TLDR: No, just no. I don’t usually write reviews and I most certainly rarely read the negative ones without a pinch of salt. I regret the latter in this case. It is important to mention that my standards are pretty low as a hotel room is nothing more than a base for me, but our adventure at Playa Blanca has made me reevaluate my beliefs. Upon our arrival we were greeted by a cloud of hot air gushing from the building and a lovely receptionist who tried her best to welcome us to the hotel despite the late hours. An interesting addition was a big notice listing all amenities one could add to the room for a price: mini fridge, fan, safe etc. We were sent off to our accommodation, where we discovered a room frozen in time and unchanged since probably the General Franco era. The only thing hinting at modernisation was a fan, which was on its last legs. After a few days we asked for a replacement and received one just as tired, bit this time also covered with a layer of dust. On our second attempt we managed to receive a brand new one with an orange price tag of €24 still attached to it. Taking a shower was as much as an adventure as fan hunting- you must brace yourself for either cold or alternating hot & cold water running as there is no option to set a steady temperature (other than the cold option of course). The shower head was clogged and we had water spraying in almost every direction. Your best bet at cooling off in this hotel besides the cold showers is sleeping under a wet towel, because counting on a functioning fan will leave you disappointed- we were not the only ones who encountered this problem, one man went so far as to bring pieces of his broken one to reception. As a result of the unimaginable heat we suffered in our room paired with a scoliosis inducing mattress we barely slept. Thus were one of the first people who made it down to breakfast, which is listed as starting at 7:15, in reality it opens much closer to 8:00. On our first day there were 3 baskets of fruit: one with 3 oranges, another with one banana and one with 2 kiwis, in all fairness they did add more fruit as we were leaving- do not take it personally if this happens to you, the staff will just put food out late. The hotel is run down and dirty, despite the cleaning staff’s best efforts. We suspect that the staff clocks out mid task as soon as they reach the end of their shift- we crafted this theory upon returning to our room to find no towels and a dirty rag left on the bathroom sink. We did manage to get some clean towels after a trip to reception. If you need any form of help from staff at reception, be prepared for either a very long wait or finding someone yourself as front of house is always empty. The positive of our stay was the fact that we ended up having much longer days and discovering a lot about the area as we did what we could to avoid spending time at the hotel.