San Pedro, Cortijo Blanco Hotel Review

Overall Rating

Well here's my experience anyway.
My boyfriend and I( both 19) wanted a last minute relaxing week's break in Spain and after searching for hours I found this one, the Cortijo Blanco Hotel in San Pedro. The reviews scared me no end! but I have to say I thought. 'Its £390 each for a week's all inclusive in the height of Spanish summer, who cares?'.
Hotel : When the rep signalled that this was our stop I was a bit shocked, I hadn't expected something so beautiful or well kept. The gardens were absolutely flourishing in the 30 degree heat and the little traditional Spanish building was a lovely change to the usual concrete blocks you might find in Benidorm. One little thing which did cause a problem was the reception area, it is really small for the amount of people arriving for check in at the same time, in saying this though the staff speak good English and showed us on a map how to reach our room (the complex is large!!!!).
The room : Have to say it was very basic but exactly what you are looking for when you'll spend your days at the beach and sightseeing. We came home every night to get showered and to sleep and it was adequate. However, there was no air con! But you can pay extra for this at reception if you feel you need it, most of the time though we left our doors open when we were in the room and this was fine. The room was always immaculately cleaned, clean sheets and towels every day. You never saw the cleaners, although if you were not up before 9am you certainly heard them, but this added to the charm of the place I thought. We left them a nice tip because they really were very respectful, if we hung our "Asleep" sign on the door, they came back later in the day to attend to the room.
The rest: Food was basic, lots of the same over the week but there are plenty of choices. During the day I found it very hard to eat anything as I was so warm. This is when the free ice cream and constant delicious drinks came in handy! The bar staff knew my order by the third day of the holiday and were lovely! Could not have stayed in the complex most nights if they had not been so funny.
The local area is quite quiet, nearby Puerto Banus and Marbella are worth a trip! but a little overrated. The San Pedro beach is gorgeous! But you have to walk along quite a bit until you see the soft golden sands.
All in all, a very relaxing holiday. My money was well spent = a tan, nice memories, quality time with my boyfriend, beautiful views!.
Please don't listen to the bad reviews!!!