Simena Castle Tours

Not enough staff at this hotel. Not enough people for service staff, to provide towels, clean dirty tables at the buffet, serve drinks, answer phones, provide cutlery, etc., etc. All the "a la carte" restaurants they advertised were actually closed. The advertised 20% discount at the spa was not actually being offered. The hotel/airport transfers they offered were 50% more expensive than market price Not a single communications channel worked for us. For example, they were completely unresponsive on their own WhatsApp channel and calling Reception at 5555 (8 times) for a luggage porter led to no response. Our ventilation/HVAC system was not working and we could not get any help to fix it easily, so room on 4th floor would get hot and uncomfortable. Food was good, rooms were clean, pools awere nice.

This is a perfect place for a family vacation. The hotel is very clean and the food is great.

Positives: fantastic variety and quality of food. You won’t go hungry at all. Beach area is very nice. Hammam and massage were excellent. Negatives: Service from staff is extremely variable. Language barrier doesn’t help (most don’t speak English ). Facilities very tired and not updated - tennis/table tennis rackets and balls unusable. Gym very dated with old/broken machines . Indoor pool very cold in April (though advertised as heated). Door to sauna broken. Cheap coffee and alcohol. Needed a wheelchair for my mum - caused a huge amount of confusion amongst staff. Overall more like a 3/4 star hotel with 3 star service.Certainly not 5 star. Would’ve been extremely disappointed if I’d paid full price ( got a special last minute deal). Reminded us of a sunny version of Fawlty Towers. Won’t be returning.