Garden Playanatural - Adults Only

Overall pleasant stay, hotel is clean and spacious however photos of rooms online are misleading. The room we were given was not what was advertised and overlooked the car park so had to pay to upgrade our room. The original room given, we’d find better rooms in a Travelodge in London. Lots of sun beds available although you have to pay €25 to lay on the double beds around the pool. 2 pools, one upstairs which was shallow and one downstairs which was deep. Temperature of the pool was cold including the “hot tub”. Life guard was useless and never around. Pool bar was okay for a few drinks but very watered down. Cocktails come from a machine. Have to pay for snacks and ice cream even if you are all inclusive. Pool doesn’t open until 11. Food started off okay but then started to get the same stuff everyday, it’s meant to be themed each night but wasn’t. Food wasn’t always hot and not well sign posted so have no idea what meat you were eating. Same goes for the puddings, no allergy notices etc so if you’re allergic to nuts I would be careful. The staff did work hard in the restaurant but English is very poor so was hard to even ask for a drink of water. The “manager” of the restaurant was alway rude and shouting at his staff while he stood there pointing. You do have to remember to bring your card you get on check in so they can tick off your meals which is annoying if you forget it. Gym….no existent. Only a couple of dumbbells that go up to 10kg, a rusty elliptical that wasn’t plugged in and 2 spin bikes where the resistance doesn’t work either. Again not what was advertised on the website when booking. Very disappointing. The location of the hotel is very remote, only one supermarket about a 10 minute walk down a long hill which didn’t really have a lot anyway. Absolutely nothing else in the area unless you walk for around 40minutes or get a taxi. There is a shop located in the hotel however very limited to what you can get. Entertainment….doesnt start until 10pm at night, the South African singers were very good they set the bar quite high for our stay but after that it wasn’t very good at all. One night there was a singer who just sang in Spanish so no clue what was going on, the DJ was also the same, not good at all. Grease on the final night was terrible, weren’t even miming along in English so we didn’t watch the whole thing and just left. Overall, not very inclusive and entertaining. The indoor bar shuts at 12 and they kick you out on the dot so nowhere to get drinks after this if you needed. Again language barrier as they don’t understand very good English so quite often got the wrong drinks, also not all drinks are included in your “all inclusive”.

The hotel is very lovely and spacious with a modern design and architecture. The food and drink options are very good and they have plenty option for vegetarians also. The weather was amazing and the pools were greatly utilised. The downsides are the staff have a very limited knowledge of English so we struggled to ask for help with our room or to order a taxi for us. The location is awful, placed in the middle of nowhere and the closest thing to do would require a 40 min walk or a €50 taxi. There is a beach a 5 min walk away but in terms of actual activities or shops there is nothing nearby. The hotel is situated at the top of a long hill with absolutely nothing around it. Our room was also covered with ants crawling around the floor and we tried to complain to reception but as I say their English was limited. He said that this hasn’t been a problem before and denied us a room change and instead just sent house keeping to clean the floor.

The hotel was clean and pleasant. If you want a lively place, this is not for you. There is nothing much nearby - the next town is a nice 40 minute walk away and there are a few shops and restaurants. The staff are nice but the evening entertainment wasn’t brilliant but then, not everyone has the same taste. Brilliant group on first night - had a good dance but then it deteriorated after that. We were all inclusive and it was a bit confusing at first as there are a lot of drinks that you have to pay for but wine, cava, spirits etc are all included on the all inclusive. The food was the same as any other all inclusive hotel. Suggest you take an empty water bottle as there is no bottled water available - this is good though as it reduces the amount of plastic - there are plenty of water cooler machines around the hotel. We booked through Love Holidays who were not transparent about no transfers being included - funnily enough we met another couple who had experienced the same. The hotel was helpful and arranged a transfer from Seville airport but this cost £150. Whilst there, we found out about a local, very reliable taxi firm, who was much cheaper - try Flamingo Virtuoso - highly recommend. We had a nice relaxing time.

Nice hotel, clean and good service given but in middle of nowhere. All inclusive but you have to pay for snacks and ice creams at the pool bar and alcohol very small measures more like drinking just pop. Food is same every day and night and if fussy eater this hotel not for you. If you smoke remember to take plenty as nowhere to purchase them in the surrounding area. Have problems with mosquito bites take repellent as there was loads of them I'm covered. States you get kettle in room nope but if you ask at reception they did get me one within 10 minutes which I was impressed with. Entertainment a bit to be desired and doesn't start till 10pm. Plenty of sunloungers around the 2 pools. Aircon in my room was very poor even on top setting not that it was needed much as turned chilly at night. Tui rep on site a few times which I was shocked to see. Shop in hotel but very limited in what it sells. If you need to phone reception from your room it's 9 nowhere tells you that. They give you a band if all inclusive that actually opens your room very good idea don't need the card given.

The hotel is clean, and the bedrooms are well equiped, you just have to remember to request a kettle and it is a good idea to take some coffee and powered milk. The maids do have a small supply of tea and coffee and leave small paper cups in the room for your use but it is a good idea to borrow the plastic glasses from the bar and wash and reuse as required. The food was pretty good and there is a wide selection, the only negative point is that the Spanish seem to like luke-warm food so you need to locate chef-mic on the end of the centre isle and **** everything for at least 30 seconds. The gym is practically non-existent and not really worth bothering with and the Spa and indoor pool have restricted opening times and you have to prebook so we didn't bother to try to use them. The hotel has a nice view of the beach however being at the top of a steep hill, the trek to the supermarket or ferry can be quite a challenge. The main beach is reachable by a ferry that runs once per hour and you can obtain tickets from reception. The only real disappointment is that there is a lot of rubbish on the beach and the authorities seem to make no effort to clean them. The town of Rompido is about 5 mins by car, or 15 if you hire a bike, however I would recommend trying to walk it as it is a approximately 3km. There is a very limited bus service that we didn't use and a taxi costs approximately €20 however there are none based at the hotel or in Rompido so you have to call one and that can be a challenge so best to ask at the hotel.