I read the review from the last person before I went to the Golf Center Apartments last week. I thought the review was pretty spot on and we went to most of the restaurants recommended in it and found that they were all good (particularly liked La Grappa and San Rocco although the service was pretty slow when we went). Also a really nice restaurant on the promenade called Koral which served lovely fish.
The apartment was much more spacious that I imagined, having booked a 'studio' for myself and my two daughters. There was a twin bedroom, good sized lounge area and kitchen and separate bathroom. We had a nice balcony overlooking the pool and another one overlooking the gofl course (which nobody ever seemed to be on!). It was clean and more than adequate, my only complaint was that the 'pull out' bed in the lounge wasn't very comfortable although it was a proper mattress. Some apartments are obviously privately owned by Spanish people.
The complex and indeed the whole resort is very Spanish. There were only a few Brits and some Dutch people when we were there, practically all the tourists are Spanish which suited me fine as you actually feel like you're in Spain! It is very much a resort with tourist shops etc. but there are nice bars and restaurants and the walk along the promenade is really lovely. The beach is fine shingle but nice and very quiet in places because it is so big - find yourself a palm tree to sit under and enjoy :)
The 2 pools at the complex are really lovely and not that busy (especially before 11am and mid afternoon when the Spanish don't seem to be out in the sun). Lots of sun loungers etc and very safe for children. The bar was quiet, we ate there twice for lunch and it was good value for money and useful if you can't be bothered going anywhere else.
As for the cats issue, well there are a few about. We probably saw 5 or 6 at any one time, nearly always in the car park. Apparently a lady feeds them and then takes them off to the hills away from the resort. They never bothered us really.
Margar supermarket is less than 10 mins walk from the apartments and has everything (except not a lot of fresh milk!) including lovely fresh bread daily. The walk from the apartments to the shops/restaurants isn't that attractive (past rather a lot of large bins) but it's not that big a deal. We liked the area closest to the apartments for eating out rather than the 'main' area a bit further on as it was quieter.
All in all I felt it was good value for money and nicer than I expected. The weather was fantastic and we had a great time. If two young teenagers are happy then it can't be all bad!
