Club Vista Bahia Hotel, Portinatx
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The Club Vista Bahia Hotel is in Cala Xarraca of Portinatx, 29km from the town of Ibiza, and is made up of eight small buildings with a ground and first floor. It has 175 guest rooms that are complimented by the unique gardens and swimming pools that rest in the middle of the complex. This hillside hotel provides guests with stunning views that pan across both the ocean and countryside loading...
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Club Vista Bahia Hotel Reviews
" NOT FOR KIDS OR THE ENGLISH!! "
Submitted By: wilmo80
when we first got to the hotel we were told we had to wait until 4pm for our rooms to be ready,got to our rooms and found mould growing on the roof of the apartment,then we had rain,i know we can prodict the weather but with a hour of rain our apartments were flooded in a inch of water!made us wait for 5 days until the offered us another room,and then the rooms were 6 floors up and with a large group with 6 under 9's this wasnt any use to us.And now the food, same every night fish,pasta,chips,bread,soup.il my kids ate was chips and we ate out most nights at DELBOYS BAR who are a fantasic english run pub (thanks guys),kids entertainment lasted 15mins as was all in german,and as my kids were the only kids doing it,it seemed poor and very sad for the kids,full of germans and french,only a hand full of english,things like [--] off home uk writen on the walls and doors,25 mins walk to any shop,and very rude staff!!!!DO NOT BOOK THIS HOLIDAY!!!
Advice: DONT DO IT!!!
Activities: DELBOYS BAR PORTINATX
2 out of
7 readers found this review helpful
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Wonderful time at the Vista Bahia "
Submitted By: Sandy Mayne
We had a lovely week staying in the Vista Bahia.We booked it months in advance and only read the reviews a month or so before travelling, which were mostly negative, so were quite dreading what kind of holiday we were going to end up with. However, we could find no fault with our accommodation or holiday at all. We were in room 103 which had a magnificent view over the sea and not too far to get to any of the hotels amenities.The room was very clean and the maid came and changed the towels every day as well as cleaned the room. The food was so plentiful and so much choice that I didn't know where to start at any meal time! Was especially impressed with the fact that empty food trays were replaced with full trays even when there was only 5 minutes left until end of meal service!! The french bread and bread batons were to die for and so much of it available at all meals.We found no problem with the bar and, as all inclusive guests, had plenty of choice available to us. Had no problem drinking out of a plastic glass, it all tastes the same and saved the busy barmen running around trying to collect and wash glasses as well as serve drinks. The pools were very clean and plenty of entetainment available if you wanted it.
I do think that we were very lucky to be staying in there at the time of year we did(June/July) as I suspect it may be a different story when the hotel is much fuller during the busy holiday season and the staff are fully stretched. We were also very lucky to be in a room at a lower level so we had no hills or steps to climb up and down. However, I do feel that it is only a 3 star hotel so people should only expect that from what it offers. If you are looking for a 5 star hotel you should look for that style accommodation so that you are not disappointed.
I do think that we were very lucky to be staying in there at the time of year we did(June/July) as I suspect it may be a different story when the hotel is much fuller during the busy holiday season and the staff are fully stretched. We were also very lucky to be in a room at a lower level so we had no hills or steps to climb up and down. However, I do feel that it is only a 3 star hotel so people should only expect that from what it offers. If you are looking for a 5 star hotel you should look for that style accommodation so that you are not disappointed.
Advice: Lovely beach and resort. Not too big and commercialised but has all you need from a beach resort.
Activities: The boat trip to St Miguel from Portinatx that incorporated a trip to the caves. Wonderful day trip.
