We booked through flyglobespan, and were quite disappointed that a 4* hotel was really a 3* at the very most. Rooms were clean and air-conditioned, the usual hard single beds, but a gorgeous view of the beach from the balcony.

The pool area is pretty small with expensive drinks - alot of the locals use it too so it can get quite crowded. However, the beautiful beach is just across the road, but don't expect any facilities.

La Manga seems to be a place that is very much still to accommodate tourists from abroad. It is a place that the Spanish come to at weekends, which is great, but there doens't seem to be any Spanish culture either!

Everything closes in the afternoon, so if you haven't had lunch by 1pm then forget being served anywhere! We also found the restaurant owners to be quite rude, and would happily let you sit there while they ignore you.

The nightlife wasnt great either, we found a cute little Irish bar across the road, which had fantastic staff, but really there was not much to do when the sun went down.

Food at the hotel was ok, but I am not a fussy eater, so if you are picky you may have trouble. Also dinner doesn't start serving till 8.30pm so if you missed the 1pm lunch it's a long wait!

Hotel staff were nice and friendly, it was a pleasant stay, but we were only there for the weekend. I would recommend waiting a couple of years before it is ready for tourists although I hear The Manga Club is the place to stay if you are not from Spain.

We booked this holiday on Flyglobespan. Couldn't find much on the internet about the hotel or resort so didn't really know what to expect. We loved the hotel from the minute we arrived. We had a large room on the 5th floor with a corner balcony so one half of the balcony faced the Lake and the other the sea. There was a small kitchen in the room with a large fridge so we could make our own lunch every day. Rooms were basic but clean and quite large. We were half board and the food was amazing! Usual type of breakfast with fry-up, cereals, fruit and pastrries. Dinner was buffet served but did not disappoint. Me and my husband love red meat and vegetables and there was plenty to be had. One night we went up three times for steak. Also had some fish, pasta and pizza dishes etc... Desert was ok but i am not a fan of spanish deserts anyway!! The main problem in the hotel was that the staff could hardly speak a word of English. Luckily for us my husband could speak some Spanish. At the time we were there (last week in May) the hotel was filled with six bus loads of Spanish pensioners from Murcia and only about 10 brits but that suited us to a tee. The pool was empty so we could take our own drinks and food to the poolside and had our pick of sunbeds. The reason for thi swas because La Manga was dead and the pensioners didnt really do the pool thing! My main disappointment was the resort of La Manga. I thought it would be quite a classy resort but it is definately not. It was so quiet when we were there that i fell slightly uneasy out walking at night. However we were told that it does get busy from June. To sum up, good hotel, good food, strange resort and very windy due to the sea and lake!

The Hotel was ok but not 4*. No entertainment at all.
Pool bar opens sometimes but serves no food.
La Manga was very disappointing nothing interesting to do or see.
Lots of buildings but no people!!! Did not see one bus or taxi whilst
we were there. (Weekend break Thurs-Sun)
Thank goodness the kids were at home we would have been
struggling to keep them amused.

hotel was very poor for a four star no better than a two star. no entertainment unless you liked to play cards or listen to a young lady sing and dance in spanish.the food was very basic well below the standard you would expect from a four star hotel. from our balcony we could see the sea over a large block of tatty flats. the pool bar was never open when we were there the snack bar sold only coffee, crisps and biscuits no hot food for a snack at lunch time.very disappointing, would not recomend.