Marylanza Suites & Spa

"We have just returned from 2 weeks at this hotel, and I have to say I am very impressed. There are so many positives. Here are some of the main points. 1/ Food We ate at the main buffet restaurant for all our meals: - Breakfast: you can get freshly made omelettes with a wide choice of fillings; well cooked poached eggs; proper bacon; delicious selection of fresh pastries; and a great selection of fruit - Lunch and Dinner: I have a family with some picky eaters, and they always found something to eat, I certainly have to call out the roasts, including beef, with Yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes… and the lamb shank, lamb cutlets, roast chicken. They also cooked on the hot plate rib eye steak and T-bone steak all nicely seasoned and cooked to order if you wanted. With buffet food my family also raved over, including lasagne, bolognaise, curry, beef stroganoff, fajitas chilli con carne and peking duck. However, it was not all about the meat, as the vegan options were also very tasty! And you could also have soft serve ice cream from the machine… now that screams holiday! 2/ Drinks Here they have only a few of the local liqueurs and spirits (generally used for mixers), with a good selection of actual brands, including: Amstel and Cruz Campo; Smirnoff; Bacardi; Puerto de Indias (4 flavours of gin to choose); Gordons; Famous Grouse; 43; and Tio Pepe. Plus there are some other brands to choose, and unlike the other hotel, as an All Inclusive guest they give you 50% discount… so I treated myself to some higher quality brandy, Carlos I and Gran Duque… why not I was on holiday, and it wasn’t expensive 3/ Entertainment We went to the Berlingo lounge when the singers were on, and we were not disappointed. Amazing talented acts, including: Rock bands, Gotra playing hits across decades, and one act who focussed on just 70s rock; Tribute acts of Tom Jones, The Beatles and Barry White; and the Two Tenors. But this was just one area for music, as you always had a guitarist or piano player / singer at the Pool bar if you wanted something a little more chilled out (and if you don’t want music and a quiet drink, head to the lobby bar… something for all). 4/ Pools / Sun Loungers There are three pools, a small kids pools and then 2 larger pools, which offer 2 different experiences, as one has music playing and is where the activities occur… and other one is quieter (again something for all). It is easy to get a sun lounger, as the main rules are enforced not to reserve them… meaning you can usually get a bed up until lunchtime. 5/ Room Big thank you to the receptionists on our arrival, as they offered us an upgrade, even taking us to show the rooms we had booked and what they were offering us… After which we upgraded to the Golf view duplex. This room, had a fantastic view of the golf course. It was cleaned daily and had all we needed for our stay. 6/ Staff The biggest positive of all. All very friendly and welcoming from day 1. This is across all aspects of the hotel, from reception, to food and drinks service, entertainment and cleaning. We had no issues at all. Some really went the extra mile, but to single a few out would be wrong as every one of them deserves praise. So many positives we will definitely be booking to return!"

"I have been staying at Marylanza a few times since 2007. I keep coming back with my family. The hotel is super clean. You can choose rooms with a pool or golf view. I highly recommend you pay a bit more to get that view. I prefer the golf-view. The pool area is so beautiful with lots of sunbeds so you almost always get a perfect one. The staff at the lobby are very responsive if you have any issues. The cleaning staff, waiters, and cooks are kind and are very actively trying to have enough in the buffet and keep tables clean. This time we were traveling with our 24 year old and choose a stay with breakfast only but we could have gone for all-inclusive for 55eur per person per Day. We chose not to do that this time because we wanted to visit nearby restaurants. On the negative side I think the hotel needs refurbishments in the near future, and to be fair to the hotel, there is a lot of work going on in that respect. One thing that annoyed me though was the state of the outdoor pool table which they still charge for. The cues were horrible, the table itself was not correct so balls tend to gather at one side cushion. I had looked for spending time at the table with my son like I have in earlier visits. I urge Marylaza to renew the table, remove it, or quit charging for the use. It is unethical to charge for this table. Overall the stay was very nice and we will come back in the future."

"Went for my 50th birthday and had an amazing time. Room was a suite overlooking golf course and was so picture perfect. The room spotless food beautiful and such good quality, all staff couldn't do enough to help you.def will return its a perfect hotel and run really well on every single level"