Barceló Montelimar - All Inclusive

I stayed at Barceló Montelimar and while the location and beach are excellent, the overall experience was very disappointing. From the start, there were issues with communication and professionalism. When we arrived, the shuttle driver didn’t clearly communicate whether we could board. Although he was polite afterward and helped with our bags, he complained about not being paid for overtime, which felt unprofessional and set a poor tone. The room itself is very outdated and poorly maintained. When we arrived, housekeeping had just left and the floor was still wet. The AC either blasts extremely cold air or hot air, and the controls don’t respond, making it impossible to adjust. The bathroom is poorly lit and unkept, and the entry light was so dim you could barely tell it was even on. The shampoo and soap dispensers were completely empty. The room phone had such a bad connection that the front desk couldn’t hear us, forcing us to call from our cell phone. We were told someone would arrive in 15 minutes, but no one came for over an hour. After calling again, housekeeping finally came to refill the soap and provide a coffee filter. Shortly after, we found a cockroach and another large insect in the room. When I tried to flush the insect, the toilet wouldn’t work and I had to fix it myself. We also found ants on the floor, visible grime and mildew in the tile grout, and even a small gecko inside the bathroom, suggesting the room isn’t properly sealed. Dining was another major issue. Lunch and dinner are extremely packed, and service is slow. Many times we had food but no silverware and had to wait or ask multiple times. Water service was inconsistent, often requiring repeated requests. They frequently ran out of glasses at the drink stations, and on several days the coffee machines were broken. The coffee machine in our room also did not work. The resort offers amenities like mini golf, but the course was completely unkept and in poor condition. There were large amounts of mosquitoes, holes covered in leaves and debris, and overgrown pathways, making it unpleasant to use. The only real positives were the beach and the bartenders. The beach is beautiful and the views are excellent, and the bartenders consistently made great drinks. Overall, I would not return to this resort. It may be worth visiting for the beach views alone, but the rooms, dining, amenities, and overall maintenance were far below expectations.

first of all, this resort isn't bad but it isnt the greatest either, but it also far from a so called "luxorious", during my stay they were so many things that needed enhancement but also many things that I liked||||For starters, the room I had (411) when I used the shower and turned the faucet to warm/hot water the water was still cold, another thing wrong about the rooms is that they are dusty and I had to spend an hour cleaning my room from dust since I was coughing non-stop. The most terrible thing of the entire resort is the customer service, during my last 2 days of Barcelo Monterlimar, I waited nearly 3 hours for laundry pickup and they took my clothes until the very next day. They told me that they were going to give it to me at exactly 8 AM yet I waited until 1 PM for my clothes and it was my very last day there, they had the audacity to charge me 15 dollars rather than apologize and not charge me. ||||However from this resort, the things that I do like is the staff they are very friendly and kind, the food has much improved since the last I was there, and the beach was a true highlight of the entire visit, I do think people who gives it a one star are those who are being very dramatic.||||though this resort is not bad or good it just needs a lot of improvement.

Montelimar used to be a high quality all inclusive resort - it isn't now. If you are a foreigner, I would recommend somewhere else. It is not the quality you would expect for an all inclusive resort. Literally didn't have toilet paper in two different public area bathrooms during my one night stay. There were a bunch of other things that sucked, but too many to list here.

MONTREAL QUEBEC to BARCELO MONTELMAR NICARAGUA|The Inaugral flight from Montreal Quebec is just a week away.|I'd like all Sunwing travellers to this resort to confirm if all the negatives are still true.|Should we all just stay home and avoid this resort?|LOCATION: It's a 1 and a half, to 2 hour transfer from the Airport over bumpy pot holed roads.|RECEPTION: You better be able to speak Spanish as that's about all you get!|ROOMS: Old, musty, and tired rooms, with large flying cockroach, and Ants sneaking under your door and in your bathroom sink. |FOOD: NO A LA CARTE RESTAURANTS ANYMORE!|THER IS ONE BUFFET RESTAUANT ONLY! Unbelievable that for Lunch and Dinner you actually have to line up outside iin the heat like cattle with over 100 fellow guess!!! Then you wait between 45 minutes to an hour and a half just to get your food, and then hope that you get a table with utensils!!! FOOD SERVICE MUST BE FIXED!!!|The food itself is shredded unidentifiable dishes. Hardly any Protein at all. |By the time you get to it, it's a messy mush tray, or gone.|DRINKS: Bottom shelf alcohol, Proper drink mixes for Pinas, and Daqs unavailable.|Enjoy your Orange Fantas all week. DO NOT DRINK THE WATER!!!|So with The Inaugral flight from Montreal Quebec now just a week away,|and Barcelo teaming up with a major new partner in Sunwing, has BARCELO cleaned|up their game at all???|I'd like all Sunwing travellers to this resort to confirm if all the negatives are still true.|I think travellers should stay home or find an alternative place to stay!|Should we all just stay home and avoid this resort?|POOLS: Okay, look clean but many many unsupervised local Weekend Day Pass Spanish children seem to appear on the weekends, and are loud and obnoxious! Pool Bathrooms lack toilet paper...no kidding....so people use them, and then later handle communal tongs, in the Buffet...enjoy your food poisoning!|BEACH: Looks beautiful, but dangerous rip tides and undertow if you venture out in |the surf. As others have mentioned, there is a safer quieter gentler spot at the ends BUT it is full of debris, rope, garbage...yuck!

Stayed for one night with my family and we couldn’t wait to check out! Place is over populated and not worth your stay for all inclusive . Food is disgraceful and not many options for children /teens. You are better off staying nearby at an AirBNB get your own food and drinks . Night entertainment was boring for both children and Adults . Stay away from this awful place!

The place is nice, the pools are clean the service is also pleasant, the only thing is that the variety of food for dinner and lunch isn't so good .the best thing about buffet is the breakfast, it would be good to have better seasoning in the lunches and dinners to provide excellent service.

This hotel has very nice landscape. Beautiful garden areas with wildlife (exotic birds mostly). We even saw a small eagle behind our bungalow. The staff is very friendly but the beds are terrible and the rooms are dirty. On top of that you have to make lines at the only restaurant that serves your meals. There is no meal variety. Management appears to be resigned to only serving local guests, not international guests.

I wish I could leave 0 stars. Room was dirty, we saw a cockroach, AC was bad, coffee machine wasn’t working, food was terrible, restaurant service even WORSE, front desk staff not very helpful, we stayed 4 days and no housekeeping. Never staying in this horrible place again.