Lopesan Baobab Resort

“Brilliant family stay!”

We’ve just got back from an amazing holiday at Lopesan Baobab and honestly couldn't recommend it more. The location in Meloneras is spot on—just a short stroll to the beach and shops, which was super convenient. The whole African theme gives the place a really cool, welcoming vibe that’s perfect fo… more

We’ve just got back from an amazing holiday at Lopesan Baobab and honestly couldn't recommend it more. The location in Meloneras is spot on—just a short stroll to the beach and shops, which was super convenient. The whole African theme gives the place a really cool, welcoming vibe that’s perfect for families. The food was absolutely spot on with loads of variety every day, but what really made the trip was the staff. They were all incredibly friendly and genuinely couldn't do enough for us. We’ll definitely be back

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“A nice hotel with a few bits to improve”

Overall we had a great 10 days at the Baobab. If I could give it a 4.5 I would, but there’s a few bits just holding it back compared to other 5* resorts we’ve stayed at. 5* worthy: - stunning African themed buildings and interiors - excellent varied food in the buffet - fantastic lazy river pool … more

Overall we had a great 10 days at the Baobab. If I could give it a 4.5 I would, but there’s a few bits just holding it back compared to other 5* resorts we’ve stayed at. 5* worthy: - stunning African themed buildings and interiors - excellent varied food in the buffet - fantastic lazy river pool - great cocktails (and reasonable prices ~€10-13) - very friendly staff - largely good entertainment in the evening, the circus act was great! Not quite 5* worthy: - not enough sun loungers (we arrived after our 9am breakfast on our first day to find no spare loungers. From then on it was the dreaded routine of one of us being up at 8 to save some. Really didn’t want to, management left notes to discourage it, but there wasn’t an alternative - so it really was a case of if you can’t beat them, join them. Lots of hotels suffer from this but there’s got to be a better system to avoid me getting up at 7.30 every day on my holiday). We also found the loungers really tightly packed, not much space to spread out. - collecting payment for drinks when I’ve just started eating! Every day at the buffet restaurant, the waiting staff came for payment 2 mins after bringing the wine, I was usually mid-eating and hadn’t even tasted my wine! Felt rushed and intrusive (although staff were always courteous and friendly) and not like a 5* meal experience. Just come at the end like a normal restaurant?! - no à la carte restaurants included in half board (don’t think this was clear when booking via our agent). Luckily the buffet was fairly varied, and great quality, but we did miss some à la carte nights to mix it up. - room was ok but no more. Very dark and had a bit of a damp smell. Only 2 balcony chairs in a room for 4. Would definitely recommend a pool view room vs those looking out to the road! - Pools were great but had quite a few missing tiles and lots of sand in them from the faux beach parts of the pool areas. Overall we don’t regret staying, had a great time, was pleasantly surprised by the really nice promenade in Meloneras, and there’s no doubting it’s a stunning bit of hotel design. But there were enough gripes that we probably wouldn’t return.

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“A lovely family holiday.”

I’ll start by saying this was a 4.5/5 holiday. Not 4… So many positives. 1. Great location in town. Lovely walk beach side and nice bars and restaurants. 2. The hotel is very attractive. Nice gardens, with pretty bars and restaurants. 3. Pools were great. The lazy river pool was absolutely perfec… more

I’ll start by saying this was a 4.5/5 holiday. Not 4… So many positives. 1. Great location in town. Lovely walk beach side and nice bars and restaurants. 2. The hotel is very attractive. Nice gardens, with pretty bars and restaurants. 3. Pools were great. The lazy river pool was absolutely perfect for our kids and a great temperature! 4. Staff are nice but not in your face. 5. Lots of sunbeds, though good ones go early. 6. Food was good. Freshly cooked meats were delicious and my kids loved the pancakes and churros each morning. 7. Rooms were modern and clean. Cleaners always did a great job. Where it could improve. 1. Rooms were too dark. The hotels style was quite dark, but we needed a main light in the bedroom area. We struggled to find things. 2. WIFI was poor. It was free which is great, but not a good quality. This should be improved given its importance now. 3. Food quality was very good, but variation was limited. After a week we would have liked a little more variation. Breakfast yogurts, fruit, pastries were OK. Cooked food very good. 4. Poolside umbrellas were sometimes broken or hard to use. They could do with replacing a few. 5. The lazy river pool had a lot of stones in from the planted areas by the side of the pools. Meant you frequently walked on something hard and hurt your foot. 6. Our rooms only had a bedside table on one side which was annoying as I couldn’t put my stuff next to the bed and there were no charging points I could use. 7. Great little football pitch, but netting around the side had so many holes the ball kept going out. It needs to be replaced properly. The downsides were minor, but just honest feedback, which is if the hotel did act on, would elevate it even higher. As a minimum the lighting and WIFI could be improved. Saying all this, we would definitely recommend it and return. It was value for money and for a family, a great find!

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