TUI BLUE Yaramar

Great place to stay loved our week here

Unfortunately I have to agree with John. The so-called Xmas Day gala dinner was abysmal - I didn’t even recognise the so-called turkey as turkey - has anybody had turkey slices with a sort of knuckle in the middle?!! Not me I left that plate as it was but piled it to one side as I didnt want a poor waiter to involve himself in asking me why I left it all. The breakfasts were better than this “meal” yet we all had to dress up!! Why??!! Loved the breakfasts espec Spanish omelette! Cleaners were FABULOUS but the hotel had no soul whatsoever. Serving staff also very nice! A senior mgr needs to have a think how to make this hotel come alive - evenings were same same - maybe sometimes hv records on with say a theme? 60s 70s 80s for instance? Maybe the Gala meal put me off the hotel too but I’m not nasty because some people altho not enjoying the gala did enjoy the hotel facilities so I say maybe give this hotel a go but not at a big celebration time like Xmas.

This is a badly run hotel. Where do I start. Service is dismal, the average wait for a drink in the evening is about 15 minutes.Since one waitress serving and two incompetent bar staff trying to sort out the orders. Two working coffee machines in the restaurant with long queues. The food is cheap and tasteless with the Xmas day gala evening and absolute disgrace. Many plates of food returned still full. Tinned potatoes grey extruded turkey and tinned carrots. The management is running this hotel on a shoestring budget.

Returned this morning after spending 7 nights at the hotel on half board. Normally stay in Benalmadena, but my usual hotel is closed for refurbishment at last, so Tui placed me here. From walking into the hotel one got the wow factor, not only in reception, but the lounge and restaurant, in fact all public areas. My room was newly refurbished and extremely comfortable, facing south on the 11th floor. ALL the staff are extremely pleasant and friendly and helpful, a credit to the hotel Food excellent, no complaints at all. The only downside for me is location, as I much prefer Benalmadena. From my balcony my view apart from the sea was just a mass of high rise flats. I would not return by choice because of location, but wish everyone connected to the hotel every success with the next part of the renovation and a very Happy New Year

Better than expected. Been going many years. After the refurb we were a little apprehensive about the food, but i must say it was better than we thought it would be. We did note that the only carvery seemed to be beef on a couple of nights, no pork like there once was and no big tray of Paella, I would say it is not as good as it used to be but managed to enjoy a meal most nights. We decided not to pay extra 460 euros for a refurbished room because we knew what we were getting in an older style room. The new staff are very friendly. In the patio bar you can see the difference with no happy hour, some people watching entertainment with no drinks or sitting on the floor above with no drinks! and not as busy as it was before, this could also be down to the entertainment which is mostly not our thing, Miss Gin good group. I think it would be a good idea to bring happy hour back to hotel customers and also noted no john smiths bitter and no fresh orange juice in bars, i personally loved the orange juice from the carton but now its watered down orange in a bottle, awful. The pool has got a liner in it now, which already has a yellow line around the top from sun cream which will not come out, not a good idea in a holiday resort hotel. We will be back next year as it suits our groups needs as in near the beach, shops, bars, restaurants, buses and trains. Keep improving things Yaramar.