Occidental Jandia Mar

Another great family all inclusive with tui Occidental mar hotel lovely fresh smells great as u walk in to book in we had family room which in one room bigger than king size bed for us bunk beds for kids and 15 year old had double sofabed fridge microwave and safe pools 6 with 3 slides in one of the pools great friendly people to as a family or couple u will love this hotel

The food is the best we have experienced for a long time in an AI. The staff are helpful and appear to be genuinely friendly. The bottles of chilled wine (not the usual boxed gut rot) and water are a big plus. International drinks and cocktails are drinkable. Sunbeds are comfortable and the climatised pool is actually warm. The rooms are functional and towels are changed every day. We would return here.

Occidental Jandia Mar Being a tropical animal I suffer from SAD and find the dark wet gloomy grey days after the clocks go back in October very depressing. Few years ago we stumbled upon the best treatment for this, Canary Islands, a subtropical paradise on the west coast of Africa, ever since we have been stealing a week away from the busy NHS schedule to come here to recharge our vitamin D levels and balance the melatonin. This year we chose the Jandia peninsula in the south west of Fuertaventura, a resort we haven’t been before, having stayed for a week it’s exceeded all our expectations. Occidental Jandia Mar is a quiet a large place and in the first week of December it wasn’t full. General atmosphere was relaxed and friendly, with happy holidaymakers going around their business. Though it is a large establishment it is spread out in a very large area on a south facing slope looking over the ocean. Most rooms are in low rise 3 story blocks oriented east west on the terraced grounds ensuring an ocean view and a sun lit balcony. We were on block nine, room 9103 which we found spacious light and airy with a comfortable bed excellent end-suite conveniences and kept tidy by courteous staff. On arrival we discovered two of the light switches were loose due to wear and tear, one call to the front desk the switches were replaced by the maintenance staff. Unfortunately we had a heavy thunderstorm on the 5th night and there was a small leak from the roof that didn’t affect us and was attended aging promptly. In the middle surrounded by the accommodation blocks is the leisure area comprising of three terraces a bar and outdoor dining area on the first, a pool and fitness area on the second, and another larger pool and leisure area with a bar and restaurant in the third. We enjoyed Pilates, Yoga, Steps, lead on by a group of cheerful young people, like Rachel, Quinton, Christina, Marika, on the second terrace on most mornings taking advantage of the warm and sunny weather. The main restaurant is spacious clean with a wide variety of food and drink choices, with some variations during the week so we never got bored with the food. Staff were polite cheerful and very friendly. Normally I steer away from the (all inclusive) choice of wines, to my surprise I enjoyed the offered Spanish medium bodied red, not too acidic medium dry white, and sangria, for the whole week I didn’t have to buy any wine. Also tried a glass of larger, not being a beer enthusiast I couldn’t pretend to rate it but I enjoyed it too. My partner had a cocktail mist nights and was very happy with the choice. After attempting yoga and pilates my aging joints and muscles were sore so I had a massage at the sauna Sandra the young Cuban girl is so good I fell asleep several times during the hour. I suffer from dry eczematous skin so took advantage of the moisturising scrub, again very relaxing and my skin has not been in the constitution it is now for years. In addition to the leisure activities offered in the hotel we took advantage of the weather to take long walks along the clean white sandy beach that was a first for me in the Canary Islands. I was expecting black coarse volcanic gravel, finding fine white sandy beach was a definite plus. On the seafront there is a long stretch of shops that mostly sell touristy goods but we were pleasantly surprised to find some designer shops with tempting Black Friday offers.