"We came to the Protur Badia Park for a quick 4 night break & some late season sunshine. In those regards it was a great holiday as the hotel is very comfortable & temperatures were still 25' in early Oct.
The hotel was celebrating its 25 year anniv but its certainly not showing its age. Rooms & bathrooms were fresh & modern, as were the public areas. We had the one bed apartments & the generous extra space was much appreciated. Everywhere was kept very clean throught the hotel, and staff were friendly enough, if focussed on task rather than service if you understand my distinction.
We were impressed by the food offering. There were always lots of options & variety at the buffet with some really good quality dishes. I particularly enjoyed the seafood, but there were lots of good meats, veggie options & fresh salads & fruits, healthy options as well as freshly prepared items at the chef station too, plus a separate children's section. Dishes were the correct temperature & very regularly replenished.
Our only gripe would be comfort of the beds. I'd seen this theme on previous reviews before we booked & travelled but disregarded it as its subjective & a constant theme across all hotels isnt it?? - wrong - should have listened! Two large singles pushed together to create a huge bed that looks inviting, but they seem to be on wheeled metal bases that you're constantly at risk of falling down between if you go anywhere near your partner. Also the metal bases are squeaky, noisy, annoying contraptions that have no place in a decent hotel - whoever procured them needs banning from the hospitality industry. The mattresses themselves aren't too bad (if a little on the firm side), its the metal, collaspible?, camp style, wheeled bases that are to blame - horrendous.
Its worth noting that even though the hotel is self sufficient, it's sits within a complex of several other Protur group hotels. There are other shared facilities you can use between these hotels such as free bike rental & minigolf (very impressive too), some other splash / childrens pool complexes, and the bookable (but included) a la carte restaurants (four). All very good from a 4* perspective.
Badia park is probably the closest of this Protur complex to the sea, and its a short 5/10 mins past the shops/cafes/bars to the promenade & lovely beach. There are also pleasant walks along the coast, or through pine forests to a small old castle (free entry) with a cafe with wonderful views.
We enjoyed our stay overall, but if returning to the area would probably select another hotel, perhaps within the same complex. The Protur Safari (where some of the shared facilities were) looked a more impressive option with hindsight. The outside space & pool areas were a lot more comprehensive, whilst at the Badia Park it feels a lot more compact & surrounded by the tall accomodation blocks (I would check they dont use the same beds first though!)"
