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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17 years 1 month ago
If you are self catering try eating at the Matagorda Park Steak House - family run, very cheap and the food is fab!
The resort itself iq uite so not for Party Goers! Puerto Del Carmen is only a 5min taxi ride away and this is full of night life.
The resort itself iq uite so not for Party Goers! Puerto Del Carmen is only a 5min taxi ride away and this is full of night life.
17 years 2 months ago
Matagorda has long clean sandy beach,plenty of bars and restaurants to suit most, entertainment in most bars after ten, near to airport but noise of planes not too bad. buses and cabs nearby, prices reasonable.
17 years 2 months ago
Lovely area, very quiet. Beautiful walk along the front and the beach, also a nice walk to watch the planes.
17 years 2 months ago
Quiet resort, quite self-contained but within easy reach of the more lively areas. There is some entertainment in the hotels and a commercial centre with a range of restaurants (Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Irish, Pizza, Steak, and Mediterranean), bars, an amusement arcade, and shops.
We walked along the front into Puerto del Carmen a few times which took about an hour and a half at a steady pace, then got a bus back for 1 euro per person. The airport is right by the resort, a 20 min walk takes you to the end of the runway where you can watch the planes fly in over you. On the other side of the airport is another beach (this seems to be a nudis beah) and the walkway continues all the way into Arrecife.
I would recommend this resort if you want a relaxed holiday - no good if you're looking for wild nightlife!
We walked along the front into Puerto del Carmen a few times which took about an hour and a half at a steady pace, then got a bus back for 1 euro per person. The airport is right by the resort, a 20 min walk takes you to the end of the runway where you can watch the planes fly in over you. On the other side of the airport is another beach (this seems to be a nudis beah) and the walkway continues all the way into Arrecife.
I would recommend this resort if you want a relaxed holiday - no good if you're looking for wild nightlife!
17 years 4 months ago
This was the best holiday we ever had!! It was amazing the staff were brilliant!! The food was to die for!! We were really happy with the cleaning(nearly evry morning!!) The staff were brilliant!! They'd really cheer you up! The entertainment was fab! And I'd definitely visit these apartments again!! We've been there twice now!
17 years 4 months ago
The resort was very peacefull with a lovely promenade on the seafront which was pedestrian only. The walk was made very pleasant by street lighting. With the airport only 5 mins away the fact that the planes came over the beach and you could see the pilot was not a problem made it more interesting.
17 years 5 months ago
The standards of the pubs and restaurants was higher than the hotel. Their customer service was also excellent. There is a wide variety of restaurants nearby offering value for money and a good variety of dishes.
We also ate out a lot in PDC and couldn't fault any of the meals we had although we did have the benefit of personal recommendations from friends, most noteably:-
* Artica Trattoria
* Restaurant Bhalia (harbour - incredible views)
* La Ola
All three were first class in terms of the friendliness of staff, service, food, choice, wine, etc.
The Harp Bar was a good little, personable, pub just by the San Antonio hotel. It's owners are new to the area and to the trade but made us feel incredibly welcome.
We also ate out a lot in PDC and couldn't fault any of the meals we had although we did have the benefit of personal recommendations from friends, most noteably:-
* Artica Trattoria
* Restaurant Bhalia (harbour - incredible views)
* La Ola
All three were first class in terms of the friendliness of staff, service, food, choice, wine, etc.
The Harp Bar was a good little, personable, pub just by the San Antonio hotel. It's owners are new to the area and to the trade but made us feel incredibly welcome.
17 years 5 months ago
I loved Matagorda, really relaxing place and ideal for a nice quiet holiday. Plenty of places to eat and drink. One of the best nights out is on a Tuesday night in The Anchor Bar where Elvis performs - I was never into Elvis until I saw this guy. The kids loved it!
17 years 5 months ago
Brilliant and very clean. very friendly people. mixture of spanish and english and irish. Great cocktails from a little bar above the square. the smaller the bar the friendlier they were...
17 years 6 months ago
Matagorda, its a little havan of its own. Beautifully presented. Extremely clean with fantastic promades for walks to watch the air planes litterly landing a few yards infront of you, coming down over your heads you can nearly touch them. There is a main square with ample resturants, bars and shops. It has a really relaxing feel and not too commercialised at all. If your looking for a chill out and relaxing holiday away from all the hussel & bussell of every day life I guarantee this is the spot. We had a ball.
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