Good value for money, we have been many times so knew what to expect. The apartments are clean & have all your need. If you want to use the safe or tv you have to pay extra which we already knew.

Only down side was our toilet in the bathroom broke & water kept coming out from the bottom of the basin and we were unable to use it, they did fix it same evening & told us not to put any paper down it!! We were there for 2 weeks and this happened twice in the first week. After that we only used it when it was really necessary which did put a downer on the apartment.

We were in block 8, I think some of the other blocks may have been renovated

Very close to the beach and restaurants so excellent location. Was close to the airport of did get woken up by the planes, 1st one was at 7.40am

Its about a 45 walk to the center of Puerto del Carman and an hour to the old town.

las gaviotas bungalows are in 8 different sites, we stayed at site no 7 room 4. the swimming pool was right outside our door and was heated. rooms very spacious and spotlessly clean but quite cold at night even with an extra blanket. we had microwave, toaster, kettle and 2 ring cooker, hairdryer in bathroom. tv was 4euro per day or 21 per week 10 euro deposit for remote control, safety box 17.50 per week and10 deposit for key. internet in reception was 1euro for 20 minutes. staff very friendly, cleaner came in 3 days a week, changed towels twice in a week and changes sheets once a week. Matagorda is very clean and flat, 5 mins from airport, takes about 1 hour 15 mins to walk into puerto del carmen. local bar called Gee Gees is friendly irish bar and quite cheap. Japanese restaurent is not to be missed. About 10 mins walk on the sea front brings you to the Anchor bar that has a quiz, bingo and pig racing on fridays, elvis on tuesdays, say hello to keith and lorraine who will make you very welcome. all in all a fab holiday and we would definately return. Enjoy :-)

Before going, I read the reviews on here and was quite concerned, however once we got there I was instantly put at ease. Receptionist was lovely, and although we had to wait for the minibus to take us round to the apartment, it really wasn't bad. Was quite amused by the garden chair in the back of the minivan!!

Room was basic - but that's precisely what we paid for. Could have done with an oven, but then again you don't go on holiday to cook! Maids cleaned every day, sheets and towels were changed on time. Can't remember now which block we stayed in, though I think it was seven. Pool was absolutely freezing, but with the beach nearby I spent little time there. The terrace was gorgeous, a real sun-trap and we quite enjoyed our plane-spotting. Local facilities were good - there's a little Italian restaurant in the Centre Commercial, right next door to the Mexican - that I'd really recommend, the staff are absolutely lovely and the food is dirt-cheap and yet good quality.

There are feral cats around, but they're entirely harmless. We adopted one cat for a week until she over-extended herself by inviting herself in to our apartment. There was also a very cute family of kittens by the pool in the evenings.

If you're expecting amazing service and legendary entertainment, this hotel and indeed Matagorda, are not for you. If you're willing to just rock up and chill out, I'd really recommend it. Nice one!

Just returned on the 7/1/12 from 2 weeks at the Las Gaviotas Bungalows,The holiday was good in its self nice sunny weather got a good tan.We,my wife and i we went all inclusive but all inclusive it is not more like snack inclusive when it comes to the food not a great choice more like snack bar food,but saying that the staff were very good polite and pleasant.We got a bungalow in block 4 with a great sea view,but the rooms were basic although cleaned 5 times a week but not very well.the bungalows were a good base if you dont expect too much as the area is very quiet.