Good for: Beach
9 out of
10 readers found this review helpful
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Sunworld
" OK.. except food "
Submitted By: scootsda
Just spent 2 weeks at the Vista bahia( 19th july - 2nd aug ) Firstly... stunning sunset and great views overlooking the med sea.Now the hotel..It sure is steep and secluded, about 15 minute walk down to portinatx. We were in Room 526 ( near the summit of mount everest ) small and basic with an overgrown pine tree as a view from balcony. Had sheets changed once in 2 weeks, got clean towels every day though ( posh eh,ha ha). Had to ask for loo roll ( maybe it was rationed ).2 adult pools and 1 good sized kids pool, with plenty of sun loungers but not enough parasols for protection from the searing heat of the sun at this time of year.You have to be up early with the birds to get a sunlounger we tried once but then thought.. why get up so early when on holiday, We wanted a decent sleep so never got up early again. Always seemed understaffed, pool bar during the day and main bar at night was so busy sometimes it felt like checking in at airport as the queue was long enough.As with any hotel, get a safe as 2 guests I know of had stuff stolen.Our only down side to this hotel was the food...We never thought We were fussy eaters till We came here.( the flys were enjoying the food.. never knew you could get so many flys on one piece of melon )We tried breakfast twice, lunch maybe 3-4 times and gambled on dinner about 9-10 times, always mainly disappointed ( will never forget the tears in my wifes eyes one night, never seen my wife looking so fed up ) We found a good place called del boys in portinatx, so spent a good bit of time their for food and drink. Would We go back...Na ! All in all , some will love the vista bahia, others wont, its just personal taste. Hope you enjoy if you decide to go here.
Advice: Portinatx is good for a get away from it all holiday... more laid back than other busier resorts.
Activities: try the boat trip to san miguel and visit to caves..15euros including entry to caves.
Good for: Beach
2 out of
5 readers found this review helpful
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Overall a great holiday "
Submitted By: ycana
I would never do the silly o'clock night flights thing again. It was mildly annoying feeling like you were only getting 6 nights when you paid for 7. We arrived at the hotel on Sunday at 6am having left Blighty at 1am. Our room was ready so we could at least fall into a bed for 2 hours before getting some breakfast and that counted as the first night! We had to be out of our room by 11am on the Saturday and our transfer didn't pick us up from the hotel til 3:20am Sunday morning. We sat in the nicely repainted white and teracotta reception area on the comfy cushioned whicker sofas until the gentleman on reception turned out all the lights at midnight. He was 'persuaded' to put them back on!
Overall we loved the hotel. It does have lots and lots of steps, but it was only dangerous if you were very young, infirm or very drunk. The 3 separate small pools was much better than one big one and they were clean and well maintained and very warm by the afternoons. We thought the food was great - you might want to beware the salad stuff as it is left out between lunch and dinner without any covers over and there are lots of flies about. If you don't like seafood you might be a bit limited on choice. And whoever said they can't cook bacon is right, but all of the food was cooked properly. A few more labels on what the food is would be nice, but my 9yr old son enjoyed trying lots of different things. Lots of other children seemed to eat chips for every meal! The hotel leaflet said it did packed lunches, but when I asked, they gave me another leaflet with it crossed out. To me that's not All Inclusive and trapped us in the hotel for the week as we had not budgeted for eating out which was extortionate. There was always fresh bread, cheese and meats available at breakfast, but one of the hotel rules is no food to be taken out of the restaurant and abusing All Inclusive would result in having it taken away! Worrying! Mind you the hotel has a rule about not reserving sunbeds, but if you want one you need to queue up at 8:30am sharp with your towel at the ready! The pool was also supposed to be closed at 7:30pm, but they didn't chase people out which was nice and some were still in gone 9pm. The bar was open 10am to 6pm by the pool and I think the hotel tries to limit it's costs by having it staffed by one person who can only serve so many people and using the silly 125ml plastic cups! I didn't mind the plastic cups as it was poolside, but the colossal waste was appalling. Bigger cups would have meant less waste surely? Lots of queuing for drinks (but no limit on number of drinks like some people said). Poor Lau had to get all his own stuff from the kitchens too when he ran out, which meant leaving the bar unattended at times. The terrace bar was open 6pm to midnight and was similarly staffed until 10pm when someone else helped.
The room was clean, the air con worked well and only when the door was shut (no time limit or repeated button pushing). The heavy plastic curtain liners were fantastic at keeping the heat out of the room. Not sure what other people mean about not getting clean sheets etc. There's a double sided 'door hanger' and a hook on your terrace door to say if you want your room done or not and you have to put your towels in the bath if you want new. It takes less than a minute to strip 4 beds and if you take the time you'll be sure to get new sheets!
