Barceló Corralejo Sands

Went to this hotel last year so decided to try it again and it was still as good as last time . Arrived to friendly reception staff very helpful. The room was spotless and cleaned to a high standard, lovely touch that they had left a bottle of cava and chocolates as it was our special wedding anniversary this year. The pool was not too cold and great to see that you can't get a lounger till 9am so no rushing down at stupid time to reserve one, saying that plenty of loungers no matter what time. The food was delicious and plentiful, freshly cooked options but plenty to choose from (not great for your waistline ) . Different themed nights from Chinese to Moroccan . Special shout it to Mauri the waiter in the evening (and morning), a credit to the hotel always friendly and smiling.

Just returned from a fabulous 7 night stay, got to say the reviews on here do it justice, the staff, the rooms and restaurants were all excellent, we went half board because we don’t cane the drinks on holiday so paid for drinks as we went, the drinks are very competitively priced too. Great location too Room We were in room 2210 first floor, large rooms with separate room with large screen tv if you want that sort of thing, we only used for radio, another tv in the bedroom, nice touches were the kettle, mugs (not little cups) coffee and tea replenished daily, two bottles of water in the fridge again replenished daily. Beds were very comfortable with a choice of 3 pillows, didn’t need the A/C on as temperature dropped after 17.30, the room stayed at 21deg every night. The bathroom was bright with modern fixtures, inc walk in shower, magnified mirror and decent hairdryer, nice touch was on the glass shower partition, there is a link to a 4 min shower song chosen at random to play on an app on your phone, towels were changed on request and are large and fluffy ( not exfoliating). Balcony was a decent size with table and chairs. Restaurant Breakfast was as you expect for a 4* plenty of choice of everything, “English” sausages and beans, plenty of fresh fruit and yogurts etc, egg station is worth a visit, staff were attentive and chatty which is always nice. Evening meals were themed most nights and the meat was varied, freshly cooked and plentiful. Same price for drinks as the bars too. Pool We didn’t use the main pool as it was quite busy from opening at 9am, with people knowing where the best positions are for all day sun. Personally I don’t like piped music either, so we opted for a couple of very comfortable sun beds behind the pirate ship/slide at the back of the kiddies pool, mostly people like ourselves wanting a bit of peace and quiet as there were not many children staying here. Location About 50 metres off the Main Street through the resort, not too close to any pubs or clubs, very quiet at night. All in all a very well kept and clean hotel, with fabulous staff only to willing to help no matter what the problems were, would definitely stay here again but would go B&B next time and use the local restaurants just to do something different. Well done to the management and hard working staff for a thoroughly enjoyable stay.

Had a lovely week at this hotel. A big up to all the staff from Reception to cleaners to dining room staff and gardeners. Rooms are nice and spacious and was very clean. A small fridge came in useful and they gave us 2 complimentary bottles of water on arrival. Beds are very comfortable with the fluffiest pillows. Lovely shower and soft towels, hairdryer also in bathroom. Our room overlooked the pool and had a table and 2 chairs. A few reviews have mentioned the food. I thought breakfast had a great selection of hot and cold food, but had the slowest toaster ever....bread was lovely but minimal selection of jams and would have benefited by having little dishes to put jam in. Nice fruit juices, even had tomato juice. Evening meal always had something to please, the salad bar was particularly tasty. Usually a selection of pasta with a decent bolognese sauce and they were keen on the paella (both fish and meaty). Scrummy ice cream and waffle cones went down a treat. Sunbeds were comfortable and usually plenty available, although you did get the 9 am rush to get best beds, however they were pretty good at removing any towels on beds not occupied for some time. The grounds were kept beautifully. Some amazing trees and well maintained lawns and flower beds. If you are going over the Christmas period you will not be disappointed with the decorations and I imagine you will be very well looked after. Daytime entertainment staff worked hard and encouraged you to join in but were not pushy. We usually caught the end of the evening entertainment, which was pretty good, usually singers of a high standard. It was often quite amusing to see those guests who were obviously on all inclusive and had spent the evening getting their money's worth in the bar (not judging!) All in all, a very enjoyable week and would happily return to this lovely hotel, which is perfectly situated for all that Corralejo offers.