We have just arrived back from Atlantic Gardens. Anyone worried about the building work can rest assured that where ever you are put on this complex the building work will not distract you at all. We were in rooms 132/133. You can see the tops of the large cranes, you will see them move, but you cannot hear a thing!
Atlantic Gardens is a clean base. The rooms are nice and clean. You have a breakfast bar seperating the cooking area from seating area. New kitchen units with all basic cooking equipment. Two ring halogen hob. Microwave Oven and Toaster and a kettle. Neat bathroom with small bath and shower combined. Towels were changed three times a week and bed linen twice a week. We kept out maid busy with sand on the patio!!! which was cleaned five time a week.
Pool bar was OK, but seemed to shut early some nights you then had to go into a marquee where they had a small bar and little entertainment. (ELVIS impersonator was a nutter!!)
You can get some food at the pool bar but it is literally toasted sandwiches, chips, pizza, burgers, hot dog and not much else.

About a twenty minute walk away is the main town. Here you will find plenty of shops/restauraunts/pubs etc. You will be fine if you like CHINESE (god if anyone asks me if i wanna eat chinese tonight? I will SCREAM!!!!!!!)
A taxi back to Atlantic Garden will cost around 2 euros and 50 cents.
We found a nice beach about a ten minute walk away opposite the Atlantic Palace Hotel. Lovely sandy beach which stretches out into the sea, no stones or rocks to contend with. A smallish beach with two restaurants on it but well worth a visit.

Make sure you you visit the BAKU waterpark it is fantastic. We went twice. Pay 4 euros for a double boat and keep it for your day there. Make sure to go on the Dark Cave it is brilliant. Loads of water slides, but be warned the water is salty. You can get food and drink at the BAKU quite cheap. Also near the BAKU is the Market, worth a visit just to say you went there but all stores seemed to sell the same thing. Watches. glasses, jewelry thats about it.

We did the trip to Lanzarote on the Fred OLSEN Ferry, nice trip if you like boats. About a twenty minute crossing is all it takes you can then shop in Peurto Del Carmen, visit the beach etc. You get around five hours to yourself before coach leaves to take you back to Harbour for crossing back.

Ross the Rep at Atlantic Gardens was absolutely brilliant with the kids. My 6 year old fell in love with him (ROSS - Kirsty is still swimming without her armbands!!!) Natalie was a good help, organising our tickets for Baku and Lanzarote.

If the heat gets to you, you can hire a fan for about 30 euros, 15 for the deposit. Make sure to rent a parasol for the pool. There are none around it, you need to go to reception. 5 euros for two weeks, you then keep it in your room until you leave, and they give you back your 5 euros.

All in all we had a fantastic two weeks, please dont be put off by the building work as I can promise you that where ever you are put you will not be distracted by it what so ever.