Although situated across the road from its sister (and much more expensive) hotel the Steigenberger Al Dau Beach, it's only a 5 min walk to the lovely private beach, and there's a golf cart ride if you're feeling lazy. The road you have to cross looks very busy on Google Earth, but things have changed and it's now a quiet block-paved backwater. There is a row of shops just to the right of the hotel gate, including a pharmacy.
Excellent beach with gently shelving sand (also ok for sandcastles), good bar, ok food, lovely toilets. Music at beach and hotel is low key,easy-listening and pleasant volume.
Hotel itself is clean and very nice. Staff are excellent, all very polite and helpful, and the manager greets you personally when you arrive! Rooms are spacious, comfy and well furnished. Bathrooms very good with powerful showers in glass cubicle. Beds comfy (rather firm) with duvets (don't know if this is all year but imagine a bit too hot in summer?)
The all-inc drinks are full strength and normal tasting. Not all bars have draught beer and the canned is a bit gassy and bland. The food is pretty good; plenty of fresh veg and salads, lovely bread, good choice of desserts and fruit. I don't know why but I often found the main dishes (always at least one meat plus fish) lacking something I can't explain (some were very over-salted), and found myself frequently filling up on the lovely soups and bread! But no real complaint and no upset tummies!
A nice location about 15-20 mins drive from the airport, nice gardens and pool area. For what we paid I was quite impressed and would go back again. In January the wind can be a bit strong and nippy in the evenings, but during the day it was sunny almost every day and well up into the mid 20s C.
Room Tip: Sadly it is built east/west. If your room is on the north side you will get NO sun on your balcony a...
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