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 Playadulce Hotel
Just a few meters away from a beach lies the hotel Playadulce. The nearest bars and restaurants can be found at a distance of around 200 m. The city centre is around 800 m away. A supermarket and other shops you reach after around 800 m. Nearby there is a disco which offers entertainment in high season. The hotel is equipped with a 24h reception, a lobby bar, Wi-Fi, internet access, 4 lifts, a shop, a hairdresser, a jacuzzi, a first aid kit as well as parking spaces. In the outdoor area you will find a garden as well as a heated pool that is open seasonally, where you can rent pool towels for a fee and sun loungers are available for free. Furthermore, outside you can find a sun terrace. Inside the hotel you can use a heated indoor pool. For the young hotel guests there is a playground. For very young guests, highchairs can also be provided. There is also a laundry service available at an additional cost to customers. Ironing equipment can be rented at the hotel for a fee. If necessary, you can contact the medical centre (for a fee). If you want to explore the holiday region, you can use the car rental service close to the hotel (extra fee). Pets like cats and dogs up to 15 kg are allowed in the hotel (on request). Euro/Master Card is accepted as means of payment. Due to its barrier-free facilities , such as barrier-free entrances, the hotel is also suitable for wheelchair users.
Catering Breakfast is offered from the buffet. Lunch and dinner are also served from the buffet. For the meals, there are a buffet restaurant and the pool bar.
Distances Nearest town: approximately at 10 km Airport: approximately at 20 km Aqua park: approximately at 6 km Bus stop: approximately at 11 km Cinema: approximately at 10 km Taxi rank: approximately at 1 km Port: approximately at 1 km Distance to the sea: approximately at 30 m Theatre: approximately at 10 km Train station: approximately at 12 km Nearest doctor: approximately at 1,5 km Nearest dentist: approximately at 1 km Pharmacy: approximately at 400 m Hospital: approximately at 12 km Dialysis station: approximately at 12 km Golf course: approximately at 6 km Nearest bank: approximately at 1,5 km Tourist information: approximately at 1,5 km Nearest highway: approximately at 10 m Nearest public transport: approximately at 60 m Tennis court: approximately at 20 m Dive spot: approximately at 3 km
Sports & Leisure To keep your fitness up on holiday, there is a gym for guests to use. A minigolf course (extra fee) offers fun for the family. Those who want to practice archery or air rifle shooting will find facilities for this at the hotel. Also table tennis (extra fee) is offered at the hotel. A nearby tennis court (at extra cost) can also be used by hotel guests. For cyclists there is a bicycle rental (extra fee). Children can be looked after in the hotel`s own miniclub. Your little ones are in good hands with the hotel`s babysitter service (extra fee) . Furthermore there is a youth club.
Additional information The accommodation, built in 1965, has a total of 201 rooms.

Hotel Facilities

General

  • Number of bars/lounges: 1
  • Number of poolside bars: 1
  • Number of beach bars: 1
  • Number of restaurants: 1

Internet

  • Free WiFi

Activities

  • Outdoor tennis courts: 1
  • Fitness facilities
  • Tennis on site

Food & Drink

  • Breakfast available (surcharge)

Pools and wellness

  • Number of hot tubs: 1
  • Number of outdoor pools: 1
  • Number of indoor pools: 1
  • Children's pool

Front-desk/reception area services

  • Tours/ticket assistance
  • Luggage storage
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk

Shared spaces

  • Arcade/game room
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Entertainment and family services

  • Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)

Cleaning services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Laundry facilities

Business facilities

  • Number of meeting rooms: 1
  • Business centre
  • Conference space

Shops

  • Gift shops or newsstand
  • Hair salon

Other facilities

  • Lift

Location

Aguadulce, Andalusia, Spain

Address: P.º del Palmeral, S/N Aguadulce, Aguadulce, Spain

Reviews

4.1/ 5Very goodAverage review rating
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Cris SAug 2026
5.0/ 5

“Great hotel , Great Staff, Great location.”

