Carema Garden Village

This is a lovely place to relax. The apartment was comfortable and well equipped for our needs. The staff were all, without exception, very friendly and helpful. The garden was very well maintained and the pool was large. This was a very pleasant stay. Muchas gracias a todos!

We were a little apprehensive about going here as we had read poor reviews. The reception staff were friendly and helpful. The accommodation was clean and a very good size, we had two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen diner, balcony & a large sofa bed. The beds were comfy and we had loads of wardrobe space. The maid service was brilliant clean sheets new towels very often. The pools were not very crowded loads of sunbeds and the music not too loud, the gardens were beautiful and well maintained. The breakfast (we were B&B) was excellent with loads of choice and very friendly helpful hard working staff. The resort had plenty to do with a free waterpark and very close to the beach. We ate a couple of times in the evening at the buffet it was very good. We ate at the Bar once it was expensive and not very good. The beach was clean and plenty of sun-beds. I would have made it a 5 star review but for a couple of gripes. We hired a safe and the first key broke it was very cheap the second key we were given did not work so we got a refund they need to upgrade the safes. The second and biggest issue was NO AIR CONDITIONING !! We went in August and the ceiling fans were only OK when lying in bed at night the rest of the time they were useless. I understand the cost of putting A/C in but it is enough for us not to revisit.

Swimming pools are great (lifeguard at 2 of them), clean apartments but supermarket is expensive. Wouldn’t recommend with young children. Beach is lovely though. Evening entertainment is rubbish/none.

it is a great place , next to the very nice and long beach . There are great restaurants around incl a supermarket. There is also a great walk ariund the cliff with nice views. It s a pity that people are making lots of noise in the beach during some nights.

The bad: it’s a bit worn in parts and needs some general upkeep in places. The evening buffet, although a great choice was Luke warm and we had it straight away when it opened. The safe box in the room was 3 euros a day, this should be included as standard. The food at the grill place next door was rubbish and the service was painfully slow. The other restaurant was great service and lovely hot food but closed in the afternoon so option for dinner. No hanging/clothes horse for clothes especially when they have a laundrette on site. the fully stocked kitchenette isn’t such, you can just about do toast and pasta on the hob. Needs some more cooking utensils and small plates for children. The Good: This is a great place for young children. We have a two year old and the splash park and the pools were ideal for her age being so shallow. The beach is 3 secs away. The breakfast buffet was fantastic. The reception staff were very friendly and helpful and went the extra mile when we had a problem with our hire car booking. There is a car park for hire cars. Very quiet in our bit, mainly families with very children. Ceiling fans were surprisingly good as we were concerned about not having AC but quite tricky to work out. Easy access to the rest of the island and very near Fornells which is great little harbour for food and a few boutique shops. Supermarket is next door (although a bit pricey!) but handy for the odd bits and very well stocked with both food and children’s toys. Bus stop right outside. Under shade playground for younger children. If you want a basic family holiday that won’t break the bank this place is ideal. It’s definitely not luxury but it served us really well as a base and if you have children under the age of 5 I would recommend. PS there is a kids club but we didn’t use it so can’t comment.

Really enjoyed our stay here. Room was clean and exactly what we were expecting (which is a good thing!), and breakfast buffet had loads of options. Pools were great and beach nearby is lovely, probably one of our favourites on the island. The only thing that took the shine off things is that once we checked out we were told we couldn't use the showers in reception and would have to use splash park which would cost.. pretty annoying considering we'd been there for a week and it's was our third visit