By anyone's standard, 110 euros a night is not cheap for accomodation in Spain and that is what we paid to stay in this dreary place. On arrival it took 30 minutes - yes 30 minutes to check us in. The dozy desk clerk then sent us to our apartment with an electronic key. The apartment was a fair walk from the reception and when we got to the apartment we found that the lock on the door was a key - not credit card type. I had to walk all the way back and then found that she had only given me the credit card key for the electricity within the apartment - not the key to the door - no apology for the mistake of course. The patched up scars on the door caused by somebody obviously trying to break in with a jemmy did not bode well. Potential guests should note that security is very lax in this complex - anyone can walk in off the street and into the apartment block via a door onto the street through the pool area. Inside the apartment the decor and furnishings were original pure 70s - dark dismal and depressing. The shower had to be held by hand as the attachment to hold it on the wall was broken. The cleaning staff seemed efficient and kept the place clean but our towels were not changed once during our 6 night stay - this is totally unacceptable for a place charging 110 euros a night. The swimming pool area is very uninviting surrounded by a horrible concrete jungle and the water looked murky and greasy. The lift did not work for the last two days of our holiday and we had to drag our cases down flights of stairs.There seemed to be much better places in Roquetas to stay than this dump and I would advise anyone against booking here unless you are only paying dirt cheap prices like some previous reviewers paid and are on a tight budget. Roquetas itself is a pleasant resort - plenty of cafes/bars in the evening and a lovely beach - never crowded even in August. The holidaymakers were nearly all Spanish with a few British Dutch and Germans as well. The British seemed to be nice families - no drunks etc.. its not that kind of resort. There were some grim 'British' bars in the resort - e.g M25 & Y Da Wakes (??) God knows why anyone would want to sit in them when there are so many pleasant places to go. Needless to say they were virtually empty each night we passed - don't know how they can survive. We would go back to Roquetas but would stay in one of the nice hotels like the Sabinal which is in a better part of the resort anyway. By the way we booked our transfer from Almeria airport with Shuttle Direct - their service was excellent - would highly recommend them.
