Rooms not too bad, have been to better naturist hotels, Food poor, flies on dishes, and outside service, also bad with sparrows pecking at the food. Would not recommend eating in hotel, I used to go out to the Blue Parrot, where I found meals that I could enjoy, some nights they have entertainment on, and the owners were very friendly, tried Frankies Bar, but not much going on.

Stayed here for 10nights in Aug and couldn't have had a more relaxing time. Our room was well kept, the food although not outstanding, you would need to be really fussy to go hungry. Pool was brilliant. Animation team seemed to put a lot of effort in but didn't put anyone under any pressure to join in. I have stayed in Vera Playa several times but i think i enjoyed the hotel most of all. I hate to use the term 'specialist hotel' as i found everyone to appear to be and behave perfectly 'normal' ,perhaps even better but without the restrictions of clothes. I saw no bad or untoward behaviour and would not hestate to recommend that people give it a try at least once in their life. The staff were helpful although i suspect the recession is having an effect.

This was our first trip to Vera Playa but it certainly won't be our last! Altogether, this was the most relaxing and restful week's holiday we have had in a long time.

The hotel itself is pretty modest although kept clean and well maintained. The rooms and public areas are dated but fine. The outdoor freeform pool with adjacent jacuzzi is very attractive although the bodies do end up clustered pretty close together on the loungers by the pool. We chose to spend our days down at the fantastic naturist beach, where the hotel has some loungers and shades (daily rental at extra cost), popping up to the pool to cool off from time to time. There is a gate offering direct access from hotel to beach next to the pleasant indoor pool which provided a warmer swimming experience, very nice at the end of the beach day.

The restaurant is classic 4 star hotel large scale buffet. Far from great but adequate for a week. The outdoor dining terrace is really fine though. We went half board which had the flexibility of taking either lunch or dinner each day and mostly went out for dinner in the evening. There seems to be a good range of restaurants in the area (hire car required and driver stay off the drink-in addition to that being the only right thing to do the police are all over the roundabout near the hotel at night) and we particularly liked the steakhouse on the road into Garrucha.

The short street running up to the hotel has a number of unremarkable shops, bars and restaurants and could well do with some smartening up but it is an ok enough place to have a couple of drinks.

Overall though, the great beach and the easy naturist atmosphere round the hotel make for a really relaxing time where you just feel the stress dropping off. We'd really recommend it!

I have stayed at this hotel several times: my first visit was in 1998. Initially I loved it : it subsequently seemed to go downhill a bit after two of the entertainment team (Miryan Carrasco and Elisabet Peral) left, but I really enjoyed my latest stay. The current entertainment team (David, Leticia and Marylu) were outstanding, working very hard both for the daytime activities (aquagym, aquavolley, aerobics, tonificacion, etc) and for the night-time entertainment.
In August there was (as usual) a very Spanish feel to the hotel, which I like: Germans and Brits were in a minority. There was quite a ‘family’ feel to the hotel with a wide mix of ages. It was noticeable that most of the Spaniards seemed to choose the east side of the pool, ie facing the evening sun, whereas the Germans and Brits seemed to base themselves at the west end of the pool (facing the morning sun). There is a good lukewarm jacuzzi and a good high-pressure shower at the west end of the pool. There is also a small gym, and a library with a surprisingly large number of English books left by previous guests.
In my opinion the restaurant is much better than some reviewers have given it credit for. There is a good choice at breakfast and a very good choice at both lunch and dinner. There are a lot of interesting Spanish dishes, especially different types of fish (with some delicious anchovies and very good smoked salmon). Personally I prefer to have my main meal at lunchtime (to take a break from the sun) and the restaurant is not very crowded then. It does get crowded in the evening when most of the ‘half-board’ guests take their main meal.
The room balconies have small airers on which you can peg out small items of clothing and towels to dry. This is a very useful facility (even in a naturist hotel where not much clothing is needed) which some other beach hotels don’t have.
The one disadvantage is that single guests almost always seem to be placed at the front of the hotel where the rooms are quite small and are noisy until the entertainment stops at about midnight. It is not the place for anyone who wants an early night! The night-time entertainment is usually quite good and worth watching: the only exceptions are a couple of nights when there is some very bland live music (eg 'tie a yellow ribbon' sung in a Spanish accent !).
I enjoyed the hotel so much that have already booked another trip for later this year.