GF Victoria

This hotel is absolutely gorgeous and very spacious with plenty to do. All of the rooms are suites, so as a couple we had a bathroom each, bedroom, lounge with kettle, fridge and a balcony. In the room there is shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, towels, hair dryer, tea&coffee and then at the pool, pool towels are provided. The food is absolutely amazing, lunch round the pool was especially tasty. Breakfast was sometimes difficult to get a hot drink, it was hit and miss whether they came round and asked. Also due to the pandemic you cannot help yourself to food and often on the cold food, fruit and cereal station it was unmanned so you couldn’t get anything and had to stand around waiting for a member of staff. One life guard was extremely OTT about pool rules. Children are allowed in the water with arm bands on however babies and younger children couldn’t be in a rubber ring or use a floaty/woggle/noodle. I don’t have children but I still found this extremely pedantic, I don’t see how other floatation devices pose any more risk than arm bands? Also they banned balls and water pistols which again makes no sense as surely the biggest risk of all are people themselves sharing a pool together. The experience was also let down as the wifi didn’t work the entire time we were there so we had to use 4G. Apparently there was an issue with the WiFi in a few rooms on our floor. On the last day we were told off by a waitress round the pool for having our own water bottles? WATER? Isn’t water a basic human right and necessity? Especially in that heat? She said we could only have drinks from the bar, I understand not bringing our own alcohol or snacks but water seems very odd. The courtesy room on the departure day was literally 1 shower and 1 toilet with 1 electricity point for both of us. There was not even a window or extraction fan so after the steam from the shower it was impossible to dry and style my hair for the journey home as it was so humid and sticky in the room. On the whole we loved the experience at this hotel, even in July with all the social distancing and masks it was definitely worth it. It is also a convenient location, close to the beach and close to “the duke” shops which houses plenty of beautiful restaurants to dine at.

Some of you may have seen my one star review of the Gran Melia Palacio, and we found it so bad that we moved hotels mid holiday to the GF Victoria (thanks to Jet2 Holidays for sorting it out, albeit after much chasing). This hotel is wonderful - from the moment you arrive the service could not be more welcoming and friendly, and we have barely noticed the social distancing restrictions in place (the hotel is incredibly well prepared). Our room is immaculate, with very comfortable big beds and two bathrooms in our Senior Suite - and all the facilities are spotless and beautifully designed. We have a pool view room which is ideal as the hotel entertainment in the evening may bother you if you have a garden view room. Breakfast and dinner were wonderful - the food is clearly freshly prepared, and the chefs are so skilled at making the food interesting and appealing. My benchmark is always whether the orange juice is freshly squeezed - and it clearly is. The steaks at dinner were some of the best I have had, and so tasty - amazing quality for a buffet service. The family and aqua pool areas are great for the little ones (9 and 4 years old), and there is very efficient and friendly service to your sun lounger (or you can eat in the poolside restaurants). The location is a few minutes walk from the beautiful beach, and plenty of high quality shops and facilities in the immediate area. This is definitely not “cheap package holiday” territory - the hotel, and the whole surrounding area hit the 5 star benchmark.

I didn’t originally book this hotel , I was transferred from the GF Costa adeje gran to which I was a bit miffed . Can I start by saying this hotel is simply amazing , from everything from the rooms to the staff . The suites are spacious and contemporary . The pool areas are wonderful and the pools have a white sand style coating which gives the impression of swimming in the Maldives when under water . Although there are still the same selfish people who reserve sunbeds with anything they can including kids toys and books, there are plenty of sunbeds around the complex . I really enjoyed the sky bar . Lovely big double sunbeds with fantastic views and a glass pool for a quick dip . Fran the waiter up there looks after you like royalty . The drinks were good quality and a fair price for a 5 star hotel . Coke €3.90 , beer €4.50 , cocktails around €11 At first I wasn’t happy with cost of the pool Snacks and stayed clear until one day we couldn’t be bothered to go out for lunch however it was the best lunch we had on the island, Good quality burger with lovely macdonalds style fries wrapped in a newspaper cone delivered direct to your sunbed ended up being a huge hit with my nieces and at €14 were a fair price for quality and the convenience ! This is a hotel to which I can’t wait to return. Absolutely brilliant !!😁