Just come back from a week AI at the delta. Have to say it was brilliant. I was a litle dubious after reading some of the reviews but I honestly dont understand what some people expect. A common trend from reading the reviews I found was that half board guests tended to have a worse time. I can agree with this as drinks and food etc if you are not AI was pricey. For how much food and drink we had it was well worth the extra money for all inclusive. Drinks were named brands which was great-never been anywhere where this was the case. And all glasses-no horrible plastic cups. Breakfast was OK- I have had better but there was something to fill up on. Lunch you can have at either the main buffet or at the beach club. We ate at the beach club everyday-it was wonderful. Evening meal wads again brilliant at the buffet restaurant, afew choices of different meats (changed every night) plenty of salads, pastas, paellas and local dishes and potato options not just chips every night. The cakes are amazing! Ice cream was also nice although it did tend to be quite squishy as it was left out for long periods. Other than that I could not fault the food, and having a bottle of wine every evening with our meal was a big plus (on AI).
The location is a bit quiet-if you want a central location with lots of shops and bars then head for arenal or palma, you wont find much more than a supermarket by the delta. But as AI we saw no reason to leave the resort. NIght entertainment was OK-quite a good magic show and the usual stuff youd expect but something to watch. There was alot of german guests but so what? They kept themselves to themselves. We did have some minor disagreements over sunbeds just because one german woman tried to reserve 12. Anyway we just took what we wanted and that was that. There is a free shuttle bus that takes you to the beach club-situated about a 10 minute walk away. We walked it a couple of times but its very hot, great for pictures and the road winds its way down the cliffs and there is some stunning views of the bay. We chose to get the bus mostly though! Only other problem with germans is they seem to have a no queueing system, when the bus comes its every man for himself and despite being the fist at the bus stop you may not get on at all and have to wait another 15mins to 30mins in the heat. The beach club despite not having a beach, is well worth at least one day there. The pool is bigger and plenty of sunbeds most days even though we went more or less in peak season. You can walk down to the sea which is mostly rocky and swim in the water there and the snorkelling was excellent. The sheer number of fish was staggering. We went quite far out and there are loads of weird and wonderful rock formations under the water. Really good. Then back up to the pool area and after being in the sea the pool was like getting into a bath! Really bizzare. The staff overall were friendly-moreso at the beach club, there were some miserable ones at the main hotel however but it didnt ruin our holiday in the slightest.
The pools were all spotless and freshwater. The areas around them were also spotless, it was a very clean place and no flies at all. The rooms were also nice, good sized with a built in hairdryer and the beer and soft drinks in the mini bar are free if you are AI. The safe was 12 euros deposit but again on AI you got this back at the end of theweek so it cost nothing. Only small issues was tht AI ends at midday on the day you leave, so if you fly back later in the day then you have to pay. We took drinks down from the mini bar which lasted us untill 3 when we left for the airport. Not all drinks are all inclusive- baileys and tequilla we had to pay a supplement on but still very good value-1 euro for the baileys and 70 scents for the tequilla. Everything else we had was all inclusive and did not have a bill after ordering again.
I would definaely return. I t was well worth the money it cost us to go and apart from the snorkells and the supplement on the drinks we didnt pay a penny.
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Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older Travellers, Great pool scene, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
pet owners, tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Great food / Wine