Arena Blanca Beach

Zeer aangenaam verblijf gehad. Het is een zeer uitgestrekt en idyllisch hotel vlak aan het strand. Er zijn vele bars en restaurants met een grote variëteit aan keukens, voor ieder wat wils. De kamer was niet altijd even proper gepoetst en toonde toch wel wat gebruikssporen. Jammer vonden wij dat er geen souvenirshops waren in de buurt van het resort en de vrij lange afstand tot de luchthaven. Ook lag het hotel voor vele dagtrips veelal buiten de zone om opgehaald te kunnen worden. Al bij al een heel relaxerende vakantie gehad en ideaal als je op zoek bent naar zon, zee, strand, rust en lekker eten.

Overall its a beautiful property. I would highly recommend staying in the Coral Level if you can, its so much better! Unfortunately during the time we were there (end of July), the sargassum (seaweed) was really bad. The reaort crew is continuously cleaning the beach but the beach was pretty unusable the first couple of days. The food was much better in the Coral Level, if you stay there make sure to eat the breakfast ans lunch buffets there, the food is much better. A lot of their restaurants were closed during our stay, we got reservations at the Italian place. The food and atmosphere were really bad! Our favorite place to eat was the El Faro. The spa is amazing, you must try it! Overall a very enjoyable stay, with excellent service, we look forward to going back.

This resort has a major personality problem: it doesn't know if it is family-friendly or rockin' casino for adults. Food was mediocre, drinks were a miss mostly, unless you got one of the real bartenders; most pool bartenders were just ok. Staff was mostly friendly, but you can tell they don't have enough training. Shows were a mixed bag. The water park needs a lot of TLC. I wouldn't consider this resort to be high end anymore, as it is showing its age. One thing to note are the very pushy salespeople who are trying to sell you into their vacation club.