Hotel berhampiran Tierras de Gairia, Maxorata

Apartments are up the hill which is a good walk or you can get a taxi for about €3.50. Plenty of taxis about. Very basic apartments but they do include everything you need. you need to request fresh towels the day in advance. There is a laundrette on site which charges €5 per wash, also a dryer for around same price. Beds not the greatest so Don’t expect a comfortable sleep but you get what you pay for!

I arrived at Castillo in the early evening of October 2nd 2023 as a solo traveller. Having left home some 8 hours previously, I felt tired , hungry , and thirsty and was therefore looking forward to being welcomed to my apartment quickly and efficiently as a holidaymaker. Instead I found myself face to face with a surly and charmless young man who ran through the check in procedure in a bored and disinterested fashion before thrusting a grainy and badly photocopied map into my hand in order to find my apartment myself amongst hundreds of similar white bungalows in the complex At this point I might add I’m the only traveller checking in at that point. Some 45 minutes later I find my apartment after walking round the complex umpteen times , if the check in guy had removed himself from behind the desk and simply pointed to a gate 50 yards up the road all this could have been avoided. The apartment was tired looking , sagging curtains , broken sofa bed , the main beds were uncomfortable metal frame affairs with a mismatched wooden headboard jammed up between them and the walls No air con , simply antiquated ceiling fans/lights which were hard to figure out to keep running without the lights on. Kitchenette appallingly equipped . Something scuttles when I open a cupboard Blocked drains emitting foul odours in the bathroom The roads around the complex are shocking , featuring broken manhole covers , broken electrical boxes , discarded rubbish lying around , and oh watch out for cars randomly crossing your path without warning from the strange little mini roundabouts which allow cars to zoom in front of people in a pedestrian zone. Also beware the electric scooters hacking around everywhere I think I had 3 room service visits in a fortnight , and despite paying for late checkout on my last day I then had a cleaner wondering why I was still there at 12 , I had to google the words paid late check out to get rid of her , obviously someone hadn’t done their job! Finally if you come here and are not particularly fit , it’s approximately 1 1/4 miles to the nearest beach , despite saying beach resort and a steep uphill climb on the return I’m sure Castillo will give the standard reply to this review , but you need to revamp your rooms , employ staff that are good with people , repair your roads , look after your grounds properly , including using the irrigation system in order to avoid the eyesore of dead plants everywhere, last but not least some general information given to guests and proper signage around the place would greatly help!

The rooms need updating and our back door did not lock fully which was not great as on ground floor. The pool and staff were great, but the sundbeds were chained up till 9.30 am and the pool closed at 6pm which i think is early. The food was ok, nothing amazing and sometimes struggled to find something to eat. I felt like we ate the same food all week!. We had a miserable life guard who took the fun out of being in the pool, we were not allowed to splash, sit on the edge, take our phones in , drink near the pool or make to much noise !!! A complaint was made and we never saw him again !!. Overall for what i booked it for it was fine but i dont think i would go back again.

Had a very peaceful nights sleep. Rooms well appointed, comfy beds. The hotel itself is absolutely beautiful inside, even better than the photos. Restaurant is lovely. It's the kind of place well-to-do folk come for a beautiful evening meal. And where professionals (company directors, airline pilots etc) would stay the night. Location is just superb, right on the beach. Probably works against the hotel in the winter with damp salty wind, but in summer I bet it's glorious. Anyways, think of it as a Travelodge with a view and an amazing restaurant and let the photos do the rest.