THB Royal

We stayed here for 5 nights at the beginning of September and had a really lovely stay. I travelled here with my two children by myself, and everything felt so easy and manageable. Before arriving, I emailed the hotel to ask for a room close to the main areas, and they were able to accommodate this perfectly. Our room was honestly as close to the pool as we could have hoped for, which was fantastic and made things so convenient with the children. The room itself was great and really suited us as a family. The bedroom had two double beds, a large wardrobe with the TV in it, and a safe, although we didn’t use this. The lounge area had tea and coffee making facilities, although it would have been nice to have some milk provided. We also had a complimentary bottle of water, which was a nice touch. The shower was great and had good pressure, although the design meant that the floor and bath mat got quite wet every time we showered, so there’s probably a little room for improvement there! The sofa bed was really comfortable too. It pulled out from underneath the sofa, which was great as there was no need to fold away a bed every morning, and it pushed back underneath easily. There was also a TV in the lounge with a handful of English channels, including BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, which was perfect for a few minutes of winding down in the evening. The food was great, with plenty of choice at every mealtime, and we were pleasantly surprised that drinks were included even though we were staying on a half-board basis. There was a good variety of food and we always found something we enjoyed. My kids aren’t majorly fussed about food, but they filled their boots every evening, which made our holiday so much easier! All of the staff we encountered were really friendly and helpful, which made the stay even more enjoyable. The only downside for us was the lack of entertainment. We’ve stayed in other hotels where there are daytime activities and evening shows, whereas here there was only a singer at the weekend (this may have been because we visited during a quieter time of year). It wasn’t a major issue for us as we simply went out in the evenings or headed to bed a little earlier, but some more entertainment would have been a nice addition. The location is great too. It’s an easy walk to the marina and beach, Aldi is only a few minutes away, and the coach station is around a 15-minute walk. Overall, we had a lovely family holiday here and would definitely recommend the hotel. We’d happily stay again.

Beautiful hotel just about ten minutes walk to beach. Hotel consists of two levels spread over a large area in immaculate grounds with two beautiful outdoor swimming pools. Each room is a Junior Suite so has a living room as well as bedroom and shower room. There is a fridge and kettle with tea and coffee making facilities. There was also a carton of water in fridge. Lovely surprise after arriving near midnight after travelling all day. As a solo female traveller l felt very safe there and highly recommended for other solo travellers. Thank you to Lorenzo at reception for his professional, helpful and kind assistance. If l ever return to Playa Blanca l will definitely stay at this beautiful hotel again.

Upon arrival we were greeted by a lovely lady who advised us that it was lunch time and as we were all inclusive told us to go get some lunch before checking in, we made our way over and were refused as we didn’t have a band, we explained the lady on reception told us to do so and after some embarrassment in front of other guests were told we could go in by a male member of staff. Lunch is below average for AI but we didn’t expect miracles, classes aren’t clean to drink from, food mediocre.. we then were directed to our room on the ‘ground floor’ after around 30 mins of circling in 28 degree heat, we spotted our room number upstairs and not on the ground floor. Impressed with room, very spacious, marks on the bedding but nothing major, the cleaning while we were there wasn’t amazing, dirty cups and glasses etc never taken away, bedding unchanged also. Breakfast was ok a decent variety, lunch poor & evening meals we decided to eat out as the food just wasn’t that exciting, kids would struggle to fill a plate, the drinks were poor, cocktails from a box, warm and bland! And have to pay extra for certain cocktails (pins colada) evening entertainment was none existent or really really bad, no spa as advertised! People putting towels on sunbeds before bedtime for the next day and hotel allowed this, so never got a sunbed, pools were unclean and you could see green and stains etc which was off putting, only went in the pool once. Aldi a short 5 min walk, the marina and main strip 15/20 mins walk, they were great places to eat and really reasonable, the beach and sea were beautiful, a €5 per bed and parasol charge but well worth it, just get there early enough. Overall this hotel would be great as a base for sleeping, and or B&B but nothing else, wouldn’t recommend to families as kids would struggle with the food options, but adults/groups would love it.

Lovely hotel, very clean, room and balcony spacious and cleaned 6 days a week. However lacks basics for making food in the room. No cutlery or plates. Pool lovely, nice to have a choice of 2 with different atmospheres. Handy on site shop but Aldi is less than 5 mins walk away. Lots of food choice however hot buffet food was barely warm this let it down. Entertainment wasn’t great, the animation guy spent more time on his phone and made no effort. Kids club/pool had a schedule at reception however all he did was sit in the corner on his phone. Wouldn’t stay again as would prefer entertainment in the hotel but otherwise we had a great holiday.

So I changed my hotel to this one as the previous one I booked had poor reviews! It made me sceptical, but I have to say THB was brilliant! Had an amazing family holiday and will definitely be returning. Positives * location - 10 min walk to beach * staff friendly and helpful * food was lovely, lots of choice * constantly seeing staff cleaning * on site shop is handy for little bits and bobs * rooms comfy and spacious * lots of sunbeds not sure why previous claims of no sunbeds was reported as there were lots of empty ones! * onsite gym best I’ve been to abroad! Negatives * entertainment is next to non existent, Karaoke was 45 minutes! Pool games was one day a week, should be pool entertainment at least 3 times a week. Evening entertainment was so poor I chose to go to bed to sleep instead. * the room showers flood very easily Overall it was great stay, I think negative comments are either personal issues or people being unnecessarily overly fussy! Was a lovely friendly stay, my son made friends and they played, and the families around seemed chatty and everyone got on, was a pleasant vibe around the place, The crepe/hotdog van kept a lot of the kids entertained as it’s all free! We stayed in family room the pullout bed was comfy, have added pics to show what it’s like!