El Marqués Palace by Intercorp Hotel Group

LikedThe staff are very friendly. Good access to the main part of town. A supermarket is on the other side of the road if you need it.

DislikedNothing really.

LikedPool was excellent. Location was excellent. View was very good. Apartment was spacious. Balcony was spacious and sunny. We arrived early to check in, but it was all ready for us, so we were let in early which was great.

DislikedWhen we arrived early, the man available at reception could not speak any English so our questions on arrival could not be answered. However, as we had arrived early, and he let us in to our apartment, we cannot really complain about this! The floors in our apartment were a little dirty with black sand, but this was most likely due to a gentle wind for a few days, which reduced the air clarity for a while.

LikedWe all found the air conditioning in the villa to be poor, my son has asthma and he felt it was airless and stuffy at night and far too hot to sleep. The apartment was clean and comfortable although fairly basic. We stayed at the hotel when there was a calima cloud and he was advised to wear a mask for 3 to 4 days when he went out, it was 35 degrees when we arrived and we found the air con to be of little use and felt very hot at night. The location was good and overall we enjoyed our stay though would have preferred a villa on a higher floor for more privacy and a better view as the hotel appeared to be very quiet when we stayed. We went out a lot in the car we hired to visit places and found the aircon great in the hire car.

DislikedAs above.

LikedWe booked a 2 bedroom, seaview apartment. The flat was clean and spacious, although the furniture was a bit dated. Cleaning service with towel changes ever second day. The pools were good, the childen loved the smaller kid's pool. There is a Lidl right behind the builing, and you've got excellent Lidl views with palm trees by the pools :) On our last day we had a late afternoon flight, and could use the showers and even got fresh towels to clean up after out last swim in the ocean! There are also good restaurants within walking distance. The harbour and the closest beach is cca 15 mins with kids and a pram, was okay for us, might be too much for others though.

DislikedWe booked a sea-view room, but unfortunately our room was on the first floor, and and the sea views were partially blocked by the builings in front of us. Higher level rooms must have superb views, as the sunset from the top of the builing was amazing though.

LikedLocation, heated pool, size of apartment, washing machine, cleanliness

DislikedBalcony was small and shaded, pool bar / restaurant could have been better