Parasol by Dorobe

"Guillermo he was gentle and sweet, he was very fast to help us"

"Honesy review. Hotel is lovely inside first good impressions, rooms are clean and nice, however pool area is terrible, swimming pool is freezing. Not enough seats, whilst just sitting down eating or drinking outside. Its almost dark and dingy where you sit outside the pool bar. Entertainment wasn’t that good, we did go in April, so maybe this was because it was then. Food was the worst I’ve ever had at an all inclusive, staff really lovely though can’t fault them. Just needs a redo on the pool area and better entertainment. Surrounding areas not so great, wasn’t really lively nothing much to do around there. But only couple mins walk to the beach, and few restaurants around there. Might be some people’s taste but wasn’t ours we wouldn’t return here."

"Location is good as a 2 minute walk to beach bars and restaurants which is good because you won’t want to be eating in the hotel or be by the pool! The rooms have obviously been recently refurbed but there’s no tea or coffee facilities, there’s very little thought on decor. The towels are tiny, and there’s not enough hangers or drawers. When they refurbed the rooms they forgot about the rest of the hotel. The restaurant is a bad layout. Food is really bland and the drinks are a joke. The pool is the real letdown. After I booked I realised there are very little images of the pool area and now we know why. All the sun loungers are on grass, muddy, bare grass. Therefore the white surround of the pool area constantly looks dirty and doesn’t get cleaned on a daily basis. There’s a fountain that doesn’t work and is an eyesore. The pool doesn’t get any sun until after 1pm. The pool bar is dark, dingy and stinks of the grease all the food is cooked in. This hotel is not a 4 star, or 3 star by any stretch. We made the most of it and used it as a base. The coffee shop around the corner, Waikiki has a great selection of food and drinks, and the Aruba beach club to the left when on the beach was our saviour!! The price of the holiday wasn’t extortionate however when booking a 4 star you expect a certain standard and this isn’t anywhere near it."