Abora Buenaventura

Spent a week here with teenage son. There was no warm welcome from the reception on arrival and we were left standing whilst three staff busied themselves with something else. The pool towels are a €20 deposit to hire and then a sign says a €1 charge to change them, so take your own. The room near the adults area was spacious and pleasantly decorated with small bottles of welcome wine and one carton of water on arrival, not replaced. The adults only area is quiet and relaxing but the hot tub is the size of a bucket and a small pool would be nice. The main pool areas are very crowded, so don’t expect to be able to swim if that’s what you enjoy. The tiles are coming off in the pool, but someone popped a handy plate next to the steps to collect the broken ones. The ‘holiday pool’ has activities on from 11am and the shouting into the microphones can get quite loud, so no opportunities for a sunbed snooze. Also, don’t leave your towel and go for breakfast, as you’ll return to a warning letter…although this is not consistently applied as all the other unattended sun beds, left for hours at times never got one! The buffet has themed nights and the choice is reasonable. My tour operator (easyJet) said there is an a la carte restaurant (Mediterranean and local cuisine, reservation required). One of the reasons I chose this hotel as it’s nice to have a change from a buffet every night! When I couldn’t find this the hotel advised ‘It is located within our restaurant and must be booked 72 hours in advance; however, this service is not included and incurs an additional charge.’ Not what I expected. It’s a 10/15 minute walk to the beach and the hotel offers a bus service, there’s a couple of shopping centres nearby some are a bit more run down. Overall, a reasonable hotel just a bit crowded for my liking.

Best all inclusive, staff friendly and highly helpful, cannot fault room cleaning and so much fun for the kids would definitely return. Rooms are a bit tired but very clean