This is an excellent hotel. Built on a hill, situated in a Spanish speaking area of Aguadulce. Reception is on the 4th floor. You will find all staff friendly, professional and welcoming. The hotel has 10 floors, some sections are of a Western theme. The rooms are are spacious and cleaned daily, offering built in climate control for all seasons. As for meals, there is a spacious dining room located on the 3rd floor Food is in a buffet style, with easy access and prepared fresh. There is a variety of choice, from hot, to cold, and of course the deserts. There is an Outdoor pool and indoor pool. The indoor pool is usually closed during the summer season. I would say it is very child friendly. Activity staff are also on hand . The hotel is right across from the beach, accessable through a security gate. There is also easy access to regular public transportation. Buses well take you to the City of Almeria, or the other way to Roquetas de Mar. (In this area you also will find a large shopping centre, "Gran Plaza," and an outdoor themed Mario waterpark). The buses offer a regular service 7 days a week. Prices a very reasonable, affordable. Aguadulce is a small Spanish town with shops along the main road. There are a couple of supermarkets within walking distance, Mercadona at the top of the hill, or a little along the main road, on the right, Consum supermarket. (Prices really good here). You will see many people walking along the seafront in the evening. The marina is a go to place in the evening, offering a family night life, restaurants, etc. Might be worth noting, learning a few basic Spanish phrases will help you out. I have been to this hotel many times over the years, I would recommend staying here. I wish you all the best in your travels.

  • Stayed in Aug 2026
Franklinx1Aug 2026
2.0/ 5

“Not great.”

We stayed at the Playadulce Hotel for the last two weeks of August. **The good:** The hotel itself is clean, and the rooms were cleaned to a good standard every day. The entertainment team are really good and offer lots of daytime activities for children. However, a lot of these activities are in Spanish, so English-speaking children may struggle to follow what is going on, as mine often did. The pool area is also nice and well maintained. **The bad:** Some of the bar staff are really not welcoming and, to be honest, make you feel like you’re not wanted there. What was particularly noticeable was that their attitude seemed to change when serving other guests. I can’t say for certain, but it sometimes felt like it depended on what language you spoke. The food here was absolutely terrible. My children basically had to live on bread and pizza for two weeks, while the adults in our group ended up eating mostly salad. I genuinely don’t understand where some of the positive reviews about the food have come from. The only explanation I can think of is that there must have been a secret restaurant that most of us didn’t know about, because the main restaurant was consistently disappointing. By the third day, getting my children to go to the restaurant had become a massive struggle because they already knew there would be very little for them to eat. The meat cooking station never had food actually cooked when the restaurant opened; they would only just be starting to cook it. The meat in the prepared dishes was often extremely fatty and gristly, and the overall quality of the food was very poor. If I could give the food minus stars, I would. There also isn’t a huge amount around the hotel to do. There is a harbour about a 30-minute walk away, along with a couple of restaurants and bars nearby, but unfortunately we didn’t feel particularly welcome in some of these places either. Overall, we got the impression that this is a Spanish resort that is much more accustomed to, and perhaps more comfortable with, Spanish-speaking tourists. As English tourists, we unfortunately didn’t feel particularly welcome during our stay. There were some positives, particularly the cleanliness, pool area and entertainment team, but unfortunately these were outweighed by the poor food and customer service. I wouldn’t return to the Playadulce Hotel, and, honestly, by the end of the holiday I was quite happy to come home.

  • Stayed in Aug 2026
Ashleigh GAug 2026
1.0/ 5

“Don’t stay here!”

