Sandos Atlantic Gardens

"Thank you for such a delightful vacation. Exceptional good bungalows, staff,food and drinks. Thank you for wine and chocolates on my birthday a thoughtful touch. Alas I can't move in for life but I've booked for next year."

"We had a lovely week here. The food was AMAZING and was definitely the highlight of the hotel. There was always a good selection; everything was delicious and cooked to perfection. The staff are all very friendly too. Not a bad location, but a 5-10 min stroll to the sandy beach and shops (depending on how fast you walk). The grounds are much more compact than the promotional pictures suggest; we would prefer a slightly larger resort. Daytime activities were poorly advertised, limited only to A4 printouts near the restaurant. The entertainment team isn't allowed to promote activities around the pool/bar, meaning we missed out on most events. It was very quiet around the pool and bar (no music etc), which we liked. We didn't attend any evening entertainment as it's not our thing, but it seems that other guests enjoyed it. The gym was very basic. The cycle and cross trainer weren't plugged in, so a bit pointless I felt. I go regularly to the gym at home but only went once as it didn't really meet my needs. We generally went to the beach or a long walk each morning, back to the hotel for lunch, and then later sat by the pool. Sunbeds and umbrellas were hard to find in the afternoon if you hadn't saved any in the morning. Adding loungers to the large grassy area by the massage hut would easily fix this. There are 2 pools, one is very warm with a jacuzzi in it and the other is freezing cold (that nobody seemed to go in), neither of which I enjoyed. There is a market twice a week which is a good walk along the sea front with shops, bars, restaurants and other beaches to walk past, and a marina and nice selection of shops even if the market isn't on. I think there's a bus if needed. We wouldn't return as it was too small and we've been to Playa Blanca 3 times now, so are bored with it. We would recommend this hotel for anyone wanting excellent food, a quiet hotel and a good location for walking for miles along the sea front, and a sandy beach nearby."

"I stayed here at the end of may to beginning of June. I read the reviews and thought it sounded great. Upon arrival I was disappointed to find a dated and rather run down resort. Our bungalow didn’t look like the pictures they had shown upon booking. The door was warped and difficult to lock. There were cracked floor tiles and filled holes in the walls that hadn’t been painted over. We had an outside area for drying clothes but the smell from the drain there was vile. The pool area was very peaceful but they only cleaned the area once a week ( Wednesdays ) and had a lot of biting flies. The pools had green around the edge and what looked to be black mould on the sides. There wasn’t a pool man to clean it they used little robot cleaners which only do the bottom and not very well. There wasn’t no chlorine in the pool and no one ever checked the water quality that we saw. The food was never hot the best was warm other times cold. The food had flies on it as well. The choices weren’t great and the desserts were very basic, I found jelly and mousse a strange choice for an adults only resort. The entertainment was fairly good but sat in the bar area we didn’t like having cockroaches running past our feet and of a night time they were running around the paths. The staff were very helpful and the cleaners were doing their best with what they had. I understand it is a 3 star resort and maybe I am expecting too much but I would say it was a 2 star resort at best. All in all it was a friendly, quiet resort but in need of updating and a bloody good clean. There were people who had been there many years running and that’s great but it just wasn’t for me."