Occidental Jandía Mar

My husband & i stayed @ the above hotel 5/2/19-16/2/19. For an all inclusive 11 days winter break. The hotel was excellent. Friendly staff, spotlessly clean. Good food. Great entertainment team day & night. Fantastic shows. We were lucky enough to get a fabulous room, overlooking the pool & sea. We were also lucky with the weather. Sunshine 8am-6pm everday. Only 10 mins walk down to the stunning beach. The only down side to this hotel is that it is situated on a hillside location, so walking back up is a little harder than going down. Although a free bus is provided for those who prefer a ride up & down to the beach. Overall Excellent.

Myself, my wife & 5 year old daughter have just returned from a week at the OCCIDENTAL JANDIA MAR where we enjoyed a fabulous last minute getaway. HOTEL & FACILITIES - We found the rooms to a high standard, cleaned everyday on your request and really comfortable beds. We had some lose/cracked floor tiles but nothing to worry reception about (you’d hope the cleaning staff would notify them) The hotel was clean & tidy and you’d always see a cleaner on your travels. The downstairs lobby/theatre area did seem to increase in ‘drain’ smell as the day went on - which was a little disconcerting. The lower pool (not heated) was freezing for the time of year but upper pool (heated) was spot on. The barcy splash park feeds from the lower pool so it was a bit cold for the time of year and some of the sprays weren’t what they use to be - I assume. Beware there are a lot of steps however it was our way of burning off the food & drink we over-indulged in every day. Staff were always happy & helpful. FOOD & DRINK - I was worried by all the comments about ‘cold’ food but we found it fine (however I don’t like my food overly hot). It’s about timings - if you turn up 1hr into the dinner service the food is going to be ‘warm’ not hot. My suggestion would be to turn up early if you like your food really hot. It’s a buffet style with a variety of different cuisines that change every night. The food does get a bit ‘same-y’ after a week - I’d struggle to be happy if I stayed for 2 weeks. There is a selection of hot & cold drinks available with help yourself beer pumps (big thumbs up) & soft drinks at all the bars. Snack bar is great for lunch or afternoon ‘treat’ with a good selection of fast foods & salads. ENTERTAINMENT - The shows were good and the Animacion team was fantastic. Our 5 year old was a bit tentative in the beginning about the Barcy Club & mini disco but by the end of the week, she didn’t want to leave or go to bed. BEACH & WEATHER - If you want to go to the beach just beware of the hill - there is a steep walk. We walked down & got a 3 euro taxi back up from Jablo. We went from 9th-15th Feb 2019 and had a fab week for weather. 23-26 degrees every day, no wind or rain until the last day. Pretty unusual for the time of year I was told. Overall our week was fab - the hotel rooms could have been a little more modern & general areas looked after a bit more but it does what it says on the tin - 4 star. If you want a 5 star - go over the road to Ibreostar.

We had a lovely holiday here. I was a bit apprehensive about the holiday due to some negative reviews on TA. Rooms a wee bit old fashioned but clean and spacious, sea view, but only when standing. We enjoyed the food, sometimes a bit on the cool side, still nice though. They are very strict with the gentlemen having to wear long trousers in the winter time to the restaurant, in the summer time dress shorts can be worn, always think this is a bit strange as woman can wear shorts. Some men wear trackie bottoms or jeans and these are deemed ok, where a nice pair of dress shorts is not allowed, better to be safe than sorry, if you are a gent take long trousers with you. Entertainment was good with a Abba, Jersey Boys And Elvis tribute acts. Swam in the heated pool, which was huge, got decent lengths done here. Excellent animation team, loads of activities on daily, enjoyed Stretching, Yoga and Pilates with Silvia and Armando. 10 minutes to beautiful beach, did not find the hill that bad, managed it fine, would be hard going if u had a buggy to push up it, though. Would we return here, yes, in a heartbeat. Helped that we had beautiful weather too.

We arrived last Tuesday 5th Feb for a 3 week stay first impressions very good our room is in the main building and excellent one of the best rooms we have in our balcony overlooks the pool area and we wake to unbroken sunshine every morning . Having read the reviews prior to our arrival we were apprehensive but need not have worried , so far every aspect has been great food in the restaurant is excellent with a wide choice of , service is excellent. The all inclusive is great bars very well managed not too much queuing I'll review again during our stay but so far so good

Hotel it’s self basic but nice staff friendly helpful do not advice any one elderly or unfit as there is a cardiac arrest hill and many many stairs all around hotel areas food is. Awful basic cold very poor very surprised as been to many occidental hotels before. And this only one food rubbish