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November 3, 2023
I'll try to give a balanced view of our half term week at the Marine Palace. Don't get me wrong, we had a great holiday, but for the money we paid, we expected better. What was good: -Generally friendly staff -Pizzas were amazing -Decent quality of food -Can recommend the hire car service in the hotel - we had a car for the day and it was only €45 - way cheaper to visit places than paying for the official tours. -Waterpark is great fun - lots to keep the kids busy with. -Crepes were plentiful!! What wasn't so good: -We paid for the suite - so a bedroom with jacuzzi, lounge/kitchen with 2 beds for the kids. I looked a lot shabbier than the pictures on the website. It felt like it needed more furniture - lots of dead space. Balcony was never in the sun, so couldn't dry swimsuits. Room was over the road from the main hotel, which was a pain too. -Pools were freezing, especially the one by our room. -Reserving sunloungers was badly handled - we saw people reserve a few by the main pool in the morning, but the people went to the waterpark in the am, only going back to the main pool in the pm. Need a better system. -Food got a bit repetitive. -Options outside the main buffet didn't really seem appetising -Beach area was really small and very overcrowded. -Just didn't feel like a 5* resort, when you compare it to places in Egypt or Turkey. Not as clean, a bit tired, staff didn't seem as willing to help.