Hotel Alondra

“A nice no frills hotel.”

This hotel and area is very, very German orinated, main Hotel good points, food ok, pool good, sun loungers easy to get, room ok, cleanliness excellent, centre of the area, good for walking, reception staff excellent although their English is not as good as in Parma area. Main points to be aware ... more

This hotel and area is very, very German orinated, main Hotel good points, food ok, pool good, sun loungers easy to get, room ok, cleanliness excellent, centre of the area, good for walking, reception staff excellent although their English is not as good as in Parma area. Main points to be aware of, you need to pay a 10 euro deposit for the telly remote but if you are British dont bother as the channels are all in German. Unlike the Parma area, the locals here are lack basic English. Although the hotel bar and food are ok, if you wish to venture out the Mosquito bar around the corner is ok, it does a happy hour in the afternoon but be careful as it is only certain drinks. if you are with easyjet there is no rep or notice board in the hotel, when you need to know your bus pick up time you need to ask the reception the day before travel giving them the flight code etc and they will sort it for you. Also the trip from the airport is long and could take up to two hours.

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“Hotel Alondra & Cala Ratjada 99% German !”

The Hotel was clean; comfortable & friendly. Our room was overlooking the pool area (which is the quieter side, as opossed to the street side) room a good size, comfortable bed & cleaned daily. Food was plentiful & hot, with good variety. Close to main street & beach, supermarkets, bars/ Rest... more

The Hotel was clean; comfortable & friendly. Our room was overlooking the pool area (which is the quieter side, as opossed to the street side) room a good size, comfortable bed & cleaned daily. Food was plentiful & hot, with good variety. Close to main street & beach, supermarkets, bars/ Restaurant. Market on a saturday.( mostly were the shops cheaper for same stuff)

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“Good and no frills hotel”

Well, what should I say. It is a mixed bag, but overall I would also return to this hotel. Hotel is second row from the promenade ande the beach, which is actually great; easy access to the promenade and beach and yet the hotel is very quiet. The main shopping street is also only a block away an... more

Well, what should I say. It is a mixed bag, but overall I would also return to this hotel. Hotel is second row from the promenade ande the beach, which is actually great; easy access to the promenade and beach and yet the hotel is very quiet. The main shopping street is also only a block away and easy to reach. Plenty for sale. Reception was good and friendly; claimed to speak English, but the guy had to give up on ;-) but we speak also german so was okay. Speaking German makes life a lot easier, but English is also okay. Paid 4€ / person / day to get a third floor room to the poolside, and away from the bar area. And you have a sea view from the balcony. Great. We stayed half board as that is the only option. Both breakfast and dinner is a buffet. A few items on the buffet you just wonder why they are there. Most of the buffet is fine, and some items are simply great - the fruit was always good and fresh. Often the menu on display for the evening buffet shows something else than what is actually on the buffet in th evening. Seems unnecessary but not a big deal. I don't understand why people complain about the breakfast coffee as there is Jura esprosso machine; go for that and you are fine. The other coffee machines I would stay away from. Drinks in the evening are relatively cheap, but for some reason different from what you can get at the bar. Why I can't say, but only bottled beer available in the restaurant. Wine I would not chose; it is cheap and awful. The pool area nice and quiet with sunny areas, but you can also stay in the shade. Drinks are available from the bar. Rooms are not modern, but overall alright for you what you pay for. Yeah, the rooms could be modernised, but the price would be different then. Air conditioning worked fine and cleaning service was alright. The hotel is mostly used by Germans, but less than we expected. A number of different nationalities stayed there. Also mixture of young, middle-aged and elderly people. All working out mostly quietly and easily. A small breakfast was available all night / early morning, if you have an early flight; stay away from the salami though and stick to the cheese. Service in the hotel is good, and waiters are generally pleasent, but do not speak much German or English; Spanish would be preferable. Overall a good experience and would not hesitate to recommend; just keep your expectations in line with what you pay. And enjoy.

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