The kids club is only available between 11am and 12:15pm if parents are around the pool and has a limited amount of toys and activities, but really friendly, enthusiastic staff. They also run activities for all in the afternoon e.g. water polo and the kids entertainment singing, dancing etc. starts at about 9pm. Next time I would choose a hotel where they have a proper kids club where you could safely leave your child for half a day and go off and do somethng they would find boring!
Reception staff were friendly and helpful in trying to get hold of the rep and they mostly spoke several languages (less friendly with the packed lunch thing!).
Portinatx is beautiful, unspoilt and expensive. The brochure says 500m down a steep bank to the beach, but we think it is a little bit more (nowhere near a km though) and down a road. It wasn't til the end of the hol on a pedalo that we found the beach the brochure actually referred to! We walked all the way across and out the other side of the village and found a souvenir shop. It pays to explore as some of the things we bought were half the price of the shops nearest the hotels!
I know you're not meant to rate the tour operator here but I would never book with Thomas Cook again. John the rep had no idea about family needs, gave out very little info, even false info on excursions and was not very available. I got the distinct impression he spent all his time in San Antoni, would rather be based there with that kind of clientele and was only out in Portinaxt (40 mins from San Antoni) because he got a company car that way. Beware the glass bottomed boat day trip. It's only a day trip because you spend over 3 hours on a coach touring Ibiza to pick up and drop off people from and to other hotels (which the rep lied about and said he didn't know that!). When you finally do get on the boat it is a huge 3 decked catamaran, but the viewing area below deck is very cramped (it's a cat after all) and you don't get much opportunity to look at the fish as we spent the first hour and a half of the 'cruise' being a water taxi (scaring the fish away and not waiting long enough for any to come back), same as the coach picking people up from different hotels, all at top speed so getting any good photos was impossible and flat out the engines were really noisy! The 2 hours sea swimming in a cove was actually 30 minutes. I queued to go down the boat's slide to get in the water,. If I had known we only had half an hour I would have pushed a few people in! At no point did the rep say you need a packed lunch - maybe I should have asked, but what is it they get paid for! We thought food was included as drinks were. Drinks were not included - some awful sangria was available and some cheap and nasty fizzy orange, but nothing else, no water which is all I wanted. One family had a diabetic child and their rep lied to them too which is downright dangerous. Everything else you had to buy. The worst of it was 2 female reps were in the only toilet on board most of the time being sick. They looked rough before getting on the boat so it wasn't motion sickness - not very family friendly! If you want to get the best out of your hol do not book the Thomas Cook excursions, do some research at home before you go and do your own thing.
Overall we loved the hotel. It does have lots and lots of steps, but it was only dangerous if you were very young, infirm or very drunk. The 3 separate small pools was much better than one big one and they were clean and well maintained and very warm by the afternoons. We thought the food was great - you might want to beware the salad stuff as it is left out between lunch and dinner without any covers over and there are lots of flies about. If you don't like seafood you might be a bit limited on choice. And whoever said they can't cook bacon is right, but all of the food was cooked properly. A few more labels on what the food is would be nice, but my 9yr old son enjoyed trying lots of different things. Lots of other children seemed to eat chips for every meal! The hotel leaflet said it did packed lunches, but when I asked, they gave me another leaflet with it crossed out. To me that's not All Inclusive and trapped us in the hotel for the week as we had not budgeted for eating out which was extortionate. There was always fresh bread, cheese and meats available at breakfast, but one of the hotel rules is no food to be taken out of the restaurant and abusing All Inclusive would result in having it taken away! Worrying! Mind you the hotel has a rule about not reserving sunbeds, but if you want one you need to queue up at 8:30am sharp with your towel at the ready! The pool was also supposed to be closed at 7:30pm, but they didn't chase people out which was nice and some were still in gone 9pm. The bar was open 10am to 6pm by the pool and I think the hotel tries to limit it's costs by having it staffed by one person who can only serve so many people and using the silly 125ml plastic cups! I didn't mind the plastic cups as it was poolside, but the colossal waste was appalling. Bigger cups would have meant less waste surely? Lots of queuing for drinks (but no limit on number of drinks like some people said). Poor Lau had to get all his own stuff from the kitchens too when he ran out, which meant leaving the bar unattended at times. The terrace bar was open 6pm to midnight and was similarly staffed until 10pm when someone else helped.
