What can I say, we had a fantastic holiday.

The complex was so clean every morning there would be 4 or 5 ladies cleaning (moping) the pool floor area and again during the day there was one lady who was old enough to be my grandmother cleaning the floor area again and tidying up the rubbish, that some people obviously found to difficult to put in one of the many bins provided around the pool area.

The apartments were very clean and was cleaned 5 times a week, linen changed about 3 times in the 2 weeks we were there.

Although we were all inclusive the cutlery and cooking facilities in the apartment were top class, they had everything including sandwich toaster. The reps for First Choice were top class. Our children had such a great time that they did not want to come home. They all attended the Wavelength kids club which is for ages 9-15yrs, the rep (Wes) was absolutely the best he knew exactly how to speak to the children. The entertainment staff were also great they worked very hard at entertaining all the families on holiday.

The food was good there was always a good variety of dishes during lunch and evening time, breakfast was good as well.

I cannot fault this complex at all we had a great holiday and would definately go back again. Please ignore the negative comments, of course you are going to get ants and cockroaches you are in a hot country and anyway we get ants in this country and sometimes they get in houses here also.

I am sure you will have a great holiday.

Just returned a few days ago from a lovely Easter fortnight at the Club Caleta Dorada!

Before I begin this review I have to say we had none of the problems people have reported there in the past - the food didn

We have just returned from Club Caleta Dorada before hand we checked the reports and were concerned people had issue with the resort and accommodation I can honestly we never experience any problems.

On arrival the accommodation was excellent value for money. The complex was always kept clean with plenty of cleaners on site. The maid service was outstanding clean towels, bedding and clean room every day.

The entertainment staff were fantastic always went out of there way to speak to you on a daily basis, they were also fantastic with the kids. One of the team Lesley is wasted as a holiday rep she has a fantastic voice and personality a credit to First choice.

There really was only two let down for the complex the distance from the main resort it was a bit of a walk with a 2 year old in a buggy. The food was not to the standard of the complex the buffet was more like a poor staff canteen there was limited choice and chips with everything.

Overall we had a lovely break and a perfect complex for families for a nice family week away. I would say 2 weeks would be too long as I felt you have to look for activities to do on the second week.

We've just come back from the hotel and I must admit I was dreading it after reading all the bad reports. Yes, the water in the pool is freezing but my children still spent all day in the pool. The food was different every night and the entertainers kept us all amused with games, quizzes etc. The room was cleaned 5 days out of 7 so was never dirty and we always had fresh towels.

Me, my husband & our 3 girls (aged 12, 6 & 3) arrived back on Wednesday and I can honestly say we had a fantastic time.

I'd have no hesitation in recommending the Caletta Dorada to anyone, nor to returning ourselves. The children wanted to come home because they missed the rest of the family and friends but now they've seen them they want to go back!!!

I know it's not to everyone's taste and not everyone has been as lucky as we have, but it's a 3* all inclusive hotel and you get what you pay for and as far as I'm concerned we did.

The reception staff couldn't be more helpful. They speak English as well as we do (better in some cases). I know some people weren't happy with their room and they seemed to be moved without any problem.

The rooms are cleaned 5 times a week and ours was spotless. We were in a kids apartment with pull out bunk beds, we had a double bed and my eldest was in the lounge on the sofa (which had a pull out bed under it as well). We did have 1 or 2 ants now and again, but then it's a warm country.

The whole time there I saw 1 cockroach (which you do expect in the Canaries) and that was in the road late one night. The kitchen in the room is well stocked with all the usual crockery/cutlery along with a microwave, sandwich maker, toaster.

There's a large fan in the room and a TV which has BBC1, ITV, Tiny Pops, CBeebies, CBBC and a music channel (great for the kids!). Fresh towels, I think, each time they cleaned, beds changed once a week.

Food - is really what you expect for a 3* AI, it was fine though, plenty of salads, several choices of main course each night, usually paella, chips (though there were other potatoes a couple of nights), lunch time is very good, breakfast usual choice of cereals, fruits, croissants etc, breads (there's 2 toast machines - bit slow though!), then your beans, sausage, eggs, bacon etc. In the Show bar by the main pool (where the entertainment is) they serve burgers/ cheeseburgers/hot dogs/toasted sandwiches/chips, all made fresh there.

The Chinese restaurant was closed while we were there - think it's only open in high season now and the Mediterranean was only open 2 nights a week - we did try it once and it was OK but wasn't over impressed.

The hotel is about 10 Min's walk to the shops and the beach (though there are a couple of bars, restaurants and supermarkets close by). It's not suitable for anyone with walking difficulties because there are quite a lot of steps (there are ramps everywhere)

We never had any problems with hotel staff, they were all lovely.

Whilst we were there there were workmen refurbishing apartments in A & B sections so it looks like they'll be done for the summer.

Entertainment - is fantastic (though if I hear 'we are the cartoon heroes' once more I'll scream!!), there's a mini disco every night, the little ones loved that, then a quiz, bingo & play your cards right (quite big prizes!) every night, then at 10 there were different shows - we didn't see the same 1 twice in 2 weeks - a hypnotist, Drifters tribute, Beatles tribute, quiz show which was good, then the entertainers put on shows like Grease, a ladies night, and a couple of them did solo shows - they worked really hard.

Kids clubs - again fantastic, they didn't go all the time, but when they did they really enjoyed themselves - the Bugs Bunny bash (4 hours!!)was really good, the eldest went Bowling and to McDonalds, movies night, chocolate party and lots of sport.

