Red Level at Gran Melia Palacio de Isora

Wonderful experience in the, “Red Level” area. The private areas made a huge difference with crowds, noise, and comfort. We emailed what reservations we wanted and they took care of it all for us where as others I think are able to do it in the app. The Bali bed experience was awesome, highly recommended with the little private curtains and concierge button for services.. don’t feed the birds or they’ll come back in droves like a horror film. The weather was incredible, that was one of the biggest draws for me. Perfectly warm but with a cool breeze that’s not going to make you cold just allows you to feel nit miserable hot. The transfer was fast and easy, we booked it via email to the hotel and the driver was waiting with our name on a paper. The food. I was pleasantly surprised by all of the food. Never had a bad meal or bad experience. In Pangea they have a special area away from the crowds by a little koi pond which was nice. The Palle was fantastic… the ice cream scoopers were the most delightful. Lots of available food and none of it was bad. There’s fruit and rando snacks available most of the time I think when it isn’t meal time. Agave by the pool in front of the gym was really pleasant. Mexican food, all great. The guac starter is a must and large enough to share. Can’t go wrong with the quesadillas for anyone. Duo is at the back left corner of the main plaza area where the entertainment next to Nami (asian). The steak was really nice, cooked perfectly for my wife and I. Little salty at first but I loved it. It was also a very relaxing experience. Nami right next to Duo with the same podium for reservation check. It was nice with sushi and all kinds of Asian food, we loved it. Some of the guests were having a special Teppanyaki grill experience which looked nice. La Terrasse was a very nice taster menu, a very pleasant experience when the sun went down a bit, I’d do either a 6:30 or 9:30 reservation if you can so the sun isn’t in your eyes. Breakfast, we had Pangea and the red level breakfast. Pangea was always real busy after 8am and I would definitely forgo for the red level experience. We had all of the breakfast on the menu and loved it all. Oasis was very nice as well, we had lunch only there and enjoyed it, no need for reservations for any lunch if the restaurant is open for lunch that day. Spa, we weren’t wild about it, the ladies were nice and professional for our couples massage but I’m not sure I’d do it again. We didn’t use the water area but you do need to book it if you want to. One suggestion is to arrive an hour earlier to user the little whirlpool and small pool in the massage area before the treatment. The Red level for families area near the gym, I wasn’t sure it was actually a part of the Red level, it was less per night than the actual red level reservations, we went inside and were delighted for some AC, soft serve ice cream, espresso machine, and snacks. All pools were nice, the adu

This was my 4th visit to this hotel and I had another great week at Red Level at Gran Meliá. It’s the staff that make this a 5* review. Each and everyone was friendly helpful and very smiley. The facilities in the room were fantastic and it was kept spotless by a great housekeeping team. I also thought the food was generally good. I ate at four different restaurants including the two premium restaurants and had great food and fantastic service. The only let down was the Nami orientalist restaurant, which was very basic food. However there are some areas for improvement, all of which are I think “management” issues: 1) There’s nowhere to go for post dinner drinks that’s Red Level and doesn’t have children running about. 2) There was quite a lot of people reserving sun bed early in the morning, I find this really annoying as many weren’t actually used.