la caleta, hotel jardin caleta review

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Average Ratings

Accommodation	6.4/10
Customer Service	5.9/10
Resort	7/10
Food	5.2/10
Location	6.6/10
Value for Money	7.7/10
Reviewer Rating	7.3/10
Overall Rating	7.1/10

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By psjbutler on 26th Aug 2008

psjbutler's Ratings

Date of stay	08/2008
Board Basis	Self catering
Tour Operator	Direct Holidays/ Thomson
Accommodation	9/10
Customer Service	9/10
Food	5/10
Resort	8/10
Location	8/10
Value for money	9/10
Overall value	9/10
psjbutler's recommendation

Good Points

Clean & Friendly

Bad Points

A little too far for young children to walk into the main bars but buses and taxis are available near by.

General Comments

Hotel Jardin Caleta 8-22nd August 2008
4 Adults, two children aged 7 & 9.

Transfer: Last to be dropped off and first to be collected on the return. Took an hour, Airport clean, entertaining but expensive (3e for a small bottle of water).

Hotel: Very good English speaking receptionists. Good mixture of French, English, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish. Great if you like to practice speaking to others in another language. Everyone seemed friendly enough and our children played with others all together regardless.

Rooms: Two pool-side rooms. Both had balcony's with "left hand" sea view. Balcony view was a bit untidy overlooking the tennis court and dried river bed. Rooms 3* basic, clean and well equipped. TV, hairdryer and ice cold fridge but no aircon and only basic cooking hob. Safe is available at a cost of apprx 40e plus 10e deposit. One room had a front window which we could open for a breeze, the other much larger room didn't but it was of to leave the front door open when you stayed in of an evening which we never did. Towels changed daily, bedding once a week. Excellent shower pressure, hot water all day and evening.

Pool: "Towel shift" started just before 8am. All sun beds had very comfortable PVC covered foam mats. There were enough to go round. It was just that we wanted our space just outside our rooms so the kids could go back when they wanted, still in our line of sight. One circular pool at 1.75m deep, a foot bridge then a larger pool. One end 1.75m the other to about 1.5m. Both children could stand up at this end. We had one day where the pool was closed because of chlorine levels but it wasn't a problem. Bar area served ice creams, prices between 1e 50c and 2e 80c.

Entertainment: In the bar area and by the pool most evenings plus during the day. Beer was 3e 30c. Belgium Entertainments organiser spoke at least 7 languages and his humour was very infectious. Would reco the place just because of him. Started with stretching at about 11am then went quiet during the afternoon as you would expect until about 3pm when he played water polo, "killer" darts, mini soccer etc. Even offered his own trips for sub aqua diving and quad biking at an additional cost.

Area: Turn right out of the hotel and you'll find a supermarket, English breakfast bar and an Italian pizza place. Breakfast was 4e for a full English. Walk another 250 yards and you hit 10 mainly fish restaurants in the local bay. No access to the beach. Very picturesque and prices to suit your budget whatever that may be. Turn left out of the hotel and walk towards Fanabe where all the main shops, bars and restaurants start and continue into Playa Pinta then into Playa USA. 40 minute walk with young children to Fanabe. 7e 50c for 6 of us using the 416 bus from outside the hotel or 7e per taxi. There are no child discounts but there is a travel card you can buy. Caleta beach was out of bounds when we went. Changing it from rocks to black sand. No construction noise heard whist at the hotel.

Prices much cheaper in Fanabe. Beer went down as low as 1e 20c for St Miguel namely in a Scottish bar called the Lock Ness where we ended up most nights before we went back to the hotel. Meals cost approx 6-10e for a main course wherever you went and most places offered a set menu. Plates were always full and we also had an Indian meal and a Chinese buffet during our stay. Again 6e 80c per person (Pig out time). Beach is clean, golden and good for the kids. Water isn't too rough because of the breakwaters further out. As I said it's about a 30 minute walk from the Jardin.

Overall: We will be back next year but will save money by staying more in Fanabe. Nothing wrong with the Jardin. Ideal for families but just a bit far out for us as we eat out every night.

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