on arrival was greeted with," can i help you, i am not expecting anybody else today,"what a start!
anyway we got a very nice roon with a great view over palma nova bay and proceeded to unpack,but not before the thrid bed in the roon collapsed under the weight of just on small suitcase,reported to reception and repaired the same day(very good).awoke later that morning to discover no shower hose(reported and replaced same day- very good)also discovered that main swimming pool was out of service enquired at reception as to how long it would be out and was told maybe a week or more use pool around back or next door at the barracuda hotel.... not a chance the pax was full of french pensioners and the barracuda the spanish pensioners both of who took great pleasure in telling us that the pool was thiers and not for sharing.then
then entertainments sorry what entertainments-- was told by one of the reps that they do not start wortk until may 1st ,our departure date!!!!!! so much for all inclusive.
so avoid going to the marina pax or barracuda anytime during april if you want an all inclusive holiday as there is nothing to keep you in the hotel .....

i went to marina pax in july with my two boys ellis 5 tom 15. we loved it the hotel was lovely, rooms were spacious and clean. food was great with a seperate childrens bufet. kids club was good evening entertainment was the only let down for this hotel there wasnt any! bar staff were a bit misreble but not rude. i would certainly go back. x

having read some reviews re this hotel, I felt I had to say my piece! DO NOT BELIEVE everything you read. This hotel is fantastic, the hotel itself is spotless, the staff are friendly and the food is great and ok if you were staying for 2 weeks I dont doubt you would see things on the menu from the week before, but hey there is a vast choice, so there is no excuse for eating the same thing twice!! The pools were cold, but its summer season do you really want a heated pool? Most people like to jump in the pool to cool down when they are cooking? So there were some groups of friends and couples there but I never heard of any problems with them, and at night when the entertainment was on at night, you always had the daft couple in their 40's up drunky dancing, which itself is always class entertainment, you also had kids entertainment and "bingo bongo bingo"".The only problem I had was with the clampits who were in the next room with 40 greeting weans, but it didnt spoil my holiday! I would point out though the Baracuda doesnt have such a good reputation,so be careful with that one!
All I would say is if you want an all inclusive holiday for a good price, in a nice area which is quiet, but not nursing home material, then this is the place to go, we loved it and would go back again and again.

After 10 phone calls and months of trouble booking with Barrhead Travel (countless errors on booking forms, and who i will now not use again), we had a lovely family holiday at the Pax. There were 4 adults and 2 children, ages 59,58,35,30,13 & 9 (two rooms). I found the Pax to be that of what i read in previous reviews.
The rooms were modern, spotless and very spacious. Beautiful views from both balconys. The food was great, a little repeatative, but that was maybe because instead of choosing one meal per night, we were having a little taste of everything on our plate as there was just so much on offer! The hotel is about 2 mins from beach and 5 mins from main resort. It is situated on a hill so could be tricky for anyone with walking difficulties.
The pools were very cold but nicely sized and clean, there was however a muddy smelly drain with muddy water overflowing the whole week we were there and no one seemed to bother about it! The pool toilet was spotless, the cleanest ive ever seen in fact! Only moan i did have about the pools was that although there was a blatant sign warning against keeping sunbeds, there were still your individuals down at the pool at 8am to put towels on the same 9 beds each day (it was all the one family may i add), even when they werent going to sit there for most of the day, which i thought was very selfish, but you get these people everywhere i suppose!
The entertainment went from great one night to okay the next.
They had a Four Tops cover group on one night named the majestics who were very good and entertained young and old.
The children entertainers did very well encouraging the young and old to take part in the various games during the day and night and also putting on their own wee show at night. Big applause and thanx to Will (bingo bongo) and Sally for their endless entertainment and hard work.
Would also like to add a special recommendation and thanx to all the other friendly and welcoming staff at the Pax, especially the meals/kitchen staff, Manolo and Florentino etc who endlessly cleared plates with a smile, and the friendly bar staff who always served you with a smile no matter what time of day it was! Also the men on reception, well done.
My family and i thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Pax, but are unfortunately hesitant that we would visit again down to two things -
1. Young people (late teens and 20's) staying on our landing, two nights in a row we were wakened by noise at 4am, 5am, and 6am from them returning from nights out. - No good when you have children, and things to do the next day.
2. Because on arrival you can be sent to either the Marina Pax or Marina Barracuda next door - to be honest i like to know exactly where i will be staying when holidaying, as i dont think its worth taking the chance after saving up all year to go, and for the family to be disappointed.

So come on Marina Pax - ensure us we can stay there and wont be shifted to the Barracuda and we will return.
Also keep the hotel to families and couples only and it would keep your reputation up. It would be much better all round if you would leave the stags and hens to go to better suited accommodation where they can party all night without ruining others' holidays.