Estival Islantilla

"It was ok but we won't be booking again, definatly wouldn't rate it 4 star more like 3, staff were ok not rude but not the friendliest I've encountered, (reception staff lovely) we were all inclusive (think majority of people were) food was ok but everything overcooked, meat especially hard , not a great choice for kids at meal times especially kid staples at evening meals, like chicken nuggets, fish fingers, burgers, kids pizza (there was pizza but more towards adults pallet e.g blue cheese in the 4 cheese pizza, lots of herbs etc). If you have fussy eater like me it was hard to find stuff for him to eat. Drinks were ok, took some practice to get the beer tap going but it was the usual expected for all inclusive. The rooms were clean but showing some wear, the beds were rock hard and didn't give us a great nights sleep, the pools were clean, but not heated, kids were ok in them and liked the slides, but not exactly temp for a relaxing swim, several of the loungers were in need of a deep clean and several of the big shade umbrellas had large tears in them. You will need to put a €15 deposit for pool towels each if you want them for your stay and charge €1 each to change them for clean ones, the indoor pool again you need to pay extra for to use €15 each as its part of the spa, there is no private beach so again need to pay for a loungers of you want a day on the beach, I think it was €5 for half a day (we declined) but the beach was lovely and clean but I'd suggest water shoes as alot of shells. Entertainment was lacking and the kids mini disco was disappointing, got about 6 songs and not much else. Were were there for a week and overall it was just ok for us."

"Lovely hotel and staff. Food varied on how good it was depending on which theme night it was. Breakfast and lunch time the food was really good. Air conditioning in the room wasnt that good. The entertainment would be better if the evening entertainment was earlier than 22:00, 20:00 would be a much better time. Around the pools they didnt play any music to promote the holiday vibe."

"Pretty hotel, swimming pools and sun beds are many, Food is nice different each evening with a theme. Always warm. Pool bar burgers are a big dodgy and under cooked. Drinks no issues, play room for kids Entertainment is mediocre and 10pm every night which I feel is late for the kids. Kids club awful on for 6-7 same songs and dance every night. Good location with the beach If you like not leaving a complex this is the place for you, if you like to go out and about I wouldn’t recommend Rooms clean and tidy loads a space could do with a refurb Wouldn’t say it is a 4 star resort more a 3 star"