Grand Muthu Golf Plaza Hotel

We have just returned from a 10 night stay. Our experience was better than expected as we didn't have high hopes from reading some reviews. All inclusive food was ok we got a bit fed up of the food and didn't have breakfast some days and some days skipped lunch we ate out a couple nights but this is purely due to a family of very fussy eaters and they were bored of eating the only food they liked. Day time pool atmosphere is good staff were friendly and didn't go around pushing you to do activities if you wanted to do them you joined. The staff always made time for my teenage son played football with him etc the young lifeguard was also very friendly and we had a good laugh with him. Music around the pool all day would be good as when its turned off the atmosphere goes a bit dull. Rooms were okay a bit run down but we have stayed in alot worse they were very spacious. Negative for the rooms were my son didn't get a actual bed the sofa was made up for him to sleep on which was not great. Cleaners came in once but we did turn them away 1 day. Air con was not working but was fixed on our second last day we made do wasnt as bad as I thought it would be we did tell reception and we were told a fan would be put in room but was not we didn't chase this up. Air con I think was a problem in most rooms but as I say was fixed by end of holiday. Pool area was cleaned every morning. Sun loungers not a problem we arrived at pool after lunch one day and still managed to get 5 beds altogether. Hotel entertainment wasnt great at night piano bar empty by half 9 10pm , We visited o'donnels bar 2 min from hotel and food drinks entertainment was fab. We also went to San blas 20min walk to a cocktail bar which was good. Busses were easily accessible from outside hotel we went to Los Christianos Costa Adeke and las America's using buses 2 busses max to get you to different areas and reasonably priced.

A honest review of Grand Muthu Hotel... We did book this hotel due to the location away from the popular tourist sites in the South with which we rented a car so was able to get to popular places within 10-15 minutes. The location is fine, but there isn't anything really to do around the hotel. A few bars, food places, mini-market shops. There is a "one stop shop" right next to the hotel which is open very early and has pretty much everything essential you would need so if you have forgot something, don't be too worried.

Atmosphere of the hotel was pretty crazy. Take it with a pinch of salt, as we are two adults going on holiday during a school holiday period. But there was kids absolutely everywhere. Sun loungers, splashed by kids. In the pool, splashed by kids.

Spending time in the evening outside, you are dodging kids screaming and throwing balls till late at night. Fair warning. When we come back during this period, we will be booking Adult Only, just our vibe.

Sunbeds are a premium during the day, snag them early or be prepared to find something else to do. Two pool tables outside (2 euros) are available, but unable to use them as I inserted two euros which it accepted and they seemed to have been turned off.

Rooms were okay, had everything you needed, cleaned once every 1-2 days, dated with some periods of the day there was a sewage smell. Our room was two single beds pushed together to make a double (The mattress will slid away from your partner, so be careful)

Reception staff were helpful for things we needed and questions we had but we did think that there was certain services like the Gym, Spa and the Spice Garden wasn't explained at all. We never found the gym or spa during our stay and when trying to book the Tex Mex or Thai from the information sheet that said 19:00-21:00, we discovered its only a Monday or Thursday so we wasn't able to dine there either. We had all inclusive which did allow us use of the buffet during breakfast, lunch and dinner service but we found that the airport lounge at Tenerife airport had a larger meal selection. We ended up eating our twice due to poor selection of meals at a buffet. There is food available during the day at the pool bar, but we warned, flys are in force here. The hotel do their best to manage this using some battery operated devices, but they can be seen to get into the salad and side dishes served when people leave them open after dishing up their own food.

Drinks for anyone wondering are included for all inclusive but only Amstel, some wine, and some basic cocktails. Any top shelf liquor is an extra charge and the bar closes at 11pm.

Parking is available outside free of charge, but it is on a one way system so if you try to park close to the hotel and there isn't any free spots its a 8 minute journey to get back around the one way system. (you may need to walk a few minutes, pick the first spot you can see on the one way street, or pay for the hotel parking at 10 euros per day. We was unable to find the entrance to this so didnt use it, nor pay for it)

The hotel itself aside is pretty, two nicely sized pools, with evening entertainment being in the M&M club (Primary use for the kids in the evening and any adults that don't want to be able to hear each other over the volume of the room)