As the hotel was fully booked, I deliberately booked to stay at the apartments, as I had stayed in the hotel previously and had a great experience. I chose half board as again, previously I thought the food was good. the service was great and the hotel has its own private beach. perfect so far.
However, this time, the experience was different.
The apartment - I knew what to expect, it was away from the hotel and I heard it was a little dated. but it was just ok. there is a bedroom - it has a tiny window, a living room, small kitchen and a balcony.
The place was fairly clean, but I did find I was bitten by mosquitos in the apartment and discovered a cockroach in the bathroom.
It rained during my stay and I got soaked getting to the hotel restaurant. There was no provision for apartment guests to get umbrellas from the hotel.
I was told that I had to pay cash for anything, drinks, services (I couldn't put it on my room) which surprised me.
Every night, I was seated in the restaurant and then I had to find a waiter to get me a drink with my evening meal. Breakfast was no better, I would simply find the waiters station and grab my own coffee.
The food was not great, the choice was limited and it was difficult to make a meal out of what was provided. Foods were not all labelled so I had no idea what some of the food was. This is fine, unless you don't eat meat. I had a lovely holiday, but the hotel was a let down.