Be Live Experience Playa la Arena

Hotel is very grand on entrance and impeccably clean. The rooms themself are clean and fresh. We arrived a couple of hours early so was told to come back which was fine and understandable. We went a wander had some lunch (came back and was told room was still not ready.. it wasnt til my son and i threw ourselves down on the couches at the reception with the look of we are going no where till its ready did they seem to hurry up.. Although the chamber maid didn't really do much to clean it.. so if your a tidy holiday camper then no point letting her in. (Also if you buy anything remotely looking like it belongs to the hotel then they will take it.. i bought 2 wine glasses as the glasses they provided were dirty and the soap used to wash them irritated my mouth. I still don't have them back nor an apology or a refund.. i got told to come back day after day.. speak to head of housekeeping, speak to bar manager etc). The pool is lovely and always clean. One is heated and always busy which is great.. we got given Be Live purple and white towels which were fine then swapped for landmar beige coloured ones. Save yourself the hassle go down to the shops and buy one. Awful doesn't come close hopefully not a sign of things going down hill. The beach is near by and local shops/bars are easy accessible. Location is pretty decent. We hired a car so were able to get about pretty easily. (Lady in Foyer that does the cars is really nice and super helpful.. have a wee look online 1st to see if there is any savings). The entertainment during the day at polo is not too in your face which is great and all the staff that do entertainment seem really nice. Night time entertainment however was on far too late.. my 7 year old was too old for the mini disco yet the show didnt start til 945pm. Not ideal as apart from that there is not much to do in the hotel. Its onto the food, its well em.... really poor. Cold tasteless.. Now catering for the masses is hard i don't disagree. But it was really poor.. we paid for all inclusive and had to eat out as many lunches/nights as we could afford. That even includes a trip to McDonald's.. (something we never really do). The food has clearly been catered to a very specific nationality. That is very very clear. I found solace in bread and pate but unfortunately this on several nights the bread has been under baked. Which is just really poor standards i am afraid. And do not get on the wrong side of the people who work in the food hall... again i don't think i was the right nationality. After paying an all inclusive price to then spend that on food again elsewhere is just not ideal. At least the weather was 20-25 degrees and that was the only saving grace.

Back to basics for be live,or now landmark hotels group.one warm pool,mostly French,quite a bit of Russian guests.hotel is lovely to look at from the outside.well kept with great views. DINING breakfast is a complete waste of time,unless you like cold meat and cheese Lunch is yesterdays regurgitated dinner(literally) Dinner is by far the biggest let down for the hotel,very minimum choice.themed evenings,(stay clear of wed Canaries night)god awful.tried to put a positive spin on food but it's been a holiday spoiler,10 night holiday and we have HAD to eat out 6 nights.try as you may reading this thinking itll be ok and you'll find something to eat...YOU WONT.just bring some extra cash and hire a car,very quite area surrounding the hotel,but a 10 min drive gets you to good quality restaurants 3/10 for be live experience