The room was clean, the air con worked well and only when the door was shut (no time limit or repeated button pushing). The heavy plastic curtain liners were fantastic at keeping the heat out of the room. Not sure what other people mean about not getting clean sheets etc. There's a double sided 'door hanger' and a hook on your terrace door to say if you want your room done or not and you have to put your towels in the bath if you want new. It takes less than a minute to strip 4 beds and if you take the time you'll be sure to get new sheets!
The kids club is only available between 11am and 12:15pm if parents are around the pool and has a limited amount of toys and activities, but really friendly, enthusiastic staff. They also run activities for all in the afternoon e.g. water polo and the kids entertainment singing, dancing etc. starts at about 9pm. Next time I would choose a hotel where they have a proper kids club where you could safely leave your child for half a day and go off and do somethng they would find boring!
Reception staff were friendly and helpful in trying to get hold of the rep and they mostly spoke several languages (less friendly with the packed lunch thing!).
Portinatx is beautiful, unspoilt and expensive. The brochure says 500m down a steep bank to the beach, but we think it is a little bit more (nowhere near a km though) and down a road. It wasn't til the end of the hol on a pedalo that we found the beach the brochure actually referred to! We walked all the way across and out the other side of the village and found a souvenir shop. It pays to explore as some of the things we bought were half the price of the shops nearest the hotels!
I know you're not meant to rate the tour operator here but I would never book with Thomas Cook again. John the rep had no idea about family needs, gave out very little info, even false info on excursions and was not very available. I got the distinct impression he spent all his time in San Antoni, would rather be based there with that kind of clientele and was only out in Portinaxt (40 mins from San Antoni) because he got a company car that way. Beware the glass bottomed boat day trip. It's only a day trip because you spend over 3 hours on a coach touring Ibiza to pick up and drop off people from and to other hotels (which the rep lied about and said he didn't know that!). When you finally do get on the boat it is a huge 3 decked catamaran, but the viewing area below deck is very cramped (it's a cat after all) and you don't get much opportunity to look at the fish as we spent the first hour and a half of the 'cruise' being a water taxi (scaring the fish away and not waiting long enough for any to come back), same as the coach picking people up from different hotels, all at top speed so getting any good photos was impossible and flat out the engines were really noisy! The 2 hours sea swimming in a cove was actually 30 minutes. I queued to go down the boat's slide to get in the water,. If I had known we only had half an hour I would have pushed a few people in! At no point did the rep say you need a packed lunch - maybe I should have asked, but what is it they get paid for! We thought food was included as drinks were. Drinks were not included - some awful sangria was available and some cheap and nasty fizzy orange, but nothing else, no water which is all I wanted. One family had a diabetic child and their rep lied to them too which is downright dangerous. Everything else you had to buy. The worst of it was 2 female reps were in the only toilet on board most of the time being sick. They looked rough before getting on the boat so it wasn't motion sickness - not very family friendly! If you want to get the best out of your hol do not book the Thomas Cook excursions, do some research at home before you go and do your own thing.
Advice: Beautiful, unspoilt, great beaches, hilly, expensive, get together and hire a motor boat for the day
Activities: the beaches, Portinatx itself
Good for: Beach
4 out of
4 readers found this review helpful
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" disgusting "
Submitted By: howord
went for 2 weeks of misery must admit rooms were clean,towelswere not changed daily nor was the sheets.the staff were not very good and there was very few of them only good one was the guy on the pool bar.the food was disgusting it cost me a fortune eating out.the reps were on one long holiday they were unfriendly surly and useless.the place is dangerous for the young and elderly steps everywhere.it a 2 mile walk there and back to the village to buy a newspaper and coming back is all a steep hill.i have been coming to spain for 30 years this is the worst yet. howard graham.
Advice: dont go
Activities: none
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" Excellent Holiday - Why all the complaints????? "
Submitted By: kthompson
I travelled to this hotel with my husband and 13 month old daughter, and had a wonderful time and I urge people not to take ANY notice of the negative reviews of this hotel. We booked through Thomas Cook, the brochure states "due to the number of steps this property is not suitable for those with mobility difficulties", so why people seem suprised to see steps is beyond me!!
