Hotele niedaleko Faro de la Entallada, Maxorata

We had a lovely family holiday at Tahona in November 2023. 5 adults and 3 very young children. I have travelled for 40 years and very often found reception staff were dismissive, not the boys at Tahona, the best reception team ever. It was so nice when my daughter and her family arrived and Alex gave them the most warm welcome. Andrea and Roman did their utmost to accommodate us and ensure we had the best experience too. We had the half board option and found plenty of choice for our meals, with drinks at meal times included. The children's pool was great for little ones, just a few inches deep and the 'children's corner' with chairs, colouring/ cones and a parachute. Provided daily. Having little ones, we did not go over to the bar area as it is around the pool but there seemed to be a really nice atmosphere, music, quizzes, water aerobics and lots of laughter that we watched from our balcony. There were what looked like massive building works outside the hotel, although this didn't affect us, as not a lot of work happened while we were there. It could be said that almost the whole resort is subject to these roadworks so its not just here. It just means that there are less close by parking spaces for the hire car. We stayed 4 years ago, I liked it then, the layout, the white and blue decor, the planting, the atmosphere, the location close to the resort, beach and sea front walk. I still like it. The rooms we had were comfortable, roomy with hot showers. No air con is not a problem during the 'winter'. Fans are supplied if you need them. For service and a friendly greeting you will find it hard to beat. Looking forward to seeing everyone again, very soon (later this week) 🙂

I arrived at Castillo in the early evening of October 2nd 2023 as a solo traveller. Having left home some 8 hours previously, I felt tired , hungry , and thirsty and was therefore looking forward to being welcomed to my apartment quickly and efficiently as a holidaymaker. Instead I found myself face to face with a surly and charmless young man who ran through the check in procedure in a bored and disinterested fashion before thrusting a grainy and badly photocopied map into my hand in order to find my apartment myself amongst hundreds of similar white bungalows in the complex At this point I might add I’m the only traveller checking in at that point. Some 45 minutes later I find my apartment after walking round the complex umpteen times , if the check in guy had removed himself from behind the desk and simply pointed to a gate 50 yards up the road all this could have been avoided. The apartment was tired looking , sagging curtains , broken sofa bed , the main beds were uncomfortable metal frame affairs with a mismatched wooden headboard jammed up between them and the walls No air con , simply antiquated ceiling fans/lights which were hard to figure out to keep running without the lights on. Kitchenette appallingly equipped . Something scuttles when I open a cupboard Blocked drains emitting foul odours in the bathroom The roads around the complex are shocking , featuring broken manhole covers , broken electrical boxes , discarded rubbish lying around , and oh watch out for cars randomly crossing your path without warning from the strange little mini roundabouts which allow cars to zoom in front of people in a pedestrian zone. Also beware the electric scooters hacking around everywhere I think I had 3 room service visits in a fortnight , and despite paying for late checkout on my last day I then had a cleaner wondering why I was still there at 12 , I had to google the words paid late check out to get rid of her , obviously someone hadn’t done their job! Finally if you come here and are not particularly fit , it’s approximately 1 1/4 miles to the nearest beach , despite saying beach resort and a steep uphill climb on the return I’m sure Castillo will give the standard reply to this review , but you need to revamp your rooms , employ staff that are good with people , repair your roads , look after your grounds properly , including using the irrigation system in order to avoid the eyesore of dead plants everywhere, last but not least some general information given to guests and proper signage around the place would greatly help!

The hotel is very comfortable and very comfortable. Correct but equivalent to 3 stars Very spacious and comfortable rooms Piscine à améliorer, des travaux d'embellissement sont à prévoir.