AP Cabanas Beach & Nature

Hotel AP to cztero gwiazdkowy w miarę nowy obiekt. Przeznaczony dla spokojnego wypoczynku par. Pokoje są dość malutkie. Słabą cześcią pokoju są łazienki. Choć niektórzy tę wadę mogą uznać za zaletę. Ponieważ łazienka odzielona jest od pokoju przeźroczystą ścianką od prysznica i zasłoniętą od stronu pokoju białą zasłonką. Do tego wygłuszena łazienki zupełnie brak dlatego jeśli chodzi o poważniejsze kwestie to warto załatwić je w innym miejscu odosobnienia jeśli jest to dla was krępujące. Nam trafił się akurat widok mało ciekawy na ulicę dojazdową. Jednakże nie stanowiło to problemu ponieważ nie spędzaliśmy za dużo czasu w pokoju. Mocno zdziwoło mnie, że córce zabroniono pływać z dmuchanym flamongiem w basenie. Co do posiłków to uważam że każdy coś znajdzie dla siebie. Na śniadania tak jak wszędzie zawsze to samo.. WiFi działa całkiem OK. Jeśli idziesz na basen musisz wpłacić kaucje 10 eur za ręcznik -zwrotna przy oddaniu ręcznika. Wymina ręcznika pierwsza gratis następne płatne 1 eur. W barach drinki dobrej jakości. Polecam Porto z tonikiem. Nie polecam wypożyczalni samochodów Master Kings ponieważ za trzy dni wypożyczenia auta wycenili pełne ubezpieczenie na 100eur tyle co wypożyczenie auta. Tak samo nie polecam portalu discavercars.com z uwagi na fakt że płacimy portalowi zaliczkę która nie zmniejsza kosztów wynajmu. W moim przypadku było to 46 eur. Polecam za to wynajem budynku na przeciwko hotelu Pan ma czyste i jasne zasady. Trochę żałuje że dałem sie zwieść w to co było przedatawione na portalu dicovercar.com Polak mądry po szkodzie:). Ogólnie wyjazd bardzo polecam. Faje jest wypożyczyć auto i zwiedzić Sewillę około 2h drogi autostradą oraz miasto Lagos około 1,5 h drogi autostradą płatną. Za autostrady płaci sie elektronicznie przez urządzenie via verde w które powinien być wyposażony samochód.

Just back from visiting this fabulous hotel. Mostly very impressed overall. Ask for a room in block that houses the reception area. The reason being that the block with rooms 400 and up, whilst it had a lovely internal seating area, was infested with tweeting birds, which was lovely to listen to but I imagine very annoying if you were trying to have a sleep in, plus all the deposits that birds naturally leave. Our room on ground floor in reception block was lovely apart from not that much storage really. Staff were friendly in the bars, especially in the spectacular roof top bar ( where it’s not so busy), but restaraunt staff not so much. I understand the split shift/ long hours but most of them seemed as if they didn’t want to be there. We wandered in 30 minutes before service in error, and were shouted at for being there early. Pool area is amazing, such a lovely area to sit and just look. So peaceful. All public areas were just so clean and well kept. Outdoor seating areas all put straight by the hard working staff at night, so all looked gorgeous in the morning. Food was really good for an all inclusive, something for even the fussiest eater. Cheese section was amazing. So much choice, wonderful. Location is excellent. Walk into the ever quaint Cabanas around 20 minutes. All inclusive drinks were not great to be fair, cocktails were dire. You could just help yourself to glasses of wine, but woe betide you should you try to take a bottle to your table as it is soon taken back by bar staff. In all, we would definitely stay here again.

