Tabaiba Princess

Our party was a couple with a nearly 2 year old & a couple with a non crawling 10 month old. (4 adults & 2 kids) I’ll start off with saying it’s a beautiful hotel. It’s clean and modern but simple changes could make it so much better! Rooms We stayed in twin rooms - 1228 & 1227 We wanted rooms next to each other so that when the babies were asleep we could sit together as two couples and have a bit of an evening. The only way this is possible is if you have a garden room, we didn’t know this till we got there. The rooms on the Tatium side are the quieter rooms which was great when travelling with babies/toddlers. We had requested ground floor rooms as we have a toddler who’s an escape artist. On arrival we were given 1st floor rooms and told they were fully booked so couldn’t move us. They said we could try the next day but couldn’t confirm. We received a phone call the next day and shown two rooms but even with them being on the 1st floor they both had balconies with a drop so chose not to move. The rooms aren’t big enough for a family. The wardrobe has space for two adults worth of clothing but not a huge amount more. The wardrobe doesn’t have hanging space for full length dresses & no where to store your suitcases. There isn’t an iron or kettle in the room, you have to pay extra for these. The door doesn’t lock from the inside so our toddler regularly opened the door and attempted to visit our neighbours. The patio door has a little latch to lock it but if you try and close the door from the outside it doesn’t close fully, guess this is for safety so you don’t lock yourself out but frustrating when you have a sleeping baby in the room and try not to make a sound when going for the balcony for some adult time. The garden rooms near the kids splash area didn’t have gates so we’re glad we didn’t have that room otherwise our toddler would have ran off all the time! Bed The bed is terrible & squeaked when you move. So any bad back suffers be prepared. One pillow is soft and the other is firm. Not great unless as a couple you have opposite taste in pillow types. There is loads of spare cushions which worked great as a pregnancy pillow for one of us ladies as we didn’t have the room to pack it with us Coffee Right parents, be prepared the coffee is TERRIBLE! And the nearest cafe is Starbucks which is 32mins stroll to the beach. You only get one bottle of water per stay. The supermarket across the way sells them if you need them for babies bottle etc. Food & Restaurants As you expect from an all inclusive it’s very sammie. Be warned the jelly makes toddlers hyper so allow them to eat with caution. You have to get your own drinks which we found odd for an all inclusive hotel and rather frustrating if you were solo parenting at the meal. There is always somewhere to eat during the day but we still found ourselves going out for a number of meals to get something tastier and different. We didn’t see any microwaves for heating kids food

Overall wet food value for money. Service and staff were excellent. Food could have been a bit better in main buffet- but there is a good selection of vegan and vegetarian options plus salads and desserts where excellent. Fitness facilities were excellent. Could do with outside jacuzzi spa area for adults as the one indoors is pretty rubbish . Not worth the ten euros. The gym is excellent, was busy at 8am - could do with opening earlier like 6 till 10 pm as was busy at peak times . Spin bikes are good some had loose screws which need fixing but the bikes have cleats . There is also hire bike / scooter place at front of hotel, the lunch bars where good with good selection of food and drinks . Location is not the best it’s about. 15 min walk to front either down main road or storm drain neither of which are particularly attractive but once down front it’s lovely . Overall enjoyed stay and would return .

If you are staying here with a formula fed baby, DONT! They do not provide kettles, they advise you to use the coffee machine hot water… upgraded rooms are really small so wouldn’t waste your money. Bedding doesn’t get changed, same food over and over again, even though you pay all inclusive you will still need to pay for things, loads of rules that are ridiculous, everything is shut down at 23:00 so you can’t even sit on the balcony and have a drink unless it’s in darkness, quite a bit out so have to get taxis everywhere, reception staff don’t really pay you any attention, guest relations is USELESS!!!! The list goes on, for such a ‘family’ orientated hotel, it’s really poor for people with babies. We are extremely disappointed with our stay and would not recommend this hotel for anyone with babies!

