Hotel Tabaiba Princess

“Lovely hotel, plenty of sunbeds and an amazing pool”

Post booking this hotel (on recommendation from a friend), I got very worried due to the bad reviews on this site but having spent 10 days here I honestly don’t understand where these reviews have come from! The hotel is incredible. Location wise it’s about 20 mins walk into Melonaras with designe… more

Post booking this hotel (on recommendation from a friend), I got very worried due to the bad reviews on this site but having spent 10 days here I honestly don’t understand where these reviews have come from! The hotel is incredible. Location wise it’s about 20 mins walk into Melonaras with designer shops, bars and restaurants. Taxi’s can be booked easily at reception for trips to Playa de Inglés and buses are available to Puerto Mogan and Puerto Rico from outside the hotel. The hotel is huge and there are a lot of sunbeds on top of each other but there are plenty at any time of day. You can’t reserve before 10am but you don’t need to. Even after a couple of trips out we were able to get one at 2pm. Umbrellas are limited but there is natural shade from palm trees and plenty of places to set up for the day. The pool is huge, broken into 6 separate areas, no inflatables allowed but balls allowed in some sections. The water park is lovely for kids and even older kids and adults can enjoy some of the slides. The adults only area looked lovely but I didn’t use so can’t comment. The pool is open 10am - 7pm and they are strict about those times. Bali beds are available to book on the day at €25 but there is a queue that starts at 9.45am for these. The rooms are as you’d expect. We stayed in a standard room on the Tabiba side, these are the same as the Maspalomas side just more recently refurbished. All have showers, good wardrobe space, a safe, a fridge, hair dryer and tea and coffee facilities. The rooms were cleaned daily with bedding and towels changed. The food was unreal. For an all inclusive it was beyond expectations in the buffet. Fresh salmon, fresh king prawns, themed nights with burritos during the Mexican night. Fresh fruit, salad at every meal. Hot pancakes and made to order omelettes at breakfast. Literally everything and all cooked fresh. Kids can enjoy pizza, pasta etc. There are two pool side restaurants and bars. One of he restaurants serves healthier lunches whilst the other is a snack bar serving burgers, hot dogs, pizza, nuggets and chips. Ice cream is available throughout the day and crepes and waffles are available in the afternoon at an additional charge of €3.50. There are two à la carte restaurants but this is one thing I will say is a negative as they are still buffet. So although they specialise in Asian and Italian it’s a shame they are still buffet and not table service. These are bookable and you get one booking per restaurant per week stay. Evening entertainment does let the hotel down. There are singers in one of the bars but the evening shows at the theatre area are poor. Bad but comical attempts at tributes and dance shows, I have definitely seen better at worse hotels. During the day the animation team did a lot! Daily water activities such as aqua gym, water bingo, water polo and a water mat activity. There were volley ball games, a foam party and other games for kids. Round the pool the music only came on when the animation team were doing something otherwise it was chilled and quiet. There is a spa but we didn’t use it so can’t comment. Car hire is also available. There is a boulevard with 3 shops, one selling jewellery, and a couple selling clothes. Inside the hotel there is a supermarket and a herbalist. The supermarket is pricey but there is a local one behind the hotel that is a lot cheaper! Staff are friendly, always smiling and saying hello! Drinks in the all inclusive are the usual house spirits. Cocktails are all pre mixed and a bit sweet as is the Aperol which is on tap. Slushies are available so easy to get a vodka and mix with a slushie for your own cocktail! Overall the hotel is excellent. For us it was great value for money and I would recommend if you want a relaxing break.

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“Lovely relaxing nine day holiday July 2026”

I have seen mixed reviews about this hotel some I agree a little and understand some I really don’t so let me try and give you our experience which I hope helps. I visited with my 17 year old daughter first impressions it’s impressive and it’s big! Check in average not over friendly but also not… more

I have seen mixed reviews about this hotel some I agree a little and understand some I really don’t so let me try and give you our experience which I hope helps. I visited with my 17 year old daughter first impressions it’s impressive and it’s big! Check in average not over friendly but also not rude efficient I would say nothing that impacted our holiday. We did move rooms first room offered upgrade but overlooked the entertainment stage which wasn’t for us. Room was lovely view from balcony not so lovely. They found us another room not as modern as the first but lovely balcony and view of the pool and palm trees which was great . Room was fine a little worn with wear and tear but we didn’t go on holiday to stay in the room and the amount of people going here I imagine turn around is fast. But it was fine for us and spacious. Tip we missed when you want bed sheets changed there is a card on the bedside table put it on the pillow and they will change the sheets took us a couple of days to work it out. I also took a travel cup for coffee and all in one coffee sachets. I like a coffee in the morning. Did find coffee, tea and sugar at the pool bar you can take to room but they don’t open until 10am and it’s nice to have a coffee in the morning a tip from another review as only had kettle in room as well as taking two empty water bottles to refill as you get one large bottle of water and nothing else Pool was beautiful I always get up early and loved going down finding a spot and reading by pool but you can’t reserve sun beds and leave if you do they take them away which I think is good there are plenty of sun beds. Area very clean there is a sand area on the other side we didn’t bother but it’s different (cat litter comments) and noise wouldn’t agree the pool runs around the whole site there are plenty of lovely places to sit away from music etc pool was lovely and all communal areas very clean one main toilet area for the whole pool agree it’s not great we went to our room or the toilets in main hotel when needed . Food at pool bar what you would expect burgers, salad, pizza and fruit all very nice as were drinks. Main restaurant was lovely and the staff worked hard lots of stations cooking fresh meat and fish so much choice we are foodies and thought every meal was very good indeed for the number they are cooking for it was excellent everyday. Go to the Asian restaurant that was amazing! Entertainment average didn’t over impress but for little ones and families it was good. Lots of young families if this isn’t your vibe then this probably isn’t your hotel at the busy times didn’t bother us. All in all great holiday would not go back not because it wasn’t a great place I just believe the world is a big place and there are lots of places to visit and experience. We did go down to the beech area not great we thought the location outside the hotel wasn’t pretty so we didn’t bother again and enjoyed the hotel but sure other people found great places to go outside hotel but we went out once not that impressive so didn’t bother again. If you have booked this hotel for your summer holiday it’s lovely and I hope you enjoy.

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“Good Hotel overall”

We stayed with my partner for 11 nights in July 2026. Firstly, the rooms are great partnered with a very spacious luxury feel pool with a good array of drinks at the pool bar although cocktails are lack lustre and you have to upgrade to even consider getting a tasty cocktail as they’re on dispenser… more

We stayed with my partner for 11 nights in July 2026. Firstly, the rooms are great partnered with a very spacious luxury feel pool with a good array of drinks at the pool bar although cocktails are lack lustre and you have to upgrade to even consider getting a tasty cocktail as they’re on dispenser eg Pina colada. Food however was lush with a spacious food court and great selection. However, staff in the food court didn’t seem bothered and weren’t the friendliest I’ve ever experienced and seemed to not want to be there at times although some were lovely. The location is mediocre although the hotel itself is worth it because taxis to get to more populated locations are easy to order from reception and relatively cheap working on a metre system. Would recommend going into areas for days out eg puerto de Mogán as the maspolomas area isn’t very lively at times although playa ingles is a €8 taxi away with great feel to it. Entertainment was also quite good at times although varying in quality eg mamma Mia was class performed by talented staff and great evening entertainment for kids . Overall would recommend this stay but wasn’t perfect due to minor discrepancies eg sink was blocked in our room.

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