SOL by Meliá Barbados

Stayed here as a family of 5 and was quite underwhelming. Air con is atrocious in the room we had which made the holiday with young kids more stressful.

The lift situation is crazy only 3 small lifts for the full holiday you can be stood waiting for one for quite a while.

Food is not good at all. Very cheap and did not taste good at all. We ended up eating out a lot due to this. The all inclusive isn't the best. Drinks are the usual cheap stuff plus having to have a token to get a drink is very annoying.

Staff seemed quite moody and lacking in enthusiasm. The entertainment team were great but other staff like waiters / bar staff / look like they don't want to be there.

Location is great. Rooms not the cleanest. We actually had an issue one of the days the toilet / bath / sick all got blocked and flooded. Not good.

Excelente experiência! O buffet era muito variado e de ótima qualidade, as atividades de entretenimento foram cinco estrelas e todo o staff foi sempre muito simpático e atencioso. Excelente localização. Recomendo!

We chose this hotel with high hopes, but our trip ultimately turned into a nightmare.
Every noise from outside could be heard clearly in the room, making it impossible to relax or get any proper rest. The rooms are in poor condition and far from clean. The promised daily housekeeping was more like smearing the dirt around than actually cleaning.
We also requested a baby cot, which was delivered broken and with food scraps hidden underneath the mattress. The handle on the bathroom door kept falling off whenever we tried to close it. It was obvious that the room had not seen any proper maintenance for years.
And the worst was yet to come. On the third day, my husband came down with food poisoning, followed by me and our one-year-old daughter. The reception staff were not helpful at all. At first, they even denied being aware of any similar cases, but it soon became apparent that guest after guest was coming to the front desk with the same complaint.
It was a horrible experience. Choose a different place to stay if you don't want to spend your entire holiday suffering! !!!!

I can't believe all the negative reviews. I spent a week with my daughter and grandson and had a wonderful time. There are 5 pools to chose from. Lots of activities going on throughout the day. My grandson went to the kids club and thoroughly enjoyed it. The hotel is a 3.5 to 4 star. The food was good and very varied even for a picky eater. So don't be put of with the negativity.

Had a family holiday . We took our two granddaughters 11/10 my son and he’s wife took their 1 yr old son . We upgraded to AI on arrival which was worth the money as the children could have unlimited drinks.
The hotel pools were lovely for the children but they wouldn’t let my granddaughter have her rubber ring which wasn’t very big . I saw loads of lit kids with inflatables being told no and they had all bought them from shop opposite which was upsetting for them . The pools were massive so they wouldn’t fill the pool up . I understand it might be more arkward for life guard to see lido if children go under . But my granddaughter had a rubber ring

We were moved to this hotel after an issue at the one we were staying at. According to Jet2 it's a 4 star hotel. It is not.. The reception staff were rude, check in took an age. The room was dirty, and the bathroom smelt like stale urine.
If that all wasn't bad enough, the restaurant was a glorified canteen. There was food that should have been chilled just on the side no chiller, everything seemed to be on the cheap.. the coffee was poor... I only ate bread for the 2 days we were at the hotel as the food didn't looked like it was stored correctly.
Avc the all inclusive drinks.. the token idea is just a germ spreader. If you have a wristband why do you need a token.
All in all don't stay here.

Localizacao

Arrived as expected to a receptionist who was very polite, knowledgeable and considerate. A quick and happy experience once checked in, however the room was not available for a few hours (early morning arrival), so invited to put our luggage in a secure room before taking lunch in the restaurant. A wide selection of both cold and hot food greeted us as well as drinks and sweets. The staff in the restaurant are pleasant and there is no bother when it comes to cleaning up after previous residents.
The rooms, more than happy with the cleanliness, hygiene and the overall layout the bonus being a pool view and all UK channels on the TV.
Ok, the pools, having a grandson in tow we mostly found ourselves using the pool with slides etc. Opens at 10:00am with plenty of beds and umbrella's, not an issues getting a spec. There is a poolside snackbar and with the use of the token system inuse you can get a drink and snacks. The other pool complex is separate and again all amenities you require.
Entertainment, the kids club 10:30 - 12:30 is ideal for both a break for the parents and the children to meet up and get entertained, furthermore a kids spot at 20:30 for an hour in the entertainment hall before the adult evening show.
Didn't venture much outside of the complex other than to the nearby beach (5 mins) and a trip on the 104 bus to Palma.
Overall highly recommended, not a big review writer but well deserved in my experience of the Sol Barbados.

Bien placé et bon petit déjeuner