On arriving to the hotel the receptionist was very friendly and we were checked in very efficiently. With our 3 suitcase and pushchair we made our way to our bedroom. As we had a room with a sea view we did have a room on a high floor but that is to be expected if you want to see the sea!!!
The restaurant was spacious with a lovely outside patio to make the most of the sun and to see the lovely sunset. The food was of a good quality and there was always a good selection. The staff were willing to help whenever we needed them, this goes for the restaurant, bar and reception.
As for the swimming pools, there were 3 of them which were all lovley. Yes they are cold but that is exactly what I would expect of an outdoor pool and if a 13 month old baby can enjoy having a dip it can't be that bad!!!
Reading the comments from the majority of people who have wrote on this site I don't understand where they get their opinions from, I never once saw anyone complaining to a rep although did hear people moaning about not being able to get an omlette!!! People need to realise that they are in a foreign country and maybe they should expect food different to the norm, if you want your omlette or fried eggs (& probably a nice cup of English tea) then maybe you should stay in the UK.
Overall, we really enjoyed our holiday here and would definately recommend it to people who are able to walk up steps etc, it is a lovley hotel for a family break!
On arriving to the hotel the receptionist was very friendly and we were checked in very efficiently. With our 3 suitcase and pushchair we made our way to our bedroom. As we had a room with a sea view we did have a room on a high floor but that is to be expected if you want to see the sea!!!
The restaurant was spacious with a lovely outside patio to make the most of the sun and to see the lovely sunset. The food was of a good quality and there was always a good selection. The staff were willing to help whenever we needed them, this goes for the restaurant, bar and reception.
As for the swimming pools, there were 3 of them which were all lovley. Yes they are cold but that is exactly what I would expect of an outdoor pool and if a 13 month old baby can enjoy having a dip it can't be that bad!!!
Reading the comments from the majority of people who have wrote on this site I don't understand where they get their opinions from, I never once saw anyone complaining to a rep although did hear people moaning about not being able to get an omlette!!! People need to realise that they are in a foreign country and maybe they should expect food different to the norm, if you want your omlette or fried eggs (& probably a nice cup of English tea) then maybe you should stay in the UK.
Overall, we really enjoyed our holiday here and would definately recommend it to people who are able to walk up steps etc, it is a lovley hotel for a family break!
Advice: Peaceful and picturesque
Activities: Glass bottom boat and Mexican restaurant was lovely
Good for: Beach
4 out of
4 readers found this review helpful
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- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" cant believe what others have said "
Submitted By: susie56
I am wondering (if there maybe two Vista Bahias)! as we had a fantastic time.
ROOMS, The rooms were large and cleaned with new towels daily.
FOOD, we had several choices for every meal every day, it wasn,t piping hot, but was not cold, i thought it was perfectly ok. The food was labelled and presented very well.
DRINKS, there was plenty of choice both alcohol and soft drinks which were served to midnight. POOLS, the swimming pools were cold but were very clean.
THE STEPS, Yes there are lots of steps everywhere but the site is on a hill and the views are fantastic. I don't think they could of laid it out any better.
STAFF, The staff are very helpful and friendly, nothing is too much trouble.
ENTERTAINMENT, There was always something going on whether it be water polo or football, plus there was a kids club every day, and in the evening ther was entertainment as long as you joined in.
I would definitely go back and recommend to my friends as long as they were not elderly or have any problems walking.
Great sunsets from the bar or restaurant.
ROOMS, The rooms were large and cleaned with new towels daily.
FOOD, we had several choices for every meal every day, it wasn,t piping hot, but was not cold, i thought it was perfectly ok. The food was labelled and presented very well.
DRINKS, there was plenty of choice both alcohol and soft drinks which were served to midnight. POOLS, the swimming pools were cold but were very clean.
THE STEPS, Yes there are lots of steps everywhere but the site is on a hill and the views are fantastic. I don't think they could of laid it out any better.
STAFF, The staff are very helpful and friendly, nothing is too much trouble.
ENTERTAINMENT, There was always something going on whether it be water polo or football, plus there was a kids club every day, and in the evening ther was entertainment as long as you joined in.
