Recent reviews El Arenal
[BOBBYBOY599, 25/09/2009] this was the worste holiday i have ever had. the hotel was filthy and stinking, the food was awful very limited and practically the same every day, between pork liver pork ribs pork bones with fat and skin on and chicken wings, practically no spanish quisine at all. the room consisted of a bed like camp bed and a broken warddrope there was no room to pass if 2 were in the room at same time. the en-suite was tiny and you get strangled with the shower curtain its so small, the bed was changed once in the week. there was 1 bar open for 6 hotels in the resort and the queue was very lengthy it took
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[dozypam, 29/07/2009] We have just returned from 10 nights in this hotel.... were placed in an annex over the main carrietera road from the hotel and never had a night's sleep due to the traffic noise, dogs barking and drunken germans coming in singing, urinating and knocking on all the doors in the ealy hours.... The hotel facilities were ok but only one poor sod on duty in the pool bar all day.... If you wanted a drink you must like to queue.... and queue... and queue... The same at night........ We and several others ended bringing our own drinks so as the kids could be watched over while they danced. Even
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[oldwasp, 01/01/2008] We travelled to Majorca in November, so we did not have the problem of mass tourism in the peak summer period.
El Arenal is located on the east coast, and can be lively in the summer, especially with the Germans, but not now in the winter months. Only a few of the German and English bars are open along the front but quite a lot of the touristy shops remain open selling their tat.
The beach promenade is lined with Palm trees and is popular for Spanish and foreigners who stroll along at a leisurely pace, taking in the views with the relaxing sound of the waves breaking against the beach. C
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[bkecky, 04/07/2007] It may seem like I have rated the hotel lower in the sub categories but overall i had a fantastic time at this hotel. Although its not the best hotel, you get what you pay for and its pleasant, clean and safe. If you want a typical english holiday its not the place for you as you may struggle to find other english people here.
