Iberostar Selection Albufera Playa

“A relaxing week away”

Just returned from a week stay here in a star prestige room overlooking the main restaurant area, in terms of the view from the balcony you could position yourself to look out onto the sea in the direction distance over the trees. The all inclusive was good value with a good range of offerings at … more

Just returned from a week stay here in a star prestige room overlooking the main restaurant area, in terms of the view from the balcony you could position yourself to look out onto the sea in the direction distance over the trees. The all inclusive was good value with a good range of offerings at lunch and dinner. The star prestige rooftop bar was peaceful offering a great view. Would recommend for anyone travelling without children. At check in Adrian welcomed me with a glass of cava and gave an overview of the hotel which shares facilities with the Albufera Park. Christina, a guest services manager, came over during this to welcome me to the hotel which was a nice touch. All of the staff I encountered were fantastic but I’d particularly call out Kik and Ana at dinner, Nuria, and Ivan at the SP rooftop bar.

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“Amazing stay!”

Booked this trip as a last minute (booked on Fri and arrived on Mon) and we could not of been more impressed with our stay, from start to finish we couldn't fault it! Sometimes I am hesitant to book new places as you see all the negative reviews, but some of the reviews on this hotel are just bonke… more

Booked this trip as a last minute (booked on Fri and arrived on Mon) and we could not of been more impressed with our stay, from start to finish we couldn't fault it! Sometimes I am hesitant to book new places as you see all the negative reviews, but some of the reviews on this hotel are just bonkers/fussy, don't listen just book it! I don't usually leave reviews but this really does deserve one, and hope it helps others book in the future with piece of mind. For a couple in our early 30's, we love a nice relaxed day, lovely food, few drinks in the evening with some entertainment, and a good atmosphere (and an early ish night!) This is exactly what you get here. Food: Absolutely amazing, every meal time. Even fussy eaters wouldn't struggle to find anything to eat. Its fresh, full of flavour, great variety everyday with always something different from the day before, which is great! Greek, Mexican and Spanish restaurants on site which you can use once during the stay, these were so so nice. Décor and atmosphere lovely and food great too, nice change sometimes from buffet even though we never got bored of that. Drinks: Amazing selection of drinks, cocktails, sprits etc, and none of the cheap stuff, all good quality named brands. (nothing worse than cheap spirits that taste like bleach!) Nice inside bar area, and outside entertainment area and TVs for sport. Entertainment was actually very good, typical cheesy stuff but was good to watch, singers, dancers, magic shows! Location: Walking distance to a few shops restaurants, if you did want to venture out, but everything you need is at the resort really. We did find a nice walking trail opposite the hotel which is a nature reserve and was a lovely walk each morning after breakfast! Hour from airport and short trip to towns etc by buses/taxis, but we didn't go out. Rooms: Good size for two of us, clean, minor wear and tear but completely expected as this hotel is always busy! Air con wasn't the best, strange smells when we used, we didn't need it though as it was April so wasn't too hot at night. Shampoo, conditioner, shower wash, cream all provided in the bathroom too. Facilities: All the pools were a great size, (bit chilly as it was April) and not too busy, could always find a sunbed. Towels provided which is also great you don't need to bring them. Drink stations are all around the hotel so helping yourself is great rather than queuing. And snacks always available at the bars, crisps nuts, cookies. Small café in the lobby also had snacks in case you missed a meal, or just extra hungry and needed more food, we didn't use it as the restaurant food was absolutely great and we left full every meal! Gym was nice, small but it is a hotel gym so its expected, used it a few times and enjoyed it just to keep active! Used the paddle court at the front of the hotel which was great too. Park, paddle, basketball, table tennis, bikes to rent too, really good to keep busy. Also everything was clean. Staff always cleaning the public areas, and friendly too, every staff member we came across makes the effort to say hello or smile, it was so welcoming Everything was honestly the best we could of expected, will be returning next year 100%!

