AluaSun Lago Rojo Adults Only

“Great hotel including nice little gym.”

We had been to this hotel two years ago, and even then, we noticed that they were painting and working on it. This year, we can see that they have certainly been working on it, and it looks lovely. The bar area, the dining room and the reception areas have all been modernised, The number one bene… more

We had been to this hotel two years ago, and even then, we noticed that they were painting and working on it. This year, we can see that they have certainly been working on it, and it looks lovely. The bar area, the dining room and the reception areas have all been modernised, The number one benefit of this hotel (as others have pointed out) is the back door leading straight onto the promenade within a handful of steps. A few things you might miss on the website/tour spec but could be important include a nice little co-working-style bench with desk-height sockets (mains and USB) and stools. There was also a small gym with TechnoGym equipment, including a treadmill, a bike and a free weights bench with weights up to 14kg. There was also a piece of multi-kit that could be configured to work as 10 different exercise machines, which went up to 90kg. During my stay, I also partook in two of the hotel’s 09:45 outdoor exercise classes - My class was a stretch class and was thoroughly enjoyable and great for beginners ( I did notice they also had Yoga classes on other days). We had a bed and breakfast, and the choice and quality were excellent. We noticed that at busy times (which can happen), they introduced a queue system at the door to ensure fairness in who gets the next free table. We had a Junior suite - All very nice, with really hot and powerful water in the bathroom. The room was clean and tidy throughout, thanks to the housekeeping staff, who were all very friendly when we passed them in the corridor. I’m going to include the following not as a complaint, but more as what we experienced that might be important to others visiting this hotel. The hotel safe was sufficient to hold important bits and pieces, but only big enough to fit an iPad mini, not a full-size iPad and certainly not a laptop ( photograph beside a UK size 7 shoe for comparison). The safe (which was charged at 3 € per day) was opened with a physical key (not a key to activate it, but an actual key to open and close it), which we were presumably supposed to take with us when leaving the hotel for the day/night. As a couple, we have two iPhones, two iPads, and a smartwatch. There was one accessible power socket. If you unplug the lamp, unplug the TV, and don’t mind using the mains socket in the bathroom ( Spanish Health and Safety doesn’t seem to exist), then you have three more. We did find a socket behind the bed (literally behind the bed), but there were none at the bedside cabinet or even at the little table with the chair. We worked around this by timing our charges. This was helped by the fact that the sockets didn’t automatically go off when left in the room. Is it the end of the world when you're on holiday to carry a physical key about, or to be clever when charging devices? No, but if you are dependent on your tech, it could be an issue you don’t expect in 2026. Overall, we will return to this hotel due to its proximity to the beach and the friendliness of the staff, but given the safe and the number of power sockets in 2026, I have to deduct a star rating to be fair to those hotels that don’t have these limitations.

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“Great hotel”

Great location. Rooms are bit dated but very clean and spacious. Staff were friendly and helpful. Rooftop bar and pool Area were great

“Location - A blessing & a curse.”

It's all about the location which, as well as being a bonus, can also be a hindrance depending on your room. Room (305) I can honestly say that I've never stayed in a room where noise was such an issue. Unacceptably bad, really. Old, single glazed windows. Don't have curtains open as you're opposi… more

It's all about the location which, as well as being a bonus, can also be a hindrance depending on your room. Room (305) I can honestly say that I've never stayed in a room where noise was such an issue. Unacceptably bad, really. Old, single glazed windows. Don't have curtains open as you're opposite (about 10 yards away) some apartments that look directly in. All the noise from the street below echoes up like the people were walking past your window. On top of that, 305 is right above the lobby bar so you get to listen to that until it finishes, every night. Glass balcony balustrade didn't do my vertigo much good, either. Couldn't open door in the bedroom to balcony. We assume you should be able to as there was a table and chairs. Odd that you would have 2x tables, 4x chairs in a 'suite' with one double bed. The room itself was, at best, a 'quirky' layout. Nowhere in bedroom to hang clothes. You had to go up 3 steps towards main door for wardrobe and bathroom. Actually quite slippy/dangerous when out of shower. Shower was a decent pressure although, important point, would suddenly change to skin-peelingly high temperature without warning. Air-con worked well, so that was up to scratch. Note to maintenance, get the door between bedroom & lounge sorted - it needs completely re-hanging or shaving down, made a hell of a din trying to open/close it. Breakfast was good although, that said, no better/worse than you'd get at hundreds of other hotels around the UK or Europe. Plan on a decent wait if you want eggs other than scrambled. Entertainment - didn't actually go to watch it but heard it every night ! No comment. Pool - there's a very good reason you don't see many photos of people in the pool. Cold shock isn't what you plan for on holiday. Location - yep a blessing and (depending on your room) a curse. Great for getting out to the front and lots of great bars, food and the lovely promenade. Overall Wife & I were of the opinion we got the room we did as we were only on a 3 night break "Stick them in there" kind of vibe. Put up with it for 3 nights, not to make a fuss, but 100% would have asked for a change had it been any longer. Would we stay here again? No, highly unlikely. If they put as much effort into the rooms as they clearly have in the reception / lobby - which is all very nice - then it might be a different story. One of the most basic functions of a hotel is for a restful, relaxing stay away from home. Restful? Room 305? No chance.

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