Globales Playa Santa Ponsa

Bit of a late review, but was looking at this hotel and dont agree with some of the reviews! Went for 2 years in a row and the first year was in the newer globales pionero which from speaking to people it seems if you havent gone before you get put this in hotel then if its your second time like us, you get put in the older building (Globales santa ponsa). First thing i’ll say is area is PERFECT, especially for families or young couples, near the irish strip but not to close than can hear it, in the day time/late evening it’s perfect for a chill drink, restaurants in area are good the beach is great and many excursions nearby. Also fairly close to the airport, locals are friendly. (If you also have picky eaters, there is a mc donalds round the corner) (Just to add even if you book this hotel you can get put in the newer part as they are joined ) First time around at Pionero, the rooms are clean, new bathrooms are spotless, no noise levels. For the price and star rating (booked through tui) it really is worth it, I think some people forget your not booking a 2k pp 5* hotel but with this hotel you do get more than what you pay in my opinion for the rooms especially in this part of the hotel. Second time at the globales santa ponsa (older building) we was put next to the stairs so the noise levels were bad didnt get the best sleep, but I’m sure if you just wasnt next to the stairs u wouldnt have this issue). The shower kept changing to really hot, but apart from that the room is decent you get what you pay for. but if i went again id definitely prefer to get put in the newer part. Food is average, always simple things to eat but your not at a 5* restaurant so you get what you pay for. Some days are better than others but it’s definitely good enough. They have a snack bar which does burgers hot dogs etc which is good aswell as breakfast so you wont be starved of good things to eat. There is sunlounger wars but you get that no matter where you are now, you will be able to get a sunlounger on the terrace parts which are partly shade partly sun you just wont be on the side of the pool directly. You are also a couple minutes walk from the beach which is nice so you wont have nowhere to go.

Don't believe all the negative reviews I had a fantastic week at this hotel. Of course there was sunbed wars that happens everywhere but I always managed to find a place to sit. The room was clean and beds comfortable, never run out of hot water when taking a shower which has happened to me before in other hotels. Food served all day long and plenty of it you'll never go hungry and a great selection to suit everyone's pallet. Staff were always polite and friendly will definitely be coming back to this hotel. Location is great with the beautiful beach just a short stroll away

Just back last night from 6 nights at this hotel. We are Irish, 21 female and 23 male. We previously read the reviews and therefore had low expectations, but we were sooo pleasantly surprised. This is a fairly cheap hotel and we paid £1080 for 2 people, 6 nights, all inclusive with 2 23KG bags, flights and transfers with EasyJet holidays - which in my opinion is very good, and the shared transfer only took 30 mins each way. When you stay at this hotel, you have the hotel's own facilities, plus full access to the facilities of the Globales sister hotel just across the road and this is where lunch and snacks are. As this is a more expensive 4 star hotel, obviously a lot of people choose to go over here making it very crowded and sunbeds are very hard to get. There is also a pool however in our hotel, which we found always easy to get a sunbed at and the pool is big and deep - so you can't really complain about point 1# - just wake up and go out early to reserve one if you would prefer to lounge at the 4 star. Please note the pictures of the hotel on trip advisor are of the hotel across the road so this is wrongly advertised, but to us, this meant not only did we have our own, 3 star hotel pool area , but full access to the 4 star facilities across the road which were of course a lot nicer, as a result of these hotel guests paying a lot more. Therefore, this is 1000% a plus for people in this hotel as you pay for a 3 star pool, and get this as well. You can also drink at any bar in either hotels. During the day, you have a plastic cup which you exchange for a clean one after each drink which yes, was a bit inconvenient when switching between hotels but did not bother us. Just remember to bring your cup everywhere. At night time however, this wasn't required and you could order up to 3 drinks in glasses per person per time. In terms of food - omg. It's fair to expect cheap all inclusive food to be bad but our issue was eating too much! We only ate lunch once and it was lovely with lots of choice in the 4 star restaurant, but the snacks were so so good and available from 11am-6pm and then again 10pm-12am. Constant flow of fresh pizzas, burgers, fresh chicken, sausages, kebab, salads, chips, onion rings, pastries, pre-packaged yoghurts, sandwiches, wraps and more. The pizza was a solid 10/10 and the burgers tasted like a big mac when topping were added - so we were very impressed with this, particularly as picky eaters. We probably made our money back from snacks alone. For dinner in our hotel, there was a bit less for us as we are picky like I said but the pizza was unreal and chips and croquettes, so we were always stuffed. We had also went with the intension on eating out every night as a way to explore but only did this a few times by choice. Drinks were also very good. Limited all inclusive cocktails but they were still good, and staff weren't shy with the spirits. There also seemed to be good entertainment on inside the hotel like bingo and m

Just back from our holiday 11 June 25. We were so looking forward to our holiday so when we arrived at the hotel we were all so disappointed. The rooms are small the bathroom is tiny, the shower is so small you can’t move in it. Some of the staff are nice but most of them are not the happiest of people. The food is awful and cold much the same every night. No kettle or fridge in the room, you can hire them 16e for kettle 50e for fridge but when asked to hire a kettle there was none available. The sister hotel across the road were you go for lunch and snacks looks so much better, was told it is so much pricier. Most certainly would not return to this hotel.

We are just back from this hotel I did not know what to expect from the reviews but we had a good holiday. You have to remember it is a 3 * Hotel not like its two sister Hotels accross the road from the hotel you have the use of the facilities in the sister Hotels which was great. Our hotel was much quiter so no shouting around the pool and bar. The Hotel is spotless the Hotel does need modernising, The dining room has been modernised and looks lovely and fresh. The food was OK you won't starve. There is plenty food around the clock. The Hotel is beside the beach, shops, bars and restaurants. For entertainment you can go between hotels. There was very good shows on at night. All the staff work very hard and everyone very helpful. The front rooms are street facing and some of the rooms at the back don't have pool view some look on a flat roof or a generator. Again the bedrooms were spotless. We had a lovely holiday and we will come back again. We loved the fact you can have the lovely quietness of our Hotel or go accross the road to a busier Hotel. There was no lager louts even with all inclusive.

the staff were outstanding as usual, but as this was the 7th time we have used this place i am afraid that the hotel itself has rapidly gone downhill, i was hoping that as we had decided to return again that they would have at least given us decent rooms. the rooms that we were allocated did not have any view, also there was multiple problems with the room itself, eg handles falling off doors, doors not locking to the balcony, electrical sockets not working, and the room in general was not up to 4 star standard. Regarding the all inclusive, the food was not of the usual standard we experienced on our other visits, one thing that has improved was the entertainment, much better than having the staff doing stupid things on stage. On the whole we was dissapointed, and one things for certain, we shall not be going back an eight time which is a shame because it was once a lovely hotel with outstanding staff