Hotel Garbi

Checked in Thursday and here until Monday. Lovely accommodation, day time reception great and so helpful however, the night staff Kaki, absolutely terrible. We are here for a wedding at the weekend, spent the evening with family In Lafranc and had trouble getting a taxi. Called the hotel SEVERAL TIMES only to be hung up by Kaki EACH TIME! Asked the manager in a hotel in Lafranc to speak to Kaki as I felt perhaps the language barrier was a problem, Kaki told Lafranc manager taxi was ordered and would be ten minutes. It never showed. We walked the 30 mins back to the hotel to find Kaki chilling on the couch. Confronted him and asked him what happened, he said he called for a taxi but no answer, I asked why tell us it would be 10 mins when that was clearly a lie and he shrugged. Absolutely not good enough. Regardless if it's end of season or full season, each guest should be treated with respect and assisted.

We obviously love it here. Great to see familiar staff faces and meet new ones. This place has a special but almost unquantifiable atmosphere and old world charm. Eating on the terrace, especially the very reasonable Saturday buffet is splendid. Pool and surroundings relaxed ; rooms charming and well air-conditioned. Welcome addition of fridges. Could we have a bit more storage please? We will return!

Having decided where we visiting, it was what hotel to stay in. We chose Garbi are in hindsight we were right. Sea view room was a good size , but needed the bedside units to be much bigger , to enable clothe storage. Staying a week we found storage limited. And tills? When you bought a drink, at the inside or outside bar, there were no tills. The staff member had to walk to the rear of the dining room to the only till. Big plus was the pool, jacuzzi, and surrounding sun beds. No other hotel offered this . You didn't have to walk to one of the small beaches, to swim. There were many seating areas also, in the garden surrounding the restaurants. With pine trees, offering shaded areas. The breakfast buffet offered a wide range of cold and hot foods, and was terrific. We ate in the evening and had a very good meal, at reasonable prices. The staff were all very friendly, everywhere was clean. All in all a very good experience

Stayed here May 24, delayed flight connections meant didn't arrive until 3.30 am however someone on reception 24/7 . Room overlooking sea with balcony. No tea or coffee making facilities in our room although we gather there was in some types of rooms . Bit of a lack of drawer space , only a wardrobe so lived out of suitcase. Breakfast was good with fresh baked rolls . Being early season restaurant did not open for lunch and only saw one couple using it on an evening. Pool side bar not open in May so no means to get a drink or a coffee when at pool. Pool was OK but trees drop needles all-day long so a bit of a surface cover of pine needles to swim through. Hot tub was available although didn't use it . Staff all very pleasant and most speak broken English , some waitresses fluent. Within walking distance, 10 mins , from the sea with a lot of restaurants and shops . Unspoilt part of Spain , no ALLDAY BRITISH BREAKFAST , bingo or WE SELL JOHN SMITHS , type places , thankgoodness. Overall hotel good value and well probably return, but maybe in June when restaurant open for lunch , poolside coffees.

Myself and my family spent 6 nights in the hotel. Dont get me wrong the location is great but the hotel much to be desired. The basics would make the stay far nicer. Dirty cutlery, plates and filthy glasses. Poor service to the outside areas, you might as well not have the little bar by the pool as its never attended. I would not advise breakfast if you are staying. Just walk into town its about 6mins away. I understand it is 3 stars but felt the improvements would not be costly and make the stay far more enjoyable.

Visited this hotel as a base for a few ending we were attending in the area. The hotel is very very clean and in a great location . It’s a 3 star but a very good one! The bar and restate a little dated but it’s a 5 minute walk to the beach and other bars and restaurants.