Aparthotel Fontanellas Playa

“Absolutely wonderful”

We spent 3 nights and had the junior suite seaview room. There are two different rooms, one with the balcony on the rooftop and the other room with the balcony on same floor. We had the room with rooftop balcony which was nice but I would have prefered balcony on same floor. Room was very clean … more

We spent 3 nights and had the junior suite seaview room. There are two different rooms, one with the balcony on the rooftop and the other room with the balcony on same floor. We had the room with rooftop balcony which was nice but I would have prefered balcony on same floor. Room was very clean but bathroom had motion movement light which at night was not so great. Breakfast was very good with lots of choices and dinner was also very good with a lot of choices. I would definitely go back again and recommend this hotel. It is right across the street from the beach and is centered well to go either way for restaurants and stores.

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“Great place”

Hotel was great. On the beach. Staff friendly and helpful. Special thanks to Ester at reception for helping us book excursions and getting help to make our room just right. Also to the greater lady at the restaurant who always remembered our room number. Beautiful island! So happy we chose … more

Hotel was great. On the beach. Staff friendly and helpful. Special thanks to Ester at reception for helping us book excursions and getting help to make our room just right. Also to the greater lady at the restaurant who always remembered our room number. Beautiful island! So happy we chose this for our honeymoon.

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“Brilliant hotel with few faults”

We stayed in a sea view apartment which was beautiful, very clean and spacious. Cleaners were extremely friendly and efficient. Huge balcony with a gorgeous view and very close to everything. Reception staff were not very friendly and accommodating, on our last day we wanted to shower before going … more

We stayed in a sea view apartment which was beautiful, very clean and spacious. Cleaners were extremely friendly and efficient. Huge balcony with a gorgeous view and very close to everything. Reception staff were not very friendly and accommodating, on our last day we wanted to shower before going to the airport and we were told there was showers available. There is a 20€ deposit per towel(cash only) which we were not informed on prior to this and we did not have 60€ cash with us, meaning we couldn’t get towels for our showers. Gym in the hotel is excellent with a great variety of equipment, indoor pool is not as nice as it it very stuffy and hot. Overall was a great experience.

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“Another holiday ruined by the loud music around the pool.”

We are just 3 days into a 7 day stay at this hotel.. The hotel and staff are lovely but be aware that if you are happy to sit round the pool with loud blaring. music in the afternoon this may be the place for you. It certainly is not for me and my wife. If we could afford to we would go somewhere … more

We are just 3 days into a 7 day stay at this hotel.. The hotel and staff are lovely but be aware that if you are happy to sit round the pool with loud blaring. music in the afternoon this may be the place for you. It certainly is not for me and my wife. If we could afford to we would go somewhere else for our final 4 days. I have just spoken to someone at the reception and he said to write in. Also next to the hotel there are some 5 a side football pitches and games are going on there until after 10.30 at night. We cannot even sit on our balcony to get away from the noise. We have to go to the beach to get away from it. Perhaps the hotel should note in their advertising for those who do not want loud music at the pool. Jim Blumire room 423

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“Overall the Fontanellas Plays is a nice hotel.”

First the positives (as we saw them): - Reception is friendly, speaks both Spanish and English and we never experienced any queuing. We even received a complimentary bottle of cava because a birthday was celebrated during our stay. Kudos for the attention. - Room (deluxe suite sea view) was spacio… more

First the positives (as we saw them): - Reception is friendly, speaks both Spanish and English and we never experienced any queuing. We even received a complimentary bottle of cava because a birthday was celebrated during our stay. Kudos for the attention. - Room (deluxe suite sea view) was spacious, had ample storage possibilities, self-controlled A/C, good sized fridge, a big TV (albeit with only few channel options), balcony overlooking the pool area and the seafront. The bed was big, even if quite soft, too soft for the Mrs. - Pool is big, lovely temperature, cleaned every night where it is also lit up for perfect photographs of the pool area which has plenty of sunbeds and parasols shading you from the sun. An optional extra are the balinese beds which are available from €40/day with various drinks and meal options. Towels are available for a deposit. - Selection, service and quality at the pool bar, Ses terressas, is great. A special mention goes out to Leydi. - DJ this Wednesday is one of the best performances. Guests were even dancing and singing along on the balconies. A big shout out to this gentleman. Now for the areas reducing this review; - Room; build quality sucks. Floorboards wobble and squeak, shower floor is UNLEVELLED leaving big puddles between glazing and door (reason for the door frame being rotted) and always give you wet feet when you use the toilet. The motion sensor lighting means when your bed partner gets up at night to go to the bathroom , the light floods out like being in a stadium. - The balcony door is fitted so poorly all sounds from pool and bar area as well as from the adjacent football courts and seafront comes in as loud as if it came from your own balcony. - Pool area has the classic 'No hogging of sun loungers' policy but is never enforced. We encountered several towels blocking them without any guests using them from as much as 5 hours. Pool is open from 10am to 6pm, but guests were swimming and playing from before 9am till gone 7pm, and often with behavior worse than in Aqua Land. Unaccompanied young children even occupied the spa pool. - Life guard on duty was either surfing on his phone or busy talking on it rather than actually watching the pool at all. From his seat that job will only ever be responsive and not proactive. - Maintenance/Sustainability. Hotel boasts a green profile, yet at every cleaning day we gad towels replaced that we hadn't put asked for (dropped on floor as instructed). The worst however is the complete waste of water every morning when staff 'cleaned' the pool area, splashing 100s liter of water without actually making the deck anything but wet. How, on an island that is hit by draught, this is hotel policy beats me. - Evening entertainment DJ. I don't think we have ever heard or seen DJs with so little sense for 'floor' and amateurish mixing skills - except as mentioned earlier. Facilities exempt from review due to not used; restaurant, spa, gym, internet. Overall, the Fontanellas Playa is a nice hotel but with so many other options in the vicinity, a return visit it is doubtful.

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