Evenia Zoraida Resort

“Wonderful Family Holiday”

Just returned from a 9 night all inclusive holiday at the Evenia Zoriado Garden, 6 adults, grandparents, mums and dads and 3 grandchildren, 2 girls aged 4 &5 and a boy aged 8 and what a wonderful time we had. This is our second visit, we stayed here last July and were only two days back when everyo… more

Just returned from a 9 night all inclusive holiday at the Evenia Zoriado Garden, 6 adults, grandparents, mums and dads and 3 grandchildren, 2 girls aged 4 &5 and a boy aged 8 and what a wonderful time we had. This is our second visit, we stayed here last July and were only two days back when everyone wanted to book up again for this year and we were not disappointed, firstly the hotel has made huge additions in water facilities with a lazy river full of flumes, waterfalls and bubble baths galore, both the kids and us adults were never out of the place. A huge thanks must go to the animation team who work tirelessly to make everyone enjoy their stay from water aerobics ‘Vamos Antonio’ to the high level energy routines in the evenings for all the children, as an early riser tasked with putting out the towels I got to witness the cleaning staff within the hotel busy every morning while other outside staff were busy cleaning the pool and grounds, this was a daily occurrence. I have seen comments made regarding food choice but our party always found plenty of choice and as someone who likes seafood, the plenty full supply available everyday was so enjoyable. The bar staff and and reception were also very helpful and allowed me to stutter through my bad Spanish, The hotel has mainly Spanish holiday makers and that is one of the reasons our family liked it, everyone was out to enjoy their holiday and I never witnessed any agro throughout, my thanks to everyone who made our holiday so memorable ‘ Amamos Espana, La gente es muy agredable y simpatica ‘ John Ross

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“Lovely Family Holiday”

Went with my husband and son (4) and had a good time. I've been to a lot of all inclusive hotels and I think this is one of the best for what you get. Branded ice creams/ icelollies, Estrella on tap and branded soft drinks and spirits. You can go to snack bars at the different cusine restaurants in… more

Went with my husband and son (4) and had a good time. I've been to a lot of all inclusive hotels and I think this is one of the best for what you get. Branded ice creams/ icelollies, Estrella on tap and branded soft drinks and spirits. You can go to snack bars at the different cusine restaurants in the day but only until 6pm for silver package customers (seems Jet 2 customers) you cannot go in them at night. We weren't offered an upgrade to the gold package that we saw a lot of other guests had but it was fine. The resort itself is massive; a huge pool, multiple water slides, lazy river and 2 themed splash parks for little ones, my son absolutely loved it. Rooms were basic, very well cleaned every day. Our view was of the street but that didn't bother us, only thing that worried me was how low the balcony was (we were on the 3rd floor) and it seemed little over a metre high. We kept our son off it most of the time. I've seen some reviews saying the food isn't good which confused me. I'm a fussy eater and so is my son and we always found something to eat so no qualms about the food other than some of the breakfast items being cold. The queues can get massive for getting into the main buffet restaurant, so aim to get there before 9:30am for breakfast. Also saw reviews saying there is nothing around. If you're used to really bustling places and plenty of lively bars I get it but it's not dead by any stretch. The front of the hotel has some souvenir shops and a supermarket, the side of the hotel has a popular cafe/ ice cream parlour. If you go out the back gate of the hotel you are straight on the beach, you can walk down the promenade and there's some bars, restaurants and shops dotted around. Straight outside there are also bouncy castles at night on the beach, €5 for 20 minutes which my son went on a few nights. There's also a castle about a 20 minute walk down and there was what looked like a funfair next to it. We ventured out 2 nights for food for change of scenery and it was really decently priced. Everyone has different preferences on holiday but I recommend for couples or families with young children.

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“Not great especially if your English”

I would not recommend this hotel for English people! Not once have I ever left a bad hotel review or looked forward to coming home from holiday however this time I could not wait to return home. The hotels (Park&Garden) cater mainly for Spanish guests, all entertainment is done in Spanish and not… more

