Maspalomas Resort by Dunas

We visited Dunas suites last month as a couple for our honeymoon and stayed in villa no. 309. top of the resort nice and peaceful. arrived 2am, buffet left out for us. This was our first all inclusive holiday as we are extremely fussy eaters but decided as the reviews were good to give it a go. The hotel is very family friendly and the animation team certainly keep the children entertained, especially Anthony who was amazing with them. unfortunately for us the adults entertainment in the evening was only on for around half an hour, so by 10.30 it was all over (a little early for us being on holiday) This meant taxis most evenings into the centre or Holiday world. The food at the hotel was very good, plenty of choice for breakfast which we had everyday, the occasional snack at lunchtime burgers,hotdogs,pizza's from the pool bar, and we ate twice in the restaurant in the evening. This was only due to us knowing other places in Maspalomas we visited before and wanted to eat at again. Each night is a different theme, we sampled asian and Italian and both were great with lots of choice. The hotel itself was spotless, as was our villa. The villa's are very spacious with a separate living area and bedroom. The bathrooms are enormous with two sinks, a walk in shower and a bath. they also have a patio area which Is lovely to have that outside area to sit and enjoy a morning coffee or catch the last sun rays on the loungers provided. The staff were pleasant and helpful, everyone of them said hello, good morning etc when you passed them, even the lifeguards. The resort is huge, 5 swimming pools, only the main pool was very busy, mostly adults at some of the quieter pools which suited us better. there was always Plenty of sun loungers, we never struggled to get one even at the busy main pool. The hotel is quite far from the centre (taxis are that cheap it wasn't a worry) and there are no bars in the surrounding area. if you have children a trip up to the fairground at holiday world is nice, there's also several bars there with one upstairs that has evening singers on. Also Moonlight cinema is a lovely night out whilst your there. It is around 30 minutes walk to the main beach,a bus is provided or its a few euros in a taxi. we prefer meloneras beach which is a little further, but much more relaxed Reception staff book taxis for you and they arrive within a few minutes. We would definitely return to the resort without any hesitation, although it is more family orientated we had an amazing honeymoon.

Very nice place with great food, and beautiful garden. Special recomendation for families. Very high level of animation, and of all activities for the children. For me one thing to change: There wasn't any party after evening show.

We are frequent visitors of Canary Islands around this time of year and well this time round we really did not get our money’s worth in terms of accommodation, food and service (also thanks TUI travel, another delayed flight - with two toddlers, always a pleasure), but what made our visit worth while was the absolutely amazing animation team - Alessandro, Anthony, Zoe and the rest of the girls! We have never cared much about the animation during the holidays, but we were seriously impressed about the level of their professionalism! The other staff of the hotel should take lessons from them, my kids felt pampered and cared for by the animation team and were frightened of the service staff who often were angry and rude. The shows and games they made on top of their everyday tasks were impressive! So on the plus side - small villas are quiet and peaceful with small kids, but the rest seriously needs some improvement. Air conditioning in the rooms does not work or works with super loud rumbling noise, beach towels cost you 10 eur deposit per towel (+1 eur for changing the towel), all incl does not include most of the stuff on the menu... Oh and you can basically smoke everywhere around pool, it’s really annoying for families with small kids and non-smokers! But you have a designated smokers area in the outdoor restaurant (where you by the way are not allowed to eat!!) I would never go back to this place for any other reason than the animation team :)