"This was our first family holiday with our toddler and, overall, we had a wonderful stay! I'll start with the negatives as there aren't many but I think they are important to state first.
We stayed in a one bed apartment with a sea view (room 1415). The hotel itself has had a recent refurbishment and the rooms looked lovely, but the apartments are in a separate building and seem to have been missed. The furniture is dated and in need of replacing and there is zero soundproofing so you can hear everything. The sofa bed was missing some of the wood finish which left some exposed tacks that were very sharp. We had to put a blister plaster over them to make sure we didn't get scratched. The fan in the communal area was nearly coming off the ceiling so we had to make sure we didn't switch it on and there is no air con which wasn't an issue when we went, but I can imagine in the height of summer, it would be very uncomfortable. There are a lot of steps which is detailed on the website but we didn't realise quite how many steps there would be. There is a side door that cuts out the steps down to the apartments and up to the first floor but it is staff only so we weren't allowed to use it. It would have made it 10x easier to lug our stuff, including the pram, each day to and from the apartment if we were able to use that door. It could easily have a card reader fitted so that only guests can enter.
We booked the apartment because we wanted a separate bedroom so that our toddler could sleep and we could still watch TV or sit on the balcony in the evening without all being in the same room and in hindsight, we should have stayed in the hotel as the rooms have a separate bed space to the communal area anyway. It wasn't clear on the Jet2 or Club Tarida websites so we were disappointed to find this information out a few days into our stay when we got speaking to another couple who also have a toddler. We paid an additional £200 for the apartment and feel it didn't live up to the standard we were expecting. Finally, the hotel is pretty remote and there isn't anything around unless you hire a car.
Now on to the positives!
The hotel is very family friendly. The communal areas (pool, restaurant, bar) were kept clean and tidy. The restaurant is well equipped with lots of highchairs, plastic cutlery, plates, etc and a kids buffet. The staff, especially the restaurant team, were incredibly welcoming and friendly. They were helpful and extremely attentive and seemed to genuinely love children, which was a relief since the hotel was full of them! The atmosphere was very chilled and you didn't feel self conscious if your child was having a meltdown. The food was really tasty. Loads of choice with show cooking and each night had a loose theme. The outside seating are was wonderful with lots of little sparrows flying about much to our toddlers delight! The pool area was nice and had a separate toddler pool by the side of it but both were freezing so we had to wait until later on in the day when the sun had taken the chill off. We didn't struggle to get a sun lounger even though some people had bagsied some of them first thing. The little play park was happily played on by our toddler and they had a mini disco in the evening which we would have attended if she was a bit older. The hotel is literally a 2 minute walk to a lovely sandy beach so is ideally suited for a sun, sea, sand and relax type holiday.
All in all, it was a fantastic stay and we would definitely come back but this time we will be staying in the hotel instead of the apartment block."
