Playa Parc Apartments

Old school and traditional. I stay here a lot and like everything it has to offer

The back of our bed was broken which was a shame to see. Didnt impact our stay at all, but just something I noticed

Our family (two adults, two children) really enjoyed the pools and the location of the apartments, a shortish walk to the beach. It was overlooking the pool, which was very convenient, and there was a nice little playground the kids could use. The property was mostly well stocked in terms of cutlery, pans, fridge-freezer, an electric hob, microwave, kettle and moca coffee pot. Lena on reception was really friendly and did everything she could to help if we ever had a query. The lady at the bar/cafe by the pool was also wonderful, very sweet and helpful. The pools were great for the kids, with slides and a shallow area for very young ones.

Unfortunately our air conditioning was broken in the bedrooms, and whilst it was definitely cooler than the 35 celsius outside, it was still 28 degrees overnight. As a result we all slept terribly, which affected our moods throughout the holiday. We did ask every day about getting it fixed, but they couldn't seem to work out what was wrong, and we weren't offered an alternative. The apartments are very basic and sparse, and could do with a little modernisation—some pictures on the walls would make them more cosy. There is no oven, but the hobs were usually enough to cook with. Could have done with more cooking utensils, scissors, a jug, among a few other bits we missed. The plumbing was a bit odd as the taps in the bathroom had been plumbed the opposite way round, which got confusing and meant my son burnt his hand. Weirdly, the toilet had been plumbed into the hot water pipe too. But we got used to these quirks in the end.

The children enjoyed the pools which felt safe and calm. It was great to be able to use the other pools around the complex too.

The apartments: Clean, but very basic, we were 1 adult and 3 children, would be a struggle to get any more people in comfortablly. The kitchen was well equipped, but there is no oven. When you are self catering this can be a struggle having to either fry, or microwave food, the supermarket was ok stock wise but a car is needed to buy better quality and a bigger range of food, we didn't have a car. Paid £1800 for one week room only, it was a pretty last minute booking but this was a little steep for what was on offer. The options for food in general in the area are pretty poor, the snack bars are ok for lunch / poolside snacks unfortunately quite unhealthy / beige options only. There is a lack of authenticity food wise, but I suppose it's catering for the masses of tourists, who are assumed junk food eaters? Beach is lovely, small cove beach, calm shallow waters pedalos, bar, (2x sunbeds and umbrellas 20 euros) short walk away, again, lack of options for decent food, so be prepared! That said, we did enjoy our time here, but staying more than a week is excessive without a car, however, depends what you like! There are busses to various locations but challenging with kids when you don't know what to expect and then aligning with the timetables. The staff are very nice, helpful and all speak multiple languages. The majority of the guests at the complex were french, and all of the daytime and evening entertainment is also in french, unless you specifically request, which is fine, as I say most staff were multilingual and very friendly.

air con absolutely needed apartment very dated - need of modernizing