Villa Mandi and Siam Park

Just returned from a week staying at the Villa Mandi and feel disappointed. And the holiday a rip off!! The choice of food was very poor, lacking variety and we came home hungry!!! We found the lack of air conditioning in the dining area ridiculous. The hotel was clearly understaffed as the floor in the dining room appeared never appeared to be cleaned, resulting in flys everywhere. The ludicrously small outside bar area rarely saw a waiter clearing glasses or wiping tables, this was left to the customers! The bar areas was so small (3tables) that guests had no choice but to sit on sun beds with their drinks at night time!! Whilst the pool bar, which would have been fine to sit out at, it was closed at 5pm !!!! The bins around the pool were overflowing again attracting flies! And only emptied in evening! It would appear this hotel needs the addition of the Siam Park free tickets to sell itself as on the whole it is simply a very average if not poor place. I would not recommend this hotel as there are many far superior hotels in the area. In future I would book a hotel and just pay for the park as you visit. This hotel needs to employ more staff, purchase a floor cleaner, review the menu choices and invest in air conditioning!!! I have returned home with a chest infection which I am convinced is a result of poor sanitation. If you want to spend a lot of money on a holiday my advice would be ‘don’t book the Villa Mandi ‘

I am aghast at Dan T review. We have just come from a weeks stay. At no point did we experience what he did. No cockroaches (may have been some out of the complex but a) that’s not the hotels fault and b) they live in hot countries! So here is my balanced review: We had a two bedroom apartment which was spacious, clean and extremely comfy beds. Upstairs was a double bed (2 single beds pushed together) and a large en suite with a door leading out to a large terrace (no beds or seating). Downstairs you walk into a little kitchenette area - to the left is a large spacious bathroom. Plenty of hot water and a powerful shower. Sofa in lounge area, a chair and tv. We didn’t use the tv so can’t comment. Double sliding doors to another bedroom. Both rooms had large built in, mirrored wardrobes. Also sliding doors to a balcony with a table and 4 chairs. We hired the safe which we had no problems with. We found our room to be very quiet. Curtains are blackout which is a bonus. We did talk to a couple who had a very noisy room so think we were lucky! Pool areas are clean and the green matting is a god send. The tiles get extremely hot so make sure you wear flip flops or something on your feet otherwise you may regret it! Plenty of sun beds - not many umbrellas which I do think they could invest in. It gets very hot around the pool. Pool was fine. There’s a main pool, and a very shallow round pool next to it. Go up the steps to another shallow pool (though we never used it). Once again plenty of beds available throughout the day. Bar near the upper pool serves slushes - red or blue but you can ask for green (they add lime) or purple (blackcurrant). Staff all friendly. Waitresses/waiters/cleaners all work tirelessly. Food was good. We had two very picky teenagers but they found something to eat every night which never happens! Yes, the food can get repetitive but it’s certainly edible and there’s plenty of choice. It’s about a 25/30 min walk down to the beach. We walked down one evening to watch the sunset. We did the boat trip to see the dolphins and pilot whales. Booked through Tui and it was great. We paid to have the beds - be warned, bags may get wet (very wet in our case!) depending on how the waves are! Girls and hubby also did jet skis and parasailing. They all loved it. Good safety talk beforehand. The two entertainment people also work tirelessly, trying to involve people. Did aqua aerobics which was fun. The waterpolo got very competitive and I think it’s best to be a spectator! Did Siam Park 3 times. We got taxi down there (about €6-7). You can rent lockers - €3 for a small and €5 for a large plus a €5 deposit. We left everything in the locker - didn’t bother trying to find a bed or chair to ‘bagsy’! We kept hold of our key and just handed it back on our last day. Obviously you’re not meant to but we got our deposit back and nothing was said (just saves money!). I would suggest taking beach shoes with you, which you can wear on rides. We bought them in the park for €9.99 which I didn’t think was too bad. Yes, there are queues but that inevitable due to being peak season. Taxi queue on the way home was long but moved very quickly. Reception will order a taxi for you if you ask. They come promptly. Be aware, the journey from the hotel is normally more expensive than the return due to the one way system! Depending on your flight time home, I’d highly suggest paying to keep your room on - we paid upon booking in the UK, which meant we had our room until 6pm and pick up was 6.30 so was ideal. All in all a good holiday. Probably wouldn’t want to spend more than a week but we enjoyed it. Very relaxing,guess people will always find something to moan about!

Just back from a 2 week stay in Villa Mandi. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. I booked this place as it was small as I don't like large overcrowded places. Food for us was great and it was clearly marked what each dish was e.g.butter chicken, braised beef etc. Beautiful selection of vegetables, fruits salads every day..no complaints there. Kids could eat such things as fresh pasta, nuggets or fresh cooked meat such as chicken pork or beef. Accommodation was basic and clean but sufficient. I didn't see 1 cockroach! Entertainment was good bingo, magician,spanish dancers etc. Added bonus was the aqua aerobics everyday at the pool. The only 1 bad thing I would say at night there should be a night porter patrolling for noise control. A crowd of guests made alot of noise until early hours 2 consecutive nights and no security to tell them to stop. It's very much a family resort and it was a pity that this had to happen but thankfully it was only 2 nights out of 14! We saved a fortune with the free Siam park passes so that's an added bonus and free bus to and from Siam. Location is quiet area with a short walk to a lovely shopping centre nearby and Los Cristianos and Los Americas nearby too. I recommend Villa Mandi for families for sure.