Estudios RH Sol

Booked the Studios for a solo visit as they were coming up Half Board for the same cost as any apartment in Old Town. Upon check-in, the staff were really friendly. Asked if I wanted the top floor with a massive balcony... yes, please! ( I suspect it may be easier to put younger people in the top floor as the steps in the Studios are quite steep!). I was in room 4A and it was exactly what I wanted. Clean and tidy with a massive wraparound balcony and sea views. Apartment was cleaned every day without fail and clean towels provided. No complaints at all. Would be helpful if you key came off the keyring from the electric card, as it was a bit bulky in my pocket on a night out. The Half Board was Breakfast and then you could choose either Lunch or Dinner. The guests at the hotel where food is served ( 30 metres away) were all Spanish, but everyone was lovely and the staff were attentive. I really enjoyed the food and felt it was good value. There wasn't always the usual chips etc which a lot of Brits can't live without, but I always found the food fresh and tasty. Check in wad smooth and they let me in early and upon check out it was again smooth and the gentleman gave me a bottle of water for the onwards journey. Would recommend and return.

I'll start with the positives, view of the sea from the balcony was nice and was a lot closer than I expected. Beds were very comfortable and the Aircon was good (after swapping the dead batteries in the remote control for the TV remote batteries!) Now the negatives. Although the room was cleaned every day we never had clean towels during our 4 night stay, they were just folded and placed back on the towel rail. Our cups and glasses were never washed (no washing up liquid or sponge provided to wash them ourselves). The shower was very powerful but left a big puddle on the floor every time we used it, due to the shower curtain not stopping water running over the tap end of the bathtop. Also it felt like the shower curtain was trying to eat us as it just sticks to you as you're showering! Hob was in the room but no pans or utensils to cook with! We had opted for half board, and you have to go to a hotel around the corner to eat. We had breakfast the first morning but never ate there at all after that as the breakfast was inedible, with very little choice! The 'restaurant' was tiny, you go downstairs into what feels like a cave with artificial lighting, it was very cramped and noisy, and as the only English people there felt very unwelcome by the Spanish guests. We were also put off eating our evening meal there after upon check in we were told that we pay for our drinks when we check out, no option to pay as we drink. Stairs up to the apartment are very narrow and steep, not much fun with a 20kg suitcase!