Turbo Club Maspalomas
Food plentiful but very bland.
PLEASE be warned, get a safe and use it and make sure you double lock your door, even if sitting by the pool. They will tell you it is your fault you were robbed if you only pull the door behind you to lock it!
Only had the room cleaned for first two days, after that we had the used towels folded once.
Evening entertainment consists of German europop or ---wait for it--- A parrot show (take an umbrella).
Not too far away from town and taxis very cheap and quick.
Pool is good and it has a supermarket on site.

Well what can I say? Lets start with the room...Apartments are very nice and clean, could not fault them. Although we were "all inclusive" you might find the cooker very useful. The TV was pay-per-view though (yep you heard)!

The place is only a short taxi ride from playa del ingles(just a few euros) & trust me it's a wise investment to avoid the entertainment. On the other hand, it also a good distance from the airport & if you dont have transfers included like myself, then you can add on 25euros each way for a taxi!!!! Bear that in mind folks!

The food is bearable but not exactly al a carte. It all tastes the same aswell!!! All inclusive isnt what it seems either, its three set times per day but then you get to go to the bar for "selected" unlimited drinks in plastic cups.

The Turbo club isnt as bad as people have made out, its just full of germans & thats what it caters for. If you are looking for a cheap place with no frills then look no further. But if you intend to live & breathe this place for your entire stay then please rethink.

I had read the reviews before arriving in Gran Canaria and was a little worried. But when we arrived it was nothing like described by others. The 2 pools were very clean and nice - 1 heated, lots of sun beds. Food was nice - we got 3 different meat options, 1 or 2 fish options, pasta and potato options, salad, soup, at least 3 different veg every dinner and evening. For the price I paid to stay here I was very pleasantly surprised. Although food service stops at 8.30 at night - I was never hungry after then anyway.
Drinks - 2 nice bars - very good service. Friendly staff.
My only critism for the whole week is that the hotel is in a quiet location, although they do provide free buses to the beach. Taxis were also very cheap.

I can see the confusion when arriving at night when the entrance taxis drop you at is closed but if you just walk round the outside of the complex there is another entrance.

Germans - yes there were lots. But they probrobly felt the same about us.

My husband and I really enjoyed our holiday, and feel it was very good value for money.

Generally our holiday ranked as "OK". The problem we had when we were there was that our apartment was broken into and burgled. Unbeknown to us, we were just next in a long line of burgleries, being at least one a night, but not even the rep there thought it was a good idea to mention this to anyone. The police admitted to us that they have lots of problems there.

When we returned to our apartment to find we had no valuable possessions or money left, no one wanted to help. Even the rep just gave a hugh sigh as if it was another thing he didn't really want to deal with. Thanks First Choice, but I don't think we'll travel with you again.

The person who wrote on one of these reviews that it is not really all inclusive but full board and drinks is absolutely correct. You are limited to when you eat as there are set times. The food isn't great. Very plain and stuff you saw at lunchtime you would see again in the evening. Many people just went out of the hotel to eat because they couldn't stand it or had upset stomachs from the food.

With at least 90% of the people there being German, EVERYTHING is catered for them. The food is typically German, the staff don't speak much English but know German pretty well.

The three bits of entertainment during the week were not only diabolical, but were all done in German. We would sit there with a few other English people and try and guess what was going on. And when you worked out what they were saying or doing, it just made you cringe as it was so awful. Still at least it made me go to bed early and catch up on some much needed sleep!

The rooms were very clean but the outside areas lacked attention. There was a dirty plate by the pool for the whole week we were there and is probably still there now.

The pools were nice. The Germans tended to congregate around one and the English around another.

It is nowhere near the beach but they do operate free buses to and from the beach. However, the times they run make sure you miss a meal at the apartments (which isn't necessarily a bad thing!).

In my view, there must be better holiday deals out there, so don't book this one unless you have no other choice.

On arrival at the Turbo Club were dropped off by taxi at the back entrance, which was locked up as it was 4am. After half an hour panicking we found the main reception, which wasn't signposted. The guy on reception hardly spoke a word of English, which isn't very helpful at all when you're half asleep and have no idea where you are.

Got to our room, which we were slightly unimpressed with. Woodchip wallpaper wouldn't be my choice for a so called 3* hotel. Went into the bathroom and found a cockroach literally the size of a mouse in the shower tray. Not a good start.

The next morning things were a bit better. The restaurant was ok, if not a bit like a canteen. The food was edible, but no veggie food. I stuck to salad most days and nights. There were free drinks all day until 12 at night and the vodka measures were very generous.

Entertainment was terrible. It was all in German, even though 75 percent of the guests were English. The shows were really cheesy and made me cringe, especially when the reps did a rendition of 'Starlight Express', one guy on roller skates miming (not even singing!)to a German version of the musical. Not surprisingly, nobody shouted for an encore.

'Super-bingo' was every night and was in German too, they translate the numbers into English, if they can remember or be bothered

Quite a few people had things pinched from their rooms. Keep your windows shut if you're going there. Also, be careful when you get a safe, they charged us 27 euros (10 euro returnable deposit), but two ladies that arrived as we were leaving told us the night receptionist tried to charge them 40 euros.

