Sbh Costa Calma Beach Resort

“Great pool and lovely beach”

I have just returned from a four night break to this hotel. We had a lovely relaxing few days away, at this hotel in a quiet and peaceful area of the island. The pool area is lovely. Always plenty of sun loungers. The pool itself is refreshing, and spotlessly clean. It’s big enough to swim properl… more

I have just returned from a four night break to this hotel. We had a lovely relaxing few days away, at this hotel in a quiet and peaceful area of the island. The pool area is lovely. Always plenty of sun loungers. The pool itself is refreshing, and spotlessly clean. It’s big enough to swim properly. It was great to have a beach directly connected to the hotel. This little bit of beach is sheltered from the wind, and also feels private. There are plenty of sun loungers on the beach. At high tide it is easy to get into the water for a swim, but it’s very rocky at low tide, so shoes are a good idea. The spa is lovely. I had two treatments, which I thoroughly enjoyed and were good value for money. There is also a jacuzzi and sauna, which looked good. Initially on check in, I was told that I would be put in a separate building, far from my friend, and from the restaurant, reception etc. due to the hotel being full. When I asked if there was an alternative room, there was actually a room in the main building. This room was fine. Spacious, and fairly clean (though there were three spiders living by the door!). The bathroom looked like it could do with a revamp, and bizarrely there was not a plug in the sink or the bath. My room was only cleaned on one occasion during the week, when the towel that I had put on the bath to be replaced was removed rather than replaced. The room was not cleaned, beds made etc. on any other occasion during my stay. Whilst I was not too worried about this, it seems strange for a four star hotel. The restaurant: this is huge, and gets busy. It’s certainly catering for a massive amount of people coming through! All meals were plentiful, if repetitive, with a good salad selection, vegetables, pasta and meats. As a vegetarian, it would’ve been nice for there to be a vegetarian ‘main option’ like with the meat, but I certainly did not go hungry. The desserts were nice, in particular the chocolate fountain. There were self service wine, soft drink and beer machines. The staff in the restaurant worked incredibly hard, and were always very friendly. The bars: it is a shame that despite the hotel apparently being full, only the bar just above the beach was open. Both pool bars were closed, meaning huge queues at times. The main bar inside the building was open during the evenings, and was fine. The staff in both bars were friendly, cheerful and helpful. There was a large outdoor seating area, and there was some form of entertainment each evening. A quick mention regarding the food and little tents for the hedgehogs and cats! These were lovely :-) Costa Calma is a quiet and peaceful area. There are a couple of beach bars, and a small ‘town’ area behind the hotels. The beaches in the area are lovely, and I would recommend a short taxi ride at high tide to see the lagoon at Sotavento. This beach is stunning, with a cool surf type bar serving lovely baguettes, ice creams etc. The area is geared up for kite surfers, which is fun to watch/join. Overall, we had a very relaxing few days at this hotel. The pool and beach area are definitely a highlight of the resort.

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“Could be better”

The hotel has seen better days. We did enjoy the break but felt that the overall maintenance of the buildings and grounds fell a little short of expectations of a 4 star hotel. The room was spacious and clean and we had no problems here but felt that the selection of food was limited and quite pred… more

The hotel has seen better days. We did enjoy the break but felt that the overall maintenance of the buildings and grounds fell a little short of expectations of a 4 star hotel. The room was spacious and clean and we had no problems here but felt that the selection of food was limited and quite predictable with similar dishes offered regularly. The location is special but overall we do not think that a return visit is on the cards.

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