I would definitely go back and recommend to my friends as long as they were not elderly or have any problems walking.
Great sunsets from the bar or restaurant.
Advice: Very unspoilt, good for chilling.
Activities:
Good for: Beach
3 out of
3 readers found this review helpful
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- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" poor value "
Submitted By: leicestershirerobbie
Having been to other hotels in portinatx before, this hotel was a let down. The food was
so poor we had to buy food out,the staff allthough friendly were not fully trained to run a bar/resturant. We liked the location & the room was o.k.the hotel was generally clean.
Great views over the bay & ideal to watch the sun set which made up for the attempts at
entertainment! No good for the less mobile holiday maker.
so poor we had to buy food out,the staff allthough friendly were not fully trained to run a bar/resturant. We liked the location & the room was o.k.the hotel was generally clean.
Great views over the bay & ideal to watch the sun set which made up for the attempts at
entertainment! No good for the less mobile holiday maker.
Advice: Don
Activities:
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- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" What a shame... "
Submitted By: Markyb
First off I would like to say its not all bad the hotel is set in beautifull surroundings and has brilliant views especially at sunset, the staff are friendly and the kids club was really good fun for my 5 year old, the pools are relaxing and always clean. Its not far to the beach and the little lizards are friendly!
Be warned though it really isnt suitable for anyone who struggles with hills and steps as there is loads of these and they really are quite dangerous - I counted 4 people on crutches and 2 people bandaged up from slipping down them and that was in the first week and we were here for 2!
The hotel really needs to improve on 2 major areas as it could quite easily become a 4*, at the moment I would have to rate it as a 2* and thats at a push (a big one) and thats just for the location!
The food really is awfull and thats not exagerating, I know you would have read the comments that its only a 3* and you get what you pay for but honestly I wouldn't feed it to my dog, although I dont think even he would eat it! The food is always cold, undercooked and tasteless, it has a choice of 2 different main meals and soup, it is hardly ever labeled so you have to make a very intelligent guess as to what it is. My son lived on Spagghetti Bolognase and chips for 2 weeks. My girlfriend had a raw piece of chicken on one day and the burgers you get at poolside are very undercooked so be carefull. We, along with at least 20 others, complained to the rep about the food and the fact it was always cold and we were greeted with a microwave the next day!! what a joke!! The cutlery is dirty and the plates are the same, Check everything thoroughly before it passes your lips especially if your taking little ones. On more than one occassion we walked into the the restuarant and walked back out again it was so awful, luckily Portinatx is a lovely little place with some nice restuarants and is only about a 10minute walk away! But if you do decide to stop here make you you take a fair amount of money with you because the food off the resort is expensive with just a standard meal with drink each for 2adults and a child will cost you on average 45 - 50 Euros.
The other area that badley lets it down is the cleanliness of the rooms - the maid hardley come in to change towels and bedding and there was mold behind one of the beds. I hope the hotel reads these reviews because if they could change these two areas (which isnt to hard to do is it??) it could be a really nice place to stay.
Be warned though it really isnt suitable for anyone who struggles with hills and steps as there is loads of these and they really are quite dangerous - I counted 4 people on crutches and 2 people bandaged up from slipping down them and that was in the first week and we were here for 2!
The hotel really needs to improve on 2 major areas as it could quite easily become a 4*, at the moment I would have to rate it as a 2* and thats at a push (a big one) and thats just for the location!
The food really is awfull and thats not exagerating, I know you would have read the comments that its only a 3* and you get what you pay for but honestly I wouldn't feed it to my dog, although I dont think even he would eat it! The food is always cold, undercooked and tasteless, it has a choice of 2 different main meals and soup, it is hardly ever labeled so you have to make a very intelligent guess as to what it is. My son lived on Spagghetti Bolognase and chips for 2 weeks. My girlfriend had a raw piece of chicken on one day and the burgers you get at poolside are very undercooked so be carefull. We, along with at least 20 others, complained to the rep about the food and the fact it was always cold and we were greeted with a microwave the next day!! what a joke!! The cutlery is dirty and the plates are the same, Check everything thoroughly before it passes your lips especially if your taking little ones. On more than one occassion we walked into the the restuarant and walked back out again it was so awful, luckily Portinatx is a lovely little place with some nice restuarants and is only about a 10minute walk away! But if you do decide to stop here make you you take a fair amount of money with you because the food off the resort is expensive with just a standard meal with drink each for 2adults and a child will cost you on average 45 - 50 Euros.
