Barceló Playa Blanca Royal Level - Adults Only

Amazing new hotel I stayed in the adults only Royal section which was very good. Particularly the restaurant, breakfast and dinner were first class. The hotel is new and spotless, very well appointed, great attention to the extra things to make it special. Cava on check in for instance. However… it’s let down by getting some very basic things wrong, 45 minutes to check in, no staff to greet you when you arrive to make sure you queue in the correct queue, so when you finally get to the front you’re told you’re queuing in the wrong queue. Too much information given as standard at checkin making it even longer, as a suggestion if you can pick up your room key quickly you could then have a separate desk to ask questions, so the whole queue behind you doesn’t have to listen to a description of all the amenities of all the guests ahead of them several times.

This hotel is huge, has lovely rooms and great food. We stayed in the adult only area which had the additional benefit of a large heated pool and separate dining area. We didn't use the dining at all as we found the options in the main buffet restaurant to have more choice for vegetarians. The main buffet restaurant had lots of choice. Breakfast was amazing! The additional heated pool was very nice however where it is located there are very few sunbeds that have access to shade. We sat around the main pool on a couple of days as we preferred the vibe there. The bar area had enough choice and a separate dining area for all-inclusive guests. This area did offer a bit of shade. We were entitled to one free spa day which was ok but we wouldn't have paid for another day. This is just personal choice. We did use the paddle courts which were great fun. Our room had a side sea view, tea/coffee making facilities, mini bar and lovely shower with separate toilet. Just note that the shower isn't in a separate room so there's not much privacy. It really is a beautiful room. Entertainment in the hotel was a bit hit and miss. We liked Champs bar and particularly Celeste, whose singing was amazing. Other nights were not so good. Overall, a beautiful hotel in a fantastic location close to the beach and harbour. Do you need to pay for the adult only area? Probably not if outside school holidays - depends if you want the extra pool/dining area. We found the main facilities were just as good.

Lovely new/clean hotel. Beds really comfortable, food good, location is perfect. Stayed at royal level and restaurant and pool nice and quiet 👍🏻 Staff very much learning on the job but all really try to be helpful

so good cannot wait to return

The hotel looks amazing. Check in seemed to take a long time to check in as there was only one person at the check in desk. The room on the royal adults only side was clean and nice. I didn’t like the key bracelet as it kept frying and getting too tight on my wrist.The magical restaurant look great but was unorganised with no one seeming to know what they should be doing as the tables were not clean away and reset up quickly and I was waiting for a coffee cup for over 20 minutes and had asked 3 times for a cup. The food was slow to come out in to the buffet area.we also had a power cut one night around midnight and our room was lite up by a bright emergency light which was on all night until 7 am when they turned the power back on. The manger of the hotel did give us a complementary meal in the Mexican restaurant which was great and very well run by the staff plus the food was great.