“I see adverts offering it "from £8/night". I wouldn't pay more.”
Unfortunately, I did. Travelling with two small children (1 ½ and 4 ½), we booked it as part of a pre-paid holiday package. It cost us £1500 for two weeks, so about £100 per day. At this price, it was... disappointing is about the mildest I can say.
There is no air-condition, only ceiling fans. We had two bedrooms. The room sizes were just about, but the kitchen was tiny, with no room for more than one person at a time. It was also vary basic, we had to supply absolutely everything from kitchen salt to washing up liquid. But at least there was a fridge and a microwave. There was a daily cleaning service but the floors were absolutely filthy. There was no chance of walking around barefoot as you ended up with black feet in seconds. Towels were replaced daily but soap or shower gel was never replenished and the bed sheets were changed only once per week.
We soon discovered tiny ants in the kitchen, so we had to keep any opened food packages in the fridge. Later we also found cockroaches in the bathroom. When I brought one to the reception, the receptionist said, "Oh yes, a cucaracha (Spanish for cockroach). They are everywhere!" We killed 5 in the two weeks we stayed there.
Our holiday package did not include food, but there are two supermarkets just a few steps outside, so that was no problem. There are also a few eateries right at the premises and a lot more nearby. Just don't think too much about those cockroaches.
On the positive side, we only used the apartment as a base to go around and return there only to sleep. It served the purpose pretty well. Including the two days that we spend just lazing about in the hotel pool (I liked the rooftop one with a spectacular view of the sea and the cliffs; and it also had a bar that served hot food). Tiny children's playground with about two seesaws was closed for maintenance during our entire stay, but the children didn't miss it thanks to the pool.
As a summary, I would recommend it to a budget traveller, with a VERY strong emphasis on the word budget.
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9 November 2011
Dear Mr Pichlo,
Thank you for your critics, thanks to them we can always improve our services day by day.
I am sorry that you didn´t received the washing up liquid and the soaps every day during your stay. Would kindly ask you the next time to report this at our 24 hours reception so we can correct our faults during your stay.
I know that is not an excuse but this year the summer was longer as normal and due to the hot months there are more indigenous bugs on the Canary Islands. We are testing new formulas to combat them. We apologise for it.
Nevertheless, we are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and than you for recomending us.
Kind regards,
Viktoria Demeter
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