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We stayed at the Playacalida Spa Hotel for a week in August as a family of four. To begin with, the hotel location is very remote. We only chose to visit Almunecar as I have family that live there. There are no shops or bars within walking distance, so if this is important to you, this hotel may not be for you. The hotel grounds are kept clean and in decent condition. Our room was clean, if not a little bit tired and rough around the edges. The sea view from the terrace was lovely and the air conditioning was great whilst sleeping. The pools are amazing, the best I have ever experienced and the jewel in the crown of this hotel. Both pools kept my kids entertained for the whole week. The food was OK, probably the most repetitive selection I have had at an all inclusive hotel. The buffet area gets hectic at busy times and I felt this wasn't helped by the layout. We did go at peak holiday times though, so this maybe different at quieter times in the year. Table service for drinks is frustratingly slow, although this is no fault of the staff, who are rushing around like crazy working as hard as possible. I felt this situation could really have been helped by self service drinks stations, as found in lots of other all-inclusive hotels. This would really take the pressure off the hardworking staff, and make the whole dining experience more relaxed. We found the staff to be friendly and helpful in general, from the reception to the restaurants and bar areas. I think some of the negative reviews regarding this may just be down to the language barrier. Hardly any of the staff speak English, which is fair enough in Spain! But we still found them to be helpful, polite and friendly. As with the restaurants, the pool bars are very busy with long queues. The staff work very hard in the boiling heat to keep up with the demand. As with the restaurant, self-service drinks stations for all inclusive customers would reduce waiting times and take pressure off the hardworking staff. Overall, I would recommend this hotel for a relaxing break, for the amazing pools and stunning sea views. When rating the hotel, I felt average was too harsh but very good was a bit much. I would say this is a good hotel that could be excellent with a few small changes in my opinion. Self-service drinks stations for all inclusive customers would really reduce the queuing and waiting times at bars plus make the dining experience more relaxed. I also felt that there were not enough outside seating areas in the evening. The infinity pool was lit up at night and looked amazing, overlooking the sea. I feel the hotel are missing a trick by not having a bar and seating area there to give customers an alternative to the hot entertainment hall in the evenings.

The hotel is nice. Not exactly four star but clean. It's up the coast from Almenucar, in a rather grotty end of the locality. Nothing to do here. The town of Almenucar itself is pretty crap with nothing of interest. However, the hotel buffet was something I'm surprised we survived. Undercooked chicken, twice, pink inside and... wait for it... pork that was RAW in the middle. The hotel clientele is mostly older Spanish people, perhaps 80%. The rest is made up of poor suckers like me that saw a bargain on a holiday website. Serving raw pork to a healthy young adult can result in awful food poisoning. Serving it to the elderly with compromised immune systems can be lethal. If you're flying 1000 miles + for a holiday, don't risk coming here. Forgetting the hotel issues, Almunecar has nothing to offer, not even nice beaches. Stay further West, like Nerja.

- sauber- gut ausgestattet (Kochutensilien, Grundnahrungsmittel, Hygieneartikel, Möbel, Sonnenschirm, ...)- geräumig- schöne Terrasse- Klimaanlage und Ventilatoren- 2 Pools mit ausreichend Liegen innerhalb von 5-10 Gehminuten

A big thank you to our host who welcomed us in the best possible way. Everyone thanks her for her hospitality.

breathtaking view of the city and the sea the only point to criticize a lack of cutlery to eat.