Hotel Palas Pineda

“Decent hotel but could easily be a great hotel . ”

Stayed here in April quick 4 day getaway . Start with the positives . Lovely clean area . Fantastic beaches , Hotel. Really clean , excellent bedrooms. Nice bathroom couldn't have wished for more .lucky enough to get a sea view ,pool view,entertainment area view on my balcony, which was a bonus.... more

Stayed here in April quick 4 day getaway . Start with the positives . Lovely clean area . Fantastic beaches , Hotel. Really clean , excellent bedrooms. Nice bathroom couldn't have wished for more .lucky enough to get a sea view ,pool view,entertainment area view on my balcony, which was a bonus. There was no sunbed dash in the morning . Every day after breakfast we went for a walk a long sea front come back got towels went to pool. Picked a sunbed up easily, no stupid 8am sunbed dash . Was able to store bags in luggage & use shower room on checkout day so we could continue to enjoy the hotel . Drinks with evening meal a nice touch & went down well . Bottomless Beer,Wine,Soft drinks . 😃 Negatives - Downside to that is the daytime activity programme. Whoever does the sound check on the microphones must be deaf because the volume levels are excruciating throughout the day especially when you pop to your room late afternoon to relax & get ready for dinner, etc . The reception staff can speak English but the bar & kitchen staff can only speak French or Spanish so practice your language skills before you go you will need them . To top it all off, I don't know if it was a French holiday week, but the hotel was definitely 95% full of arrogant French. Won't let you pass with a dinner plate or press a button on the coffee machine without invading your personal space ,never come across a race of people with such ignorant behaviour in a dining room . The canteen team at breakfast could be a bit smarter . The queue at the coffee machines was permanently at least 6 people deep. On every machine. Lots of hotels now pass out filter coffee pots on arrival at breakfast. This would save people dodging in & out of everyone trying not to have an accident. At the same time, because everyone is waiting forever for a coffee breakfast now lasts at least an hour were usually it's a 30 min breakfast, so the foot traffic would be less if they handed out coffee pots on arrival . People would be in & out the dining room in no time . Dinner was another animal with a massive queue to get in if you go between 19.00-21.00 . We started to go around 9pm as it wasn't the best experience to wait in line for a table . Food like most hotels can be hit & miss but every thing was cooked well . Dissapointed I never got a pealla dish on the menu for the whole time I was there . Overall experience on this hotel was very good ,

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“Good but silly rules”

This is my 7th visit to Palas Pineda since 2019. It always provides great value and simple but clean accommodation. Staff every time have been polite, rooms have always been clean and there is great wifi , many plug sockets, mini fridge and comfortable bedding. This hotel offers above average val... more

This is my 7th visit to Palas Pineda since 2019. It always provides great value and simple but clean accommodation. Staff every time have been polite, rooms have always been clean and there is great wifi , many plug sockets, mini fridge and comfortable bedding. This hotel offers above average value for money. Oh my latest visit I noticed a few disappointing changes. Firstly they no longer offer kettles to rent for €10 returnable deposit (not good enough for a four star hotel) - Irish and English guests expect this facility as a very basic requirement. Secondly, at breakfast buffet they used to provide paper cups for guests who wish to have a coffee and cigarette outside, this facility has been replaced by an angry Spanish woman running after guests taking cups outside - this is a silly and unnecessary way to annoy paying customers. Please allow your guests to enjoy basic facilities, if the only outdoor area in the restaurant is marked "no smoking", then don't have a tantrum when guests bring their cup of coffee outside to another area. I will return but I will bring my kettle.

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