44 Reviews
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16 years 1 month ago
Well kept gardens. Main restaurant closed for the duration of our stay only leaving the snack bar where we found the menu very limited. Supermarket very over priced, hotel mini bus into the Old Town good value.
Travel operator: First Choice
16 years 6 months ago
Thought apartments were brilliant only booked a last minute flight 2 days before so i could join my brother and dad.... thought layout and area of apartment was brilliant, balcony directly above pool and bar which is brilliant to watchin younger family members..
Thought all staff were brilliant.. maids turned up most days... bar staff were fantastic..funny and found that they were always on hand when needed.. especially Paulo.
Will definitly be going back as an 18 year old girl found it a brilliant place to relax and sunbathe in a lovely enviroment.. and i am planning on booking up and going back ... for 2 weeks this time in April 2008 .....cant wait till then..
Thought all staff were brilliant.. maids turned up most days... bar staff were fantastic..funny and found that they were always on hand when needed.. especially Paulo.
Will definitly be going back as an 18 year old girl found it a brilliant place to relax and sunbathe in a lovely enviroment.. and i am planning on booking up and going back ... for 2 weeks this time in April 2008 .....cant wait till then..
Travel operator: First Choice
Recommended
16 years 8 months ago
me and my girlfriend have just returned here from a week away, after booking our holiday a week before we were due to go away and it also being allocation on arrival we were very pleased with what we saw fairly decent location and a good looking place.
good bits
3 swimming pools
fairly spacious rooms and our's had two balconies
clean
maids turned up most days
friendly and helpful staff fairly priced food/drink at the bar and supermarket
bad bit's
very noisy rubbish collection at 3 o'clock in the morning if your staying by the apartments road
rooms need updating maybe this could have been done instead of building another apartment block
good bits
3 swimming pools
fairly spacious rooms and our's had two balconies
clean
maids turned up most days
friendly and helpful staff fairly priced food/drink at the bar and supermarket
bad bit's
very noisy rubbish collection at 3 o'clock in the morning if your staying by the apartments road
rooms need updating maybe this could have been done instead of building another apartment block
Travel operator: airtours
Recommended
16 years 11 months ago
Stayed in 2 bed roomed apartment.
Very spacious. 2 balconies, 1 on each side so always has some sun. Very well equipped kitchen. Perfectly clean. Swimming pools very clean. Lovely grounds. People were sweeping and cleaning all the time. There were 100 steps to beach but not as strenuous as we expected. Beautiful beach. Food in bar very good but didn't try restaurant.
Complex shop reasonably priced and very well stocked. Fantastic for children as 2 children's shallow pools and great, safe play area.
If you're looking for reasonably priced evening meal, turn right out of complex, down hill then up hill 15 minutes, 3 Marias restaurant. Under 10 euros for 3 courses plus half bottle very nice wine. We went 3 times and were very impressed with quality.
The zoo marine is definitely worth a visit. Bus collects you outside complex and brings you home at end of day. Fantastic. Fairground rides, swimming pools, dolphin show, sea lion show and bird shows all included in entrance fee.
Travel operator: Airtours
Recommended
17 years ago
The Alfagar is a nice group of apartments in the best location.
A Short taxi into the old or new town is only 4 to 5 euro's.
A Few cats and dogs seen around the apartments.
The apartments are slowly being renovated so some areas were a bit noisey first thing in the morning.
Definatly worth a visit.
A Short taxi into the old or new town is only 4 to 5 euro's.
A Few cats and dogs seen around the apartments.
The apartments are slowly being renovated so some areas were a bit noisey first thing in the morning.
Definatly worth a visit.
Travel operator: My Travel
Recommended
17 years 9 months ago
The Alfagar apartments are set in beautiful, safe and very clean grounds. Some apartments have a wonderful sea view.
Rooms are very clean with cleaning ladies in every day apart from weekends (unless checking in on that day.) Towels are changed every two days which we have never experienced before -made a pleasant change!
Our apartment got very hot at night but large fans are available for hire at reception and every room has a safety deposit box.
The location was perfect for us. There are no restaurants or bars in walking distance but taxis cost(on average) about 4 euros to 'The Strip' and 5 to the Old Town.Supermarket at hotel reasonably priced and has a mixture of english and local branded products.
All staff were kind and helpful. Taxis can take a while between 7pm-9pm but hotel reception try hard to call the taxis and even took us to the old town in one of the hotels cars once!
We didnt go to any of the hotels entertainment so can't comment.
Cliffs down to the beach are not as bad as they sound!! You need to be careful on the top path but the steps down the cliffs are not particularly steep and quite safe (even when carrying numerous inflatables as we did!)
We would definately visit these apartments again and are ideal for families and/or couples.
Rooms are very clean with cleaning ladies in every day apart from weekends (unless checking in on that day.) Towels are changed every two days which we have never experienced before -made a pleasant change!
Our apartment got very hot at night but large fans are available for hire at reception and every room has a safety deposit box.
The location was perfect for us. There are no restaurants or bars in walking distance but taxis cost(on average) about 4 euros to 'The Strip' and 5 to the Old Town.Supermarket at hotel reasonably priced and has a mixture of english and local branded products.
All staff were kind and helpful. Taxis can take a while between 7pm-9pm but hotel reception try hard to call the taxis and even took us to the old town in one of the hotels cars once!
We didnt go to any of the hotels entertainment so can't comment.
Cliffs down to the beach are not as bad as they sound!! You need to be careful on the top path but the steps down the cliffs are not particularly steep and quite safe (even when carrying numerous inflatables as we did!)
We would definately visit these apartments again and are ideal for families and/or couples.
