Estival Park Almaris

Hi all, I am posting a review for my family stay in May 2024. We are a family of 4 - 2 adults and 2 kids (aged 6 years and 3 years). We stayed in Hotel 2 (Alamaris) and chose the all inclusive option. We loved that we could go between Hotel 1 and 2 to change scenery and that the kids would avail of whatever drinks and snacks they wanted without having to have money on us all the time. We had the Junior Suite and it was perfect for us. Our 6 year old slept in the pull out sofa and the 3 year old in the double with us. Now I would say that if you had older kids, the size may not have been enough. The rooms were spotless, really new, cleaned every day. I found the hotel staff lovely, the only fault was that the towels were removed from the day beds outside by the pool literally within a half an hour of putting them on if we hadn't returned. To be fair I can understand this but some days we only had one day bed and the towels were put on the walls by the time we came back from lunch. In terms of the all inclusive - lots and lots of food. Great selection. Although as I am sure is the case with similar all inclusives in other hotels that you were just sick of eating and eating the same food by the end...a good complaint to have! The pool with the slides was great for my kids in terms of age - the slides werent too big that you were afraid of letting the 6year old down on his own, yet the 3 year old loved being able to walk around the pool himself. I have seen a lot of bad reviews about this hotel, but last May was my second time there and I couldnt fault either times I visited.

I had stayed at this hotel before and had a great time so was looking forward to returning, however after this visit I was left disappointed. The hotel itself was clean although some areas showed signs of wear and tear. The pool tables had lost all their markings so you had to guess which end was which. The snack bar appeared to have a bouncer to stop non all inclusive guests from sneaking stale crisps and pastries, as well as soft drinks and beers. The area was kept clean though. Sunbeds were also checked and it was unusual to see people's towels removed from beds that had not been occupied for a while. Our room was cleaned daily, however cups were not taken away. After we had a bit of a collection I moved them myself. Our room was right above the entertainment area and next to the lift to the adult only terrace. On one night the noise was quite bad and did go on into the early hours of the morning, however the next night all seemed quiet. My biggest issue here is the food. The main restaurant has plenty of choice but all the food was luke warm. The food on the grill had been cooked so much it was tough and chewy. Some of it was unrecognisable. I got the feeling that there was a lot of leftovers that were recycled the following days in to stews and salads. There were a lot of staff hovering around almost stalking you for your empty plate too. I chose to eat out several times as the food was just disappointing and I was fed up eating chips and pasta. I'm sorry to say I won't be rushing back as compared to my last visits things have gone downhill.