I have just returned from a horrible 5 night stay at this very very basic place. I have tried hard to find anything good to say....the aircon works and the tiny lifts work ,thats all. This is no 3 star property..it does not even scrape 1 star. The location is abysmal. Bang on the road where the passerbys can stare straight into the pool. No privacy at all. The pool is small, claustrophobic and dont be fooled by separate childrens pool blurb. one child would be lucky to fit in it. The common areas are unappealing and dark. The rooms are basic and the flooring has seen years of disinfectant which has washed off all colour. The bathroom is rank. The food hall is a mad scamble. For dinner there is a queue at 7:00 and the place shuts by 8:30. Pickpokets in the queue. Lost 50 Euros. The guests, all russian, dash to the buffet and it is like a shameless scamble. The food is basic (but well cooked), no labels to tell you what you are eating. The fish is always good. The red meat is like tough boots. Breakfast is a very weak affair. Hardly any tea making facility. No eggs and sausages are the rubbish LIDL bratwurst kind. The staff are stern and disinterested. The russians dont seem to mind the low standards that this place offers. No English guests at all. The whole resort is dominated by russian speaking visitors. Spattering of germans too. Not much to do and quite tacky. The Costa Bravas are very unappealing these days. Worst of all you have to check out at 10:00 am, resulting in lazing guests in the common areas.
Avoid this place. It is not a 3 star facility. It is pitiful what this hotel offers you.
- Cartago Nova Hotel
