Marinda Garden Aparthotel

had to sit outside which was very uncomfortable in the heat.

In general a very untidy place, for a holiday that wasnt far short of

each, we did however enjoy a lovely breakfast one day, with english brekkie, continental fayre and dried and fresh fruit.
We only watched one show \'we will rock you\', it was very good, and the amination team really put everything they had into it. The entertainment usually finished about 11 with the bar shutting soon after. Drinks were quite expensive at 4 euros for a large beer, however you can get an all-inclusive drinks package for the week for 77euros per adult, again i think quite expensive unless you are a big drinker!
The Marinda Gardens is only a five minute walk to the Marina and the goody goody park, and 10 to the beach. We ended up hiring a wheelchair for my mum to get to and fro as taxis were extortionate at 7 euros each way. we alos hired a buggy for my son(as we had forgotten to bring his) both of these were lent to us by a firm called \'holiday hire\'at very reasonable prices. The reception staff will arrange this for you. They are very obliging and helpful, especially Aga. We asked for a table for our balcony, and one arrived the next day. The maids work like trojans and come every day but sunday and wednesday, i wish i could have brought one home!

All in all, a very enjoyable holiday, and yes we would return again!

etc. Mini club 4-9yrs = Crafts, diploma games, mini golf, pool games etc. Maxi Club 9-14, Table Tennis, Crouquet, dance practice for an evening performance.

No one is pressured into joining in, but by doing so you get to mix with other guests and a good atmosphere is built around the place. Also the way the team switch from English to German to Spanish to Dutch just made me feel inadequate.

The same team put on shows in the evenings we saw, Rocky Horror, Grease, Cinderella, We will Rock You and the best one of all where every child who wanted a part got one is the Disney Show. Make sure your video is charged for this one, you'll be as proud as punch!

There were a couple of other external shows that came in which were also very good.

These shows each evening were after the mini disco and the train song. It will all become clear. Mini disco is also held in the pool every other day of an afternoon. The alternate day is Aqua Aerobics.

Wednesday is Kids day, you do have to pay for this one, 13 euros for each child, they have face painting, make a fruit salad, paint a T shirt on the morning and then go to the waterpark next door on the afternoon. For every child paid for all day an adult can go to the waterpark for 3 euros for anyone else who wants to go with them it's 5 Euros each. A heavily discounted price based on if you went there independantly.

Still can't get over the fact that no matter what time of day you went to the pool there were sun beds available.
We were all inclusive and the pool bar did only serve all inclusive snacks free between 12 - 1pm (50% off at all other times) but then the restaurant opens from 1pm-3pm so you can go in there.(no swimwear in there though, so dry yourself off)

The restaurant staff were very friendly and we were perfectly happy with the food choices, quality and the way they were cooked.

Rafa and his team on the bars were up for a laugh. Friendly banter. Squirting the kids with water pistols at the poolside bar. Revenge had to be sought and the serial offender was still smiling after the dads threw him in the pool!

I may have had my holiday goggles on but I was unaware of missing tiles in the pool, flaky paintwork and didn't see a cockraoch, our air con was working fine we did have an ant problem on the first day but this was sorted with half an hour of reporting it. The same maid cleans your room for your stay they have Sundays and Wednesdays off. Leaving everything spik and span.

I would go back next week if i could afford it. If your off to Marinda Gardens enjoy.

a evening and all the staff were always friendly and helpful. As we were self catering we paid for drinks in the hotel bars and found these quite expensive compared to other bars in the resort but this was the only negative aspect of our stay at Marinda Gardens and if you think you will be using the hotels bars regularly then you can buy a wristband for about 77 euros for the week for adults (less for kids) and this covers all your drinks at the hotel.

We travelled with Thomas Cook who provided a kids club which was excellant our children only went for about a hour on approx 4 occasions but it was open 6 days a week for several hours and the staff were brilliant with the kids.

We would definately recommend Marinda Gardens especially for families with young children and will hopefully be going back next summer.

are all lovley.The best was the hotel entertainment staff they are very good we had some great days they did lots of games, my daughter loved all the games , a large sand play area a kids room full of creative things to do ,all work so hard. The evening shows was ok. Overall we had a great hoilday and would go back there.

my kids away as they were quite happy to stay at the complex ! The only negative was the entertainment was very loud but it did finish at 11.30pm each evening. Their was a mix of people at the complex - English, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, and more which I think was nice as everyone mixed really well. We found the All inclusive option ( booked beforehand ) a very good idea - we hardly spent any money the whole fortnight. So all in all I would highly recommend the Marinda Gardens - we didn\'t want to come home !! We will return.