Hotel Balaia Mar

Disfrutamos mucho de nuestra estancia en The Balaia Mar. El personal fue excelente. Nuestra habitación muy limpia y cómoda. El desayuno era encantador.

Ubicación perfecta cerca de restaurantes y a 2 minutos a pie de la playa, se tarda unos 15 minutos en llegar a la medina para hacer excursiones en barco y un ambiente más animado: tomamos un Uber que cuesta 8 €. El hotel en sí estaba limpio, espacioso y tenía todo lo que necesitábamos.

La habitación es grande, teníamos dos camas individuales, mini nevera, armario, balcón con asientos, baño grande maravilloso (tranquilo también). El desayuno tenía un montón de opciones que eran perfectas para un quisquilloso, esto incluía comida caliente y fresca. La piscina era preciosa y grande, aunque profunda, así que si no puedes nadar o un niño pequeño, ten cuidado. Las tumbonas eran cómodas con algunas al sol y otras a la sombra todo el día, así que hay opciones para todos. El personal fue maravilloso y servicial, y allí durante la noche y el día. La playa estaba a unos 5 minutos a pie, un spa literalmente en la carretera principal que era perfecto para comprar agua y helado :). La franja estaba a unos 30 minutos a pie y luego al casco antiguo estaba a 30 minutos en uber. Definitivamente regresaría a este hotel y lo recomendaría a las personas que quieran relaj**** y salir por la noche.

The Hotel is clean and the food adequate. Our stay was spoiled by an avoidable incident. My wife paid a deposit for two pool towels. On returning them, the receptionist refused to return the payment as apparently it is not procedure to ask for a cash deposit. The 20€ is not really the issue as we were going to use it to tip the restaurant staff. The fact that management chose not to believe her was unfortunate.

We are on our last day at the Balaia Mar and I just needed to write a review to say what an amazing value hotel. We stayed in one of the standard rooms, they have a really good sized patio, nice view, fresh linen every day and a great shower. You also get a kettle and fridge. Security safe. The hotel communal areas and rooms are spotlessly clean. The bathrooms seemed to have been recently renovated. This was a budget break for us, and we used the hotel as a base really to explore from (we only did one pool day) but it exceeded all my expectations. The bar at night was not the busiest, maybe in the summer it would be. We didn’t use it much as we ate up the road or in the old town. Luisa Beach is 5 mins away but I recommend getting an Uber to other beaches if you want more of a beach bar vibe. We had breakfast at the cafe at the top of the hill (turn right from the hotel, 8 mins walk) which did freshly squeezed orange juice. English tea of course lol. In this area also are some grill restaurants, Thai restaurant and a couple of curry houses. There is a spar supermarket opposite the hotel but it’s expensive. Like €4 for teabags?! The pool is perfect, not heated but small enough to be pleasantly warmed by the sun (and this was in April!) sun-beds plentiful and comfortable. The gardens are really lovely, palm trees and pergolas. Breakfast in the hotel is great. Not English sausages but decent bacon, eggs, sausage, as much toast and continental selection as you like. Restaurant staff very pleasant. From the airport this hotel takes 35 mins in a taxi. All friendly and welcoming. Air con absolutely ten out of ten. If you’re thinking of booking I can’t recommend this hotel enough.

Receptionist was nice. Hotel rooms smelled, terrible beds, bathrooms not clean and smelled. Would seriously not recommend.

The property was good, large pool not too packed when we stayed in September 2023. WiFi was great, TV was good, nice location, walkable and bus routes next to property. Two complaints, the buffet food was the SAME every day, not a lot of options either. Also, the shower soap was not refilled before our check-in and we ran out by our 3rd day.

The apartment was surprisingly good in comparison to expectations it was extremely spacious and had all the amenities you’d need and was cleaned thoroughly daily, the staff are very friendly and the pool is very clean along with surrounding areas