Playacálida Soul Collection By Senator

“Fabulous time!”

Fantastic hotel, great location and good value for money 👏👏👏 Staff are really friendly too! Hotel a little out of the main town of Almuñécar (approx 4km) but we had a car so we explored a little further. Hotel has great amenities and put on shows each night 👌

“Honest review”

The hotel is very nice, with great views and amazing pools. Its not in a very tourist place, which Is actually nice, lots of locals around and not many English speaking places, which makes a nice change. Lovely Spanish holiday. However there is some good and bad points. The reps have not spoken to… more

The hotel is very nice, with great views and amazing pools. Its not in a very tourist place, which Is actually nice, lots of locals around and not many English speaking places, which makes a nice change. Lovely Spanish holiday. However there is some good and bad points. The reps have not spoken to us in 7 days, not even a "good morning " or "hello" they seem to only interact with the locals or French guests. There is absolutely no entertainment or music around the pools all day until 4pm, then its just water aerobics. You cannot take anything into the pools, like inflatables or even a ball. Entertainment at night is only is Spanish and French. Overall we had a very nice and relaxing holiday, but could have been improved in a few places. Oh yes, we have had no wifi in our room for 5 days, which is very annoying. Reception just keep saying "the technician is fixing it" The GOOD * good food * good drinks * good pools * good views The BAD * bad reps * bad entertainment * bad wifi * bad beach (all stones)

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“It was decent stay!!”

I stayed here for 3 nights as solo female traveler and I felt very safe here. My review is based on all inclusive experience. The good:- The hotel is extremely clean everywhere. The staff is friendly however English is extremely limited, sometimes ordering water was challenging so make sure you g… more

I stayed here for 3 nights as solo female traveler and I felt very safe here. My review is based on all inclusive experience. The good:- The hotel is extremely clean everywhere. The staff is friendly however English is extremely limited, sometimes ordering water was challenging so make sure you got good translation app. The hotel has very quiet, relaxing atmosphere which is very opposite environment when people usually think of Spanish all inclusive. The crisps Lays and bottle of water is free however I do feel snack bar need more snack options without paying extra. The wifi is very good all day and in room. The buffet Simba restaurant was healthy selection of food and drink (seeds, soya milk, herbal teas, salad, fruits). The hotel room has bath gel, shampoo and body wash which is vegan. It feels amazing. The rooms is very spacious, the bathroom is massive. You can’t use sun loungers before 10am near pool as it is fully closed off until then, the snack bar by pool opens at noon. It’s very peaceful sunbathing by the pool. Because this solo trip was to celebrate my birthday, the hotel gifted me free champagne for my room which is very kind of them. The spa was good, very nice relaxing circuit I paid for (€25), I felt an hour was enough for me. The negatives bits:- The ice cream by the pool bar isn’t free despite the all inclusive information sheet claiming that it is. This same for mocktails indoor bar. I think it shouldn’t be extra on all inclusive basis. The spa would be more relaxing if it has zen meditation music playing in background. The outdoor infinity pool is cold so didn’t go in it as much as I would like. The gift shop is extremely pricey, it costed me €20.50 for 100ml of sun cream spray which is ridiculous amount. In UK it would be around £5 and when I have been to other countries they don’t charge that. Whilst I mentioned the buffet Simba was healthy, it is extremely limited and if you are gluten free / dairy free / fussy eater than you might find it challenging. There appeared to be more selection at lunch in comparison to dinner, I wish the other restaurants were open or at least have ‘theme’ nights for the buffets so it’s not the same rice, potatoes with grilled meat and salad each night. There was rather odd strange in my room that was musky, also smelt it with the glassware. My room was above the casino and in the evenings it was loud, all I could hear was air hockey until midnight. Whilst the free champagne was kind gesture, I sadly don’t drink alcohol which I informed two members of staff and asked if it could be swapped with non alcoholic beverages or mocktail which they responded with “no”. I did not like how they just assumed I drink alcohol and I feel the hotel staff should have did the swap. So it was rather disappointing not having to enjoy the drink on balcony as I was not allowed to take soft drink from bar to my room to enjoy too. The champagne did not feel like a thoughtful gesture. In previous 4/5 star hotels I stayed in, they would add little touches like make towels look like a swan, there’s none of that here. There was no decoration of birthday whilst other hotels might have decorated the room or upgraded room knowing it’s a milestone birthday. I would come back on the basis everything would be open so the all inclusive feels beneficial as I felt I was having full board due to charges of snacks. It is struggle being British in this hotel so it’s great if you are like myself who likes to avoid Brits on holiday as it’s mostly French and German guest.

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