Insotel Club Maryland

After reading the mixed reviews about the hotel, we really weren't sure what to expect. Yes, the rooms are dated and could do with some modernisation, but they were very clean. It wasn't too hot for us, so the fans were fine for us but could imagine it would be unbearable without air conditioning in the summer. The food was very good, a nice selection each meal time and it was replenished throughout meal times. There was always freshly cooked meat, fish and pasta to choose from as well as the usual buffet and salad bar. My 3 year old loved the splash pool, we didn't really go to any of the other pools so can't comment on those. The mini disco was a bit hit too, but the timings were quite hard work with a young child. Dinner didn't start until 7.30 and the disco was 9.15. We made it work, but could do with being a bit earlier. The location was beautiful and we went for a little walk on the beach and board walk most days. We also got the bus a couple of times, it stopped right outside the hotel and was very easy to use. The walk to and from the room and facilities wasn't too bad, you got used to it and it was quite nice to walk a meal off. Overall we had a great holiday!

The whole experience was great,amazing .The location and the walking of about 10 minutes from the top of the resort till the big pool next to the wonerfull sea,the catering and the entire staff kind and willing to do whatever we ask for,even the maids came 5 times to clean the room waited for us to leave the bungallow even washed our dishes ,and the food is the best food we experience on holiday ,a bit of walk to room is essential after hood meals ,we voud take drinks as many and wherever we wanted at the beach,room next beach(always brought back the reusable )it stays with us feeling like we ate still there the images dont express all the chill vibe and colurs ,when we have a glass over the wekends feels line we are there ,great place and bikes with all pacage ,thank you to all tge staff the chefs and entirely all staff ,...

The rooms are terrible my children had to go to reception every night just to use the wifi the the rooms were very hot only 2 fans in this room and they looked like they were going to fall off rooms were very old I asked to move rooms and they said no we are a family of 4 we git a sofa bed and a small double it was very uncomfortable because of how hot it was in the room we didt release that it would take 1000 steps just to get to breakfast the walking is not sutible every day in the heat NEVER staying here again

So , where to start , Formentera is a stunning island , visually it is beautiful , the ferry trip over from Ibiza can be a bit of a jaunt but it’s not overly terrible . The hotel itself , first impressions I got from arrival was that …I had over paid, the front of the hotel is tired and dated and in need of a revamp. The front desk staff are welcoming and very helpful but there is no porter to show you to your room or tell you where to go. Walking through the grounds the gardens are beautifully manicured for the first initial meters ( visually from the road they are nice) but then the watering stops and it is plants and pine needles everywhere , the rooms are dated and extremely basic ( think silver standard at butlins) couch beds for the kids , fridge , dated deco and bathroom . We knew there would be no aircon , but the reviews suggested it was manageable which it most definitely is not , even with the windows and doors open the humidity and heat in the rooms were un real , we couldn’t sleep or get cool , every surface was moist with the humidity and the rooms smelt of damp . There are three pools , pool 1 is very quiet and suitable for young baby’s and toddlers , it has slides and shaded areas for family’s and a lunch service for the family when needed , I had absolutely no complaints around this pool, pool number 2 is a pool bar which is suitable for family’s , we named this the poo pool ! This is because over the period of the 10 day holiday no fewer then 7 times the pool had to be closed due to the amount of poo in the pool from the young swimmers , the surrounding area is dirty and slightly mouldy , the drinks machines are continuously surrounded by wasps and bees making it hard to get a drink , the bar staff are friendly and helpful and also serve snacks , there is a shortage of sun beds around this pool also Pool 3 is a salt water pool , we named it the big pool and it is probably the best of the 3 in all honesty , it is large with plenty of sun beds , the pool bar is good with friendly staff and the views are picturesque We were in room 115 which is by pool 1 and 2 and behind the entertainment section, it was 10-12 mins away from the restaurant which is a very long walk in the heat and down the side of a hill , the food is nice and I can’t complain about it at all , staff are friendly and there is lots of choice . The walk back up the hill isn’t great I won’t lie, for small children or the elderly it is a challenge and that’s putting it mildly ! The entertainment is good and the staff are amazing with the children , it is a real multi cultural hotel with a mix of Spanish, Italians , Germans , Dutch , Portuguese and English and the staff speak every language which is amazing . A lot of the pictures show an amazing sandy beach with tropical clear water … the photos are real but not of this hotels beach …. That’s next door , the beach on this hotel is rocky and very small with no sun beds or loungers They do offer water sports and d

DO NOT GO HERE. - Their website makes it sound like internet will be available, but this is not true. There is no internet in any of the rooms and they claim there is internet in common areas but it is incredibly slow. -There is no air conditioning. It is the only hotel on the island without AC for a reason: Formentera is hot and humid year round. Not having AC is a small torture and is something they need to advertise. - The only people that go here are people with tons of kids because it is cheap. So you will hear kids all day long and have to deal with a lot of accidents in the pool area. Spend a little more money and save yourself a lot of headaches by going to any other place on this island. This place needs to close and get renovated / run by a better group of people.

Had a great week here with my sister and Niece. The staff were all excellent, friendly and helpful. Both the choice and quality of food and drink were brilliant, we all enjoyed the selection of seafood especially. The grounds & beach were lovely. The only slight downsides are that there is quite a lot of steps and slopes on site so we had to do a fair amount of lifting with the buggy & the restaurant opening time was fairly late in the evening for us (but I think we just eat slightly earlier in the UK). Not a big deal as we are on holiday. I would recommend being prepared to set up around the pool/ beach after breakfast to save lugging yourself back up the hill afterwards. We stayed in one of the 200s rooms and it was a quick walk to the splash pool so that was nice in the afternoons. The accommodation was very basic but had what we needed. The outside area didn’t have a screen on the patio so there was quite a drop on the other side, we had to watch my niece very closely when she was out there because of this. Perhaps a glass screen would be a helpful addition. Some of the other rooms seemed to have one. Other than those very minor things we had a fantastic week.