Hovima Jardin Caleta

"I stayed with my 7 year old at the Hovima Jardin Caleta. We arrived really late and missed dinner the first night, so the kind reception lady gave us a voucher to eat lunch the following day instead, without us needing to even ask. We stayed in room 241 which was second floor and with a nice pool view. There are lifts to get to the higher floors. The room was a one bedroom apartment, so a big size for two of us. The room is basic but very clean. There’s a small kitchen with fridge and a room safe. The pool area is well maintained and we see the pool being cleaned daily. The pool doesn’t open until 9am until 6pm. I think that it should be open later than 6, as there’s still sun at that time and some of the children didn’t want to leave. We didn’t have any issues with getting sunbeds. On our first few days there was a hotel worker removing any towels laid before 9am, which helped prevent people taking beds when they wasn’t using them straight away. This didn’t happen after the first few days and the sunbed wars started and it was harder to find beds. So I do think the hotel needs to keep this rule in place, as people can relax more without stressing about getting somewhere to sit each morning. The hotel pool bar offers snacks and drinks. You pay one euro for a recycle type cup that you get the money back for at the end of the holiday, but they change the cups for each drink. It’s a great way to prevent recycling and waste. The barman was always very busy but always smiled and was very friendly. The pools offer a kids pool, a more shallow pool at one metre deep and two deeper areas at 1.75m. The pool water was warm and refreshing. The children’s mini club was fun. The children’s rep Amanda was a bundle of energy, every engaging and really encouraged the children to join in. She offered activities such as water games, pizza making, aloe vera making and the mini disco. The hotel food was good. A wide selection of hot and cold foods. Breakfast was repetitive but there was a lot of choice and we was happy for a treat day of churros some days. Dinner they organised different themes such as seafood, oriental and Mexican as examples. There was even sushi and paella one evening. So always something for everyone to eat. Breakfast you have juices and hot drinks included and dinner just water, but you can order drinks and pay or create a tab on your room if you’re not all inclusive. At breakfast one morning there was a violinist which was lovely. The cocktails were very reasonable. 6euros each. Most surrounding bars are 12euros. The only thing I could say would be better in the restaurant is more fresh fruit and not the tinned stuff. They had fresh melon some nights which was nicer. They did have ice cream and cakes which were really good. The sports bar where they run the entertainment was fun for the kids. There’s pool tables, football table and entertainment such as a mini disco some nights and live music too. The children loved meeting at the pool bar if an evening to play which was nice. The rooms were cleaned all but two days which was enough for us. Our cleaner Lourdes was so friendly and my son loved greeting her because she would speak back to him in Spanish when he tried to practice he’s. On our last night they did a dinner show where they had the violinist playing, dinner by the pool and a saxophonist. It looked lovely. We didn’t go but would definitely try it next time as it did look a nice evening. The hotel is in a quiet area, right across from the seafront. So you can sit and eat in the restaurant and enjoy the views both inside and outside. There’s a lovely beach bar on La Enramada beach. Try the barraquito there if you like coffee. It’s a special Canadian coffee and it’s delicious. The piña coladas are amazing too. You can watch the paragliders land in front of the beach bar and at sundowners as they have live music on the beach there. The sea was more rough there and rocky, but my son enjoyed finding crab parts and nice shells there. So I could relax having a cocktail as he did that with me joining in aswell. Del Duque beach is only 15-20 minutes walk away along the sea front and the restaurants of La Caleta only 5-7 minutes walk away. There’s not many souvenir shops nearby, so walk into Del Duque area for that. There is a small supermarket and restaurant next to the hotel. The hotel does not have a shop, only a vending machine. The hotel has a small children’s park which is nice for the younger ones. There is a bus stop 5 minutes from the hotel if you want to get the local bus to and from the airport. You need to change at Las Americas bus station but it’s 45 minutes in total and it cost us 10 euros for us both. Overall I would rate this hotel as extremely high value for the price we paid. Yes the rooms are basic, but they are clean, with great views and the staff friendly. If you want a cheap getaway, in a friendly, chilled resort, then consider Hovima. We would definitely stay here again for a cheap trip away."

"Lovely hotel, close amenities. Staff seem friendly and helpful! Nice pool area. Good size room. No sky sports in the ‘sports bar’ so may need to travel further afield if this is an interest. Gutted I couldn’t watch the last day of the EPL"

"Well I have stayed here before with a Friend, All was good then so I brought some Family member back, Last time no complaints, but this time, Food was very nice except 1 night we ate out as it was Mexican night and nothing really for us or 2 children, I am a little annoyed with the non existent Clean sheets for all the 4 beds, for 7 nights stay. On the 1st day my grandaughter got Dirt on her bed, The cleaners were good, but NO clean sheets on any of our beds, all they did was swap the sheet onto another bed. This is how we new they had not changed our sheets, all week, as the dirty bed went from hers, and the next night to my gransons,, They gave 2 Toilet rolls for 4 people, 2 adults and 2 children, My grandson got the runs one day so it all went straight away, We had to ask them for toilets rolls, but not understanding us they kept bringing clean towels, ,, I had to show a photo of what we wanted, lol, Then on our 2nd to last day, none again, so I went to a shop and had to buy some. I have IBS, so toilet rolls are a must, as I never know when I am gonna start, But we did feel as though they didnt want to give us more, If there are 4 plates, 4 sets of Cutlery, it would be better to give Toilet rolls for all Occupancy of rooms.. When we first went around the Pool on the first day, The bar man wouldnt take my payment, he said no you are all Inclusive, no I said, but he wouldnt have it, I didnt want a large bill at the end of our holiday, so I went to tell reception to inform them, It doesnt help with not having a coloured band to put on when checking in, So they know what board you are on .,, On the day of checking out I paid 60 Euros to keep the room as the 12noon checkout and the flight being 9.30pm it was worth it. But later when our room key wouldnt work we went to Reception to get it fixed, and was told its because we should have checked out at 12 noon, The staff did not know we had paid the extra to keep the room, Whats going on there?? Other than that the hotel is still ok, and most staff were friendly, And the food is still as nice as it was last time I went with my friend, Plenty of choice, But kids are compaining, no chicken nuggets and childrens stuff other than Pizzas. This will be our last visit, just on my Complaints,"