Iberostar Waves Royal Andalus

Very nice resort for short holiday , nice beach and view

My partner, son and I had a wonderful week at The Royal Andalus. Pros- Lovely room-We had a sea view room and had requested a quiet room. I’d seen other reviews about some people being given rooms right by the entertainment and I can imagine this would generally be a noisy area. Request a room at the end of the corridor and over looking the smaller pool on the other side of the hotel if you appreciate peace and quiet. The view was beautiful. If I was to stay again I’d pay more for a beach front room. The hotel in general is clean and well looked after. The food was varied and of a good quality. We weren’t hungry the whole week! Most of the staff were friendly and our son loved the evening entertainment. The kid pools were great for our little boy- at the start of the week when the weather hadn’t been that good before we got there, the pools were a little cold but by the afternoon of all the other days they were warm enough. The quieter pool round the other side is nice if you fancied a more relaxed atmosphere. Cons- There weren’t really any cons but by the end of the week the hotel was really busy so getting a sun lounger could be a bit tricky. It was the classic situation where beds would be empty most of the day with towels left on them- they said that towels would be removed after 45 minutes but this was never enforced. We ended up just going down to the beach a lot which is beautiful and perfect for little ones to play on. All in all it’s a lovely hotel in a beautiful location for a family holiday.

Worst experience I had in all my travels. I had to pay the stay at check-in while all hotels I stayed this is done at check-out. Had to pay 3 euro a night for the safe in the room. Never had this at any other hotel. This is nickeling and diming. The AC did not work, the room was too hot at nights and if you open the windows, the mosquitos will eat you. The pools were closed off while it was still quiet enjoyable outdoors. The beach chairs were removed. I booked the hotel for all the amenities that were described at time of booking, but were not provided. There was only a buffet at 38 euro pp available in the evening which is overpriced.

The hotel was clean, most of the staff were friendly & helpful. We were on a golf trip & the hotel was in an excellent location for access to the courses, although the mini bus service was slow so we walked which took about 10 minutes. Food very good with a lot of choice. 2 pool areas to choose from 1 for children & 1 for adults.

Beware of rooms they give you first room we found ants on bedside cabinet and on the bed Moved rooms after staff on reception were downright rude.Room we moved to was noisy because it was above the lobby where the entertainment is if you want to relax it is impossible Food was okay but saw several small birds flying around in the dining room staff in dining room were very pleasant Would not recommend this hotel