Travel operator: first choice
Recommended
17 years 9 months ago
The entertainment had it's up's and downs. Carlos Lara and sons were good, buy the CD for 5 euros.WARNING!!!I recomend going somewhere else when the Freddy Mercury sound-alike is on.DREADFUL!!!
Then location whas wonderful, with a veiw of the sea.
The food was a pleasent varity and lovely deserts.
The staff were polite and willing to help, but will not call you a cab so you have to wait.The cab prices range from 3-4euros for the strip and 4-5 for Old Town.
I recomend anything but self catering and under because I spoke to some people on self-catering and they said they spent alot of money and regretgoing self-catering.
I would go again!!!
Then location whas wonderful, with a veiw of the sea.
The food was a pleasent varity and lovely deserts.
The staff were polite and willing to help, but will not call you a cab so you have to wait.The cab prices range from 3-4euros for the strip and 4-5 for Old Town.
I recomend anything but self catering and under because I spoke to some people on self-catering and they said they spent alot of money and regretgoing self-catering.
I would go again!!!
Travel operator: thomson
Recommended
17 years 9 months ago
Overall we really enjoyed our time at the Alfagar and it was generally suited to all age groups.
The hotel was very clean and the maids came very regularly.
The location was beautiful - and the steps down to the beach aren't half as bad as they seem!!!
It was also only about a 20 minutes walking distance to the Strip - a very lively and entertaining place. A taxi to the Old Town also only cost about five euros.
We did stay in and eat at the bar a few times during the holiday - the food was nice but the waiters were quite slow and somehow always managed to avoid you when you needed them.
The entertainment wasn't always as good as it could have been. The best entertainment would probably have been the magician or Carlos Lara and Sons.
However there were a few things we did not like about the hotel - we could not check in until 2 o'clock which we were not told about. There were a lot of stray cats and dogs wondering around the hotel.
Also the accomodation varied quite a bit from room to room - some rooms had a much bigger balconies and were bigger inside than others and one thing we did find very poor was the size of the beds. A bed that two people were expected to share was hardly bigger than a single bed.
Apart from that, everything else was great and it was definitely a holiday we enjoyed!!!
The hotel was very clean and the maids came very regularly.
The location was beautiful - and the steps down to the beach aren't half as bad as they seem!!!
It was also only about a 20 minutes walking distance to the Strip - a very lively and entertaining place. A taxi to the Old Town also only cost about five euros.
We did stay in and eat at the bar a few times during the holiday - the food was nice but the waiters were quite slow and somehow always managed to avoid you when you needed them.
The entertainment wasn't always as good as it could have been. The best entertainment would probably have been the magician or Carlos Lara and Sons.
However there were a few things we did not like about the hotel - we could not check in until 2 o'clock which we were not told about. There were a lot of stray cats and dogs wondering around the hotel.
Also the accomodation varied quite a bit from room to room - some rooms had a much bigger balconies and were bigger inside than others and one thing we did find very poor was the size of the beds. A bed that two people were expected to share was hardly bigger than a single bed.
Apart from that, everything else was great and it was definitely a holiday we enjoyed!!!
Travel operator: First Choice
Recommended
18 years ago
Perfect location above a beautiful beach, ok there's 160 steps down to it, but the 160 steps back up meant that I spent the week eating loads of gorgeous food and had lost a pound when I got back!
The hotel staff were brilliant. Eclipse had forgotten to tell them we needed a cot and a highchair, but no problem they were there within 5 minutes.
Can't comment about the entertainment.
The shop was well stocked and reasonably priced.
The food in the restaurant was very good, but there are also lots of other good restaurants around (the restaurant at the club, the other hotel right on the beach does fantastic pancakes!!!!)
We had a brilliant holiday, we did hire a car and I would recommend this. If I had to moan, our bedrooms were a little on the small side, there was no microwave (travelling with baby), and the sheets didn't get changed all week, so there was a lot of sand in the bed by the end of the week. But we would use this hotel again!
The hotel staff were brilliant. Eclipse had forgotten to tell them we needed a cot and a highchair, but no problem they were there within 5 minutes.
Can't comment about the entertainment.
The shop was well stocked and reasonably priced.
The food in the restaurant was very good, but there are also lots of other good restaurants around (the restaurant at the club, the other hotel right on the beach does fantastic pancakes!!!!)
We had a brilliant holiday, we did hire a car and I would recommend this. If I had to moan, our bedrooms were a little on the small side, there was no microwave (travelling with baby), and the sheets didn't get changed all week, so there was a lot of sand in the bed by the end of the week. But we would use this hotel again!
Travel operator: Eclipse Direct
Recommended
18 years ago
The hotel complex itself is excellent. The location is brilliant - set on a cliff top. (There are a lot of steps to the beach but it's worth it).
The rooms were clean and well equipped. Although when we arrived it seemed like they were putting us in the basement (the rooms were quite dark) but outside the patio doors was a lovely terrace with sun lounges and a grassed area which was perfect for the children.
The staff were pleasant but as we did not stay in the hotel at night (only 3 times in 2 weeks)can't comment much.
The entertainment wasn't very good but it was open until 1pm so we sometimes went into the bar for one for the road!!
The food in the bar was good - wouldn't really recommend the restuarant though - there's better in town.
The rooms were clean and well equipped. Although when we arrived it seemed like they were putting us in the basement (the rooms were quite dark) but outside the patio doors was a lovely terrace with sun lounges and a grassed area which was perfect for the children.
The staff were pleasant but as we did not stay in the hotel at night (only 3 times in 2 weeks)can't comment much.
The entertainment wasn't very good but it was open until 1pm so we sometimes went into the bar for one for the road!!
The food in the bar was good - wouldn't really recommend the restuarant though - there's better in town.
Travel operator: Eclipse Direct
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