Globales Costa Tropical

Having booked this without doing too much research, we are a little panicked about the reviews and the location. Quick and easy transfer from airport. Arrived and checked in with ease. Hotel is 3* and that’s a fair reflection. The rooms are comfortable, modern bathroom and generally not bad. No air conditioning is an issue as it gets hot. That said, as night it’s fairly peaceful so you can have balcony and bedroom window open. The food is not bad, out of four days, the food was overall pretty good. Not a massive selection like like some hotels, but plenty of choice. Mexican and seafood nights were the best. The saltwater pool was lovely and lots of sun beds with umbrellas. The AI drinks were okay. We did say we would eat out if the food is that bad and never needed do do that. Overall it was good for the £ paid and not as bad a we expected at all.

Just returned from a 2 weeks holiday here. We found it excellent value for money. The rooms are very spacious and clean, lovely shower and very comfortable beds, fantastic sized swimming pool which was cold but refreshing, lovely food and good drinks. This is a 2 star plus and people need to remember that as the reviews are very unfair. Staff work so hard and are very friendly. Bad behaviour is dealt with quickly and not tolerated so it felt safe. The token/cup return system worked very well at ensuring there was no litter around and the pool area was very clean. As a vegetarian I found something to eat everyday, the salads were particularly good. We had a very enjoyable time!

Remember this is a 3* if you are expecting higher then of course you will be disappointed. Mine and my friends rooms were clean and tidy. No they did not have air-conditioning which I found odd as everywhere else I have stayed has it as standard, even in a 3*. So make sure you check. This was not clear when we booked with a travel company. Some more expensive rooms have it and others don't. I love the heat so it did not bother me but my friend had to pay extra for a fan. The walk in shower was powerful enough for my long thick hair to wash shampoo out. I walked out of my room straight to the pool. Loved the pool, lots of easy access points to step, slowly in and we never had an issue getting a sun bed or umbrella. I waited no more than 6 minutes for a drink at the bar and there is a shop on site. The food was great for a very small venue, they only have the one buffet restaurant. They had a variety of salad, veg and breads daily. They had fish, prawns, muscles, pork, chicken, duck, veal, beef etc. They had pastas, rice and for the junk food people they had chips, hot dogs and burgers daily. They had a variety of croissants, cheese and cold meats, cereals. Fruit, a full fry up for breakfast. Puddings of jelly, cakes, ice cream, fruit, rice pudding. They had pizza night , Chinese night, a chocolate fountain with Profiteroles and large sweet cola bottles. If you only feed your children chicken nuggets then this is not the hotel for you, holiday in McDonald's instead. That is a parenting issue and not the fault of the establishment. If you eat a well balanced diet with the odd treat as you should then the food is great. The food was regularly replaced as it ran out and it was always hot. You can help yourself to beer/wine/fizzy drinks/juice/Water and hot drinks at the buffet restaurant. We filled our allocated plastic cups before leaving the restaurant each time. The entertainment guy was great. He worked really hard- water polo, he put a large matt over the water for people to run over which was amusing as a spectator. They have 2 tennis courts, they done table tennis, darts, we took part in a music quiz night and Karaoke. There is the beach- we walked but got a taxi back as was further than we thought. Beach was nice but like imported sawdust sand. This was surrounded by restaurants. There is a market on Saturdays and i believe other days too-in town (taxi was about £2.80) and the reception just pressed a button for the taxi to arrive which was very fast. People have complained about the noise of aeroplanes, I never saw/heard a single one. The transfer was only about 9 minutes which was great! We were the first drop off and the last pick up. Overall for a 3* hotel I thought this was great! If you are looking for luxury, adventures and lots of physical activities nearby then no this is not for you. If you are looking for fun with who you are with and a nice 3* hotel to enjoy, then this is for you. Add air-conditioning to every room as standard and add a bottle of water daily to each room (fridge and TV worked) and I think this would be a great budget holiday. There is always small things such as the above that hotels could add to make it a more comfortable stay to encourage people to return. Management please acknowledge the above, most of the complaints i heard from guests while at your premises was lack of air-conditioning, lack of bottled water supplied as standard and the bars could do with 1 extra staff member. I would happily return, but the above would enable me to recommend to friends and family.