Barcelo Margaritas

Fabulous holiday! I have been here twice now - once in Feb 2025 then just got home. We travelled as two friends with our teenage children. We had a great time! I was a little worried that things had gone down hill after reading some of the reviews- but honestly it was just as great. I wonder if some people are just a bit miserable and out to moan! The food was excellent- always plenty of options. We loved the theme nights (and the shots!). The room was lovely with a great walk in shower. The best bit has to be the animation team, they were so much fun and so kind to the kids, especially Alexander, who they all didn’t want to leave! The bar staff were also very friendly and we never waited long to be served. The drinks were great, especially the cava! Would 100% come back again, in fact the kids are already asking me to book for next year!

I have just returned from a week's holiday here with my family. It was an ok holiday, but not somewhere I would return or recommend. The room was spacious with storage, however the shower tray was broken and there wasn't a blind on the window which is directly next to the shower and toilet so myself and my daughters felt very uncomfortable using the toilet and shower as you could see people outside. The rooms were cleaned daily however it seemed like it was mopped rather than swept as the same group of hairs were always there that were there upon our arrival. The pools look much bigger in the photos, and the pool at the top we didn't use at all due to the floor surface in the pool coming away. Bits of the floor were on the tables next to the sunbeds, so that really put us off using it. You can't use inflatables in the pool either, I'm guessing due to the pools being quite small. Sunbeds were easy to get, you didn't need to get up early for those which was good. However in the evening there isn't enough tables and chairs so loads of guests had to sit on sunbeds to drink their drinks. Food was ok, I did have an upset stomach as did my husband. I did struggle some days to find something I liked to eat and I'm not a particularly fussy eater. The staff in the buffet restaurant and bars are all very friendly as are the entertainment staff. Location wise it's good as you can walk or get a bus to the beach. Plenty of shops to walk to as well. The other disappointment was not being able to use our room until pick up time for our check out day. We had a later pick up so would have liked to have kept our room for comfort. I emailed before we arrived to ask about this and was told to check with reception when I arrived. I then asked when I got there and was told to ask on departure day. I set my alarm early and got up and went to reception and was told no rooms available and was offered 30 minutes use of another room to shower in. That's roughly 7 minutes to shower and get ready per person in our family of 4, very unrealistic time frame to get ready so we didn't use the room and sat around. It did spoil the last day as we felt it was wasted as we couldn't use our room. I've been to other 4 star hotels, equally as busy and have been able to use our room until departing, I feel like this could be managed better. This reason alone puts me off returning and I sensed the reception staff didn't particularly care or apologise for not being able to use the room for longer.