Hotel Samba

Stayed here for my Birthday not worth the money Decor dated Food cold Entertainment poor All inclusive drinks needed your card swiped every time and no spirits at pool bar so had to come to the bar inside the hotel to hand in a glass card that you need to collect every time you move around the hotel Also full of teenagers from France on school trips. Not many English families here when we stayed just rude OAP’s from Europe who pushed in front and generally rude If I was looking for a Hotel in Lloret de mar id choose something else as it’s not as described in the Brochure.

Came with my partner as a surprise for his 40th, rooms ok, basic but dated, food was stone cold at every service, and not very nice at all. all inclusive bar is a nightmare you have to faff about with handing room cards in every time and take your glass up to be refilled. pool bar only has soft drinks and beer, and only certain times. We ended up eating and drinking out most of the time Daytime entertainment was 2 staff prancing about to Spanish music. Evening entertainment shocking, aimed at 90 yr old Spanish people. Bar area dead with no atmosphere at all, bar the odd European couple having a waltz. Manners are clearly not a thing here either. hotel was like a hostel for large groups of Spanish and French school kids, met the odd British couple, staff were ok, not over friendly but did the job. If it’s a fun lively atmosphere you want this is definitely not the hotel for you, I’m glad our 15yr old wasn’t with us she would have been bored stiff Overall for what I paid I’m majorly disappointed and embarrassed that I brought the other half here, I’ve stayed in lots of hotels in Spain over the last 35 years and this is by far the worst. 100000% not recommended!

the all inclusive drinks system in this hotel is terrible you must take a glass back to get another drink and at the end when you are finished you need to wait in a queue to hand your glass back as you get a card you need to use along with your armband. also the picture in the add for the pool is deceiving as you need to go down stairs or their is a lift to get to it. not suitable for anyone with walking difficulties. nothing opens until 10:00 am including the pool. they have games in the pool but it takes up the whole shallow end so if you cannot swim or have a child with you you cannot go in the pool for a few hours during these games. finally in my opinion the seating area is not cleaned overnight as the ashtrays on the tables in the morning were all full

I would not visit here again. We did all inclusive and this was not great. Overall, the hotel is in poor/tired and dated condition in alot of areas. The reception area was tidy and staff upon late arrival was okay. The hotel is very noisy with people screaming, shouting, banging and running up and down the corridors. The street outside was also very noisy all hours and the hotel next door to the pool had guests shouting from their balconies. Room: We was on floor 3, facing the street. The room was large and had 4 beds, a side unit, wardrobes and shelves. The room was very tired, the floor laminate was coming up in places and was dusty under the beds. The walls were dirty. The bathroom shower was extremely rusty which left our sponge stained. The limescale was blocking the shower head and the mirror was broken and rusting around the edges. There was no mirror in the bedroom itself. We had towels which we were informed could not be taken out of the room/ taken to the pool and there was no towels at the pool area. The balcony had 2 plastic chairs. The corridor to the lift/stairs was poor, there was dirt on the floors which is not hoovered or cleaned. Pool area: The pool was okay itself, it opened aylt 10am and the area around the pool is not tidied daily, the sun beds are fine and you just find one and move it to where you want it. There is grass around the pool area, which made muddy feet. There is a bar at the pool which opens at 10:30am and serves soft drinks and beer only for AI guests or you can buy other drinks, all served in plastic cups. There was a small section of bread/pastry/hams for you to self serve. Ice cream was hit an miss if it was available/being served. Out of 5 days we only got one, once, as was told by different servers that it wasn't open or not being served at this time. Main bar: We stayed all inclusive (AI) so drinks included. The main bar area has one small section to the left side for AI guest only and the drink options were average local choices. I had Vodka sprite most drinks and I'm convinced there was no actual alcohol in the drinks or very little/watered down. The cocktails are served from a ready made machine which broke down so none was available. On day 1 , I asked for 2 cocktails without alcohol for my children but watched the server put alcohol in them 🙄. Most of the servers seem to not want to be there and it seems AI guests are an inconvenience, at the bar, you would have to wait for them to serve paying guests, they would often walk off leaving you waiting for a long time. At reception your given white card to give to the server in exchange for a drink, you only get one and you can't get another drink until you take your glass back, and at the end of the day you give your glass back in exchange for another card. It seemed like this was done to stop staff having to clear glasses/tables. I wanted a cocktail and a soda but wasn't allowed both at the same time. There is an outside bar in the entertainment sec

After 7 nights at hotel Samba, I feel I would not return, although the holiday wasn't the worst, it was basic, in terms of food, decor and staffing, and the Entertainment team were off-putting for ever returning as a family. POSITIVES * Great location, short walk into town * Mini Market close by * Pillows and beds comfortable enough * Large pool area, sun loungers always available * Fresh towels daily * Bar man at pool very pleasant * 1 life guard very friendly NEGATIVES * Lots of school trips- teens in bar No ID checked in bars, young people drinking alcohol in games room, not 18. * Small rooms, 3 single beds pushed together for 2 adults 1 child, no walking room if beds were apart, this was fine for us as our child slept in middle bed and no issues, however may not suit everyone * Entertainment extremely poor, animation team appear uninterested and inexperienced, appears to maybe be a summer job, had more interest in teenage males and bringing them onto the stage to mess around than the children who were there to watch their shows- excluded some children from shows each night and would not let them join in- some children crying and upset * Staff appear to work long shifts, catering staff in the AM were bar/ Entertainment staff by night * Only 3 elevators- always a que or taking stairs with a baby and pram * Wifi very poor signal * Rooms could do with updating, depending on floor level, some rooms are very outdated * Food for breakfast and lunch for All Inclusive was repetitive, cannot comment on dinner as we went into town for dinner each night * Only soft drinks/beer served outside of main bar, cocktails could not be served or brought to pool area as no glass allowed at pool and refused to give drink in plastic cup to all inclusive guests * Items not on all inclusive are very expensive- go to mini market across road, half the price All in all, not the worst hotel I'm sure, but I would not return

Honestly if you’ve already booked this hotel it will be fine but if you haven’t then I would suggest you don’t. Not the worst hotel ever but the things that make a holiday fun are not possible here, not even allowed a little ball in the pool, me and my son were the only 2 in the pool throwing a tiny ball to each other ( he’s 7 ) and we were told off . Also try tell the kids you can’t swim until 10 ! Treated like your less of a guest for being all inclusive, staff rude, avoided serving you at times and would serve paying guests before all Inclusive even if you were there first Massive queue at the bar at nights, we gave up and went out for drinks, entertainment is awful and the groups of kids running the floors knocking doors and partying until early morning means you get very little sleep, security didn’t seem to care Location is excellent though and there’s something for everyone, it didn’t spoil our holiday but we made our own fun and took off to the beach