Balazs Lang
WARNING WARNING! If you want to enjoy your holiday, DO NOT stay at Royal Monica!!
My family and I went to stay here for 6 nights in 2 separate rooms and we arrived in the evening. The following morning, we went for a walk along the beach and when we arrived back in our rooms, we noticed the cleaners have been in. When we checked our wallets which have been out on the table, from one of them a €50 note was missing in one room and from another wallet in our other room, 2 €20 notes were missing. Unsurprisingly, the wallets which have been hidden away had no money missing. When we went to the reception and asked for a manager to put in a complaint about this, we were told the manager isn’t there and so we told what happened to the receptionist and he was very rude and laughed in our faces whilst telling us to go to the police as he trusts the cleaners to never do something like this. We weren’t the only ones there that needed to talk with the police as we saw the police at the hotel on 2 separate occasions speaking with people staying there and on one of the occasions the lady speaking with them was crying and left the hotel not long after, so clearly we weren’t the only ones having a terrible experience.
We saw cockroaches multiple times whilst staying here as well. We saw them inside of our rooms and also one time whilst we were eating in the dining room, a cockroach was crawling on my mum’s shoulder.
The food was horrendous at Royal Monica. The food available was repetitive, almost the same foods every day and on top of that, they were serving raw meat a lot of the time as the chicken and beef weren’t cooked enough. The chefs are also very unhygienic as we saw them cooking the pancakes and fried eggs on the same grill with the same utensils, this ended up with some of the eggs having a layer of pancake stuck to the bottom which was disgusting, there was also egg shells in the fried eggs. They definitely also used the same knife to cut vegetables and fruits as the watermelons tasted like onions. Dessert was also horrible as the cake they put out was fully frozen, it was hard to even cut the cake and you could see the ice inside of the cake!
There is supposed to be entertainment at the pool bar every day like at most other hotels but even though they say they put on entertainment, there is nothing at the pool bar for entertainment other than football on the TV.
We were all so excited for this holiday but it was the biggest disappointment of our lives and we do not recommend this hotel at all, please stay away!
Miriam Cregan
I chose this hotel for price. I was looking for a bedsit or one bed appointment for a month but to no avail. While the hotel is on the lower scale it has all that I need. The room is spacious and clean. While it is away from the centre I am glad because I have built up my step count in the most stunning spot. It's very close to the lighthouse, beautiful. Staff here are pleasant. I don't use the swimming pool nor the bar much but there is a fantastic restaurant just around the corner, the tropical I think, it has won many prestigious awards for food and many Spanish people eat there. Right on the turbulent coast. Magic.
Mihai Toma
Been here 2 days and had a few pros and cons ...
Relatively small dining area but plenty of food to choose if not really picky. Something I find very odd and strange that at the table there's not extra tissues/wipes , the only one that "holds" the cutlery...that should be remedied for sure.
Rooms large enough, too big I would say for most needs, although some areas lack of maintenance, small things like some rust around toilet/bathtub, toilet seat wears, furniture maybe a bit outdated, but all in that doesn't bother much unless you wanna find bad spots and considering the 3 star rated I think it makes it fair . Overall good value for money if you're not picky enough considering the 3 star rating.
Joanna Orlicka
We spent a week at this hotel and we are very satisfied. The hotel is clean, the staff is very friendly, and the food is delicious. The atmosphere is very pleasant. The hotel is located in a peaceful area, by the ocean, with a private beach. We chose a room with an ocean view and it was a good choice. We would like to thank the entire hotel staff for their warm welcome and kindness. We will definitely come back.
Sasha Kaydalova
just came back from our holiday. Overall, as many people say, it’s very outdated and definitely needs renovation (tiles in the pool fall off, got pricked by it several times).
Food variety is very bad, breakfasts are always the same, small choice of food. Lunches are different only by a type of a meat (1 type of meat and 1 of fish). Dinners are better, however, the desserts variety is pretty sad. it’s either rice pudding, chocolate mousse or some cheap cake. Drinks are watery. Pool bar is not always clean, and the smell of it makes me not want to be there. Some of the staff speak English. Entertaining program was okay. Location is not the best one, but renting a car solved this. Overall, we won’t come back, but it’s a pretty decent hotel for someone who is not picky like me 😉