Aqua Bay

We went as a family of 8 over 3 rooms. We did request ground floor rooms but only could accommodate one of the rooms on the ground floor, which was fine as nice to have at least one base for the small pools(each ground floor room has 2 chairs and 2 sunbeds.) We honestly had an amazing holiday and one of the best AI holidays we have been on. The food was good, especially the choice in the water park at lunch times. It was a big hit with the children as they had hotdogs, burgers, chips and pizzas. There was also freshly made baguettes, salads and toasties. You could dine in the main restaurant in the evening or one of the themed nights in the water parks. Food was as expected for AI but no one ever went hungry. You can also dine in the Al a carte once in your stay but we didn't because we thought the children wouldn't enjoy this. Breakfast was a good selection and the pancakes and waffles were a hit. You never had to wait for a table anywhere either. The AI alcohol was fine but my only gripe would be the soft drinks. It was mostly out of a warm bottle with a couple of ice cubes that would melt straight away so would be flat and warm. Luckily the cleaners always left big bottles of water and I bought squash so would fill up my hydro flasks to keep cool in the hot weather. Cleaners were great, changed towels twice daily. Rooms were clean, bathroom could have done with a bit of work but nothing to be concerned with. Water park was fab and had something for small and big kids. We went first thing and usually stayed until after lunch. Always lots of sunbeds and not massive queues for slides. The lazy river was brilliant. In the afternoon we would go back to the hotel pools and you'd pretty much have a pool to yourself, which was lovely. Evening entertainment was again what you would expect, Michael Jackson was very entertaining. We played bingo also a couple of times. We went out locally a couple of nights which is only a 5/10 min walk away. The beach was also about the same walk and you could rent sunbeds or there is an empty part of the beach that you can just lay towels down. No, it's not a 5 star hotel that you would get at home but its a very nice hotel with everything you need for a great holiday and I would thoroughly recommend.