just back from a stay at this hotel I would not rate it a 4 star - more a good 2 star - caters mainly for the spanish guests. rooms very basic and the decor awful - we had a room on the fourth floor with a view to one of the side streets and a slight view of the sea. food was ok and again catered for the spanish. the pool had a bar with poor facilities no hot snacks during the day. The hotel bar closed at 11.00pm and even though you are a guest they refuse to serve drinks. whilst we were there we checked other 4 star hotels and found that the best one is Hotel sol galua. we hired out a car and travelled around the different areas of la managa - Cartagena worth a visit and La Manga Club with all the differerent restaurants. Very few taxis in this area and I believe they are expensive. The only way to see this place is to hire a car at the airport (we used Europa) and driving is easy with the roads well signposted. Some of the places we visited were very nice but if i was to go back it I would not stay here.