"We had an amazing week here at the Buendia!
We stayed in a "Apartment with rooftop terrace and sea view".
The rooftop terrace was great. Very big and view of the pool area on one side and the sea on the other (although it's not right next to the sea and there is a large empty area of land in-between)
However it's only a minute walk to the most amazing sunrises I've ever seen!
The apartment was good and had everything we needed. Small kitchen, living area, dining table, good sized main bedroom, smaller bunk bed room (that we didn't use), and bathroom with a powerful shower/bath.
The rooms at the front (living area/main bedroom) had lovely views to the sea.
Kitchen had a dishwasher with a few tablets, washing up liquid, cloth and extra bin bags.
Note - One small square of hand soap was provided, but no other body washing products.
As we booked direct we were able to park in their downstairs parking garage, which meant our car was protected and not hot when we left the hotel (our room key card was updated to open the external garage door)
Lovely reception staff at check-in and throughout our stay. My wife had toothache and they were very helpful in trying to find a dentist, calling them and helping to translate (very difficult to find an open dentist during the Christmas period!)
I even got messages from reception the next day to ask how she was which was really good service.
(Even the cleaners were really friendly and always said hello every time we passed them)
Location was great. On the edge of the main town, right by the water, and only 8 minutes walk to the bars and restaurants. 2 good supermarkets a few minutes walk away as well as a good German bakery which opens at 7am every day.
Few minor snagging points with the room though:
Not really enough storage for a week or more stay. Some hanging space and some strange metal shelves in the main bedroom, and some metal open shelves in the 2nd bedroom, but would have been good to have more storage space (there's definitely room for more)
No storage in the bathroom. Definitely needs a cupboard or some shelves.
Although shower was powerful it made a big mess in the bathroom (of water everywhere) any time we showered. We had to use the provided beach towels to mop the water after each shower and then hang them upstairs on the airer every day to dry.
The 'sofa' in the TV area was very strange, almost like a big leather bed. Not really suitable in our opinion.
When we arrived there were some ants in the kitchen by the sink and hob. We went to reception who explained that the cleaning staff had gone for the day but they would do something about it the next morning.
We cleaned the kitchen surfaces ourselves but the next morning there were more ants (and on the dining table too). We hadn't left out any food so not sure why there was more?
The next morning we went out for a few hours and weren't really sure if anyone had done anything about the ants, as no one had informed us. If they put something down it wasn't obvious, but would have been nice to know if toxic stuff had been put anywhere!
After this we just ate out more which was a shame as we were looking forward to eating a bit healthier and cooking ourselves, but at least no more ants!
The issue is there wasn't really anywhere in the apartment to put food that wouldn't attract ants.
No air conditioning. Although reading reviews of nearby hotels this may be normal. Wasn't an issue for us in December, and opening the front/back windows made a lovely draft come through the apartment.
Despite the minor issues mentioned, we would recommend this hotel and we did really enjoy our stay."