The other area that badley lets it down is the cleanliness of the rooms - the maid hardley come in to change towels and bedding and there was mold behind one of the beds. I hope the hotel reads these reviews because if they could change these two areas (which isnt to hard to do is it??) it could be a really nice place to stay.
Advice: My advice is go to Portinatx - just dont stay at the vista Bahia!!
Activities: The Chinese in Portinatx is fantastic and Porto Blanc by the first beach is good too
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" not ideal for small children "
Submitted By: lillywalton
We decided to stay at the vista bahia for our first holiday abroad with our 22 month old son, it described good facilities for children, however it was not only poor but dangerous for children, located in the kids pool area is an unlocked gate leading to approx 30 steep concrete steps landing on a cliff face overlooking the sea, wonderful for adults but deadly for children, the playground consisted of a tatty little play house witha slide that lands on concrete and the entertainment was diabolical, hesitant to say we spent most of our time off the complex as it was too stressful. The food was poor lacking taste, variety and often dried up and cold. The setting however is magnificent, but i would certainly stay at neighbouring accommodation upon my return.
Advice: beautiful part of ibiza, quiet but full of charm
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- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" not as described in brochure "
Submitted By: ronald.1warfield
just come back from this hell hole it must be how prisoners feel when they are released it felt like heaven.The rooms if you like we were in the top part of the hotel was like climbing a mountain not at all suitable for anybody with a disabilty or breathing difficulties, and very difficult for parents with buggies.The food was in my opinion and several others disgusting the cooking staff seem to lack basic cooking skills the bacon was not cooked the fried eggs when they were on the menue ( twice in a week ) were under cooked still in places raw, toaster not available one day. The soup at lunch time and evening tasteless no imagination with the rest of the menue.Pool bar when open the lad had no help and some of the burgers were not cooked through still frozen in the middle,if he reqired to restock with anything had to leave the bar unattended to go to the main building to get supplies surely a phone or two way radio would be the answer the bar at night was no better one barman should have at least two barman stood no chance.The staff not able to speak english.The amount of peaple who were complaining to the rep I should imagine bookings will drop especially from word of mouth needs someone with hotel experience to go in there and sort it out because it could be a very good views fantastic but at the moment that is all it has I gave it one star but I think that was generous it is the first time in years I have been to Spain and never to Ibiza I certainly will not be going again
Advice: Town seems very nice people friendly
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- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Brilliant! Loved It "
Submitted By: honeyxebony
I completly enjoyed my holiday at vista bahia,
Everyone was friendly and helpful, the views were amazing!
There were alot of steps in the hotel but its worth it to have an ocean view from your balcony, I found the hotel very relaxing, the entertainment was fun and they always tried include everyone in it, kids and adults alike.
Yes the drinks may have come in plastic cups but who really cares, I thought it mattered what was in the cup not what it looked like! lol
The beach is about a 10 minute walk away, and its gorgeous, the water is so clear, it really is picturesque.
There could have been more choice of food but the food was still enjoyable.
There was always activites on such as basketball, football, ping pong, and french bowls and anyone could join in.
I only went for a week with my 2 friends and we wished we could have stayed longer, I really would love to go again.
Like others have said if you pay for a 3* its going to be 3*
I personallly would give it higher.
Everyone was friendly and helpful, the views were amazing!
There were alot of steps in the hotel but its worth it to have an ocean view from your balcony, I found the hotel very relaxing, the entertainment was fun and they always tried include everyone in it, kids and adults alike.
Yes the drinks may have come in plastic cups but who really cares, I thought it mattered what was in the cup not what it looked like! lol
The beach is about a 10 minute walk away, and its gorgeous, the water is so clear, it really is picturesque.
There could have been more choice of food but the food was still enjoyable.
There was always activites on such as basketball, football, ping pong, and french bowls and anyone could join in.
I only went for a week with my 2 friends and we wished we could have stayed longer, I really would love to go again.
