Tabaiba Princess

Visited as 3 adults. Had a lovely week overall. Food was fantastic. One main buffet restaurant with tons of choice. Not just the usual beige rubbish churned out on rotation. Two snack bars through the day, one healthy with loads of salad options, and one aimed at kids with burgers, pizza slices etc. Two theme restaurants, Italian and Asian, both beautiful. Multiple bars dotted around the complex.

Staff were lovely and the place was overall very clean. Chilled vibes. Aquafit was fun. Didn’t really do any other activities. Went to the white party which was like a rave. Cheap to get taxis to the Yumbo centre, would recommend Sparkles bar drag show for a good night out.

A few negatives. The aircon was rubbish so the room was boiling hot all week. There aren’t enough toilets on site and the ones by the pool were unisex (doesn’t bother me but some people don’t like this) and they were minging by lunchtime (soaking floors, no loo roll). The dessert options were a bit naff but that’s personal preference. Local people with wrist bands on the weekend were a bit rowdy and the women were topless sunbathing and trotting around which made me a bit uncomfortable when there’s kids everywhere.

In summary - a lovely hotel! Would go back, the positives massively outweigh the niggles.

The hotel itself is very nice and well maintained. The restaurants, pools, and common areas are clean, and the food is tasty and varied. The staff are generally friendly. A small downside is the pebbles around the pool. They get very hot in the sun and are quite painful to walk on barefoot. Unfortunately, our stay was overshadowed by problems with our room. We had booked a junior suite, but the air conditioning did not work for the entire week. We changed rooms, but the air conditioning was broken there as well. In the end, it turned out there was a problem with the outdoor unit, which meant it could not be fixed. In addition, in the second room (1299) we also had a leak in the bathroom ceiling, which left the floor completely flooded. The temperature in the room stayed around 26°C all week, which was far from pleasant with two small children. We went to reception several times. Each time we were promised that someone would come by, but a solution never came. In the end, we were told that someone would contact us about compensation, but we never heard anything about that either. Changing rooms also cost us an entire evening of our holiday, without the problem ever being resolved. A shame, because the hotel has a lot going for it. If the room issues had been handled properly and with a customer-focused approach, we would have had a much more positive experience.

Fam. Bauwens - Geerts

We absolutely loved our holiday, had the best time and would definitely stay again. Little notes....do read the leaflet, it gives you valued information needed to make your holiday perfect. We took water bottles and filled them at the bars around the hotel. Latte, my fav coffee, from the machine firstly espresso then hot milk...worked a treat! Cocktails are premade from a machine, can be a little sweet and warm so we got a slush and mixed it, omg amazing. Towels for me a little shorter in length then my own, would suggest taking a hand towel for the feet.