Ferrera Blanca Apartments

Just back from 11 days at the Ferrera Blanca and overall we had a very nice time although the Hotel had only opened the day before we arrived and was therefore not very full. The rooms were good (although we did have to keep chasing up the maid for towels as she took the dirty ones but didn't leave clean ones), the food was very acceptable for mass catering although if you got to the restaurant late you could find some of the better meat selections had run out and were not replenished. Plenty of snacks available during the day if you want to put on a few pounds! The whole site apperance was very well maintained, kept very clean and the ground staff were busy planting for the season. The weather was reasonable although the first part of the stay did include some rain - it was noticable that for the last few days it became hotter and sunnier. All of the staff were very pleasant and spoke whenever you passed them. They all seemed to have a reasonable to good command of English (and could get by in other languages) which tends to put us British to shame as I didn't hear many try to speak in Spanish! By the end of the stay though I could ask for a shandy in Spanish. The pools were very clean, if a little cold and because it was low season there was no trouble getting sun beds. Mind you there is a wonderful beach on the doorstep with a little bay which a lot of people used. The Animation team worked their socks off to keep guests entertained but unfortunately they had not received the materials for the activities which meant that early on the same activities had to be repeated. As the evenings were a little cold the entertainment was restricted to being indoors and with a small room, not much could be done other than for the young ones. It was unfortunate for us that the first outside night (and the first Animation show) was to be held the day we left but hope it went well guys. The rehersals looked good. A very relaxing time overall but I do wonder what it would be like in high season with possibly 500 people there. All in all a big thanks to everyone there (including the other guests who joined in with the activities - far too many to mention) and especially to Aileen, Veronica, Zehra, John and Chipplain who were great (probably not spelt correctly). Oh and Coco too! Would certainly consider going back. Brian and Carol Nicholson.