One night, what I can only describe as smelly BROWN water started coming up our shower. You can guess what it was. They guy from reception had the cheek to ask my boyfriend to wade through the mess and turn the water off.

It was a good holiday, we made the most of it & hired a car from the reception. It a beautiful island with some unbelievable scenery.

The hotel did have some things going for it, it had a nice pool, Jacuzzi and children's pool. The bar staff and restaurant staff were friendly and as mentioned before the booze was good (only the wine was cheap rubbish).

Apparently in a few months the hotel will be dominated by English guests so I'd guess the entertainment will pick up a bit. I have nothing against Germans, but if I hear another German party song I'm going to cry.

I wouldn't recommend the Turbo Club to anyone, but one the whole it wasn't the worst place to stay. We paid quite a lot of money, so I felt a bit ripped off. The hotel wasn't really a 3 star place and I could have gone somewhere 10 times better for the same money. My case got lost on the flight home too. Talk about insult to injury?!

Firstly, the Turbo Club isn't a hotel, it is a colection of 2 storey bungalows set in a 'bullring' style in planted gardens, with most bungalows facing the pool.

The pool and jacuzzi are very clean as is the general pool area.

The rooms are spacious and clean, the only downside is the lack of air conditioning. Having just left the resort yesterday when the temp was in the 30's.

The food is plentiful and, although the menu does become a bit repetitive, there is on average 6 or 7 main course variations at each meal.

The staff are friendly and polite and, if they do get a bit grumpy, they are there from early morning until late in the evening.

The biggest failing of this complex is the entertainment. I have given it 1 star because that was the lowest I could select. I would not recommend the complex to anyone with kiddies.

Although set in a quiet area, which I personally found a bonus, most of the resort is within a €3 cab ride.

The cleanliness of the accomadation was faultless, with cleaners attending to our bungalow 5 days out of 7. All though it is sold as an all inclusive holiday dont be mistaken, it is not...it is basically full board with free drinks..there are set times for the meals and if you miss them then it is tough because there are no snacks available in between. The other thing that lets the place down is the fact that it is totally german orientated..all entertainment is in german therefore would not recommend it to anyone who is travelling with children, however if you like being woke up every morning by german party songs being played at full blast then this is the place for you! Alcoholic and soft drinks were available from 8am til midnight however their selection was quite poor with only gin, brandy, vodka, wine and beer...and it is not good stuff either, all local products..Yak! if you want a mixer with your drink though fear not cause there is a selection of coke, lemonade...and that is it!! Still they were very generous with the measures..all in all as we got it cheap we couldnt grumble, but if you are booking a holiday up as your main or only one of the year i would think seriously before booking here..

We stayed in Turbo Club appartments which we we both thought were lovely appartments, very clean & nicely decorated. Our room had a TV which you had to pay to watch,which we did BUT.....It was all in German. There was one english channel Euro Sport!
The let down of the holiday was that the food was terrible, so terrible that we ate out every night - it defited the object of going All Inclusive! The breakfasts were awfull - all of the boiled eggs were chucked in a tray in there shells and left to go cold!
Also there were no snacks etc throughout the day - other than afternoon tea which included lots of CAKE! There were no ice creams etc for young children.
The entertainment was absolutley awful! All in German , nothing much for the English.
The hotel staff were rude, they would talk to the German but make no acknowledgement of the English. they even refused to serve two brits saying that they were not All inclusive and to go into town and use a bar!
They had the silliest rules of only two drinks per person which is ridiculous - what if you were a family of four??? A couple with a young baby had to keep going back for their child as they could only get two drinks at a time.
The pool was very nice & alway very clean.
A big down fall was that to get a sun bed by the pool you had to leave your towl on a bed all week!
NOT GOOD!
The only good thing about this holiday is that we managed to meet up with some lovely people who we will be seeing again but gladly not at the Turbo Club!

We had read the hotel reviews and we were very much worried as there were five of us going all aged 18-20, but we were still excited. Anyway we arrived at the Turbo Club we were not to sure what to think as it was about 12am, we checked in an were taken to our rooms, and we were very happy with them.

The bedrooms were all ok, the bathroom was A+++, and when we opened the back doors, WOW the holiday started, there was the swimming pool with the bar set in the middle, it looked top.

In the morning we woke up and the sun was very hot, the food "breakfast" we were not to happy with it really the overall food was not to good either, but we made do with the drinks an food.

We had a great time and even went to Puerto Rico, and Playa del Ingles.

We're all going back this year 19/5/2005, will post new review when we are home we are paying

When we arrived there was confusion about our booking - only one room had been booked and as the reception was manned at night by a caretaker that didn't speak a word of english it was very difficult to sort anything out until next morning, so we had to make do - next morning the reception were very pleasant and sorted everything out giving us 2 rooms together.

The food was very poor - it was not really all inclusive as there was no snack bar or ice cream. There was no food apart from meal times. When we complained the rep said it was "full board with free drinks".

The hotel was geared up only for Germans, all the entertainment was in German, making even Bingo difficult!

The Hotel was clean - but we did have cock roaches in our room - we complained and the hotel staff did there best to clear them.

The pool was very good, as was the weather, and we did have a good holiday. If the food was improved and more english spoken it would have been a great hotel.