Only a short drive from the airport. Great resort for being active and also relaxing. Lots of options to try new activities during the day and some entertainment each evening. No booking required. Gym for over 14s only. Not all activities were inclusive as some had a small fee. Room was spotless. Food was excellent, being fresh and varied each day. Perfect for our 5 day holiday. Highly recommended.

We arrived late but check-in was good; super quick and helpful. However, the bands given to us didn't open our bedroom door, the man who helped us with our bags let us into the room and went back to reception to get new bands, but none of them worked either. We had a family room as the bunk beds were great for the 3 and 5 year old, however there was a list of things we weren't impressed with in the room - the patio doors were stiff and wobbly, the sliding door into the bunk bed area was broken and wouldn't move, the bathroom sliding door was stiff and wouldn't close, there was no main light in the bedroom just the side lights, the floor was dirty (bottoms of our feet were filthy), the safe didn't work, there were 2 travel cots taking up space in the bedroom that we didn't need or ask for and the shower had a lot of mould.

Well, i hadn't stayed in a hotel for a long time, so it was a bit of a culture shock at first. I only booked it for the Olympic pool tbh. The resort is absolutely huge and although it was busy, it didnt feel crowded in any way. I paid a bit extra to have a sea view room. These rooms are renovated to a very nice standard, they are part sea view & part pool view, very spacious including a large balcony with sun pretty much all day. On Expedia, i couldnt see an option for the 'Royal Level', it wasnt clear, but this was the next best thing. The food was good, plenty of choice and every night, something was being cooked fresh - chicken, pizza, burger etc and in the morning eggs are cooked fresh for breakfast. I did expect everyone to be pretty sporty, but activities and the gym were not used by many. For me, it meant a choice of lanes in the pool at any time of day which was wonderful. The staff were kind, friendly and helpful except the pool towel guy at the Marella pool who acted as though he had knitted the towels himself by hand & definitely thought you didnt deserve one! As someone who enjoys the beach, its worth knowing that although this hotel is right on the coast, there is no beach, it is all rocks and unaccessible. There are no shops or restaurants or town near the hotel and the view is of industrial area - i found this different from anywhere I'd stayed before. All in all, I would return for the amazing swimming, but it is isolated if the weather had been not great

Well, i hadn't stayed in a hotel for a long time, so it was a bit of a culture shock at first. I only booked it for the Olympic pool tbh. The resort is absolutely huge and although it was busy, it didnt feel crowded in any way. I paid a bit extra to have a sea view room. These rooms are renovated to a very nice standard, they are part sea view & part pool view, very spacious including a large balcony with sun pretty much all day. On Expedia, i couldnt see an option for the 'Royal Level', it wasnt clear, but this was the next best thing. The food was good, plenty of choice and every night, something was being cooked fresh - chicken, pizza, burger etc and in the morning eggs are cooked fresh for breakfast. I did expect everyone to be pretty sporty, but activities and the gym were not used by many. For me, it meant a choice of lanes in the pool at any time of day which was wonderful. The staff were kind, friendly and helpful except the pool towel guy at the Marella pool who acted as though he had knitted the towels himself by hand & definitely thought you didnt deserve one! As someone who enjoys the beach, its worth knowing that although this hotel is right on the coast, there is no beach, it is all rocks and unaccessible. There are no shops or restaurants or town near the hotel and the view is of industrial area - i found this different from anywhere I'd stayed before. All in all, I would return for the amazing swimming, but it is isolated if the weather had been not great

We arrived late but check-in was good; super quick and helpful. However, the bands given to us didn't open our bedroom door, the man who helped us with our bags let us into the room and went back to reception to get new bands, but none of them worked either. We had a family room as the bunk beds were great for the 3 and 5 year old, however there was a list of things we weren't impressed with in the room - the patio doors were stiff and wobbly, the sliding door into the bunk bed area was broken and wouldn't move, the bathroom sliding door was stiff and wouldn't close, there was no main light in the bedroom just the side lights, the floor was dirty (bottoms of our feet were filthy), the safe didn't work, there were 2 travel cots taking up space in the bedroom that we didn't need or ask for and the shower had a lot of mould.

Very convenient to be able to use the facilities at both hotels. Animation Team were brilliant, friendly and so hard working! Food was decent - pizza in the Playa side highly recommended. Brilliant idea of the wrist band as room key - would love for all inclusive hotels to have this! Barcelo’s are quite nice too- could double as an accessory. Most staff were helpful. The water in the cove near the hotel was gorgeous - rocky and deep though shame I was not a strong swimmer so I prefer a sandy beach.

Very convenient to be able to use the facilities at both hotels. Animation Team were brilliant, friendly and so hard working! Food was decent - pizza in the Playa side highly recommended. Brilliant idea of the wrist band as room key - would love for all inclusive hotels to have this! Barcelo’s are quite nice too- could double as an accessory. Most staff were helpful. The water in the cove near the hotel was gorgeous - rocky and deep though shame I was not a strong swimmer so I prefer a sandy beach.

