Sbh Monica Beach Hotel

“Very nice hotel but a few negatives.”

I'm just back from a weeks stay at The Monica Beach Resort and thought I would write my review to counteract some of the negative reviews posted recently. I have therefore given it a, fairly generous 4 stars. I booked directly with the hotel and was allocated a very nice room,30, in the main buildi… more

I'm just back from a weeks stay at The Monica Beach Resort and thought I would write my review to counteract some of the negative reviews posted recently. I have therefore given it a, fairly generous 4 stars. I booked directly with the hotel and was allocated a very nice room,30, in the main building. The room was large with a very comfortable bed and just as important great pillows. I slept very well throughout my stay. There was a good sized settee, small table and chars and a large balcony overlooking the pool again with two chairs and a table. I would often bring drinks up here in the evening as the seating was more relaxing than around the bar. The shower was excellent, plenty of hot water and it heated up very quickly. Daily cleaning was carried out to a high standard. There are 2 bars open during the day, pool bar and Africa bar next to the beach. I had no trouble getting served in either of them, table clearing etc. could be a bit more efficient and the Africa bar could do with some miner refurbishment but no major grumbles. Now I am afraid a few negatives. The food in the restaurant was not great, a lack of variety and often some items not hot enough. The exception was on one day when customer review forms were left on the tables, and that night everything was much better. Try to keep that standard up all the time! On the drinks side. Unlike a previous review I enjoyed the coffee from the machines. The alcoholic drinks were much as most AI hotels, I was happy with the beer and Spanish spirits but thought the red wine was particularly poor. One issue which should be addressed urgently is the situation of the hand dryers in the toilets, practically all of them don't work, but instead of providing paper towels as an alternative loads of toilet rolls have been supplied. Now, management, have you tried drying your hands on this toilet roll, firstly you need metres of the stuff but then if your hands are properly wet the paper just disintegrates into soggy bits. Customer hand washing in places with a buffet style restaurant is very important and this lack of hand drying facilities does not encourage thorough washing. I would also suggest hand sanitiser be made available around the hotel. I joined the All Inclusive by SBH scheme which allows guests to use the AI facilities in another 3 SBH hotels in Costa Calma. I had lunch and used the bars quite regularly so thought the extra cost well worth it.

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