The AP Cabanas Beach and Nature, purports to be at one with nature and its resplendent settings, providing tranquil and restful surroundings. But does no one from management ever walk the hotel with an outsider to see what needs to be redone, refurbished or radically redesigned? In the building world, the term ‘snagging’ refers to jobs still to be finished, this hotel needs snagging big time. I have to say at the outset that my observations, will probably have bypassed the majority of guests. I will outline my observations without comment {mostly} 1. Views over tidal estuary, fantastic. 2. The young lady working the 3rd Floor Pool bar was amazing 3. Main Pool area had so many trip hazards – broken tiles – uneven grassed areas – transition area to outdoor sitting area was a trip hazard too. 4. The railway sleeper stepping area, again uneven and hazardous. 5. Loud noise from public bathroom hand dryer in Block 4, meant adjacent bedrooms and sitting area by bar suffered severe noise levels 6. Foyer furniture was grubby and worn, and circular rug is lethal with its turned up edge. 7. Bar service area far too small for a 340 bedroom hotel 8. Tables were ‘sticky’ from a quick wipe over. 9. Dining room had no Hand Sanitiser dispensers. 10. Dining room staff did an amazing job of clearing and resetting, as very few tables for potential 600 + guests. 11. Bedroom Air conditioning had no individual room control in main block, despite South facing rooms, 20 degrees was the lowest setting. Sweltering. I did complain, and wish I had known other rooms were available with controllable AC, I would love to have moved to one, but was fobbed off. 12. Others have commented on the glass bathroom situation. Enough said 13. Smoke detector falling from ceiling in room 14. Landing had wall mount sockets loose but still in use. 15. Sewer smell on Floor 2 Main block 16. Door handle was loose and had to wait for door to close too 17. Bedroom was not clean on arrival – windows had palm prints – balcony broken tiles – table stained – floor stain from a glass by bed. 18. Noise from ‘revelers’ after Midnight – one needs to complain to reception and security will step in, why does Security on their rounds not step in before complaints received? 19. Mosquitos – due to the excessive room heat i was forced to open the windows to be able to breathe at night, and of course was bitten and observed I was not the only person. bit it is by a swamp and that is why controllable AC is vital for guest comfort. Here are a few suggestions, going forward that you may or may not bother with: 1. Reception: Please ensure your staff are wearing uniforms that fit them, are not stained or discoloured. Poor first impression. 2. One escorted 90 minute walk around the Swamps a week: To endorse your Eco and Green credentials, why has there been no signage erected by dunes, with information on pathways, indicating what one may see, hear and enjoy, so that apart from Monday and Google, some of the area can be better enjoyed. Perhaps local information about the men in the estuary at every tide turn what are they looking for. It is all passe to you locals but for tourists, info like this is gold! 3 The Salt Flats: why is nothing being done by the Hotel to facilitate a visit and experience of the salt flats? I would have been delighted to see the process, to purchase Tavira Salt… what a unique Marketing opportunity for you missed! 1 Tavira: in the poorest part of Southern Italy a hotel I stayed at had a daily shuttle to the local Town, for 8 Euro return trip the hotel bus took ten guests. A little earner for them and an excursion for guests without transport. We all loved it door to door. Here it is almost a mile walk to a bus stop – three hour between busses – no buses at weekend - return taxi 15 Euro. In summery AP Cabanas Beach and Nature, in my opinion needs to take a close look at its provision from estate management to customer experiences from an outsiders perspective, that is if it wishes to improve? I was disappointed, most people are not as fussy as me. In conclusion, I now realise that the ‘blurb’ in the holiday brochures for all the main package providers, is totally inadequate, and questions need to be asked of any Hotel prior to booking, if like me you like a cool room, and feel a need to question anything else in the brochure which could be well out of date at time of printing. I actually wrote an truly excoriating review of this hotel, but decided it would be a waste of time to publish it, as it would fall on deaf ears. One more thing…..if you love the company of Middle aged male Golfers, with quite disgusting personal hygiene habits in dining rooms and beyond, and are happy to clamber over abandoned golf bags, and put up with the braying shouting obnoxious behaviour… this is the place for you.

Rooms clean but small, good choice of drinks at bar, food choices poor and mainly the same every day. Food quality and choice was biggest let down, mosquitos in their plenty because near the river marshes. Main bar area is more like sitting in a school canteen or corridor.

I chose this hotel for the location as I wanted a few quiet days away. The hotel didn’t disappoint in that area. Not a large hotel so it didn’t feel like you were falling over people. The room had everything you would need, although noisy from other guests returning after being in the bar! This is the same with most hotels, nothing that a pair of earplugs won’t sort out. I can see why the bathroom is a concern for guests, a glass panel separates the bathroom from the bedroom, covered with a see through voile curtain! Not an issue as I was a solo traveler but I would avoid this hotel if I was traveling with friends/family and sharing a room. Absolutely no privacy. Another design flaw is the bathroom sink, it’s modern and doesn’t allow you to fill the sink, so when having a shave you have to keep the tap running. The hotel promotes being ‘water wise’ so has failed in its own policy. The pool was a good size with plenty of sun-beds and parasols around the pool and on the grassed area. The restaurant was typically buffet style and I was able to find something I liked each time. I never left the restaurant still feeling hungry! The staff were for the most part pleasant, restaurant staff keen to whip away your plate the second you put your fork down! Some of the bar staff looked miserable. The reception staff were the most pleasant, friendly and keen to help especially when I had cause to complain. This brings me to why I have given only 2 stars. The night I arrived I made a coffee in my room, I noticed that the cup was chipped, not a big deal as these things are easily missed. The next day after my room was cleaned I again made myself a coffee and noticed the ‘clean’ cup had a chip in the exact same place. Now this could have been a coincidence but I decided to do a simple test for the next room clean. I made a mark on the cup so I could easily identify it and left it used in my room. The next day after my room was cleaned I checked to see if the same cup was still there. It was! Apparently cleaned! There is no way that housekeeping ran downstairs with my dirty cup and had it cleaned before replacing it in my room. So I’m guessing it was washed in my bathroom sink before drying it on whatever the cleaner had to hand. I addressed this with management who were very apologetic and promised to investigate the matter. I was informed that all used cups/glasses were removed and washed in a dishwasher. Not the case with mine. Overall a pleasant few days away, I would book here again if by myself, and most certainly will be washing the cups before I use them in any future hotels I stay in.