Hotel Royal Suite

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I stayed here for a week and everything was fine. The resort was nicely structured and spacious without everything being too far apart. The location was great, a short walk to the beach and small market shops with some lovely cafes and restaurants nearby (especially Tonysnonsolocafe!) The atmospher… more

I stayed here for a week and everything was fine. The resort was nicely structured and spacious without everything being too far apart. The location was great, a short walk to the beach and small market shops with some lovely cafes and restaurants nearby (especially Tonysnonsolocafe!) The atmosphere was lovely, the open bar by the pool was great and the food was very varied each day too with lots of options as well as Mediterranean options and classic breakfast options. There was always food available throughout the day so you won't go hungry. The bar area closes at 11pm and I loved the huge amount of cats that lived in the resort. The animation team guy was great at keeping the energy up and entertaining the guests constantly and the resort was spotless always, the room service were so hardworking and the rooms were lovely too. The only thing I would say is that the room had no AC at all but when we asked at the reception they gave us a fan as soon as possible to solve the problem. Overall, a very pleasant stay and would recommend to anyone.

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“Great little low-budget hotel.”

So we are here right now and have been here for a week so far, another week left to go. I will update review after the last week. The hotel is very clean, the staff work tirelessly to keep it clean and tidy. The staff are all lovely and helpful. The food is pretty good in my opinion it's always f… more

So we are here right now and have been here for a week so far, another week left to go. I will update review after the last week. The hotel is very clean, the staff work tirelessly to keep it clean and tidy. The staff are all lovely and helpful. The food is pretty good in my opinion it's always fresh and constantly being topped up, with lots of choices to choose from. The decor is a bit dated and there are areas that are getting a bit tatty but then it's not 5 star and the price reflects that. Yes there's no air conditioning but they happily supplied us with a fan which helps us. The location of the hotel is slightly out of the way from a beach or bars but again I feel that is reflected in the price. If you want five star on the beach you will pay a premium for that. We found it a pleasant walk to the nearest beach and found a bar with live music about a 20 minute leisurely walk from the hotel, along with a small selection of shops and restaurants. You could get a taxi which would cost less than €6 as we did this the first time we went. There are two absolutely stunningly beautiful beaches nearby (Esmerelda and Sotavento) but you would need a hire car, taxi, bus or hire scooter to get to them as a walk would be difficult in my opinion. I estimate a taxi would be approximately €10. If I had to pick faults then I did see the occasional dead cockroach, (4 in the space of one week) which happens at hotels abroad, but only outside and never in the restaurant or food area. My main gripe would be that the music by the outside pool can get way too loud, it's irritating, especially if it's not to your personal taste or language. I found it particularly annoying as I just wanted a nice quiet, relaxing time by the pool reading my book but I had to stop reading as the music was too loud for me to concentrate. At cettain times it seems the guy from the entertainment team was having his own little party with his favourite music playing very loud but the lifeguard liked to play music loud too, this was too loud for me and this is my main issue at this hotel. The other gripe I have is a common one at all hotels unfortunately - it is that patrons will put towels on the sunbeds then leave, for hours, before returning and the staff do nothing about this, they don't remove them, even when we mentioned it to the lifeguard he just shrugged. So lots of sunbeds are 'reserved' for the selfish people who only want to sit there for short periods but want the 'best spots' kept for themselves all day. I think it would be much better for all patrons if these towels are removed once the person doesn't return within 30 minutes, it would stop people doing it. I saw this happen at a hotel in Gran Canaria - the lifeguards removed them if they'd been left there for half hour - and it worked really well. This is a recommendation I would make. All in all I think this is a good hotel at a reasonable hotel and would recommend it for low budgets. Can't upload photos for some reason, will add them once home, along with update from second week.

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“Easy and simple.”

I had been to this hotel about 8 years ago and remember it being easy and quiet, we booked again but this time with 2 children. Everyone was friendly and no issues being English whatsoever. We enjoyed the indoor poor quite a lot as most of the time it was just us in the pool! Perfect Rooms: Nice … more

I had been to this hotel about 8 years ago and remember it being easy and quiet, we booked again but this time with 2 children. Everyone was friendly and no issues being English whatsoever. We enjoyed the indoor poor quite a lot as most of the time it was just us in the pool! Perfect Rooms: Nice and clean - Basic but decent enough for the small amount of time you actually spend in there. No air con but our room did have a ceiling fan and we took our own with us. 2 sofa beds made up and were firm and comfortable - the kids slept well. Mini fridge in room stocked with water when you arrive but wasn’t replenished. Shower was powerful. Food: my husband had a full plate with plenty of variety every day, lots of choices for him. I’m more fussy but I was content with pasta / chips / fruit and salad every day. The kids were fine with their choices and enjoyed the ice creams! Drink: it’s a self serve bar which was brilliant, no one was taking advantage and never a queue. You can have cocktails made in an evening if you want. Entertainment: we didn’t do much on an evening as we have a 4yr old so after dinner we retreated back to our room. So I cannot comment on that part. Pool: shame it doesn’t open until 10am - with a young child getting up from 7am it would of been nice to get on the pool early but apart from that it’s a nice size, good to have the choice of the indoor pool too with panels you can open for air. Didn’t feel indoors as such. Would I go again? Yes it’s cheap and cheerful, no expectations and you’ll have a fabulous time, it’s simple and ideal for a quiet week away. I wouldn’t recommend if you want a lively atmosphere, but we didn’t want that :)

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“There is quiet holidays...then there is QUIET. Even my elderly nan would be bored.”

I am staying here currently. When I booked almost a year ago I wanted a quiet holiday but this would be too quiet even for my nan (and she's 86) Hotel immaculately clean and rooms are very spacious. Staff friendly and polite but entertainment almost non existent, not even any music played. Less tha… more

I am staying here currently. When I booked almost a year ago I wanted a quiet holiday but this would be too quiet even for my nan (and she's 86) Hotel immaculately clean and rooms are very spacious. Staff friendly and polite but entertainment almost non existent, not even any music played. Less than about 20 British people in the hotel and although this is not a problem I am really missing some of our humour and banter. Also missing the British courtesy!! I don't feel like I've laughed since we arrived 4 days ago!! We are leaving the hotel in the evenings because we are absolutely bored stiff but there is almost nothing to do in Costa Calma. It is dead with only a few bars available. The TV in our room doesn't even work so that is not an option. We are also buying our own food as the all inclusive offerings are average at best. Breakfast best meal of the day. We love the cats around the hotel and they always seem pleased to see us, we saw a hedgehog too which made us smile. The gardens are all nicely maintained and I really like the traditional Mediterranean features around the hotel but we are spending much more time away from the place than we intended to. Really beautiful island but if this holiday has taught me anything it is to research resorts much more carefully before booking in future. If we ever return we will be staying at the other side of the island where there is more to do.

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