Hotels in Matagorda, Spain
1 of 9 hotels in Matagorda
Small apartments but very clean. Nice staff, good location with plenty of restaurants to choose from all within a very short walk. Short transfer from airport.
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4 of 9 hotels in Matagorda
You would find better and nearer Puerto Del carmen for the money.
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7 of 9 hotels in Matagorda
A specially booked break for my husband & I to enjoy a rest, after an extremely emotional & difficult past 2 years. 'All Inclusive' near the beach. Just what we needed. 28/09/18-Arrival @ reception: Did we want an upgrade? Yes please! That will cost an additional €5 per night for Wifi & Air Con = €45. (Air con works for 2 hours at a time & is only in the bedroom.) Additional deposits of €10 x 2 for TV remote & Safety Deposit box. Enter accommodation! It's tired, dated, pretty shabby & in Area 8 (See photos). After a 15 minute walk to breakfast the following morning we thought we'd visit reception to request accomodation nearer to the restaurant. After all we're 'All Inclusive' and don't particularly fancy walking to the restaurant 3 times a day but also back to Area8 afterwards = 6 times a day. Saturday mornings Reception visit/response - if we wanted to change rooms it would be 'an upgrade' & will cost an additional €20 per night! We reminded reception of our previous nights 'upgrade' & suggested a 'downgrade' to where we would have originally been staying. Sorry, was the response, that's not possible & if you move accomodation you will also be charged for the cleaning of the room because you stayed in it last night! We later visited reception a further 3 times on the Saturday as we pursued our reasonable request with number of accomodation we could see were empty. No luck, so we give up. Sunday - a telephone call from reception. They have accomodation in Area2. At last we think! Ahhhh but an additional €20 per night still stands! On point of principle we refused. Monday night - temperatures have been high, weather is amazing but no clean towels or sheets in our room. Bedding - pillows are rock hard & uncomfortable. Food - lukewarm, didn't look appetising & very limited choice. Over our 9 night stay we gradually became 'self catering'. My sincere apologies to the room cleaning staff for leaving our dishes in the sink. I absolutely refused to wash dishes when we paid so much for an 'All Inclusive' holiday. The main restaurant bar area is not a welcoming venue for 'All Inclusive'. This should be looked at by management. People who book, pay for & expect 'All Inclusive' should be housed in Areas 1,2,3 & 4. Cleaning - Friday 5th October - the first time our outside patio area was swept & cleaned. I find this a difficult review to write & that's because of the lovely staff who all work at The Las Gaviotas. This review is not intended to disrespect the hard work & efforts you all put into maintaining these properties but is intended to highlight the failings of the owners & management of The Hotel Collection. The complex is spread over an extremely large area & not equipped for 'All Inclusive'. On the subject of staff members at The Las Gaviotas we found, Emmanuel, the bar organiser in Area8 to be the saving grace of our stay. Emmanuel is one of the most polite, hardworking & helpful young men we have had the pleasure to meet. Sadly, if it were not for his cheery personality & attendance to customer service I believe our holiday would have been disastrous. Thank you Emmanuel. We love Lanzarote but sadly we won't be recommending or returning to The Las Gaviotas.Show less
Stayed: October 2018, travelled as a couple
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15 years 5 months ago
very clean every where you go not a great deal to do but a good few resaurants to choose from quite expensive as the euro is not worth much but their prices has not gone down to match average meal for 2 with a few drinks was about 45 euros. nice beaches.
15 years 10 months ago
The hotel is in Matagordga which is a suburb of PDCarmen. It situated 5 mins from the airport in a taxi and right on the beach. It has a great promenade which stretches all along the coastline on past PDC so great for walking/jogging/cycling. The resort is lovely and clean and whilst we were there the weather was a little cloudy so the beach wasnt used that much but yet still cleaned every evening! There is a small shopping centre and bars just 200 yards away with a couple of small supermarkets, laundarette, restuarants and bars, estate agents, amusement arcade etc. There are then bars scattered all the way along the promenade until PDC. A favourite of ours was the anchor - its a good 15 min walk from the hotel but it sits on a corner so great for people watching! the beer is €1.50 a pint, they serve food and the evening entertainment is great! Theyre a real friendly bunch and really looked after you. We love this resort as its quiet but enough to do and a short walk/taxi from PDC. The beach is clean and plenty of it. If we bought abroad we would definitely buy here!
