Bungalows Castillo Club Lake

“Christmas week 2025 (23rd -30th). Rating 3.5 stars”

This is a cut n paste from 2 posts i wrote on a TA forum for the area after requesting information as first time visitors (famiky of 4). Post no 1. Hi, just an update on Boxing day. We arrived 23rd...rapid airport and taxi to resort experience. Check in was really smooth. Bungalow smelt very clea… more

This is a cut n paste from 2 posts i wrote on a TA forum for the area after requesting information as first time visitors (famiky of 4). Post no 1. Hi, just an update on Boxing day. We arrived 23rd...rapid airport and taxi to resort experience. Check in was really smooth. Bungalow smelt very clean and fresh. Bathroom very clean and modern. Beds okish- but very clean. Windows and doors seen better days...but noticed many Bungalows are having refurbishment around us (not noisy). Feels like ours has had a partial refurbishment so far. Pools are all spotless but freezing. Area is great fun...beaches are beautiful. Food and drink- def lower end of the market...however actually not too bad at all in my view. There is limited choices each day but really fresh and area tidy. Drinks are actually really good. ..no watering down.Restaurant staff are the hardest working ones I have ever seen, even at 5 * resorts. Although they do get a bit grumpy as they work many shifts all on their own. Overall...for the price we paid for Xmas week we are impressed. No concerns over safety at all (only mention as other people have said there is an issue). Post no. 2: Update- Just arrived home. As promised an update on the weather during our week 23rd to 30th December. The first few days were warm, but windy and a bit of rain. Christmas day was bright and warm, yet windy, and spent on the beach by the Atlantico centre...with a picnic. Christmas evening we walked into Bollywood Spices and got arguably the best seat in the house..despite it being very busy. However, it was only 1 afternoon where we felt cold and that was mostly due to the fact we didn't pack rain coats. I would say it was still better than most British summer days in the August school holiday!! The last 3 and a half days were really hot with barely any wind and the taxi driver (back to the airport) said the latter few days weather were more typical for this time of year. The last few days at the accommodation was quieter...guests changing over and the Christmas week being the busiest I guess. We remained pleased with the accommodation...noting we had accepted there is no maid service unless requested (and we didn't really want a maid in the room when there so so much Xmas 'stuff' all over the place ha ha). The only negative i would say,if you accept this us a cheap n cheerful place, is some of the clientele. I may sound like a snob...but it makes such a difference if you haven't got huge groups (and not just Brits i might add) being really loud all of time. That being said, it meant we didn't need to worry about ourselves being noisy or looking like we drank too much! The other guests didn't particularly bother us...but it might shock some people staying hence raising it. So my top tip is be really realistic of what to expect of somewhere which (when i did the maths) costs us (all in with flights, bags, car park,transfers and AI) £50 pppn at Christmas. We would return and indeed have started to price it up. The area has some lovely parts, and you can just avoid the strip if it is not your thing- there are loads of quieter areas in the resort. The pools of the complex are amazing with the one at the Mirador restaurant having sea views. We didn't use the others really. We would return and indeed have started to price it up.

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“Judge complex by your own standards. I wanted cheap and clean and thankfully that’s what I got.”

There’s a lot of people I know who I wouldn’t recommend this complex to. However I would come again at the right price. My bungalow was clean and functional and fine for the 4 nights I stayed. (No25 Lake). Bathroom and windows and patio doors appear to have been recently replaced but the other aspe… more

There’s a lot of people I know who I wouldn’t recommend this complex to. However I would come again at the right price. My bungalow was clean and functional and fine for the 4 nights I stayed. (No25 Lake). Bathroom and windows and patio doors appear to have been recently replaced but the other aspects of the bungalow were old and dated. (I’m glad I had no reason to use the sofa bed). One thing of note as that condensation on bedroom window was next level every morning. It led to a damp feeling and musty smell all my stay. Service at the bar was fast and pleasant. Food for the all inclusive was as bad as mentioned but I made it work. Breakfast definitely best choice and quality.

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