My partner and I stayed at the San Remo on a last minute get away last week, arriving the 13th of July and leaving the 21st.
I've stayed in Ibiza before in Figueretas and that hotel was pretty awful, so I was pleasantly surprised at this hotel as on first impressions, it was quite nice for the money.
We checked in okay and was put in a room facing the noisy bar opposite the road, but when we asked reception for a sea view the next day, they gladly moved us to a room with a view at no extra cost.
This room was opposite the lifts on the 4th floor, so we excpeted it might be noisy - and it was to a degree. But the walls and doors are all sound proofed so it wasn't that bad. Our room had obviously been used for a good old punching match though as there was a hole in the toilet door, the toilet door lock had been recently replaced and the 'plasma TV' was missing and replaced with a CRT one.
The air con was useless - might as well not have had it and I agree with the other guests who say that their rooms were dirty all week. They didn't change the sheets all week and only gave us new towels when we asked - even though the towels were filthy and clearly needed changing.
So that's the rooms. We never book All Inclusive as we know from experience that you get bored of the food - so don't complain if you get sick of the same cooking all week. But we did go B&B and I only ate the food on 3 out of the 7 days as it was so bad. Cured meats anyone? I felt sorry for people on All Inclusive as they trudged back and forth from the bar with their tiny plastic cups - very tight on the measures I thought. The coffee was also fowl to the point that we went to the cafe over the road and got our daily espresso shot from there.
The girl with the curly hair behind reception - she doesn't speak much English at all so most of the time she's struggling to understand - I can see how she'd get rude if people are shouting in Northern accents at her. She was nice to us and so were the other reception staff.
Now on to the facilities - if you can call them that. We went up to use the Gym in the sister complex but that was a massive disappointment. All of the equipment, except for the heavy weights were broken and just lying in bits all over the floor. Again, this area was filthy too and looked well below par.
The swimming pool is small and the sun loungers are all full by 10am. So you have to use the beach which is an okay size and quite clean (when the guests pick up their rubbish that is). If you are all inclusive you get the sun loungers and umbrellas for free. If you're not, then you'll have to fork out 4 euros a day each for both of these. That's 12 euros a day for a couple - which is outrageous!
The other guests are either groups of young English girls and boys getting drunk and rowdy. Or worse, adults who should know a lot better. The area surrounding the town is full of Happy Hour drinking holes which can only be described as meat markets to be avoided.
We half enjoyed our stay here, as it was a better hotel than the last one we stayed at in Ibiza, but there's a lot better out there for the same money. It seems the quality of hotels in Ibiza are either very very pricey and worth the money, or half way between and you get what you pay for.
If you are in your late twenties, have taste and think that Reebok Classics are only worn by chavs, then I urge you to stay somewhere else other than the San Remo in San Antonio. Try Ibiza Town or Figueretas instead. The locals don't even think of San Antonio as part of the Island, it's more like Blackpool on a Saturday night with drunken louts in football shirts all over the place. They spoiled our holiday more than the hotel.
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Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Great pool scene, pet owners, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun