Sun Club El Dorado - All Inclusive

“You get what you pay for , Wasn't too bad”

The reviews changed to poor after we had booked. Most people were very critical of the place. We didn't know what to expect. At check in a "drunk" was walking up and down cursing the place telling us to leave (along with a lot of swear words). The receptionists were pleasant considering what they h… more

The reviews changed to poor after we had booked. Most people were very critical of the place. We didn't know what to expect. At check in a "drunk" was walking up and down cursing the place telling us to leave (along with a lot of swear words). The receptionists were pleasant considering what they had to contend with. Our cabin was a bit like Butlins, 2 beds a bathroom and a small cupboard for wardrobe, a set of drawers, bedside tables and a sofa and coffee table. Basic and in need of a bit of a refurbish. Food was what you can expect from a Spanish all inclusive. You do get what you pay for. Serve your self food, with wine/beer/soft drinks/water all on tap. Mixture of some English and Spanish food, odd to find sprouts for breakfast but hey ho! saw some eating them. We certainly didn't go hungry but may be repetitive if you are there for 2 weeks. . The pool down by the cliffs was rather rowdy and had lots of children. Sunbeds chairs, and the main bar, along with a quiet room with armchairs. The middle pool was more for adults, sunbeds, chairs, a bar serving pizza when restaurant was closed, The pool at the top of the hill was large for both adults and children but we didn't go there as the sunbeds didn't allow you to alter the backrest. Bar men provide lovely cocktails but be aware they are free with the alcohol. Reception can order you a taxi to Palma. No shops around but someone said there was a Pizza place not far away they ate there. (not quite sure why) Shop on site but limited items, nothing pharmaceutical so take your own. My friend had a few mozzy bites and someone going home left her their antihistamine. On the whole a cheap holiday in the sun.

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“A decent review from a decent person”

Im going to break this review down into bullet points to make it easier for you, the reader. FOOD: - I am a fussy eater, fussy as in I eat fresh home cooked meals and food hygiene is essential for me - not fussy as in I only eat ready meals and ketchup (like most the people here). I never found a… more

Im going to break this review down into bullet points to make it easier for you, the reader. FOOD: - I am a fussy eater, fussy as in I eat fresh home cooked meals and food hygiene is essential for me - not fussy as in I only eat ready meals and ketchup (like most the people here). I never found an issue with the food. I always had something to eat, fresh grilled meat and fish everyday. - Breakfast is the same standard hotel breakfast you get everywhere. - One lady hated the food so much she was first in the queue everyday waiting to go in, exclaiming how much she hated the food, odd that isnt it? DRINKS - genuinely great. Didnt have the cheap petrolly taste that most all inclusives have. - The pina colada does look like cottage cheese because its coconut CREAM and its absolutely delicious - There are mugs to get hot drinks in at meal times and extra glasses available for other drinks on offer - some people forget to mention that and like to make life difficult for theirselves ROOMS - we had the most basic room, it was kept clean by us, the users. - Fresh towels every two days but could swap when needed - Shower was absolutely perfect great water pressure and we just decided to not have it on full blast and throw water everywhere so the room never flooded - quite a simple fix for such a large online issue. - Walls are paper thin, we have been lucky to not have any issues with neighbours but we also brought earplugs incase which was handy. STAFF - always willing to help if there is an issue. - Get treated with such disrespect by the people who stay here its a miracle that they keep their cool LOCATION - 505 and 504 bus go into palma and S’Arenal. Nice busses - have aircon, both tap on tap off with any bank card and with no fees. Really easy to use and are great to visit. - S’Arenal has a lovely beach and is very lively lots of good restaurants and bars and is a good day out - Palma is lovely definitely worth a visit - cathedral is beautiful lots of shops and lots of restaurants MOBILITY - If you have mobility issues; youd like to think youd have the common sense to read up before hand that this isnt the place for you. It is hilly but if you are relatively healthy then its absolutely doable. - DO NOT GO DOWN TO THE BEACH. Its just unsafe. Go to S’Arenal ENTERTAINMENT - Was entertaining - cant fault it… apart from .. this brings me to my final section THE CLIENTELE - Rough as TOAST (about 50% of them) - Think that because they booked to go on holiday this means everything is catered to them and ONLY them - Love the drama of arguing with staff and will quite literally find anything to complain about - Definitely looking for a freebie by leaving bad reviews - Honestly not very nice people. Rude, obnoxious, self centred - Think they are the main character except theyre not - The food is catered to these people, i can almost guarantee if you offered them a fresh beautiful platter of fruits; vegetables, grilled fish or anything that wasnt covered in ketchup and cooked in a microwave then they wouldn’t like it Basically, ignore the bad reviews. They are left by lets say… not the kind of people you’d want to take advice from. They are looking for a handout from someone somewhere and absolutely love to be miserable. If you do your research before you book a hotel (like you usually would) they wouldn’t be complaining about half the things they are. On our first night here we witnessed a full grown man throw a paddy about paying £30 in tourist tax which he deemed a scam (yet is very common across European hotels) and said he was NEVER coming back… Staff lovely, pools lovely, food lovely, location great for price, flys a bit annoying but hey, if you can handle the other residents then you’ll be fine! Would recommend (probably not it you have mobility issues or kids though) Heres some of the fun things I witnessed as a quite observer this holiday, just for fun: - A lady with COPD saying she couldnt get in the pool because it was too cold and then proceeded to light a cigarette - A lady complaining about the hills whilst smoking a cigarette - People with mountains of food but somehow complaining about it all - A lady saying she got into a fight with her neighbours who asked her to turn her garage music off at 7am but ‘ IM ON MY HOLIDAY I CAN DO WHAT I WANT’

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