Hi - wife of travelfish here! travelfishspouse??!
We had both iron and ironing board, as well as hairdryer in our room. As my husband mentioned in his post yesterday - our family of 4 had a really lovely holiday. The weather and the beach were great. We never waited for a buffet table, always got a beach chair, at the pools and the beach, had no plumbing problems at all and I found the staff to be lovely, without exception. Some didn't speak much English, but they were pleasant and friendly.
The only complaint I really have is about the system for reserving seats in the a la carte restaurants. I stood in line for about 1 hour - met some nice people, so the line wasn't a big drag - but it was mid afternoon and I would have rather chatted with my new friends poolside - and then was only able to reserve 2 restaurants. It all sounds a bit whiny when I read it over here, but we were supposed to have a dinner in each restuarant (that is 4 dinners if all were open, out of 6, but we could only get 2 and were told to come back and line up again to get the 3rd) I think they need to improve that system, I realize that the 4th restaurant wasn't yet open, but I really don't understand why I should have to line up again another day to get a 3rd . The buffet is fine, but like anything can be a bit tiresome after 4 or 5 days - and also, it means that you or a member of your family is always wandering around getting food - a la carte meant we could all sit together and be served a meal, talk etc - a nice treat. So, not to whine, but I think that system of reseving needs to be changed, every restaurant we were in was half empty, and yet we were told they were full. It was all a bit odd and annoying. OK, enough of that!
Someone asked what time breakfast was started - it was open by 7am for sure, may have been a bit earlier - I am not sure. There is a 24 hour coffee bar as well.
There were 2 pools, and it is true that the part of activity pool was often in use for swim lessons and other things. Most of the time that I was pool side, at least part of the pool was open for use, but we spent many afternoons at the beach or the other pool-the slides were a huge hit with my 12 year old. Other guests told me that they had gone over the adult only pool and could sit over there, but were not served drinks there. I didn't attempt to get a drink over there, so I don't know from personal experence.
I heard some 2nd hand stories about problems other guests were having, and one couple we met said that their toilet didn't work well, their kids were next door and that toilet was fine, but other than that, I didn't hear any firsthand accounts of problems.
I found that the resort had a bit of a summer camp feel, sort of relaxed and fun, vibe and we had a really good time. We all would have stayed longer if we could have.
with our 5 kids and 28 other members of our family. Sure it will be a nice trip.