Labranda Hotel Bahia de Lobos

We stayed here as a couple at the beginning of September Rooms were spotlessly clean cleaners came every day. Pool area was lovely and clean also. Plenty of sun beds to be had. I’m not a fussy eater at all and can always find something to eat but not in this hotel. The location of this hotel is great right on the strip for all the shops, bars and restaurantsThe food really lets it down by the beginning of our second weeks stay we never ate another meal there The entertainment needs an overhaul aswell as it is just repetitive quizzes all the time yous could also try making your all inclusive cocktails instead of getting them out of a carton they taste cheap and nasty Loved Corralejo and have booked to go back next year just not at this hotel

Restaurants and rooms are nice. Cleanng is excellent. Pool areas are nice and clean as well. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Tennis course and multisports-ground looks much better on picture than in reality. Both grounds could do wth some "TLC". Gym is in rather poor condition as well. (equipment that is, the facillity as such is ok)

Well where to start... We arrived approx 10pm, chap on reception seemed very disinterested but told us the basics and said we had cold food put aside in the upstairs restaurant. We were placed in C block. The room was a good side and was clean and had a flat screen tv, tea and coffee with kettle. The cold buffet was nothing special but was enough after a long journey in. We went to bed and the beds were comfy. We were rudely awoken at 8am to sounds of a Jack hammer outside the bedroom window. Opening the curtains we were straight onto a building site with all manner of building work going on, no one from the hotel had mentioned this (video attached). We went to breakfast which was busy and tables were not made up and shortages on bowls and plates. The dining room experience is more like a canteen. We spoke the the tui rep Emma at the welcome meeting and explained about the building work and the noise. She was very good and spoke to management who agreed to move us but the room we were moved into didn't have working aircon. After some discussions we ended up accepting it and we got a upgrade wristband which gives premium drinks, we went really bothered as we are not big drinkers and the tui rep got us a free excursion. The hotel has a odd layout and doent really work, the 2 main pools are the family on with a little kiddies bit, this is located next to the pool bar, the other pool is a quiet pool but has no facilities, no drinks station or even toilets so you have to walk back and forth to the main pool just to get a drink or use toilet. The snack bar is a joke, its just some dry ham and cheese sandwiches with no butter on the bread and a few biscuits or buns which are left uncovered throughout the afternoon. Once a week there was a bbq but this just had sausage and pork chops. The restaurants are terrible, often waiting for seats, plates, glasses and there is no ambience it's just a canteen, no 4 star service you just sit on plastic garden type chairs. The food is pretty shocking even the theme nights 3 times a week don't really offer any quality food. The main dishes are pasta and pork, pork is pretty much the main meat source and dont expect beef or chicken much as these are rare and basic cuts in a stew. The desserts are the same every day including theme nights and these comprise of tiny cream based pastries with no taste a few dishes of flavoured angel delight and 3 different ice creams and some fruit. (Photos attached) Dont expect a coffee or tea with lunch or dinner as the machines are turned off! So you have to go out to the pool bar or other bar for that. Entertainment... this has to be the worst I have experienced in any holiday I have been on. There is one bar for everyone and the kids mini disco is the same CD and involves marching the kids around the area several times to the same songs culminating in baby shark!. The adults entertainment is appalling, 1 semi professional guitarist with limited skills and the rest was the 2 animation team doing poor quality and poorly executed gimmicks. Bingo ended with winners having to do a "magic" trick to get there prize one of which was being blindfolded and having to skip?? There is no quiet zone with bar service or adult activities. The staff work very hard and I did feel for them running round trying to do the jobs. The drinks were ok cocktails were terrible and limited and on out last 3 days the had no premium bailies and kept saying tomorrow! We had a late flight and used the luggage room which was fine, however there is no courtesy room to get showered and changed in, you are sent outside to use the communal toilet block which has showers with a bench with no privacy, and is open to all using the toilets. This is hardly 4 star and resembles a camp site toilet block. There is nothing 4 star about this hotel and I can honestly say I do not know how it has such a rating. I would not return and cannot recommend it.