Alegria Colonial Mar Mar Aquafun

Honest review from a typical Brit family of 4! We were sceptical about what our stay was going to be like because the negative reviews were coming on thick and fast, especially from the British. We had a 7 day stay and we really loved our visit! The food was lovely! We tried different things every night ( you have to be open minded as Spanish and British palettes are different) we embraced the Spanish vibes. I would say get there early if you book at a busy time. The Spanish guests were absolutely lovely, not one person was rude at all! So I would definitely say whatever attitude you give out you will receive. The language barrier wasn't a problem for our family as we tried our very best to communicate with respect and understanding. The rooms are spacious and clean! The cleaners around the hotel work so hard to keep everything clean! The pool is ace! The slides are great and the life Guards like to have fun with the kids and we're always doing their job well! No fighting for sunbeds as we went down early and watched the sunrise on the sunbeds. If you leave your towels longer than 30 minutes, the staff will remove them. The entertainment is near enough all in Spanish. Which didn't bother us as our boys aren't really that interested in dancing, they would rather run around with their new mates and make memories that way. And the shows that we saw were actually pretty good! Richard from the animation team tried really hard to get English families involved in the day time activities too. The eldest loved the gym, which kept him busy when he needed to burn some energy. The beach is lovely! Would definitely recommend having a beach day, which is literally a stone throw away from the hotel. We paid for extremely comfortable sunbeds for the day. We loved snorkeling and playing with the inflatables. The beach is a shingle beach, so we took beach shoes for the kids! It wasn't a problem for us as there was no moaning of sand everywhere! The sea is clear and loads of fish to see. There's not much to do around the hotel, but we would definitely recommend the pirate ship, which is about a 20 minute walk to get to the harbour (which is gorgeous) We booked the 12pm one so we could jump off the boat. The kids loved it as there were props and the youngest got to steer the ship! There's a little arcade in the hotel which the kids enjoyed along with ping pong and pool tables. The drinks and snacks were good too. So I would definitely say Embrace the Spanish culture and don't look for the negatives because we absolutely loved it!

We went as an extended family, grandparents, parents and children aged 13, 9 and 1 all British (only mentioning this because of other reviews). Having read some of the more recent reviews my sister and I were a little concerned 🤣 but we didn't need to be. Rooms - The hostel is lovely air con working in both sea view rooms, my parents had an apartment the air con wasnt working and they gave her access to another room that night and allowed them to move in the morning as it was quite late by the time she reported it to reception (they couldn't fix it). The room cleaned daily and beds made. Air con was great, level 1 is most powerful and 3 the least, we had to turn it down at night. Enough room for all clothes, balcony, Fridge and kettle. Pool- we always managed to get 8 sun beds every day put towels down as went into Breakfast (8.30amish) and came straight to pool from there, if you couldn't get them first thing always people leaving at 1ish for lunch and always quieter when lunch or ciesta time. Life guards great kept everyone safe slides perfect to keep kids entertained. Always saw the pool being cleaned and there really was no issue with sunbeds if your up at a reasonable time. Kids club - this hotel is primarily filled with Spanish families, however on a day later in the week the happy team came up and spoke great English so my 9yr old decided to give it a go, all the children were Spanish but two of them involved my daughter and were talking through hand movements she loved it so I can't fault it. Restaurant- The key is to go nearer when it opens we went to breakfast between 8 and 8.45- breakfast good choice usual to what you find at any all inclusive. We generally had lunch when it was snack time 11.30 - 1pm and you can take out to pool - hot dogs, burgers, chips, chicken nuggest, toasties and fruit. Lunch was 1.30 till 3.30 again if you want to go it's better earlier as quieter but very similar to what is available in the evening full salad, fish, meat, bread, chips, pasta usually paella. When you see any ques it is just too get in and get a table they go quickly so I wouldn't be put off. Snack again at 5 till 6.30 which is pancakes, toasties, pastries, fruit all agakn able to take out. Dinner 7.30 till 10.30pm - similar to lunch we always aimed to get there by 8ish as it was quieter. Over all we always found something to eat. Food was hot being replaced all the time and although it got busy it was just you had to wait to get to everything you wanted to! We ate out once as a treat but other than that everyone was well feed for the week. Hostel staff - Receptionist staff, entertainment staff all spoke English no problems. Bar staff spoke enough to get by, everyone was polite absolutely no problem at all. The entertainment was in Spanish but we only watched it one or two nights and the ones we watched it didn't matter at all! Area - this is a quiet area, but there is a beach out of hotel anad you can rent sun beds but the beaches