Oriental Hotel

I am writing this review from the wonderful balcony of room 107 at the AP Oriental Hotel. I had booked a sea view room via Tui, but we were upgraded on arrival to a premium sea view room, which has a huge sea front facing balcony, together with 2 high quality sun loungers with padded mattresses, and a table and chairs. We have yet to try the sun loungers by the pool, or at the garden area, as we don't feel the need to do so having our own, more comfortable ones on the spacious balcony, and we tend not use the pool very often. We have however noted that there are more than enough sun loungers in the communal areas, and therefore, no need for people to reserve these by placing their towels down early in the morning.

Our room has apparently recently been refurbished, which shows in its decor. Included in the premium room is a coffee machine, with pods replenished daily, plus a free daily bottle of water which is a great touch.

The hotel itself is adults only, and on the quiet end of the strip, away from the noise and loud music experienced further away, which is definitely a bonus. We are staying on a half board basis, and even though we prefer trying local restaurants for dinner, we have sampled the evening buffet twice since our arrival, and have found it to be better than many other hotels we've stayed at in the past.

The hotel decor is very unusual, and the atrium is spectacular, and a wonderful aspect of the hotel. Also, the drinks at the hotel bar, particularly the cocktails, are extremely reasonable and delicious.

The only thing that may prevent us booking this hotel again is, having been upgraded, we would be extremely disappointed if we were unable to have a premium sea view room again. Having said that, I'd highly recommend the AP Oriental hotel to anyone thinking of booking.

Having read recent reviews and the weather forecast for the week we were to go I was not looking forward to this holiday. However the “ noisy” and “ rowdy” atmosphere did not materialise , in fact we found the hotel to be too quiet and lacking in atmosphere. Our room was large, comfortable and very clean. No complaints there. The food was not always to our taste and we felt that some dishes, especially the vegetables were over cooked and over salted. The reception staff were all very pleasant and helpful. The restaurant and bar staff were less so possibly because there were too few off them to be able to carry out their duties effectively and interact positively with guests. Sunbeds were plentiful and it was always possible to get two even in the pool area.
Fortunately the weather forecast was wrong and we had a week of blue skies and sunshine as I’m not sure the indoor spaces would have comfortably housed a lot of guests on a wet day.

Lovely hotel, central to the Marina, bars, restaurants etc. Hotel was clean, welcoming with very friendly staff. Plenty of sun loungers around the pool & to the side of the hotel, also a lovely seating by the indoor water area. Our room was on the ground floor, with a large outdoor area with a patio set & 2 sun loungers. It was very spacious, with a king size bed, seating area + a mini bar (chargeable). Room was clean every day, bedding & towels changed every other day. Breakfast was good with plenty to choose from, cereals, pastries, meats, cheeses, breads, hot & cold drinks + sparkling wine 😉. There was always a gentleman playing the piano in the mornings, which I thought was a lovely start to the day. I wasn't a great fan of the evening meals, a lot of things I wouldn't & couldn't eat, but there were plenty of places to where you could go to eat & very reasonably priced.