PUENTE REAL

Booked here as we could only manage 4 nights away due to other commitments and this was close to the airport and near the beach. We upgraded to gold which in our opinion was worth it, the lines for bar and restaurant were massive and with the gold you get to skip the lines and have your own bar with better drinks also a lovely outdoor patio over looking the beach in the restaurant, you also get to use the onsite restaurants which included a bbq night and Italian both of which are lovely. On to sunbed wars, it’s really not an issue yes people do get up and wait before the pool opens for specific spots but we went down at 10 ish and plenty of beds still to choose from. We opted for a junior suit as with two teen boys having the separate bedroom was a must, the snack bar by the pool is brilliant freshly cooked chicken kebabs and burgers etc. Entertainment seemed good but we don’t really take part or watch the evening shows. Overall it’s great for a few nights away not too far to fly from the UK and 10 mins from the airport, there’s nothing really standout that would make me want to return it’s an average all inclusive resort in Spain but it was just what we wanted for a short break and a bit of sun to end the summer x

Puente real is on the beach front so it’s a great location if your beach lovers. It was around 8 euros to get into the town centre in a taxi for a nice evening out. The hotel is ok on the whole. A bit tired in places and we did see a lot of ants round the corridor areas to the rooms. The smaller pool round the back wasn’t the cleanest! The main pool was better. Room wise - I’m glad we paid for a junior suite as the room was fine. Enough space for 2 adults and our teenage son. The food was ok, typical all inclusive food. I’m quite fussy and managed ok. There were cues to get a table for breakfast and tea. The sunbed saga round the pool is a bit of a nightmare. Way too many people for the amount of sunloungers. If you’re happy to que from 7.30-8 to get let in for 9am then you’ll be ok. I get it’s the summer holidays so it’s obviously extra busy, but what gets me is the sign saying towels will be removed and there is none of that happening! People reserved sun beds and didn’t use them through the whole day?! Luckily we don’t use them often so we managed a day or two at about 3/4pm to grab one or two as some people were starting to leave. The entertainment team are great and do work hard to put on a show! The drinks were average. Cocktails definitely need some work. All in all it was ok, and we still had a nice time.

Just like last year, it was amazing, especially because we had problems with allergies and intolerances, the dining room manager, Ana, who was the first one who attended to us and therefore the rest of the kitchen and dining room team, and she behaved wonderfully, always attentive to what my wife needed and with a menu prepared so that she could eat, thank you very much.