Martin van Drie

Review of Steigenberger Aqua Magic Resor...

Well cared for resort with friendly staff. And it ...

Well cared for resort with friendly staff. And it is a 10 minute drive from the airport which means a nice short transfer. The airport itself does not bother you at all at the resort. There are not many flights and these never fly over the resort itself. Like many resorts, the resort has security guards at the entrance. This also includes metal detection gates. This check is not very strict for tourists. Usually you can just walk on. Only once in a while is a brief glance in your bag.

Our family room was spacious and clean. With small children it is somewhat difficult because they do not have a separate bedroom. In that case, the 'living room' is equipped with a sofa bed. The mattresses were pretty hard but this was not a problem for us. The room has a minibar that is refilled every day with water and soft drinks. There is also beer and wine, but unfortunately these are not all-inclusive and will be settled on your room number. You must pay for this at check-out.

The buffet restaurant where you basically get all meals is large and busy. There is plenty to eat and everything is refilled quickly if there is something on it. Daily changing dishes are also prepared here to order, such as meat, fried eggs and also pancakes. The lines for these dishes can become long, which means that you sometimes have to wait a while. Every day of the week has a theme that the dishes are adapted to. If you stay here longer than 1 week, you will therefore repeat yourself. There is always fries and pasta available.

The pools look neat and there is something for everyone. Not all baths are heated so if you come outside of the warm period then some baths can be very cold, such as the lazy river. The paddling pool with the ship is shallow and great fun for the little ones. The ship itself is the nicest for the slightly older children (from 5 years old I estimate) because they can use it independently. The 6 slides in the large bath are not unpleasant although I have seen nicer slides. There is a funnel slide, a tire slide and 4 fast slides. The pool staff is sometimes a bit quick to issue warnings. You hear the whistle of the lifeguards regularly.

The resort is not directly on the beach. You can go there on foot and there is also a golf cart that drives people back and forth. They don't know real driving times, so sometimes you have to be lucky. At the beach it is also just all-inclusive so food and drink can also be there. At lunch we sometimes found it even more pleasant to eat there because they serve other things there than in the restaurant.