8/10 Good
Lisa W.
3 August 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful and quiet
We really enjoyed our stay. The apartment had almost everything we needed. Loved the balcony and roof terrace. We were new to Spain so knew nothing about this area. So this is what we discovered about Mar De Cristal;
Beautiful beaches and the sea was crystal clear. Shallow for a long way out.
Some jelly fish but they were harmless. They seemed to disappear towards the end of July.
Lots of water activities but difficult to book anything at Mar de Cristal.
Only a few restaurants. Some are quite expensive but Arena and Lasanvi are more reasonably priced.
Los Belonas is a 3k walk or a 5 minute drive, with lots of restaurants.
Mar de Cristal is very residential and it seems to be mostly Spanish living there/or have holiday homes.
Transport links were not easy and very few taxis.
We walked into Los Nietos, nothing really there.
We also walked to La Manga Camping. Nice restaurant there. Same prices as back in UK.
La Manga Strip/La Manga del Mar Menor are definitely worth a visit, as is Capo de Palos.
With regards to the apartment, I would say that the only thing that was missing and would have been greatly appreciated as we arrived late, would have been some water left in the fridge. We arrived late and was gasping.
Overall, we really enjoyed our stay and would go back again.
Lisa W.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2024