Grupotel Orquidea

Best Vacations ever, staff is friendly, very good food every nigt diferent menu. We loved Bahia Feliz there is a shopping center where we found some nice restaurants. Also just for few euros we enjoy de Spa...really nice place!!

We came home a couple of days ago and really miss it. We had a split level room with 2 adults and 2 children. The children had the sofa beds and said they were super comfortable. We had a 4 poster bed which was very comfortable but the mattress was lower than the surround which meant I received a few bruises from getting on and off the bed so just be a bit careful if you get one of these beds. The room was spacious and had plenty of space for storing clothes and suitcases. We were lucky enough to have a corner room so had a huge balcony and the views were amazing from the 6th floor. We had no issues with the lifts, all 3 were working for the entire 10 day stay, yes we might have had to wait at peak times but it was only a minute or 2. The hotel itself is fab and the gardens are beautiful and constantly had gardeners working on them. We found the pools to be spacious and didn’t have any issues with bumping into other people considering how many people were at the pool. We enjoyed the atmosphere of the pools at Orquidea more than at Playa Feliz and the TUI Blue F!t instructors were absolutely amazing, we loved the aqua aerobics and the energy that Stephany and Markus was infectious! They really made our holiday so huge thanks to both of them! Actually all the TUI entertainment reps were equally amazing, so a big shout out to Hannah, Ella and Ana who were just great with my 2 (age 10 and 12). One thing we really loved was the self service drinks (unless you wanted cocktails) it made it really easy to keep your fluids up in the hot sun! When it comes to food myself and my husband ate like kings! There was such a variety and we didn’t have an issue with cold or undercooked food. The children were a bit more fussy in the evening but loved the pool bar food and never went hungry. There is lots of evening entertainment going on in different parts of the hire, we particularly enjoyed the jukebox bingo (which we one once) and were extremely competitive during the Quizstorm quiz every evening (yes we also won one of the coveted TUI bags which my daughter promptly stole!) and the shows that the reps put on were amazing, such talented reps! Yes the evening entertainment finished at 11 but as we were awake early (also early risers) this was fine for us. If you are night owls this might not be the hotel for you. Overall, we had the best holiday and didn’t want to leave.

Writing by the poolside a week into the holiday. Hotel is nice, and the split level rooms are a good size. Food is about what you come to expect from an all inclusive, and the local beer and spirits are fine. Not quite the same as an Egyptian or Turkish all inclusive, as some things you come to expect from those places (smoothies, lap pool etc) are extra. The animation team are awesome, haven't seen better in a long time. There are always seats in the bar areas of and evening where you can enjoy a drink, game of cards, or join in some of the activities... Those can be hit or miss, but id generally class them as fun. The only real down side at the moment is the grumpy pool guy (lifeguard) in the main pool area who keeps turning the music down to an inaudible volume when he thinks no one is looking.