It's a standing joke between me and my husband that when I book a holiday I normally manage to find the naffest one going!
Not this year! Oh yes I finally got it bang on the money.
This Aparthotel was a jem. We arrived at the hotel via a taxi booked three days prior to our arrival (you email the hotel direct and they will arrange it for you and get you the price and email you back). Ours cost 96 Euros round trip for three of us.
When we got there the hotel looked very smart, the receptionist admitted her limitations of her English, however we understood her perfectly well, we were shown to our apartment. Now let me tell you this is normally the moment I dread, I sent my husband in first just to check! He said it looked lovely so I dared to enter... what a pleasant welcome. A lovely clean apartment consisting of a bedroom with twin beds, bedside tables and a two double wardrobes, large bathroom with sink/mirror/vanity unit, bidet, toilet and shower over the bath. A kitchenette area with a double hob, a microwave, fridge, sink and the usual utensils. (note to self...must take washing up liquid, tea, coffee and sugar next time!)
The living area in ours only had one sofabed as we only had one child with us (but the pictures show two sofabeds) another double wardrobe, a television and table and chairs. (TV only has two English speaking channels CNN and another Financial News channel). There was a balcony and four chairs outside with a drying rack for towels etc. Our room (as do most of them) overlooked the pool which was lovely to wake up to each day!
The pool itself was clean and child/adult friendly. There was the large pool which had a sloping entry for kids, a 15-20 ft deep plunge type pool which was approx 5ft deep, the water from this cascaded over the edge into the large pool. Over the back was a baby pool as well, something for everyone!
There were plenty of sun loungers, and considering
a) it was the peak season and
b) it was full of Germans
there wasn't one reserved lounger in sight!
The Germans very much dominated not only this apartment and the sister hotel opposite, but very much the entire resort. I didn't have any problem with this as I really wanted to get away from brits abroad and most of the other residents spoke English. In fact whilst we were there we were one of only 3 English couples, I would say another 20% was Spanish and the rest German. I would say we only came unstuck on a couple of occasions with not understanding however there was generally someone on hand to assist.
There was a small supermarket across the road for lunch, drinks and nibbly bits open 9-9 Mon - Sat and 11-4 Sun.
There were a couple of parades with nicky nack shops , restaurants and bars. There were some lovely looking beaches in the area, all within walking distance, but I'm not into sandy crevices for days afterwards but each to there own!
The evening entertainment was .....well pretty average but hey I can wear that when everything else was so nice!
There is a kids club but it's not your usual book them in/out type, it's a bit more free and easy. However we had to giggle when at the evening kids disco they recited the music man with everyone re enacting flying aeroplanes in a circle to the Dambusters music!!
The restaurant was well stocked with an assortment for Veggies, meateaters and kids. Lovely puddings and a great choice for breakfast.
You see the Matre De on your first evening and he will ask you where you want to sit (we requested outside as it wasn't as hot as inside) and there you sit every evening but at breakfast you sit anywhere. The wine /drinks you order are signed for each night and charged to your room.
The bar staff are very friendly, Carmen was a great hit with our 4 year old and the more you make the effort...the more free drinks you get!!!
We will definately be going back again next year, and we really need to brush up on our Spanish, even though you may ask in Spanish you may get answered in German! But hey when in Rome....This was rated as a **** star and I couldn't agree more!
- Isla De Cabrera Aparthotel Hotel
