gals who work very hard ,saw some great shows in the evenings . the yellow bus that takes you into tossa de mar is a great idea and very reliable ,,and its free ! holidays at the san eloy can be as relaxing or as energetic as you care to make them ..great holiday lovely resort .

We read all the reviews before we booked and yep their all true,what a fortnite,fantastic.
Nice room right by the pool,the only pool i've been in with a hill, good food a great selection at every meal,real San Miguel served by mad Sam,a free bus into Tossa every hour,cracking entetainment,Robin,Lola,Agga,Leigh and you will never forget Javi,[fighting babies] work so hard and made us laugh so much.The weather was great but most of all the people we met,so many to mention,Dave,Kelsea,Paul,Tina,Nikki,Terry and all thier kids,Graham and his party from Kings Lynn[top gooner] the mob from Luton,lost a case and i gained 16 of them !!!.Special thanks to Gary from Liverpool for singing The Wonder of You not knowing it's the song played at Aresnal
just as the teams come out,top man !!!, Alexi,hope you made it back to France,Speedo man change those shorts and Frank Zappa get your hair cut,and a hello to any body i missed,a great hoilday, one of the best we have had and we will be back next year.

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My partner and I booked our holiday at Thompsons had a fantastic deal (i managed to find a voucher for money off from hotukdeals.com) When I read some of the reviews (two days before flying) i was a little worried. We had rubbish times for flights and arrived at 3am. The reception staff were so nice and friendly even at that time in the morning. Our room was fine for us with plently of room and was very clean.
The main complaint people seemed to have on here was the food. I thought it was fantastic every single meal. Whoever said all there is are chips I think they may have gotten confused and gone to the wrong hotel! We had lots of both spanish and english dishes. The staff were always friendly and we never had to wait for a table.
I can see what people mean about some of the bar staff being a bit rude but most were fine. Lidia behind the main bar is really sweet and even brought us some drinks when we were watching a show even though we didnt ask!
Ok the main thing I wanted to say about this holiday was nothing about the actual hotel as it was lovely and had no problems. The biggest problem was Thompsons. Utter crap!! DO NOT BOOK ANY TRIPS WITH THEM!!! Buses didnt turn up, reps were horrible (TJ my god the woman is a joke!) Soooooo rude and arogant. We went on a medieval night out. She basically abandoned us and we had to find our own way back to the hotel and she even tried to leave people behind as she wanted to go out clubbing (the women is nearly 50 for gods sake) Go to the welcome meeting as you do find out about the local markets (be VERY careful of your purses) and also the town itself but NEVER book a trip with them. (if you do want a trip reception arranges them for a littel cheaper) We're actually trying to get our money back for that.
We're a pretty quiet young couple. There are alot of kids there but the people staying there when we went were really quiet and the kids didnt really bother us at all. We spent alot of the time at the middle sized pool at the back by the main bar as it was very quiet.
A fantastic hotel for a week (alot of people we spoke to who were staying for 2 weeks said it was way too much) when we were having our problems with the idiot reps the reception staff tried to help as much as they could even though it wasn't their job to.
One last thing our checking out time was 10am and our pick up time was 10pm. We were worried we were not going to be all inclusive for the whole day but Wilma at reception was so nice and said she would put the new arrivals in different rooms so we could still have our all inclusive meals and said we could keep our bands on. We thought this was incredabley sweet of her and she really didnt have to do it. Overall the hotel as lovely and I would go again the free bus into town every hour was also a great bonus!
I hope this helps a little.

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Well were do we start, OK we booked again for the 4th July 2009, myself Dave & Leigh ( The king & Queen of Tepee ) & my kids Reece 13 Ross 12 Rebbecca 9 all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves that much we can not wait until next year, apartment was good, cleaned and fresh crisp towels everyday, food was above excellent, never had a toilet stop once through it, if you know what I mean, staff were very friendly, the whole hotel was clean and tidy.
Talking to people not just the Brits, but people from France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium all over, some of these have been coming for years, other are coming back next year as well, hope to bump in to a few, Hans & Family from Belgium ( hope the operation went well?, Peter from Scotland ( bloody foreigners ) Neil ( Noel ) Jude, Rachel from Blythe, Steve, Damien ( DJ ) drop me a line at brigadear@btopenworld.com .
The animation team was great, games start at 11am and finish about 12.30 ish, just in time for you lunch, the re-start at 3pm until about 5pm ish, dinner at 6.30 or just after ( this is when it starts ) then the fun begins at 8.30, with kids disco on the stage, 90% of the people attend this, the certificates are given out for the winners of the kids games and adult games, then the kids entertainment starts again until about 9.30 then the shows start at about 10.pm these are well worth staying for even with the kids, it all finishes at 12 midnight when you toddle off to bed and it all starts the next day, 2 weeks just goes so fast you will not believe how fast, not for singles or young couples unless you just want to chill and not get wasted every night, family's with kids a must, safe as houses.
The animation team work their socks to make this holiday, my hat off to to them, Robin - Netherlands, Laura- Spain, Leigh- Bradford?, Aggie the polish lass, Leticia- France, oh yes & Javi ( na na nah the fighting babies ) .
Well that's it, hope to see you next year, Leticia don't do it stay were you are.
Many Thanks Dave

Absolutely fabulous, 4 star plus accomodation, food, service, rep etc. Word of warning, do not attempt to get a taxi from Tossa de Mar centre after 8pm at night. This is not possible!!!. OK- tried at 3am in morning, probably not the best time, but you have been warned.
Rest of holiday great, would definitely go again.
Travelled to many places and stayed all inclusive before but was expecting 2 star quality. Not a chance, Bar staff great fun and cute too, bus driver into Tossa great sense of humour ( GIzmo is a bandito, think spanish for bandit), tell him we said so). If you travel thomson, make sure you visit Sonja, resort rep, really nice and had good sense of humour.
No typical lager louts throughout our stay, just fun people and lovely families, all out for a good time, espescially those that wore the crown! You know who you are!!!