A great place to relax.

A great place to relax.

Dining staff never offered us any water at our evening meal. Other tables had been given a jug of water. And one lady in the entertainment team was very unprofessional. She ignored us and two other families at the bingo.

Dining staff never offered us any water at our evening meal. Other tables had been given a jug of water. And one lady in the entertainment team was very unprofessional. She ignored us and two other families at the bingo.

Such an amazing stay, we stayed in the junior suite and it was perfect! the cocktails were amazing. Although dinner was quite repetitive it was still of high standard

Such an amazing stay, we stayed in the junior suite and it was perfect! the cocktails were amazing. Although dinner was quite repetitive it was still of high standard

What a beautiful hotel! Loved everything about it, I couldn't fault a thing! Would definitely go again 5* 🙂

What a beautiful hotel! Loved everything about it, I couldn't fault a thing! Would definitely go again 5* 🙂

Noisy, walls too thin could hear everything from adjacent rooms, especially the usual insensitive Brits who don’t know how to behave abroad.

Noisy, walls too thin could hear everything from adjacent rooms, especially the usual insensitive Brits who don’t know how to behave abroad.

Ok

Ok

Very clean very nice

Very clean very nice

An amazing stay all round. It’s clear eveything has been thought through carefully. We had an amazing stay and so did our 1 year old. Will definitely come back in the future 😊

An amazing stay all round. It’s clear eveything has been thought through carefully. We had an amazing stay and so did our 1 year old. Will definitely come back in the future 😊

Perfect place for a sports ,sun, and relaxing 😎

Perfect place for a sports ,sun, and relaxing 😎

Overall very good experience. Two things that would make it excellent in all areas would be Would be good if pools would be heated and more variety in kids food.

Overall very good experience. Two things that would make it excellent in all areas would be Would be good if pools would be heated and more variety in kids food.

Really enjoyed my time at Barceló active resort. The room was lovely. We had a nice view, and it was great and quiet. Beds were nice with a reasonable range of pillows. I slept really well. The room throughout was clean, and the bathroom was good. There was also a good provision of storage for our stuff. The restaurant each day was fantastic. There was a great amount of variety, and this changed each day. Everything tasted as good as or better than it looked (which for all inclusive is rarer than it should be sadly). Things were reasonably well labelled - the odd omission, but things can always be improved. The only gripe I had was that serving tongs / spoons were often shared amongst different dishes - so you might find a spoon used to two different types of cake which had remnants of both on. I’m not one with a big issue on cross contamination (for allergies as an example) but this struck me as an easy one to fix. The staff were faultless. Reception were lovely, bar staff fantastic, the restaurant staff always cheerful and helpful, the cleaning staff always gave a cheery hello - every single person we encountered was a credit to the place. We did one or two of the fitness activities, these were quite good. The only issue we had was that often it wasn’t totally clear what you were signing up for. One class labelled as 30mins was 45. Another were thought might be an easy stretch sort of class was much more advanced. I’d really suggest giving a bit more detail.

Really enjoyed my time at Barceló active resort. The room was lovely. We had a nice view, and it was great and quiet. Beds were nice with a reasonable range of pillows. I slept really well. The room throughout was clean, and the bathroom was good. There was also a good provision of storage for our stuff. The restaurant each day was fantastic. There was a great amount of variety, and this changed each day. Everything tasted as good as or better than it looked (which for all inclusive is rarer than it should be sadly). Things were reasonably well labelled - the odd omission, but things can always be improved. The only gripe I had was that serving tongs / spoons were often shared amongst different dishes - so you might find a spoon used to two different types of cake which had remnants of both on. I’m not one with a big issue on cross contamination (for allergies as an example) but this struck me as an easy one to fix. The staff were faultless. Reception were lovely, bar staff fantastic, the restaurant staff always cheerful and helpful, the cleaning staff always gave a cheery hello - every single person we encountered was a credit to the place. We did one or two of the fitness activities, these were quite good. The only issue we had was that often it wasn’t totally clear what you were signing up for. One class labelled as 30mins was 45. Another were thought might be an easy stretch sort of class was much more advanced. I’d really suggest giving a bit more detail.

Great hotel

Room was good condition - pretty comfortable - good wifi - good aircon. Room safe not working. Claimed to be "pool view" - but only if you had a very good imagination. Breakfast buffet was OK - nothing special and a bit disorganised. Downsides - very poor soundproofing - traffic noise thru huge gaps in door - woken up at 3am by adjacent room - soundproofing so poor I could make out both sides of the phone conversation/screaming match. Not very good value for money Would stay there again but would try and find somewhere better

Room was good condition - pretty comfortable - good wifi - good aircon. Room safe not working. Claimed to be "pool view" - but only if you had a very good imagination. Breakfast buffet was OK - nothing special and a bit disorganised. Downsides - very poor soundproofing - traffic noise thru huge gaps in door - woken up at 3am by adjacent room - soundproofing so poor I could make out both sides of the phone conversation/screaming match. Not very good value for money Would stay there again but would try and find somewhere better