Reviews Aparthotel Sol Barbacán ****

everything is OK, appartment, restaurant, people, swimmingpool, garden, kidsclub etc

We had a fine time there. Almost everything is Dutch, what is especially fine for the children. Had many friends there. Houses are cleaned every day and friendly staff. We certainly go there again in the future to (and yet again in bungalow, my preference is for the apartments). The only small minus was that animation in the evening was not outside but inside. We are already so often inside in the Netherlands so we stayed on our own outside.

To escape the bad weather I fled with our youngest 14 yr old daughter to Barbacan. Heard a lot of good stories and must say that they are true. Rooms are excellent, neat and clean, great balcony view on the swimming pool. We had breakfast there which was excellent. We didn’t dine there: far too chic. Often went to ‘Broodje Amsterdam’. I missed music by the pool especially in the evening. Animation in the evening was inside which was a shame, therefore, we didn’t go. What actually annoyed me was that at 9 o'clock in the morning ALL the sun beds had towels on them. At 9am the pool opened and Yes all the Dutch had their reserved sun beds, this said I would definitely go back again.

Sol Barbacan was certainly to our wishes. Returned today after a 14 day holiday and we have chosen this apartment after the good reviews on Zoover. We had a 2 room app which was well kept. Bathroom with bath and beautiful sink. No dirty or worn edges or seals. LCD TV with Yes, NED 1, 2, 3 RTL 4, 5 and 6 SBS and a few of other channels which we didn’t watch. This was unexpected but very pleasant. Large balcony with 2 sunbeds and table and 4 chairs. Kitchen block was also to our satisfaction, microwave, coffee machine, electric kettle, fridge, 2 ring electric stove and all kinds of kitchen utensils, fairly complete! In addition, the app was mopped every day, bed and towels changed when you wanted. Also beach towels! Swimming pool very nice and every evening a Dutch animation team. Reception also spoke English. Certainly no nuisance from young people and radios.15 min walk to the beach. Simply good

We went in June to Barbacan for the first time. The bungalow and the whole complex wowed us. Everything is clean and uncluttered. The gardens are perfectly maintained and the staff is extremely friendly. All reviews are positive if we had a two improve dots. The buffet in the evening starts at 19: 30 am. If you're with small children is this rather late. There is also next to the toddler pool a laundry room with a ladder that is not shielded. As excited as we are about the complex so we are disappointed about the city. Here you will find no cosy Centre with (beautiful shops) or a boulevard for evening walk to a button. All the fun must be sought in the malls (Jumbo is just around the corner). If you like stone parrots! Many restaurants are bankrupt or gay bars, massage parlours too dirty to drink in. Unfortunately for us there’ll be no second time but that has certainly nothing to do with the Barbacan itself!

We got back a week and a 1/2 ago from our holiday at barbacan. It was really great. I never like buffets abroad but here everything tasted very good! At lunch even a steak or a frikandel for next to nothing. The bungalow was also very good we could go with our 2 small children directly in to the pool, get a quick drink lying by our door while our son slept. What is also striking that there are people who’ve been coming here for 30 years. And the question is not if it is your first time here but how many times are you’ve been here. So many people come back here. We agree and will definitely come again!

Great place to stay for the nice gardens, the very friendly employees, clean and spacious apartments and very good a la carte restaurant with a lot of good Spanish and Dutch dishes.