Stylish, fresh hotel with incredibly nice surroundings. Friendly staff, must lift Alejandro in the H2O bar, there is no more service minded person, always with a smile. The food in the buffet restaurant could have been more varied, also it was a very noisy environment there, you could sit outside and then the noise was minimized. There was an Italian and an Asian restaurant included once/week, amazingly good food. The walk down to Maspalomas beach took about 20 minutes. There are pools for everyone, we ourselves stayed in the adult section, calm and quiet. Also have to highlight the terrace bar Chill, such a relaxing environment. This is really a hotel for all generations, can highly recommend it.

The hotel is very special, lots to do,we went for 7 days and it was not enough to enjoy all the things at the hotel, we rent a car for 3day and went out as well,it costa about 130 euro but it is cheaper if you get it for the whole time from the airport ,is the same price The bad thing is they don t have a kettle in the room ,it is strange ! We had trouble doing our milk for baby! But always fond a microwave or hot water at the bars!24/24 The staff was ok,food is very good,different types every day on meats,lots of lively desserts. The ouside of the hitel with gardens ,palm trees ,even parrots,pool area is very spacious and are many pools! The best hotel we went it was this one.we choose Tabaiba side and was perfect,we had a cot in the room! Be careful to the Photo Team ,they are very expensive if you choose to have a photo sesion with them! The shops as well are expensive on the boulevard and there are not so many choices, it is a supermarket around 7min walk I will give 5 star for this hotel Love it and dont trust negative comments about people who are angry because of the kids staying around, they can choose an adulta only hotel if they have trouble with the noise! Highly reccomended ! It is like a dream!

We stayed here with our children and friends over Easter half term and were blown away by how lovely the whole hotel and grounds were. The hotel is huge and seems to go on and on with lovely tropical plants and flowers everywhere. I was sceptical after reading so many not great reviews but apart from a few small details we couldn’t fault the place and had a lovely week. The pool areas are beautiful, the snack bars have everything you could ever want and the staff are very attentive and friendly My only small complaints would be the black stones around the pool get very very hot in the sun so pool shoes or sliders are needed and the cocktails are out of a machine which I found disappointing but other than this everything else was easily 4 star and the price we paid for it was amazing for such a lovely place. People complaining about the amount of children should stay clear of half term holidays in the future and not blame the hotel/experience on this. I’d come back again because overall we all had a wonderful time in the sun

Overall a lovely hotel but it is not adult friendly and should be advertised as such.if you want to put up with hundreds of screaming children and babies and buggies then it could be for you.even the speciality restaurants are teaming with babies.

Good points -Nice, modern decor in public areas, room and around the pools -comfortable bed -fantastic housekeeping in the room and around the hotel -Lovely grounds and beautiful plants, gardeners did a great job maintaining everything -Adult pool. A life saver and a tranquil space. Maybe open the bar on an evening so there’s somewhere for adults to have a quiet drink. -Variety of food, always something different Not so good -Food Market. Meal times are absolute chaos. children running around, no parental supervision and the noise is deafening from small children crying, screaming and/or squealing. No areas just for adults, if there’s an adult only pool, why not an area in the dining room that’s designated just for adults? The room is large enough - Hot food isn’t that hot, more luke warm. Even the freshly cooked meat/fish was just tepid. Side dishes, vegetables/potatoes etc all cold. If you’re happy eating salad etc then you’ll have no problem, lots of choice. -non-existent air conditioning. Room temp set to 10deg but felt no different to balcony temp. No difference even after reporting issue to hotel. -children running up and down corridors very early in the morning -being woken by children screaming in corridor very early in the morning. I understand the hotel is aimed at families but if there are adult only facilities provided (pool and daytime bar) to encourage this group of traveller, please consider adult only floors. -smoking on balconies. Room next door smoked all the time and put cigarettes out in the flowerbeds between rooms, not enjoyable to sit out and smell came into room. -no privacy on balcony. Very low wall, can actually climb over it and can see into next door room, no separation. Would I return? No and I wouldn’t recommend anyone else to come here unless they have children under 5.