SBH Crystal Beach Hotel & Suites - Adults Only

Check in was fast and efficient. The receptionist was friendly and helpful and explained everything I needed for my stay. I had booked half board for 5 nights as a solo traveler. Room. My room was a large twin room for sole occupancy. I had the choice of two small queen size beds. The bed was comfortable but the pillows could've been better to suit my preference. A seating area, large bathroom with bath shower bidet toilet and plenty of towels. Shower gel and soap provided and a hairdryer was available. The balcony was huge and had astro turf flooring plus a table and chairs and the most amazing view over the sea. Facing east I was able to watch the sunrise in the mornings. Stunning. The balcony was also very private. No one overlooking me as I was on the side on the top floor. I was unable to hear any noise from the bar area here too. There is a kettle for use. And a fridge. Tea coffee water are provided but these are not complimentary, so I bought a small jar of coffee in the shop across the street. There is also a safe in the room which you pay €4.5 per day. Pooloutside Very quiet and clean. Plenty of loungers and close to the bar. It's on the 6th floor with great views over the bay. You can walk down to the beach it overlooks. Down the steps lift to the ground floor you will find more loungers on a sandy terrace which leads you directly to the beach. There are pool side activities such as aqua exercise and yoga etc should you choose to join in. Bar. Friendly staff. Everything was signed for using my room number and I paid the bill at the end of my stay. This was hotel policy. There is an entertainment program with different actsevents each night. Restaurant. On my first night when I arrived for dinner I was told I would be seated with other solo travelers. This might suit some but not me so I politely declined and requested a table for one which they granted without any questions. The staff where friendly and helpful. The buffet had plenty of choice to suit all tastes. I ordered a bottle of red wine with my meal and as I didn't drink it all, was able to have it put aside for the next night. Drinks are payable extra at meal times on half board booking. You are allocated a table for your stay and a meal time from a choice of two seatings. I was given the early time 1730_1900. The second seating is 1930_2100. You can change if you don't like the allocation, the staff are very accommodating. Summer dining times are a little later. Breakfast seating is unallocated and again plenty of choice. This includes soy on dairy milks and yogurts and a vast array of breads and fruit in addition to the usual omelet bar, hot food selection and continental options. I don't eat meat or eggs so I can't attest to the quality of these options but the choices I had were good at breakfast. I will be honest and say the dinner choices although various were hit and miss, but I think that's standard for buffet style dining. I have no compl

Excellent hotel, adults only, room clean, spacious and staff very friendly.Restaurant have allocated time and table for dinner but if the time doesn’t work for you they are more happy to accommodate you. Food is excellent and the waitress they always smile and say hello. Special mention to the Lady chef, always attentive to all details.At the entrance of the restaurant you will find a Lady who I believe is the Manager of the Hotel and Diego ( hope the name is right) he is in charge of service. Both of them are amazing, they will do everything to make you feel welcome. The staff at the bar are great as well, the lady who looks for you safety at the swimming pool really friendly and she always make sure the pool area is clean at all times. Definitely we are coming back at the end of December and I have to try to get the same room (731) very convenient for everything.

Lovely adults only hotel. Pros and cons below, don’t let the cons put you off, just so you know what to expect. PROs Spotlessly clean, bright hotel. Rooms very good size with large balcony (830), 2 double beds. Food was good, some items could have been a bit hotter, but a large variety buffet style with good choices both for breakfast and dinner. Staff were magnificent, very friendly and helpful. We didn’t visit the beach, hotel split over levels. Road/reception is actually level 6 with 2 floors above, then other rooms on lower floors reached via steps/lift down to beach level. Lovely views over sea from swimming pool area. Fake grass made walking around pool area comfortable. No issue getting sun beds, but hotel was nowhere near full and we were slightly too early in the season to dine in bookable restaurant which was a shame, it was only open for lunch and we were on half board (breakfast & dinner). CONs Breakfast you could sit anywhere, but evening meal you were allocated a sitting (6 or 8 pm) on the same table. Found this a bit restricted as 6 bit early and 8 a bit late. Also we sat at the same table every night (as instructed) but was disappointed as it was never set for 3 of us, even though they knew there were 3 in our party. Relatives booked for 2 nights on all inclusive basis, but turns out they ended up with quite a bill as all inclusive only covered drinks taken with meals and NOT those from the bar. Bar staff said this was an issue they had to try and explain to many guests. Supermarkets very close to hotel for water, drinks etc, but prices were very expensive. There was water, tea bags and coffee sachets in room, but a charge of 1 euro for a tea bag or coffee & 2 euros for water. This was very disappointing. Overall very nice, quiet hotel. Evening entertainment was limited but you could always visit the sister hotel next door. After full day in the sun we were happy to climb into comfortable beds early!