Hesperia Bristol Playa

Came here for 10 day with Jet2 from 27th July. The hotel facilities were clean and tidy, our room was only cleaned once during our stay, but I wouldn't say this was a big deal. The onsite supermarket and pool bar were reasonably priced, although, if you want to buy beer, i would suggest a little walk to the hyperdino up the road, nearly half the price.

We found a huge lack of sunbeds during our first week, and although on check in we were told " no reserva sunbeds!" Hmmm, you need to be up early and get them, otherwise, you will luck out! To be fair, on our second week the hotel seemed more chilled with a few less people, on getting up people were still hovering around the stacks of sunbeds, waiting for them to be unlocked, but you could still aquire a few later on.

Had issues with noise from the Bristol bar up till 3am on the Friday night/Saturday morning, rave music, singing, shouting. None of the hotel staff seemed to do anything about it, i can honestly say I was a bit annoyed, i would have been even more miffed if this had woke my daughter.

There is plenty to do if you fancy a walk, so you certainly not restricted to the hotel, thankfully.

Would I visit the hotel again?? Definitely not, but i would certainly go back to Correljo.

Just returned from a great week, after arriving with low expectations following reviews on here and Facebook.

Positives: Decent sized apartment that was clean on arrival Kettle, toaster and microwave provided, along with washing up liquid, sponge and cloth which was greatly appreciated as I’d forgotten it! Fair location; about a 10-15 min walk to music square Lots of sun loungers but people get up super early to claim beds so we missed out a few mornings The pool is decent, not heated but it’s ok and never got crazy busy Poolside bar was good and served nice food at not bad prices Staff were helpful and friendly

Negatives: Was surprised that the third bed (sofabed in living area) wasn’t made up for us on arrival at around midnight Apartment is basic, rooms would benefit from a refurb but the shower room was really nice and modern (possibly refurbished?) Noisy neighbours above us stomping about No air con or fans and the rooms are hot! Adding air con or providing fans FOC would be a huge advantage Hairdryer in the bathroom not great, it blew up whilst I was using it but maintenance fixed it pretty quick (if you have long/thick hair, definitely bring your own) The lighting in the apartment is pretty bad; no “big light” in the bedroom so it’s dark when getting ready Lack of cleaning (once a week!) and fresh towels/bedding isn’t great, especially when everything is covered in suntan lotion and sweat. You can get fresh towels from reception and even though I kept on top of the room, it needs cleaning. No parasols around the pool, there are some shaded areas down one side but the pool would definitely benefit from parasols.

We had a 1 bedroom ground floor apartment but think we’d have preferred a higher up room so we could have a balcony and sleep with the balcony doors open to help cool the room.

Some reviews say there’s not much for kids which is true but my son enjoyed it. I emailed before arrival about floats and was told they’re not allowed, so I didn’t pack any - upon arrival we realised this is not the case at all! Pool was full of them! And of course, they sell them in the on-site shop.

I’d stay here again but for us, we’d prefer somewhere closer into the town and sandy beaches, we didn’t mind the walk and on occasion, we got taxis back which cost 5€