I would not recommend this hotel for English people! Not once have I ever left a bad hotel review or looked forward to coming home from holiday however this time I could not wait to return home. The hotels (Park&Garden) cater mainly for Spanish guests, all entertainment is done in Spanish and not repeated in English and they also get access to more restaurants than English. The staff really struggled with speaking English too, it was very difficult to order drinks. Food - Was edible most of the time, not the best selection. We lived off Pizza, hot dogs, chips and Pasta. We managed to eat every meal but it was the same old everyday with the odd occasional nice thing like chicken skewers or chicken drumsticks. The food at lunch was often cold, especially El Olivio. It was handy being right by the pool but we had burgers and chips and they were freezing. Chocolate fountain every night in the main buffet which the kids loved but no other cake selection. Breakfast was mainly pancakes and nutella or Omelettes for us. The last few days there was very limited food, half the restaurant food counters were empty and they had no nutella, kids yoghurts or strawberry jelly (as its end of season I assume they dont bother to restock) There are al a carte restaurants which seem alot better for food however you have to be spanish or all inclusive plus which was an extra £1000 with Jet2 or you can only use them before 6pm when they are buffet style lunch. When it comes to the nice evening food comes available its only for the Spanish unless they are quiet and you can ask if you’re allowed in but this seems very rare as even in Oct they were queuing to get in. Main buffet evening meal it is impossible to find cutlery so ended up having to take them off clean tables. Also found alot of dirty plates. It is so busy in the restaurant everyone is on top of everyone, you cant walk, hear the people your sat with and I even saw a hot drink spilt over a child as its hectic in there. Alot of foods were also unlabelled so didnt know what you were eating or what it contained. Drinks - Cocktails dont taste like they should (Pina Colada and sex on the beach definitely didn’t taste like what it should but again it was drinkable) until last few days we asked for cocktails and when they come (there made up in the back out of sight) they were covered in insects, looked like ants, this happened on a number of days. The queues at pool bar were sometimes 20 mins long for drinks - ridiculous never experienced this before. Snacks - Ice cream choices were good (Magnum Almond, Caramel cornetto, Mini milk, Twisters, etc however not sure if its because its the end of season but most bars had limited ice cream’s available most days. Towards the end of our stay only 1 type of ice cream was available. Plain crisps also always available throughout the day with a few cake to choose from. Also some days pork scratchings and tortilla chips were available. Entertainment - The entertainment was great if your Spanish. The Disney shows for kids were amazing and lucky the kids weren’t fazed by all the Disney characters being Spanish but it was a shame nothing was in English. The quizzes and games were all Spanish so we didn’t have a clue what was going on. They would even say about photo opportunities but only in Spanish so by the time we realised we were back of the queue and then missed out of individual photos and were forced in with other people to speed it up. Rooms - Were small, just about big enough for 2 adults and 2 small children to just sleep in and getting ready in but if we had 2 older children it would definitely be too tight. 2 double beds pushed together all sleeping near enough ontop of each other. Only 1 plug socket in room also. Pools - The slides are brilliant best part of the hotel however the salt water is disgusting, it really put my daughters off going down the slides. It also caused my daughter’s legs to go all sore and I had to get some cream for them. The best pool is the nemo one as its not salty, we spent most our time there. Lifeguards are hit and miss. Lots of Spanish kids messing about walking up slides and noone to tell them different, annoying when babies are in the pools. WIFI - Available for free but very hit and miss whether it works Towels - 10euro refundable deposit to hire and 1euro charge per change for clean ones We stayed the end of Sept into Oct. The first week was mental, so busy everywhere, entertainment was packed nowhere to sit, couldn’t see the kids watching the show, queues for food into the buffet restaurants, half way through it was like a ghost town, noone around, pools were empty, outdoor area shut on night and only a few at evening entertainment, only half the buffet food open. Then last few days went hectic again. If your looking for a child friendly hotel in Almeria I strongly recommend Alua Gold Trindad great hotel and staff and food! We visited Mini Hollywood strongly recommend this trip we booked via Pepe tours, great day out.

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“Wouldn’t recommend to English guests”

Just enjoyed 5 days here with family. The hotel is 4* although I have stayed at much better 3*s. I think the pools give it the extra star. Pros Plenty of pools, good sizes and lots of different ones for different ages Very clean all around Slides are good Right on the beach Plenty of sunbeds ea… more

Just enjoyed 5 days here with family. The hotel is 4* although I have stayed at much better 3*s. I think the pools give it the extra star. Pros Plenty of pools, good sizes and lots of different ones for different ages Very clean all around Slides are good Right on the beach Plenty of sunbeds each day Food and drinks at poolside bars are good - ice lollies & crisps are included too Cons Queues outside restaurants for food (never experienced this before). & I don’t mean a little queue; more a queue of 50+ people Rooms are small - we had 1 plug socket in the entire room & 1 in the bathroom. More for spanish families - entertainment is all in Spanish and a lot of staff don’t speak English either Food isn’t great in main restaurant No menus for what you can have on all inclusive so it’s just guess work Overall, we enjoyed the stay but wouldn’t return. Much better for Spanish people which is fair enough since it’s in Spain but they are definitely better catered to even though all guests are paying the same price so does seem slightly unfair.

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