Don Gregory By Dunas

We've been to this hotel again and next year we will definitely go there again. The hotel is sensational located right on the sea and beach (beautiful view from the balcony). The hotel itself is also spacious, nicely equipped, clean and offers everything your heart desires. The rooms look similar - spacious, bright, clean and very pleasant. The hotel also offers wellness to its guest, which, however, we did not use (with such beautiful weather we spent all the time outside). You can learn Spanish, practice yoga (I recommend it) or dance at the bar in the evening. The hotel staff are very professional, friendly and helpful. Food sensational (a large selection). Hotel guests are mainly retired Germans. They are distinguished by the fact that at 6:00 in the morning they reserve all sunbeds, and they come to sunbathe only around noon. Annoying! Besides, peace and quiet (hotel for adults, great!) and relaxation. You can have a good rest.

This hotel is based on the sea front and most rooms have great sea views. Opposite the hotel is the Sam Augustin Commercial centre, which idea if you want to pop out for restaurants or a bit of retail therapy! HOTEL RECEPTION I found the reception staff to be brisk and un-welcoming. We were told the bare minimum information and sent on our way. On checking out it was a similar experience; they did not even ask if we enjoyed our stay! I was very disappointed with the reception staff. THE ROOMS We stayed in a Standard Double/twin room. There is a mini-fridge which kept food/drinks reasonably cold. We had seen various photos showing the layout of the room with the shower and toilet, but did not find it too intrusive. The toilet has heavily frosted glass so your privacy is assured. In our room there was a curtain which could be used to shield the shower area from the main room. There is no tea and coffee making facilities in the room and you have to pay to use the large safe. Wardrobe space seemed small for two people and the safe got in the way. The room was cleaned daily and the sheets were changed about twice during our stay. TV had mostly German speaking channels. Our room contained an adjoining room door to the room next door, so we experienced a lot of noise from our neighbours. PARKING If you have a hire car then parking in the local area is a problem because most of it you have to pay for. There is free parking further away but will have a short 10min walk back. But to the right of the hotel there is a Pay and Display parking area with bays. But in this parking area there are free parking sections! During our 10 day stay we were very lucky to always get a spot in the free parking section. The hotel does have its own parking bays which you can make use of at a cost of 6 Euro a day. If arriving by hire car, the Pay and Display parking area to the right of the hotel costs only 2.40 Euro for 4 hours. So, if no free parking spots, you could pay and have plenty of time to drop off bags and get checked in. THE RESTAURANT For me the restaurant staff and the food were the high point to our stay. The selection of food was varied catering for both veggies and meat eaters. Breakfast had a good selection of hot and cold foods. The wide selection of fresh fruit juices for breakfast was excellent. Evening meal – this was just as good. There were some themed nights where some effort was put into the food cooked for that night. We did not have a problem getting a table for breakfast, sometimes at the evening meal we had to get a waiter to prepare a table for us, but this was never an issue for them. EVENING ENTERTAINMENT The evening entertainment just seemed to be the same thing of one or two people performing to a backing track. STAFF Overall, I found the staff to be mostly friendly and approachable, especially the restaurant staff. This does not include the reception staff. THE GROUNDS The areas around the hotel were very well maintained and clean. I will return to this hotel next time I am on the island!

We are enjoying our stay here, almost ended now. The room is clean, with plenty of space, and we were most impressed with how quickly extra clothes hangers were provided. However every morning at about 6:45 we are woken by very loud noises from above our room, where the restaurant is. It sounds like furniture being dragged along the floor, and always lasts about 10 to 15 minutes. Also the theatre is very cold, as its walls are thin fabric like a tent. There are 8 gas heaters, which help a little, but last night only 3 had any gas in them. Also the plates are cold, so that by the time one gets to the table to eat it, the food is also cold. There are no coffee making facilities in the rooms. The space for sun bathing is extremely limited, so the sun beds are placed like sardines, only a couple of inches between each other. The attendant was quite rude when we tried to move them. This is a good hotel, but we would not return, or recommend it to our friends, until these points are rectified.