Thb Gran Bahia

“We’ll be back - lovely hotel”

We have just returned from this wonderful hotel/apartments - truly lovely and definitely worthy of its 4*s… credit where credit is due!! This hotel is stunning - the location is fabulous, slightly closer to the marina than the other end of the beach, but very central to the rest of the resort, ... more

We have just returned from this wonderful hotel/apartments - truly lovely and definitely worthy of its 4*s… credit where credit is due!! This hotel is stunning - the location is fabulous, slightly closer to the marina than the other end of the beach, but very central to the rest of the resort, close to supermarkets and beach shops. It’s split across a walkway, one side with reception, restaurant and hotel rooms the other side apartments. There is a large bar/lounge area too on the apartment sides - lots of comfortable seating and a pool table. We had a beautiful sea facing room 1 bed apartment - absolutely stunning views across the bay. Rooms are modern, clean and serviced daily which was unexpected for self catering. Fridge, two ring hob, toaster, kettle, equipment for making a light lunch, bacon sarnie or similar!! We made pasta one night, enough space and all equipment was clean and ready to use. Balcony with furniture including a hanging egg chair meant lots of outside dining!! The air con only appears to work when all doors are closed and you are in the room (environmentally friendly I would guess), but is effective when it’s on! Beds are comfy, even the sofa bed, and despite it being a busy area, once the doors to the balcony were closed it’s extremely quiet. We all slept well every night. The staff here are great - we didn’t eat in the restaurant, but used the pool cafe, which was fabulous - good portions - the club sandwich is really yummy! Reception staff were really helpful and very knowledgable and professional. Can’t fault them. And the cleaning staff - they need a medal!! Room cleaning everyday and spotless, communal areas spotless, pool area cleaned daily, beds wiped off and all the glass and chrome cleaned - wonderfully clean!! If you don’t have a meal package, the shear number of places to eat nearby is a little over whelming (we spent a long time on the first evening trying to decide where to eat) - we found restaurants towards the marina were lovely, bars and cafes more in the other direction up the beach - depends what type of eatery you are after!! We wanted restaurants rather than cocktails so found the marina end worked better for us, The reception will help with recommendations - we loved El Puerto up towards the marina next to a small seafront area with a few fairground rides and a daily evening market. The food there was great, and the service was excellent. The beach directly in front of the hotel is lovely, and a bonus - sea is warm too!! There are a couple of things to mention (not necessarily negatives) but feel warrants a note. If you want a pool holiday, this might not be for you. The sunbeds are very limited for a lot of rooms and the pool is really a plunge pool - it’s deep but does have a shallower kids area. The proximity from the beach offsets this issue, but not everyone likes the sand or swimming in the sea!! Also, the 1 bed apartments are one room with the bedroom area separated by a canvas style sliding screen which doesn’t afford much privacy (wasn’t a problem for us, but worth a mention) . Overall, fabulous short break at this lovely hotel, we will definitely return - for the views if nothing else!! Thank you team THB Gran Bahia!

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