espritnumber5
ngày 5 tháng 6 năm 2024
I traveled during the May half term holiday break (in the UK) with my daughter for a sun / sand / pool getaway, and it couldn't have been better. This place is really special and we will definitely return. This was our first trip to this hotel, but I don't think we met anyone else for whom it was also their first trip. We met families there for the 2nd, 4th, 7th time... and the staff told stories about families who came every year, sometimes twice a year, since the hotel opened. The staff really make this place amazing. Everyone we encountered seemed genuinely happy to be there. We witnessed a staff BBQ one afternoon (behind the conference centre) which they apparently do each month. The ground are enormous and very well looked after by an army of gardeners. The food and beverage team work incredibly hard. We were invited to a reception one evening (probably because of my HHonors status) where we met the heads of all the departments personally, and they asked about our stay and feedback. There were probably 30 guests at the reception; I felt honoured to be there and valued as a customer. I've never stayed at an all-inclusive resort before, but knowing we didn't have to pay extra for dinner or drinks made it a very relaxing stay. (There was a relaxing effect I hadn't anticipated.). There are refrigerators with water bottles everywhere, plenty of recycling containers for the empty bottles, so it was very easy to stay hydrated. The mini-bar in the room is of course free and was replenished regularly. There are bars with coffee, alcohol, and soft drinks dotted throughout the grounds. Some of the places to get coffee have bean to cup machines, and others (like the main pool bar) are proper espresso machines, There is a cafe 'Macaron' where you can get coffee, ice cream, and beautiful cakes, all included, which is open all afternoon. It's closer to the pools if you need a quick bite without going to the buffet. The buffet was enormous. There is a dedicated kids section, and another dedicated vegan section. The bread section always had gluten free options. Huge salads were available at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Each evening the theme of dinner varies. Apart from one small well-marked section at breakfast, there are no pork products offered. (We didn't miss it.... the variety of food on offer was incredible.) In addition to the nightly buffet, you can eat at a few different specialty restaurants ('a-la-carte restaurants'): Indian, Italian, Chinese, Fish, Turkish, and Teppanyaki. There is a fixed charge for these restaurants. We ate at Teppanyaki (45 euros per person, no child discount) and Turkish (35 euros per person, I think this one has a child discount). The Teppanyaki was fun if you haven't done that before, but (probably no surprise) the Turkish restaurant was phenomenal and I highly recommend it. There are two table-service lunch restaurants in the grounds - one close to the beach bar, and another near the
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