Grupotel Orquidea

I really liked this hotel. Mainly for us it was the spa. A bit pricey but worth it. A bottle of water should be left in the room daily. If you like coffe in your room either bring a jar or buy one at the shop. You need to go to reception to ask for coffee sat gets & then they are brought to your room. We bought milk from the shop as they don’t have those little milk cartons. The water machine where we were told to top up our water bottle was always warm. I did tell the barman in the pool snack bar this. It was never fixed. I did tell reception that there was cockroaches in the restaurant area. One actually walked along the table that I was having lunch at. Another running down the leg of the table. I did see about 7 in total in the 2 wks I was there. I told the waiter who squashed one & stood on the other. It is a niceish hotel I would hate to see it get worse. The beach is only ok. If you want to go for a swim then you will need some kind of shoes as the stones are big & there are lots & lots of them. No other way in. It’s a pity something wasn’t built over the stones to make it easier to get into the sea. You need good balance & shoes. The sun loungers & parasols were 3 euro each. Lots of sun loungers at the hotel but way too busy for us. I did not eat by the pool restaurant as it never looked appealing very basic. The food at the main restaurant was ok. The gym unfortunetly does not open till 8am. But it’s got everything you need for a good workout. There are shops just over the road. There are another 3 hotels that also use the facilities & eat at the hotel so if you got the timing wrong it really wasn’t a nice experience. Way too busy. Pool towels changed 2 times per week. WiFi was very good. Only 20 mins from the airport. There is a go carting ring about 10 mins from the hotel & unfortunetly at the beach you can hear them driving around sometimes all day. So I’m saying it’s not really peaceful.The rooms were spacious & clean the hotel staff all seemed nice & friendly. We have booked to go back again next month as the spa is the main attraction for us. I’m hoping there isn’t so many ppl on this visit.

Just returned from an enjoyable 10 day All Inclusive stay in the Tui Blue Orqidea Hotel. On arrival we were cheched in very quickly. Our room 324 which had a split level layout was very spacious and clean. Comfy bed, Nice walk in shower. Fridge with complimentary water which was replenished daily. The hotel has a lovely garden and pool area leading to the sea front, though the beach itself is quite stoney. Several good sized pools, plenty of empty sunbeds (out of school holidays). The large Tui Blue team had activities on most of the day and evening including Pool Foam Party, White Party, Musicians plus much more. The food in the restaurant was above average for an All Inclusive. The drinks were also good with Tropical beer, local spirits and a decent selection of cocktails avaliable. Opposite the hotel is a shopping complex with several supermarkets, restraunts and bars but not a lot else in walking distance. It was noticeable how much busier the complex was on Fri/Sat/Sun with additional weekend guests, this made getting a restraunt table and bar service difficult at times (Maybe additional staff needed on weekends) . Though the positives of this hotel complex far outweigh the negatives. I should also mention that all the hotel staff we met were very friendly, helpful and hard working.