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After our late arrival, we decided to get our bearings the next day, the resort was bigger than we thought and had to be walked around in stages. The paths and gardens are immaculate as was the reception area. The kids play area and cafe facilities were good as was the service. All equipment like table tennis, air hockey, pool table, games consoles excellent. Quality of the food at the main pool and play area also excellent. Restaurant upstairs from reception clean tidy, staff pleasant and food reasonable but a bit pricey. Have to pay for quality I suppose. All four pools were open as was the crazy golf which needed to be better marked and access to the course via a proper route would be beneficial, walking across the gardeners watering system not good and course badly marked although enjoyable. Massage was booked and enjoyed by my wife, weather in November was pleasant and the villa we had was clean and tidy with spectacular views towards the beach. We drove to the beach area where the beach restaurant was and it was closed, the area around there needed some TLC. The walk ways at the front of the restaurant were in a bad state of repair. During our week there was building work taking place during that time which made it a bit noisy when sitting on the villa veranda. This was our first time at a resort like this, should we think of visiting again it wouldn’t be in November where facilities or few and far between, also a rental car is a requirement for exploring the area. We were heading to the sand sculptures when the heavens opened, so we decided to cancel our trip and head back to the resort. Definitely ideal for parents with young families but not so good for elderly guests. We cut our holiday short in the end and headed home, this was nothing to do with the resort, it was a choice that we made as a family.

Wow what a find. We just did a google search and found this place and took a chance. So glad we did. We had a 2 bed apartment and it was really spacious. Living/dining area, large kitchen, 2 big bedrooms with en suites and our bed was huge! A garden with terrace and a large balcony overlooking the pool. Staff super friendly and a shuttle takes you down and back from the beach as the road up is pretty steep but only a 15 min walk. The pool area was not that busy or noisy although, as you would expect, it was buzzing and lively. No annoying music playing or kids club type stuff thankfully. All very grown up but lots of families. Nice pool bar serving drinks and good food. Salema itself is beautiful and quaint and rustic too. The only slight gripe I have is that the kitchen is not that well equipped so if you have a large family and don't want to eat out every night this could be tricky. Also if you are a coffee addict like me, the apartment is only equipped with one of those Nespresso things which personally i don't like!!

This place is a haven of tranquillity and we have been there more than 10 times. The atmosphere is chilled and the service and friendliness of the staff are both superior. They have an issue with non-entitled guests parking in disability designated parking spaces, which is irritating. Hopefully this issue will be resolved prior to our next visit, to which we are already looking forward.