I have just come back from here and I wouldn’t recommend this place at all save your money! I wasn’t expecting a lot going there but I sure thought I’d have a better experience and treatment unfortunately that wasn’t the case and I can over look run down rooms however the Food was awful, raw pasta cold food most of the time, 3 nights straight I ate raw meat via the show cooking station which was a shame as it was the only bit of food I enjoyed there was only so much salad and bread I could eat before I felt sick so unfortunately I was hungry most of my trip. We had came back after being out all day to leak in the ceiling dripping all over the floor I slipped over and hurt my leg and when I reported this to reception they was very rude to me as if I had caused it and I got no apology or asked if I was ok or communication about what had happened after they fixed it. The nearest shop was 20/30 minute walk there was nothing near by at all so be prepared for the walk! Poor customer service and nothing near by and bad food I wouldn’t stay here if it was free I wanted to leave after day 1!

  • Stayed in Aug 2026
GrandmaAnjiAug 2026
3.0/ 5

“Playadulce hotel”

The playadulce is a spacious hotel.the room we had on the 8th floor was very clean although slightly dated in places but this added to it charm. The pool areas were well kept and we liked the idea that the pool did not open until ten o’clock but didn’t enjoy queuing for it. Some mornings the queue for entrance to the restaurant was horrendous, we had to get our sunbeds then go to breakfast and hope the lifeguard didn’t remove our towels as a Spanish man who was extremely rude complained about towels being left . Apparently you have an hour then they are removed, The food in the restaurant was very repetitive as there were no shops nearby we decided to upgrade to all inclusive. The nearest supermarket is a 20 minute walk uphill. What was served at lunch you got for dinner with a few extra additions. All in all we had a nice time but found there was a definite favouritism towards the Spanish guests especially at the bars .some Spanish people we found very rude towards the English guests specially around the pool areas English guests had there towels removed when they had gone to lunch but the Spanish guests didnt , the lifeguard was being informed by a Spanish man and his wife who’s towels to remove . This just put a spoiler on things. The evening entertainment and the children’s clubs are all in Spanish so our children had to come back as they did not know what was happening. Maybe the entertainment team could adapt to both languages . The evening entertainment was a little lame as well. The reviews we read do not give a true reflection of the facilities I’m sorry to say. Most of the staff are lovely and friendly but the bar staff need to explain the art of queuing to guests to avoid confrontations. Again a nice hotel but not a lot around it, the marina is 20min walk away and there are plenty of bars and cafe bars the beach is shale cleaned in the morning but by afternoon it’s full if cigarette ends and rubbish which is a pity.

  • Stayed in Aug 2026
LindseyG401Jul 2026
5.0/ 5

“Amazing for allergies and all round great”

This hotel is great. A little tired in places and not the most swish looking but the staff are fantastic and so helpful and the location is great. Rooms large and cleaned everyday. Direct beach / promenade access (shingle/stony beach not the best for sandcastles). Food selection is good. They have breakfast, lunch, light tea and dinner. This light tea 5-7 was a lifesaver for young kids who can’t wait until 7.30pm to have dinner. Entertainment - just the right amount (not constant banging music all day thank god). Aircon good. Pools great and no problem getting sunbeds even in July school hols (unless you HAVE to have CERTAIN sunbeds at exactly 10am!!). Allergies- they are amazing with people with allergies (gluten and dairy free here). I assumed I’d have to eat egg salad for 9 days off the buffet but once I’d made the restaurant staff aware of my allergies they gave me a list of all gluten and milk free meals they could make me for lunch and dinner each day then I gave them my order at breakfast time for later that day! It was incredible. They also went through everything on the buffet stating whether it had gluten or milk in. They also went and specially purchased soya yoghurt for me as I asked if they had any! They already have oat and soya milk available. Also made to order omelettes each morning perfect for allergies as can pick what you want in it. I was blown away by their attention to detail and care about this. They were all good but Rocio was the best, she guided me and explained how I could have specially prepared meals, checked everything with the chef etc. absolutely first class experience and something I have NEVER experienced before at a restaurant or hotel, especially an all inclusive buffet.

  • Stayed in Jul 2026
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