My husband & I went to the Mangalan hotel last May 2011. The hotel was very clean. the staff were very helpful. It was down hill from there. We only had potatoes and veg once in two weeks, Thin chips were available if you like that sort of thing. The bar was no more than a cafe or canteen. The dance area was a conservatory with patio chairs & tables. entertainment was twin men with a key board. One was singing the other playing. We did enjoy the music as they played mostly the 60s music and their was pretty good too. The area is poor, no where to go we walked for an hour, never saw a bus or a cafe/bar. Busses should run every 3/4 hour.
I think if you are planning to go there, hire a car or some other sort of transport. We were very bored and we were very dissapointed with the holiday.

This hotel is really lovely and the staff great. Only problem is the sound proofing of the bedrooms.
One could hear the people in the next room showing, flushing the toilets, snoring etc
Lost a lot of sleep. also the door slam and make such a noise.
The location is not good if it is out of saeson as most of the shops etc are closed and you need to catch a bus to get anywhere

Booked in late one night when the raised bridge further up the strip broke down and left us stranded from our holiday apartment. We'd been waiting for hours until we gave up on the bridge getting fixed (we had our three over tired tots in the back of of the car). Hotel mangalan was our salvation! They gave us a discounted rate for adjoined twin rooms and then let us have the use of the pool all day the next day (in mid October it was basically our own private pool) Charming service, unlike other reviewers, I did not feel discriminated against because I was English, ( I think it might more likely be an issue the hotel staff have with finickity SAGA customers! ) it's a gem of a place on an otherwise overdeveloped stretch of Spanish coastline. My kids are insistent we return for a full week next year!!!

Good hotel, enjoyed the breakfast large variety of food freshly cooked eggs and hot food.
Balconies whilst a good size they lack privacy completly and could be improved.
views were spectacular of both the mar menor and the sea.
Very friendly welcoming staff no problems, the mini bar was empty but we were told everything was available on request together with a room service charge which made two coffee's cost 9 euros. Spa prices also appeared to be very expensive but we did not have the time to use them so can not comment.
Generally a good hotel but there is noise from other rooms and it must be very noisy in July and August one feels.
We parked on the street for free with no problems