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“Construction work”

Just returned from a 6 night break and mainly - everything was positive. We booked a premium sharing pool room - in the hope that we’d be able to use this a lot and the sun loungers outside the room frequently. Unfortunately - this turned out to not be the case. We weren’t told upon checking in t… more

Just returned from a 6 night break and mainly - everything was positive. We booked a premium sharing pool room - in the hope that we’d be able to use this a lot and the sun loungers outside the room frequently. Unfortunately - this turned out to not be the case. We weren’t told upon checking in that there was construction work taking place directly in front of these rooms - we arrived early on a Sunday night and didn’t find this out until Monday morning - when the work restarted and continued all week, with differing continuous noise levels. Whilst I understand that work does have to take place - it would have been better to have been informed upon checking in and given the option to move if needed. The rooms themselves were spotlessly clean and kept this way by a great housekeeping service all week - it’s also a nice touch to be able to see on the App when your room has been cleaned. They were however lacking in plug points & some plug points in our room didn’t work at all. We also had an issue with the wardrobe door - although this was promptly sorted ( to an extent ) when we brought it to the notice of reception. On to the food - They have 3 A La Carte restaurants which have to be booked beforehand. These are Greek, Mexican and Spanish . We managed to book 2/3 on the app on the night of arrival - and much preferred these to the buffet restaurant which was offered as an alternative. Buffet restaurant open for breakfast/lunch/dinner - Crazy busy but the staff work ridiculously hard to keep the tables cleared and drinks served. There was always a good selection of food available. There’s a cafe in the lobby that is open 24/7 - that has snacks & coffee etc - which was actually really nice. No need to take beach towels - these are supplied and you can change them every day for clean ones. There’s a bar which operates throughout the day - Offering a good range of drinks. They’ll also have crisps, nuts, ice cream etc available as snack. Special mention has to go to one of the bar waiting staff - who was cornered by the entertainment team during the 80’s night. With nowhere to hide - he had to dance with him and did such a good job - whilst carrying and not dropping , a tray of empty glasses. Loads of sunloungers, spotless pool areas. I would mention though that if you like to see ‘outside’ of the hotel - you’ll need to walk or be prepared to catch a bus - which we did to go to Alcúdia old town, Alcudia port and Can Picafort. It’s very easy . We had a lovely few days and I would recommend. It was just a shame about the noise

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“Room 7713. Would come back in the Summer”

Staff are very welcoming and kind. Xi Min was very helpful. Room is lovely however some stains lurking about. Wouldn’t recommend pool view as it’s normally where the families with little children book and it’s very noisy. Walls were very thin and I could hear full conversations even if they weren’t… more

Staff are very welcoming and kind. Xi Min was very helpful. Room is lovely however some stains lurking about. Wouldn’t recommend pool view as it’s normally where the families with little children book and it’s very noisy. Walls were very thin and I could hear full conversations even if they weren’t loud. Draft in the room. Wasn’t pleasant in the evening as quite cold. Balcony door wouldn’t fully shut. Air con wasn’t very good and you couldn’t feel any cold air if not for the draft. Gave us Razor and Toothbrush free of charge as we forgot. Drainage system in the shower was very bad, water would overflow if you took a shower longer than 3 minutes. Water all over the floor. Wouldn’t recommend hairdryer they provide for people with hair longer than a bob. It took 30 minutes to dry my hair. Bring your own hairdryer. Bed was solid and hurt my back, however it’s due to preferences of me preferring soft mattresses. In my opinion, there weren’t enough plug sockets. 1 in bathroom, 2 in main room. And they didn’t provide enough energy to charge our devices fast enough. Food is repetitive if you stay longer than a week. It’s on a weekly schedule and most of the time wasn’t very nice so I opted for the same options. Sometimes the meat was raw or slightly undercooked or completely overcooked and dry. I loved the Chocolate fountain though. Entertainment really made our holiday. It was brilliant. Shout out to Adrian as without him, it would be extremely boring. Wouldn’t recommend going in low season if you want a pool. Indoor heated pool sucks and wasn’t hot at all, I think they never turned it on everytime we went. The hot tub was disgusting. Wasn’t cleaned at all. Sand at the bottom. We went as soon as it opens and was still sand there. Obviously outdoor pool was frostbite worthy. The public toilets around the hotel were clean. Beach was average. On the warm days, they gave ice cream out by poolside that wasn’t served at the ice cream bar next door. The cups were dirty. They weren’t cleaned and were probably swilled to discard of the previous liquid. Utterly disgusting. If you have young children I would recommend the sister hotel next door as there are more things to do there e.g Splashpark, Park with zip line and trampoline, ice cream bar and a slide. Hotel was beautiful and staff were very friendly and we built good relationships with them all! Area wasn’t the best and we had to take the bus as nothing was really walking friendly. However bus are on time and short to nearby towns.

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