Daia Slow Beach Hotel Conil - Adults Recommended

Things we loved..... The decoration in the communal areas and the landscaping of the exterior are both gorgeous. Swimming pool lovely. No noisy music and very chilled vibes throughout the hotel. Breakfast was very good, varied and extensive. Particularly liked the pancakes and eggs. Some of the hot choices were not very hot - but this always seems to be a problem with all buffets wherever we stay to be fair. Facilities were good - even used the gym which is not our norm 😂 Indoor pool was handy during rainy periods. Things we liked.... Evening meals were generally good. Liked the al la carte main course idea but despite all being good quality, not much variety - especially dessert which was very repetitive. A chocolate tart and a pistachio cheesecake were around longer than some of the guests! Our room was very nicely decorated but smallish and not helped by being somewhat over furnished. We had the cheapest room and the view was non existent but with the short days in autumn, wasn't a problem as sitting on the balcony wasn't a major appeal. Aircon was very inefficient - not much of an issue in October, but might have been a problem in August. We wondered whether the central controls are altered dependent on the season. Shower excellent. Nice Nespresso machine in addition to kettle. Free water was only supplied initially on check in but on mentioning this to the guest experience lady, it was reinstated free of charge for the remainder of the stay. Lovely walk through gardens to the beach via a couple of wooden bridges and boardwalks. Things we didn't like.... Not much to be fair other than the above food related stuff. Staff interaction was generally very good - the customer experience people were all wonderful - especially Julia- but there were a few surly people too. One lady in the pool bar never smiled once! A few language problems as some staff don't have English but that's fine. I also remind myself that when on holiday, I'm the foreigner not them! Gave me a chance to try out my embarrassingly poor Spanish which gave my wife a laugh at least. It was a walk of about 20 minutes to the old town which wasn't ideal - nothing much else nearby apart from other hotels and a few beach restaurants. Summing up, we would stay again and felt that it was good value but a few tweaks would make it perfect. Show less

I suspect they rated themselves, as this wasn't a 5 star hotel in my opinion. Check-in the girl didn't speak English (Luckily we speak German). No instructions or advice given. Breakfast was average, certainly not what I'd expect from a 5 star hotel (and it was expensive). Took a room with shared swim-up pool, which cost extra, but the water was so cold nobody could swim in it. Okay, it was the 2nd half of October, but this didn't stop them from charging extra. Beach hotel, but after a 10 minutes walk to the beach, we found no sunbeds or facilities. Sorry, but price was €200 night and a claimed 5 star beach hotel - we expected more! I asked if I could gain access to the parking so I could use the EV chargers. First member of staff wanted €11 for parking and the charging cost extra. Another guy understood I only wanted 2-3 hours to charge and gave me free access. I counted 8 EV chargers - only 1 was operational (5 star hotel?). It took me 1 hour to download and register on the 3rd party app! (5 star hotel?), After complaining I was sent a voucher for 2 cocktails which we were unable to use as it was our last night. I've never been charged for electricity in any other 5 star hotel, especially in southern Europe when they have PV on the roof! You need cards to exchange for towels, which doesn't open until 11am. Poolside umbrellas are not big enough, and you have to open them yourself (5 star hotel?) and they were not easy to manage. They at least have poolside drinks service. Really disappointing experience and one we will not be repeating.

We have just returned from a fabulous two weeks holiday at the slow daia conil ,in fact we had such a good time that we have booked to go again next year.All of the staff were absolutely brilliant.The rooms so comfortable I can't recommend this hotel enough Lesley Hignett