Parquemar

Recently returned from a weeks stay at Parquemar. On arrival we were allocated apartment 53 which was situated in front of the pool. Apartments are big and spacious, 2 bedrooms both with 2 single beds and 2 bathrooms. Spacious kitchen/living room area. However there is no air con in the apartments and only the top floor room had a ceiling fan. Fly nets on the bottom floor windows however not top floor. Beware!! - it appears that there is a cockroach infestation in apartment 53. The first two nights we were woken up by cockroaches in our beds. We spoke with reception who stated they would send someone over to fumigate. Someone did come over and sprayed under the beds and around the door frames however this did not resolve the issue as the following day or so I woke in the middle of the night to find 4-5 crawling over the kitchen counter! I noticed there were cracks in the kitchen tiles which some of them crawled back into therefore this may be were they are hiding during the day. After this, we again complained to reception. The person we spoke with seemed very shady when we asked whether other people had complained previously and believe they may have been aware of the issue. We were then given the option to move apartment in which we selected and moved to apartment 48. This apartment was not facing the pool therefore location was not as ideal however we did not come across any cockroaches in this apartment. Although happy after moving I wish we had been given this option on our first complaint instead of over halfway through our stay. Cleaners did not clean very thoroughly or often throughout stay and no cleaning products provided in the apartments to be able to clean yourself. Pool area tidy and plenty of sunbeds provided Location wise the hotel is right next to a small shop/supermarket which was very useful and a short walk to Lidl. Overall, apart from the cockroach issue in our original apartment, if we had been put into another apartment originally I would say that it was good value for money however this did have a huge impact to our stay and left me disappointed

Couldn’t fault it in any serious way, the grounds were exceptionally well maintained and it was a very well run establishment.Staff were extremely helpful and friendly.We stayed in the small two floored villas, it was great having the space, 2 bathrooms 2 bedrooms (one with balcony)and kitchen/ living room.Stayed in no 20, this was a very well maintained and had been recently renovated.Cleaning crew are regularly there every second day with fresh towels and toilet paper.There is WiFi, which was free but can be a little patchy but did the job no problem. Bring your own mugs and pint glasses, both of these items provided were very small or buy them locally. There is a small private garden which is ideal for privacy and sunbathing.The pool was a little shallow - no real deep end but nothing worth moaning about and there is a small kids pool. There is a hyperDino nearby which is much cheaper or alternatively go to the Atlántico shopping center which has a Carrefour and the prices there are bargain basement eg 500ml Heineken cans for 55 cent. Load up on the first day and save a fortune on food etc. You’re quite close to the beach, 10-15 mins walk and it’s a superb beach, great waves though a bit stony for a meter or so but once past that it’s just sandy underfoot, loungers with umbrellas are 8or 9 euro per day. Yumbo is close by though its a bit of a sprawling concrete jungle that honestly is a bit played out and frankly needs a good knocking down, it sells the usual bling and tat but some good restaurants and pubs,if you’ve young kids you might get some unwelcome questions as there is a full on Gay party strip there but look to each there own.It didn’t bother us in the slightest. Overall was really very impressed with Parquemar both the staff and the accommodation were first class and would return again no problem.

Just stayed here for a week, and can’t fault it. We had one of the “bungalows” which was nice, we had two bedrooms and two bathrooms so ideal if your in a group of 4. Staff friendly and welcoming. We didn’t spend any time round the pool, as we had our own sunbeds outside in the little garden so it was more private. But it looked ok, with plenty of sun beds and two pools. Ideal location, 10 minutes to the Yumbo or about 15-20 minutes to the beach. There are loads of taxis that are fairly cheap if you didn’t want to walk. I would definitely stay here again.