Bahia del Duque

Absolutely lovely comfortable and luxurious hotel hotel and staff,

We have stated several times at this hotel and every year it gets better. The oasis of calm on arrival immediately puts you at ease with a welcome drink and bags are taken to your room. Architecture here is stunning with lots of peaceful areas even though it’s a big hotel it never feels crowded. Lovely to walk around the different areas within the hotel. Pools are all excellent we favour the lower pool, morning fruit kebabs served daily and an abundance of fresh towels and drinking water available. Just beyond the gates the promenade offers good walks in either direction and a beautiful sandy beach. It’s worth the walk to Caleta for lunch and this year we went on a whale and dolphin catamaran trip which we organised with the club house, great service from them and a small catamaran for 12 people max. A final thank you to every member of staff who are all warm, friendly and ready to assist you. We look forward to coming back next year.

Location and atmosphere were beautiful. Room accommodations were clean, beautiful, comfortable and wonderful to relax in. For such a big complex, the noise level was extremely quiet. I give the service and amenities a 10 out of 10.

Food variety and quality is excellent both for breakfast and evening meals in the various restaurants - best in a large resort hotel I’ve experienced. Staff very friendly and helpful. Rooms comfortable. Resort architecture is varied and interesting making it a pleasant place to spend time in without getting bored. Proximity to a very good public beach also a big plus. Small downsides. Hotel style and decor feels a little dated now - I have no idea how old the resort is, but feels very late 80s / early 90s. Some maintenance issues could do with more attention - nothing major. Only one, relatively small, adult swimming pool heated feels mean for this resort quality. Loungers were attended to well - but litter was ignored, so on two mornings I had to dispose of crisp packets etc left from the previous day myself. There is a live singer most afternoons in the lunch area - which forced me to find somewhere else to sit. I know this sort of thing is subjective but it ruined lunch for me - and I would encourage this and all hotels to actually do some research to find how may of their guests actually value the music and how many would prefer peace and quiet.

We've been coming here for many years and it still excites us each time we arrive despite the awful chaotic immigration process (arriving and departing)! which has been thrust upon us! The hotel is an architectural masterpiece and every time we come we find quiet luxurious corners so unlike many holiday hotels that are always so busy. Even when full there it is so quiet. The only time one sees other guests is in the excellent resturants or around one of the many lovely pools althought the gin bar can be a great place to meet some other gusets. The food this year has been excellent and has definitely improved since last year. Rooms are very good although some are in need of a bit of refurbishment but I believe that is scheduled to be carried out. The beach is just a few steps away although this year was busier than ever but this is the penalty paid staying in such a popular area but lovely after negotiating the always busy promenade getting back into our oasis of quiet. The hotel is postioned on a slope and there are quite a few steps and quite steep pathways to negotiate but no problems if you are a bit immobile then just pick up one of many phones and you will be picked up in a buggy and taken to wherever you need to be. The staff are as always very very good and so helpful. There are very good restaurants just a few steps away if you want a change and they also offer a good evening out. At 9.30 pm each evening there is a show in the outside stage area which on the whole are OK but this time there were some that were a bit boring but nice to sit and have coffee and a bedtime drink in pleasant surroundings. This hotel is quite unique and as we have travelled extensively worldwide is still the only winter destination for us and we will continue our visits for the winter sunshine. Can't wait till next year!