Like others have said if you pay for a 3* its going to be 3*
I personallly would give it higher.
Advice: Brilliant! I am already planning my next trip!
Activities:
Good for: Beach City Breaks
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2 readers found this review helpful
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- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" It's HELL! don't trust "
Submitted By: LiamNesley
Really I felt stupid to trust in the "good reviews" of these page about this hotel. Now I can say these "good reviews" are a fake, probably created by the owners of Inturco. The reallity is this hotel is Hell, only Devil was missing to be complete! The staff has no education, no language skills, no idea of how to deal with their jobs and the costumers, 90% of them have problems with the alcohol as I had been able to see with my own eyes! Reception staff was also terrible, except a nice guy from who I don't remember the name at the moment. The reception manager was some kind of frustreted woman that belives she has the right to deal with costumers like they are rubbish! The bar pool only serving cheap food from a woman called Joanna that looks she never cleaned her hands or her teeth! Rooms dirty and not cleaned every day! About the enterteinment services, the same! The tennis place is destroyed, no volleyball place, also not gym as Inturco says on advisements! Really, my worst holiday in life! The only positive things I can say about this hotel are the Kayak excursions with an amazing, confident, servicial and friendly guy, the enterteinment chief, called Isaac and his coleague Kiki, the life-guard. These really special two guys and the guy in reception are the only competent staff on hotel for 500 costumers that had been doing their job with passion and saving our holiday from the hands of Inturco evils. I will never back and I will not recommend this hotel to no one!
Advice: Portinatx is an amazing beautiful town
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Good for: Beach
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2 readers found this review helpful
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" Lovely holiday "
Submitted By: Gem2401
I went to Club Vista Bahia last year and am quite shocked by some of the poor comments. I thought it was lovely place and the views were amazing which made me not focus on the negatives. When I say negatives they are petite like you can only get two drinks at a time and the drinks are in plastic cups. However, I didn't really care about that.
The food was brilliant for a 3*, the rooms clean, the staff friendly, energetic & helpful. Like people say, you get what you pay for. If people are really that disgusted by it then they should be spending more money and going to 4/5*'s.
I loved it so much there that I am going back again this year. I've been away to lots of places abroad but never have I felt so peaceful and calm as I did at the Vista Bahia.
The food was brilliant for a 3*, the rooms clean, the staff friendly, energetic & helpful. Like people say, you get what you pay for. If people are really that disgusted by it then they should be spending more money and going to 4/5*'s.
I loved it so much there that I am going back again this year. I've been away to lots of places abroad but never have I felt so peaceful and calm as I did at the Vista Bahia.
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
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When we first arrived, the receptionist informed us that we couldnt have our room yet as checking in didnt start for two hours. However, we were shown where we could leave our cases, and given our all inclusive bands and shown to the bar to have a drink and some snacks. When we returned the room was ready.
The room itself was spotless, with adequate furnishings and clean working bathroom (although could do with updating at some point in the future). The toilet however did keep filling, which was quite noisy. On mentioning this to the receptionist, within 5 minutes we were moved to another room, identical, but without the noisy toilet!
I am a very fussy eater,and thought that this might be a problem, however, there is a good variety of food available, and it is all well cooked and flavoured. The view from the dining room is amazing... you can see the sun set whilst eating your evening meal... perfect.
The staff are all friendly, and seem to speak a number of different languages. There is also a shop on site which stocks the basics. There are a lot of steps around the hotel, but this is stated clearly in the guide so I don't see why people have problems with it!
The swimming pools are all clean, and there are three, a deep one and two shallow, so they were never too crowded. There is also access to a lot of sun beds, and a lot of places to use them.
You can go down the steps at the hotel to the edge of the water, where there is a wooden board to get in. If your balance isn't amazing, I wouldn't recommend this, but if you get the chance, get in there with some snorkelling gear... there are so many fish and plants, its amazing!
Having booked the holiday 20 hours before we flew out, we were apprehensive about the holiday, especially with it being our fist holiday as a couple, and reading the negative reviews. However, everything was perfect, and I would love to have the chance to go again next year.
Advice: Portintx is beautiful, clean beaches, nice shops, activities to take part in.
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Good for: Beach