Have to be honest the first 11 days where awful, but the last three days where great. Met up with Welly (hello Kay and Simon ) after first couple of days our children made friends with each other, then we worked out who each other was. Was really glad we net them as we all went out together, would have moved resorts if hadnt of met them.
It was improving as the time went, just keep an eye on the clorine in the pool C as they do sometimes forget to put it in. Also be aware that there isnt much of a shallow end so if your children arnt very confident they might need armbands.
i am staying in a kids two bedroom suite .are these any good ?
are all the kids suites in the c section?
also has anyone been to the new beaches by the golf course
http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/reviews/spain/canary-islands/fuerteventura/caleta-de-fuste/caleta-dorada-apartments/
Have checked and these reviews are not made by the same people - all posting from different locations.
Have checked and these reviews are not made by the same people - all posting from different locations.
We went to the new beach, it's not very big,u can get pedelows there., it's right next to the Atlantica Shopping Centre about a 15min walk from apartments
thanks for checking that, i'm now going to check if i actually did go to that hotel because it seems not from the reviews
I would agree with Michelle that the problems we both encountered were being dealt with and things had settled down before we ended our holiday. The last few days were as a holiday should be with the kids having fun in the pool etc. The kids all enjoyed the kids club which gave us a welcome break for a few hours and the entertainment both day and evening was good fun. We joined in most of the activities - if you want any quiz answers just ask the Savlons - eh Michelle?
Problems aside we had a good holiday, largely thanks to our friendship with Michelle and Jay.
We went on a few of the trips which were well organised, the waterpark is small with only about half a dozen slides but enjoyable, especially for the kids. Like others on this site have said there is a height restriction and kids under this have to wear armbands. The lifeguards are quite strict but its for the right reasons. We also went to Oasis park and enjoyed being kissed by a sealion, stroking a crocodile and best of all riding on the camels, this was a good day out and made a change from being in the water. The boat trip to Lanzarote was also a nice change although we only had about 3 hours actually in Puerto del Carman so didn't get to see that much before getting back on the boat.
If you are going to Club Caleta Dorada I'm sure you'll have an enjoyable holiday, the complex is well situated and some of the accomodation has stunning views over the bay/beach.
Kieron and the rest of his team will do their best to keep you entertained both day and night and if you've got kids then get them to try the kids club - particularly the bugs bunny party on Tuesdays - you'll get a whole 4 hours to yourselves.
I will post a full review when I get time to write one.
Michelle - keep in touch.
Now we've got just less than 7 months to go, I've already paid in full (to get it out of the way) and I'm hoping the reviews will start to improve very soon or else I'm not sure what I'm going to do We've stayed in places before which have had a mixed bag of reviews, but none with such a lot of very bad reviews. I can't figure out if there's either a huge overall management problem there at the moment or else there's just a minority of moaners making a big noise. The reviews were fairly OK when I booked the holiday, but that was before the Dorada/Amarilla amalgamation - I looked at the reviews for both complexes last year and apart from the a few security issues at the Amarilla, it all sounded OK. Can anybody reassure me at all?
Keep your eye on them as things may improve if the T/O's are getting a lot of negative feed back as well.
That's what I thought... either that or the hotel management are having problems coping with peak season. I've been looking at alternative accomodation, but I really hope I don't have to change my holiday sometimes it's difficult to work out what to make of such bad reviews.I can only assume that the people got together and decided to all post on their return
hi all is there a snack bar by the other pools in the b section?
im too getting very worried bout all the negatives,went to my local first choice office (mainly to pick up tickets) and enquired about all these bad reviews, to which i was told noone had heard anything bad been reported from there head office and that they cant understand where all the bad reports are from..
didnt really put my mind at rest, but im stuck with it now as you cant change at such short notice.
im going to club Caleta Dorada
in Costa Caleta
Fuerteventura
with first coice.
can you check this is the resort all the bad reports are about please//
the idea of having a review section is to post reviews on returning from their holiday (good or bad). so if a group of people decided to post reviews then fine. i dont think thats alot when you think theres over 200 rooms at the club caleta.
as for checking that they are sent by different people do you honestly think that someone is that sad to post loads of bad reviews in other peoples names just to naff people off, i dont think so.
i have kept my eye on these reviews and forum for the club caleta as we was due to go and have changed our holiday.
one family that gives valid opions and thoughts of the place always seems to be slagged off.
i have said this before everybodies holidays are not the same and they want different things out of their holiday after all it is theirs and their views only. YOU decide if you want to take any notice of them or now.
enough said.
as for checking that they are sent by different people do you honestly think that someone is that sad to post loads of bad reviews in other peoples names just to naff people off, i dont think so.
We automatically check isp's. We do this:-
A) To ensure that the reports aren't being posted from the country where the accommodation is situated as this could be biased reviews from hoteliers (and yes that does happen)
b) To ensure that if negative comments are coming in at an unusual rate from the same isp then we check for typing similarities - and yes people who have a grudge against a particular hotel will resort to posting more than one grievance.
We do the above to ensure that our reviews are fair and unbiased to the best of our ability for the benefit of our members and guests.
just thought i would add this.
we stayed at lobos bahia last 2 weeks in august (great place,great time ).on the monday of our last week there were at least 10 families who had been transfered from the caleta dorada.they all had the same complaints and were planning their next moves ie solictors and the like. seemed to be problems with pool,cockroaches,ants and the food.they all seemed really cheesed off.
have just posted a review on the Hotel - we got back on 16th August
Yes we had a good holiday & yes I found it value for money
Made lots of friends & so did the kids & they were happy - what more can you ask for.
Thought that there was lots of bad reviews being posted so wanted to add mine that I believe is a fair view - but everyone has to make their minds up about there own stay.
With all the bad reviews lately I not feeling that excited but hey a holiday is all about how you make it and we will make it great!
We have hired a car for a week to explore the island so if it comes to it we can run away for a few days.
hi when are you off ?have you booked a kids suite?im going end of the month .my tickets have come today also.let us know what its like when you come back,hopefully it should be better as the main holiday season is over and lets hope they ve learnt from there mistakes!
No when we booked all the kids dens had gone!
im going on the 27th
By the time we left everything seemed to have settled down and everyone was enjoying their holidays.
I have posted a review, yes I have mentioned a few negative points but we didn't let these overshadow our holiday. I have tried to give an unbiased and factual picture.
Its a lovely, lively, family complex, in a good location with good entertainment.
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