Alcala del Valle Holidays

The Room and hotel looks excellent, super comfortable bed, stunning bathroom facilities & waterfall shower (helpful bathroom necessities in the draws). Mini bar and the cutest surprise cheesecake in our room upon arrival! (It was Delicious!) The Property was very clean and beautifully styled. Views of the marina were gorgeous and lovely staff. 24hr gym, and roof top pool was lovely with towels ready on the shaded loungers. There were a few things I felt was missing but nothing that takes away from this gorgeous hotel. Unfortunately upon arrival when checking in we didnt get confirmation that the buffet breakfast was included with our stay. This was the biggest shame as we ended up looking for somewhere to eat each morning for breakfast and we would have much preferred to have had the breakfast we had already paid for at the hotel. There was no price list for the mini bar or welcome pack with information about the spa/rooftop terrace hours. The cleaner did a gorgeous job but did only clean the room once on our 4 night trip which I felt maybe it would have been nice to have a fresh bed each day. Finally we did ask for a taxi to be booked but unfortunately this was forgotten when we arrived downstairs at the booked time and we were on a tight schedule for a wedding. Luckily another couple attending was able to take us. Overall a gorgeous stay just a few minor things and our stay would have been absolutely perfect!

4* hotel I would not stay here again. This is not a 4* hotel. Can get better 2* hotels. Too many issues! When you book a 4* hotel there are certain minimum standards of service that you expect. However, to deliver that service you need to have enough of the right people. This hotel has insufficient staff. Most of the staff that were there have had little or no hospitality training. We booked 3 nights here with the spa and treatments being a key attraction. Upon checking in we were told the spa is shut - without further explanation. Boom! Take that! A new reception staff member behind the desk just stared at us. No smile. No ola. No 'someone will be with you'. Nothing. In the wrong profession. A 4 star hotel will normally have a general manager (GM) with an eye for detail, but there is clearly not one operating here. Faulty Towers. Flaws everywhere. No operations managers , no department heads - no one is in charge here. Was not all bad. Hotel located in a peaceful area. The bed was comfortable. There is parking. 2 tennis courts. Standard of food - including breakfast - good. Gym was adequately equipped. Pool area was calm - until noisy leaf blower man made one of his very unwelcome and untimely visits. One member of staff called Belen was great. But she needs more help. More people. Trained people. Poor Belen. When waiter Inniesta dropped a large glass bottle his co-waiter laughed. They both laughed, Much of the broken glass still th