Sol Don Pablo

"Another lovely holiday at the Sol Don Pablo! We returned for our ninth stay after staying at the Don Marco at Easter while this hotel was closed for refurbishment. The hotel exterior and balconies look great following the renovation work. Our room was clean and comfortable. We were pleased to have requested a specific type of room before arriving and have that room type given. So many of the staff including restaurant staff, bar staff, cleaning staff and people at reception were friendly and helpful, as they have been on our previous visits also. They all worked very hard after an afternoon of heavy rain to clean the flooded dining room ready for dinner that evening. For Halloween, the hotel made a big effort with decorations, staff dressing up and putting on a night of entertainment for the children. The all inclusive option is very good. The alcoholic drinks are branded, there are bags of crisps, icecreams and bottled water available and meals in the restaurant are good. Lunch and dinner can be similar with repeating options (themed nights to offer some variety would be nice) but there is always choice at each meal of fish/meat, pasta, pizza, other hot dishes, salads, breads and cheeses, plus many dessert choices. Breakfast has many cooked options and lots of cakes and pastries. My reason for not giving a 5 rating is linked to the food and my experience on this visit as a vegetarian. The food menu at the pool bar has changed since my last visit and there is no longer a vegetarian meal choice listed as all inclusive on the menu. There always used to be a margherita pizza as an all inclusive option for all of my previous holidays, but that has been removed. The only all inclusive vegetarian choice was a snack of nacho chips with guacamole which is okay for a snack but not a lunch meal option, so I felt a bit excluded from being able to eat lunch there on this holiday. Having already paid to be an all inclusive guest, I didn't feel it was fair to then have to pay extra for something vegetarian for lunch when non vegetarians had many all inclusive options to choose from. Also, I had several experiences during breakfasts at the omelette station where I asked for an omelette with cheese and mushroom but had to ask the chef the wash out the bowl first as she was going to add my ingredients into a bowl with pieces of ham left stuck around the side from a previous omelette. The same tools were also used to flip/chop ham omelettes and ham toasted sandwiches as were used for meat free options like eggs and pancakes, and ingredients for the omelettes were picked out by the chef by hand (wearing gloves that were not changed) when spoons were in each bowl of ingredients ready to be used. This surprised me and I wouldn't have expected that when food is being prepared or cooked. Overall, we really enjoy visiting this hotel and the area and are looking forward to returning over Easter."

"Brilliant,loved the hotel,staff hardworking and friendly. Rooms large,spacious and clean. Pool bar great,food at pool bar really good. Restuarant large and clean. Food great and varied,even with 1 of our fussy eaters,pastries at breakfast lovely,serving staff really good,ice cream machine was a bonus for my youngest Plenty of sunbeds and pool area really good Couple of small things that could be improved to benefit guests but minor. The warming pots that keep food warm,take the lid off to get your food,nowhere to put the lids,hinged warming pots might be a good idea. Maybe a choice of the big serving spoons at the main serving area,spoons with holes to allow juice from meal to run out and solid spoons if you want the juices from the pot. There are also some rooms with a 2 lounger area but no access to the pool,you get hot on the lounger and want a dip in pool,you have to walk right through the hotel,never saw anyone on the loungers Entertainment good,drinks flowed freely on all inclusive. Torrential rain one day and restuarant got flooded,next morning spotless. With the flooding we ate in sister hotel,seamless transaction. Games room had pool tables and other games but no tips on the cues so not really played on so hotel losing money. Gem walk would pick that up. Great holiday,staff and management should be proud of the holiday they gave the seven of us As Arnie says his famous line,you know the one"

"Nice refurbishment of the outside of the hotel, looks very smart and modern now. Big improvement. Fab position on the seafront can walk for miles. Plenty of little shops and couple bars next to hotel. It's kept immaculately clean, housekeepers staff were great, attended to our room every day no matter what time we went out . There are several pools and loads of sunbeds, A bit chilly for me but well used by others. Great cafe bar overlooking the sea where you can enjoy the all inclusive snacks and drinks. The restaurant was the only place that could have a bit of improvement- it says evening dinner is served till 10 pm but if you go after 8-30 there would often be no tables laid up, you d be scratching around for a knife and fork! Waiters are obviously busy so often you would have nearly finished eating by the time they came for a drinks order. The food was overall good, lovely salads, paella, soups, breads, cheeses and even 'mr whippy icecream machine'. The meat cuts and lamb chops etc looked lovely but were tough to cut and worse to chew! Could have done with a chilli or a curry option Spice things up a bit. Breakfasts were the best, everything you could think of and well cooked - no complaints there. The smaller restaurant downstairs was much more peaceful environment to eat in and staff were very good. Entertainment every evening- some very good singers in bar Jerez, and a nice little place to have a drink. Staff in the bars worked very hard and bars stayed open till 12-30 on the A/I which was unusually good. To crown it all we had fab weather which was amazing.🤩 🌞Hopefully see you for a third visit ✈️"