Kylie D, TripAdvisor Review
We can not speak highly enough of all the Triathlon, Aquatic and tennis coachers.
My husband, 9 year old son and myself, spent 10 days at the sports Hotel. It was an amazing holiday, can't wait to go back.
My son wanted to do swimming, unfortunately at the time there was no swimming camps on offer. But this was not a problem, Marianne took him under her wing and put him in with her regular squad (children from the attached school). Marianne is an amazing coach and he loved every second with her. The children where also very welcoming to our son and made him feel at home. He was also invited to swim with the BIG kids at 5:30am, by Miguel, this made him feel very special. He also went for a road ride with Lucky, a coach from the triathlon group. He did 3 x private tennis lessons. ( all of these where add ons, but totally worth the money) Our son had a fabulous time, all credit to the coaching staff.
My husband and myself join the triathlon package. We are not extremely fit, both of us over 40. We wanted to enjoy the experience, get help with swimming, running and riding. My husband could not swim 10mt. This was not an issue for the coachers, they gladly helped us - middle aged, out for the fun of it, middle of the pack - Athletes. They got us swimming to the best of our abilities, Riding with more confidence in packs, and running more efficiently. They happily shared their tips and tricks. Never did we feel out of place, we where always helped and encouraged. Never left behind. We where exhausted and happy. Even the elite athletes where welcoming and encouraging.
The Hotel.
The hotel reception seemed a little confused that we had driven our selves there, and could not find a hose (anything) to wash our bikes that had been on the back of our car and where very dirty. Also the signage could be better, we went to the first gate and they also didn't really understand what we where looking for (i.e. the hotel).
The food was good, nothing exceptional, very standard. Apart from the smoothies nothing stood out as healthy. I would have loved a tasty meat pasta on the menu. Some pancakes for breakfast with chia seeds, LSA mix, rice bran, etc. Free range organic eggs and chicken (no hormones added), Organic beef (no antibiotics) clean food. Less sugar (yogurt). This is what I try to feed my family and on a healthy holiday it would have been great to get new ideas for clean cooking/ eating.
The cleaning staff where always happy and helpful. They worked around our training/ napping schedules with ease. The room was clean and quiet.
The sporting side to the holiday was above all expectations, can't wait to go back and do it all again.
11 January 2015