Globales Costa Tropical Hotel

This is my second visit to hotel tropical in fueteventura. Last year I can by myself and found it very friendly, low key and safe. This year I can back with my daughter and we had a lovely relaxing week. It’s a 3 * and is perfectly adequate for a quiet getaway. The buffet restaurant caters for adults and kids and does its best to cater for all tastes. My daughter and I also visited the beauty salon. She had a gel manicure and I had a massage by the lovely Natalia. Not well published at all, but well worth booking in for all your spa needs. I highly recommend Natalia at perfect beauty. 🌟

here we go! i read many negative and positive reviews with many conflicting opinions so booked and went with an open mind. Firstly this review is my and family's opinion, do your research, i did and yes it is remote and baron around the hotel, not at all pleasing on the eye. situated between the airport and caletta 15minutes on the bus or a 17euro tax ride. we opted for superior double room which are the two high apartments and fortunately well away from the standard pool view rooms. superior rooms have excellent air con, power shower and big tv, unfortunately on arrival 22:30 there was loose tobacco in the bedside draws and a half salad baguette in the fridge, apart from that it was ok. In my opinion these superior described rooms are quieter than being in pool view rooms. one point to note a room safe is 41 euro with a 10 euro deposit for a week. approx 135-150 sunbeds so no need to rush to reserve a bed, however pool cleaners are washing down tiled floor and sunbeds, so be warned if you have gone out before 07:30 to get your prefered location. The pool is salt water with shallow end being 1.40mtr upto 1.65 at deepest end. something to note people were complaining that either salt water or chlorine was turning swimming wear yellow/green, buy cheap and dont worry or bang your fists on receptionists desks and expect compensation. restaurant ok, food pretty much available all day despite being quite repetitive and to be fair the staff are always polite and welcoming, but be warned the restaurant manager with call you out loudly if she sees you trying to smuggle out any food.
generally the staff throughout are very pleasant especially if you try using basic spanish with them. Now my biggest fault with the hotel is the smoking site wide which has been mentioned before, it is bad! the restaurant is at the end of a walkway and past the dreaded evening bar/caffetaria so if you can hold your breath then great otherwise walk past chain smoking, prolific swearer ignorant inconsiderate people. The mentioned bar i found lifeless and uninviting, i hope management can overall this. Big thanks go out to the entertainment manager Georgio who keeps the guests involved all day long and doing very well despite it being a very difficult job to do day in day out, he got Jack playing table tennis, darts and the film/music quiz which turned into an almost saloon bar brawl. too much alcohol for some people. i would love to say i will return but highly unlikely .

★☆☆☆☆ – One of the most disappointing all-inclusive holidays we've had.

We stayed at Hotel Globales Costa Tropical on a 3-star all-inclusive package. We weren't expecting luxury, but we did expect a reasonable standard. Unfortunately, this hotel fell well below our expectations.

The first thing that struck us was the bizarre drinks system. On arrival, each guest is given a single beer token. You exchange the token for a drink in a tiny plastic cup, and you only receive another drink once you've returned the empty cup. At the end of the evening, you hand back your final cup and receive your token back for the following day. I've stayed at many all-inclusive hotels and have never experienced anything like this. Surely our all-inclusive wristbands should be enough. To make matters worse, because the cups are so small, the bar queue is almost constant in the evenings. By the time you've queued, collected your drink, found your seat and taken a few sips, it's practically time to queue again.

The food was very poor. The selection was limited, repetitive and of a very low standard. We ended up eating out every single day because we simply couldn't face another meal there.

The overall atmosphere wasn't for us. The best way I can describe it is like an old holiday camp that's past its prime, with groups of loud young adults playing music from their phones around the pool and communal areas. If you're looking for a peaceful, relaxing holiday, this probably isn't the place.

The evening entertainment consisted mainly of very loud music and a few budget disco lights in one corner of the complex. There were no quieter areas where you could sit and enjoy a drink away from the noise.

The toilets beside the bar were among the worst I've seen in a holiday hotel and reminded me of an old backstreet pub rather than a holiday resort.

The room itself included a kettle, but no tea, coffee or milk, making it rather pointless unless you brought your own supplies.

The Wi-Fi was painfully slow and unreliable. At times it genuinely felt like using dial-up internet from years ago.

The hotel also doesn't provide pool towels, so you'll need to bring your own or buy one.

The coffee machines were very unreliable, often out of order, and even when they were working it was surprisingly difficult to find a clean cup.

Overall, I appreciate this is a 3-star hotel and judged it accordingly. However, basic cleanliness, decent food, functioning facilities and a straightforward all-inclusive experience shouldn't be too much to expect. Sadly, this hotel failed on too many fronts.

Would I stay here again? Absolutely not.