Gavimar Ariel Chico Hotel and Apartments

The entertainment team are absolutely amazing in what they do, we arrived at the hotel booked two rooms.however one of the rooms was without a fridge,kettle just 3 single beds,bathroom and balcony that was it! However we managed over all this holiday was an amazing one despite reading comments after we booked such has hair left on the pillow,cleaners don't clean the room,the cleaner was in every day! We survived also paying €1 for a cup and plate we left them until the last day and went to the bar to get the € back it's a little lovely hotel staff are very friendly but bewarned the parrot show is €20 in cash nobody mentioned this until standing in the queue to be told it's cash only! Would I stay again? Absolutely yes!!

We stayed at Gavimar Chico for my sons first holiday (he’s 1) and was fantastic from start to finish. The hotel was really clean, the staff were so friendly, and the whole place just felt really welcoming. The entertainment team were brilliant – José, David and Robin were amazing and made such a fuss of the kids, which made it feel extra special for us, my son really enjoyed this and the mini disco for the kids. Great location too, close to the beach and shops. Couldn’t have asked for a better first holiday for my son, we’ll definitely be back!

had a lovely 10 nights all inclusive.....rooms were spotless and air con was brilliant. We were a party of 8 .....5 adults, 3 children 17, 15 & 10 . Hotel in great location, 2 mins to beach, 5 mins to shops, restaurants, bars etc., Food was good but we ate out a couple of times just for a change.

The only reason this hotel is getting 2 stars is because of the entertainment team – Jose, Robin, David, and Claudia were absolutely amazing and truly the highlight of our stay. Our kids adored them, and they did everything they could to make the guests feel welcome and entertained. Honestly, if it weren’t for them, we would have left after 4 days instead of staying the full two weeks. Now, the rest of the hotel... where do I begin? Rooms: Outdated and poorly maintained. In the 2 weeks we stayed, our bed sheets were only changed once. Our youngest son had a nosebleed during the night, and there was blood on the sheets. We made it clear that we wanted them changed – instead, the same stained sheets were just put back on the bed. Completely unacceptable. Food: Very poor. Most of the meals were cold and extremely fish-heavy. If you're a big seafood lover, you might be in luck – otherwise, there's very little variety. The afternoon snacks at the pool were the same every single day. You could make yourself a hamburger, but even then, 9 out of 10 times it was cold. Drinks policy: You were only allowed two alcoholic drinks per person at a time, which was especially frustrating when you're with a group of four adults – it meant going back and forth just to get everyone a drink. All in all, the facilities and food were far below expectations, but the entertainment team saved the experience for us. Huge thanks to Jose, David, Robin, and Claudia – without you, this holiday would have been a disaster.

4 days since being back from ariel chico. This is my honest opinion of the 3star hotel. Was late arriving due to a delayed flight. Check in. werent to long winded but I must say the lady who started to check us in was not welcoming at all. A man took over as she started and he was a bit more friendlier. Tried to have a bit of banter with them asking if we had got a decent size or nice room as we were 3 adults and a 15 year old sharing a room. He said all the rooms were good. 🤔 then they started talking to each other in Spanish so found that a bit rude as we were still trying to check in. Was shown to the dark restaurant to be offered some cold meats and cheese that had been left out for late arrivals. We just chose to have a drink. Went to our room which was in the same block as reception and restaurant. Very cramped room with 2 single beds and a sofa bed made up ready. Room looked OK but we had no room to move. No draws, one small wardrobe. I lived out my suitcase all week. Bath with shower attachment and shower curtain. Sink toilet. Hard towels very small and grubby looking. Angled dressing table to small to put your stuff on for 4 people. Only 2 chairs on balcony which was small too. Got up for breakfast first day all seemed OK. Food seemed OK. Went to reception to ask if they had a bigger room free but said she would check if they had an apartment free later at 25€ per night. Decided against moving as we didn't want to pay another 150€ on top of what we had already paid for not so great hotel. Sheets were never changed floor was never mopped or mopped properly all week. Hairs just moved from one area to another of the room. Had to keep cleaning floor ourselves felt so dirty. Having said that it was filthy the first night we got there because I had to clean the muck off my feet before I got in bed after walking on it. Trying to get a sunbed is a nightmare. They queue from 8.30 ready for pool to open at 10. I hate doing stuff like that. We managed to get a sunbed due to the fact that it was cloudy, as it was most of our stay. Pool was nice and big. There were 2 other pools around near other apartments but were more like plunge pools so didn't bother with them. There was also an adults only small pool but wasn't really a pool. We over looked this from our balcony along with others families that had children in them. I asked if my 15ywar old could come in the area with us as she looks 18 anyway and no one was using it but was told no over 18 only. The next day there was a Spanish couple in there with a child around 6 years old playing about in this "adults only pool" we were gobsmacked. You could see the children in other rooms looking from their balconies at this child in the pool. Beggars belief. No one told them to get out even tho they were setting tables for dinner in the same area. 😖 Food seemed to get worse as the week went on. Not a great deal of choice maybe due to the fact that the hotel isn't that big. Most of the time stuff

The entertainment team were amazing — my two brothers absolutely loved going every night! Even during the day, they’d come over and encourage not just the little ones, but also the adults and older kids to join in with the activities. They were honestly the highlight of the whole holiday!