Evenia Zoraida Garden

“read if you are British”

I was very skeptical of visiting after I had seen the reviews… but our holiday was booked so I decided to give it a go anyway. when we got there, the receptionist gave us our room number a long with some information about where we could go. We found it very useful. I’d also like to say that when... more

I was very skeptical of visiting after I had seen the reviews… but our holiday was booked so I decided to give it a go anyway. when we got there, the receptionist gave us our room number a long with some information about where we could go. We found it very useful. I’d also like to say that when we went to reception to ask questions, they were extremely helpful and happy to help. Now about the food, I personally liked it. There was a grill, some variety of food like chicken, pizza, chips, and some food I had never heard of. I gave it a try and loved some of it! The pool was big, it was never crowded. There is also plenty of sun beds, so no need to worry waking up at 3AM to make sure you get one! But if you want one right next to the pool, you may have to wake up at 8am (that’s when breakfeast starts anyway!) -entertainment is mainly Spanish, and most people who go are Spanish. So if you have kids, or are looking to make friends and be expecting a British style holiday- you’re wrong ! It’s not the hotels fault, because Almería isn’t a very touristic place in general. But do not complain when it’s mainly Spanish my only negative -some staff looked at you funny, made you feel uncomfortable. it’s mainly the restaurant staff.. they were super disrespectful and laughed AT US IN OUR FACES?!? I was super upset. But we didn’t let that ruin our holiday!

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“Great week for the price you pay. Any moaners clearly booked the wrong type of trip.”

It’s a long one, but should be helpful for British families: Starting from the beginning… Reception staff didn’t give us enough info. Like the fact 2 kids under 2 didn’t get cot/bed to sleep in. They advised the kids should sleep in the two double beds with the adults or together. €50 for the wee... more

It’s a long one, but should be helpful for British families: Starting from the beginning… Reception staff didn’t give us enough info. Like the fact 2 kids under 2 didn’t get cot/bed to sleep in. They advised the kids should sleep in the two double beds with the adults or together. €50 for the week for 2 cots. Crazy that TUI didn’t let us know of this either. Reception staff then gave us our room keys and said 4th floor etc. No helpful information. The rooms: 2 adults, 2 kids, 2 double beds, 2 cots. This then gave us no room to move within the room. Positives were the rooms were super clean, tidied every day and changed our towels. Balcony small. All inclusive food and drinks: The food was what you expect for ‘all inclusive food’ basically, anyone complaining about this is silly when it’s probably above standard for what you pay for the all inclusive food and comparing to others we have been to. A fresh grill with a selection of steaks, burgers, sausages, omelettes or other choices, available at all meal times. Table service for drinks in these bars. Bottles of lager (Estrella) 7up, Pepsi, always available. The restaurants around the resort were great at lunch times. They did struggle when one of our kids have a few allergies, and advise that lunch and dinner that chips and sausage or burgers were available… but they didn’t help too much with this. Branded ice creams, magnums, mini milks, twisters and Cornettos were available all the time. Packets of crisps too. Never seen this on an all inclusive. Estrella beer on tap, several rums, a gin bar, vodkas you name it. Iced drinks, milkshakes, coffees, slush puppies. Great selection. Water machines dotted around everywhere you look, a great feature. The restaurants: Don’t even bother trying to get in here unless you’re Spanish. The restaurant managers were rude when asking to book a table giving us a fake time to go a try and book a table once too ha! Atmosphere: We went Sunday (evening) to Sunday evening, and from Monday to Thursday, the hotel was a perfect mix of nationalities, and ratio of room to people too. Friday to Sunday the locals flooded in and it was way too busy. Queuing for drinks, crowded kids pool, lack of decent seating on an evening at the entertainment. The bigger slides were fun for all ages 6+ maybe? Table service on an evening was great. The kids entertainment was cool and they enjoyed it. Pretty much the same songs every night. We then saw a few bands, a juggler and a Disney performance for the later night entertainment. Location: 20 mins in a private transfer from the airport was great. A town 10/15 mins walk away, but didn’t find too much to do there. The hotel good enough from start of the day to the finish, for a weeks trip. Big shout out to the staff (apart from the restaurants staff). Bar staff were great! Pleasant helpful and never stop working. Food hall staff also very helpful and hardworking. Cleaners everywhere you look too. Poolside bins emptied several times per day, great to see. All in all, would definitely go back for the price you pay, because of how nice 95% of the staff were and the general cleanliness of the hotel. The food was above average and the drinks go down a treat. Review from 2 adults 2 kids (under 2). Based on a cheapish trip comparing to the more expensive trips we have been on.

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“Very disappointing holiday!!”

Having been to this hotel 5 years ago and had a great time, thought we would go back. VERY BAD idea!! The hot food was COLD and extremely repetitive. The Spanish people were rude and unfriendly. They were served the best steaks whilst we were given the grislily steaks, etc. The two children w... more

Having been to this hotel 5 years ago and had a great time, thought we would go back. VERY BAD idea!! The hot food was COLD and extremely repetitive. The Spanish people were rude and unfriendly. They were served the best steaks whilst we were given the grislily steaks, etc. The two children with us were hungry causing us to eat out.(Not good on an all inclusive holiday.) The entertainment was mostly in Spanish so hard to keep kids entertained. The kids club was manned by non English speaking, so English children had no chance to understand or be understood. The only good thing was that it was very clean. Would not return or recommend this hotel.

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