16 years 2 months ago
Very quiet not the place to go if you are looking for a pary but if you have a family and want good quality places to eat and miles of beech this is the place to go.
16 years 2 months ago
resort was exelent, just whst we were looking for. no noisey bars if you didn,t want them. food was 2nd to none, especialy barties irish bar and the hong kong chinese resturant in the square. beach and resort were spotlessly clean. overall if you are looking for quality and chill out time,this place is highly reccomended.
16 years 3 months ago
Resort only couple of minutes taxi ride into Puerto Del Carmen approx 4-5 Euro depending on time of day.
Good range of restauants, bars and shops within walking distance of apartments so no shortage of places to eat.
Prices very reasonable and a good range on menu to appeal to all.
Overall our holiday of 12 days was very relaxing and we enjoyed both the accommodation and the resort. Both adults and children (9 and 6) all enjoyed this holiday.
Good range of restauants, bars and shops within walking distance of apartments so no shortage of places to eat.
Prices very reasonable and a good range on menu to appeal to all.
Overall our holiday of 12 days was very relaxing and we enjoyed both the accommodation and the resort. Both adults and children (9 and 6) all enjoyed this holiday.
16 years 4 months ago
this resort is very nice and quiet.there are some bars and restaurant but it is very laid back.all bars and restaurants along promenade all close for 11.30pm.it only cost around 5 euros to get taxi to playa del carmen which is a very busy resort.
16 years 5 months ago
We found the resort of matagorda very clean,with a wide long promanade which allowed no cars so felt very safe.
Nothing much to do in the resort except eat and sunbath, so not for those people looking for fun filled days.
beach was lovely although the sea was colder than we expected in june, and very windy at times.
all in all if its a beach holiday your after then this is a great place to stay we will be back again next year, although we will try more of the excursions next time which we avoided this time as they can prove costley.
Nothing much to do in the resort except eat and sunbath, so not for those people looking for fun filled days.
beach was lovely although the sea was colder than we expected in june, and very windy at times.
all in all if its a beach holiday your after then this is a great place to stay we will be back again next year, although we will try more of the excursions next time which we avoided this time as they can prove costley.
16 years 7 months ago
The beach and surrounding areas are excellent they are very clean and everything is not that far away.good holiday for anyone and i would recommend to go there
16 years 8 months ago
madagorda is a very clean, quite resort.
great for the relaxing holiday we were looking for.
location to the airport was not a problem for us,plane spoting became a daily event.
second visit to this resort in 6yrs and was not disappointed.
entertainment was very limited at this time of year.
beach was also very clean.
great for the relaxing holiday we were looking for.
location to the airport was not a problem for us,plane spoting became a daily event.
second visit to this resort in 6yrs and was not disappointed.
entertainment was very limited at this time of year.
beach was also very clean.
16 years 10 months ago
Matagorda has one good point, the beach. A continous stretch from here to Puerto Del Carmen. A wonderful walk/cycleway for miles.
Bad points...Very near to airport and aircraft noise especially Sunday and Thursday but....if your are a plane anorak, a short walk and you can sit on the beach right under the arriving planes!!!
Plenty of shops/bars along the way to Los Pocillos and Puerto del Carmen, watch out for the rip off merchants, there are quite a few.
Bad points...Very near to airport and aircraft noise especially Sunday and Thursday but....if your are a plane anorak, a short walk and you can sit on the beach right under the arriving planes!!!
Plenty of shops/bars along the way to Los Pocillos and Puerto del Carmen, watch out for the rip off merchants, there are quite a few.
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