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we cannot understand why this is only classed as a 2 star after visiting we would rate it as 4 star. our family consisted of 4 adults and 4 children aged 2 to 13,our accomadation consisted of two suites we asked for them to be together which they were,we found them to be both very clean and spacious. staff were great even the ones who could not speak english. pleasant and always smiling and helpful. food great lots of choice. if you like a full english breakfast you wont be disappointed. the free bus for AI (one euro) for anyone else can mount up for a family over the holiday,this takes you in to Tossa and runs on the hour,this could do with being 1/2 hourly as this can be restricting. When we went it to Tossa and saw some of the 4 star hotels we could not believe how little room they had and how small the swimming pools were compared to our 2 star. one of the hotels we passed had the table tennis so close to the pavement we had a ping pong ball hit us. all in all we had a great time and wish we were there now.

myself and husband and son dj are going back to san eloy in july this will be our 4year and we have already booked for next year we have made some great friends and keep in touch so that we can all meet at san eloy the staff are great we keep in touch all the time dj hopes to work in future as the staff let him get involed with the entertianmant last year if they can make a 16year old want to go back year after year that says everything its the best ever

Just got back from our week at San Eloy and just had to write about it. I always rely on these reviews so i thought i'd give something back for once.
On the day we (Myself, wife, kids: 15,11 and 9yrs old) arrived we got there 4 hrs before our all inclusive was due to start but they let us go straight to our room (for no extra charge) as it was ready. As lunch was being served they asked us if we'd like to start early and miss lunch on the last day instead, very nice of them, so we checked it out.
The resort is well laid out with the main pool close to the rooms and lots of grassy areas for sunbathing, there were loads of sunbeds so no need to get up at 7am to put towels out. Our room was fine, it was clean and spacious and nothing was missing or broken, we got fresh towels every day. The shower puts our one at home to shame, if you want to be pinned to the wall, feel free and whack it on full power.. and the hot water never ran out even after all 5 of of us had showered.. a big plus point as i was always last in. :-)
The entertainment team were excellent, they had plenty of activities during the day for kiddies and seperate ones for adults, nothing serious but good fun and made a break from laying in the sun. The same team also put on shows in the evenings which were always entertaining and every night they always asked people from the audience to come on stage for some light-hearted fun. The team really do make your holiday one to remember. During our stay they also had a few acts visit for a couple of hours, there was a reptile show and a parrot show which the kids loved. We never came away thinking we'd wasted a night..
The San Miguel flowed freely and i never waited more than 2 minutes to be served, obviously that may change in the peak of summer but as there is no need for cash it cuts the serving time down massively. Also, officially you're only supposed to get 2 drinks at a time but i never saw this, they'd serve you all the drinks you needed and always with a smile. The bar is also linked to the kitchens upstairs so if you're peckish at any time in the evening just ask for some chips, burgers or whatever and 2-3 mins later it arrives at the bar..and it was always freshly cooked.
Like others have said on here, the San Eloy is away from the main resort and as we had the kids with us clubbing and fun-pubs weren't important anyway. Definately a 100% family holiday destination. I've read a few reviews from people moaning about kids running around being noisy.. this is a holiday for kids and they are actively encouraged to run around and do stuff. If you're on a couples holiday or a stag/hen party this is not the holiday for you.
The restaurant was the thing we worried about the most but we needn't have been. Every mealtime was met by a different variety of foods, we never saw the same dish 2 days running. Even our fussiest boy was able to find something at every sitting. Every day there were different types of meats and fish all fresh and cooked perfectly ( we saw Salmon, Monkfish, Panga, cod, hake, fresh sardines, trout, veal, lamb, chicken, pork, steak, beef, quality sausages..etc etc) there were always pastas and fresh salads ( russian, spanish, english, carrot and pineapple salad was amazing) fresh french bread. And there was always a lighter option with different fruits being prepared. I didn't see anybody make a single complaint..not even that there wasn't enough as it was all eat as much as you like. The chef was always there too if you wanted to talk to him. There was always the choice of at least 5-6 puddings not including the kids unlimited free ice-creams that just helped themselves to.
During our stay we kept bumping into people who said it wasn't their first vist to San Eloy, many said they come every year.. that says it all i think. We'll be going back again too.
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Myself, my 4 girls(aged 9,11 12 and 14) and my mother have, just returned from a 10 day self catering holiday at San Eloy. What a fantastic time we had. The resort was clean, tidy and great for families. We had a 2 bedroom apartment, which was spacious and had fresh towels,bedsheets and cleaned bins everday. The maids worked very hard and made sure you had anything you needed. The staff were friendly, helpful and made your stay enjoyable. There was so much to do for the children, the entertainment staff,(especially Robbie ) made sure the children had great fun. The evenings comprimised of discos and shows, laid on by the entertainment staff. The pools were clean, slighty cold but overall great fun. The hotel bus into Tossa De Mar was excellent, always on time and driven by Gizmo,who is very friendly.The only downside to the whole holiday was there was not a great deal to do for my eldest daughter. I would recommend this resort to anyone, and it is definately worth more than 2 stars.