Pools - were cold!! But were warming up at the end of our fortnight.

First Choice - can't fault - would definitely book with them again. The hotel reps are great and will do anything to help you. (don't believe them if they tell you that Martin used to be Toadie off Neighbours- he's from Cardiff!!)

The only thing I would say is that I would expect it's a bit chaotic in high season - it was no where near full when we were then and a couple of times they had a load of Spanish people in for a night and the drinks machines gave up and the food at breakfast was running short.

This was our first time abroad and we chose a lovely complex to stay at. It was incredibly clean there were no creepy crawlies it was private and spacious we were in area c.

The pools and bars were great the children loved it and enjoyed the kids clubs. The food was lovely with a great choice of food I'm veggie and I always ate well.

The kids tried different things and loved the fact they could go and get drinks and ice cream when they wanted.

We stayed at Club Caletta for 2 weeks from Jan 3.

We were AI and on average the food was good apart from chips with every meal, ok for kids but us adults could of done with a spud or 2.

The complex was very clean and tidy and the hotel staff were pleasant and helpful.

The location was fine as it was only a short walk to the main town, the reps were also very good and also very friendly which makes a change.

Me and my family along with some friends stayed in the Caleta Dorada apartments.

We were separated between 5 apartments, with 3 in one area and 2 in another, but all in walking distance of each other.

Sorry about the next rant. It's just a minor warning don't let it put you off as the holiday was fantastic!

The ONLY main complaint about the apartments was SECURITY!!! On around the 4th night there whilst at the nightclub, roughly 1am, the apartment was broken into and burgaled. I alone went back up to the apartment at around 1am, and on entering realised the back door was open and the place had been completely trashed, someone saw people running as I went to get help and so I'd obviously interrupted them. Not the safest situation for a 16 year old girl. The security arrived and spoke very little English and various items had been taken from the room, yet the staff were sympathetic enough to let us change rooms.

On closer examination as the apartment was on the edge of the complex the wire fencing had been cut, someone had got in, attempted to kick the door (foot marks on it) failed and so broken open the easily sliding windows with a crow bar, then ran out of the back door and jumped over the tiny wall!

The first choice staff had nothing else to say really than go to the local police in the town and didn't even really give directions. They were very unhelpful and I would not advise using them for this holiday.

The next day we went to the local police station where once again very limited English was understood and we were sent on an hour bus ride into the centre of the island to another police station where it took 2 hrs on the phone to an English translator just to explain that a couple of phones, some jewelery, hair straighteners and some money etc was stolen.

We then had to go to get those reports signed etc, and on return to england were unable to claim hardly anything back on the insurance! A whole day was wasted!

So just a warning.. don't bring anything of any value, always leave stuff in the safe (if you had the key of course), and be careful people are most probably watching your every move.

However besides this event the holiday was one of the best I've been on, and i would definitely consider going back!

The '24' hour all inclusive was good during the day as food was served regularly in the bars and the staff were friendly and helpful, with the buffet bar being open at lunch times and various restaurants in the evening.

However after midnight only one bar on the complex was open which was for over 18's only, not helpful when the majority of our party were teenagers of 15 to 17 who ended up not allowed in after say 1 or 2am.

However the nightclub style bar was great on the nights it was open and the staff once again were very friendly and entertaining.

The complex was on the whole quite clean, with regular visits from the maid to the apartment, however there were problems with ants by the end of the week, possibly due to spilt food etc. don't keep food or drinks in the room if it can be helped.

The hotel food was on the whole very nice with a large variety on offer and no problems with food poisoning etc. Once again however there wasn't much available in later hours of the night.

The location was great as it was walking distance from the local market, which amazingly had about 50 identical stalls selling similar knock-offs but it was fun to go and look around.

There were various bars and restaurants outside the complex near by, and the beach was within walking distance.

The only issue was that being situated on the top of a hill the walk back up from the beach was rather tiring, however there was a tram service available for a couple of euros.

The hotel staff and entertainment were wonderful. The staff during both the day and night were friendly, encouraging guests to join in with games etc, and we made lots of friends out there in no time, for us teenagers it was ideal.

The evening entertainment involved both the younger children and adults and had lots of variety, with the energetic staff making it very enjoyable.

I would however not really advise going in January as although a couple of days the weather was quite hot it was not as hot as I'd hoped which meant the pool was freezing.

I only used it once as I could not bare to be in it for more than 2 minutes, however some of the younger children in the resort seemed oblivious to this.

We enjoyed our stay at hotel and the staff were friendly.

The food was good with plenty variety during the first week but got abit repetative during the second week. We only ate out three times in a fortnight and that was just for a change.

The apartment was clean although we did have a problem with ants but we were given some spray by the hotel and that cured them.

The entertainment team were great as were Adrian and Steve the entertainment Managers. They did a brillant job there sorting out problems of holidaymakers, well done lads!

The location was perfect the beach and shops nearby. The pool was freezing but that didnt bother the kids.

On arrival all looked ok-then the walk uphill over poorly maintained thickly gravelled path to our apartment [22c] close to the main pool.

First opinion of accommodation was not too bad, THEN cutlery was grubby and water flow was slow,30L hot water storage, their quote not mine, By the time basin had filled it was cold. Fan not working, TV co-ax lead US Ariel socket faulty, exposed fuse box. The mattresses twanged each time you moved [EX HONEYMOON STOCK ? ]

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