Melia Sol Y Nieve

The noise is a nightmare. The room walls are paper thin. The family in the room next to us was crazy loud, but the front desk wouldn’t move us to a quiet room. Said that the only room they could move us to would have “family” rooms on both sides and probably be just as loud. Paying $400 a night to not even be able to sleep is insane. Definitely not recommended.

Fantastic stay at Melia Sol Y Nieve. Hotel wasn't busy and was offered an upgrade to the Level Lounge. This included a better room, free access to the Spa (for both of us) and access to the family and adult-only lounges in the hotel, which provided free drinks and snack all day. The upgraded room was excellent, well-equipped and comfortable. Large walk in shower and decent sized bathroom was great. Beds were comfortable, heating fairly easy to control (on radiator) and blackout curtains enabled a decent sleep. Breakfast choice is huge, varied and high quality. Great way to start the day. The hotel is perfectly positioned in the main square with easy access to the main lifts. The hydrotherapy pool in the spa is fantastic - we used it every afternoon after skiing and it definitely eased muscle soreness. Sauna/Steam rooms all good. I had only one moment of dissatisfaction during my week long stay when food I had ordered arrived not as requested. I complained (politely!) and the waitress rectified the situation by removing from the bill. We ate in the bar a few times and service/food was good each time. I usually ski in France. This stay was a revelation. I'll be back to SN and the Melia Sol Y Nieve next year.

When we arrived, we had to wait at least 20 minutes to check-in as the family ahead of us who were checking out were complaining about the quality of their stay and there was no one else to assist us. Room was adequate but for one of the top hotels in the resort was disappointed that there was no kettle with tea & coffee making facilities. Onsite parking is very expensive compared to large public underground car park which is 2 minutes walk away. The only way that you could get access to the pool was to pay over 30 euros each ta access the spa. With a 9 year old, we didn't want the spa, just a pool. Other hotels we stay in allow pool access and pay extra for the spa. This hotel feature the pool in their marketing but in reality this is a third party operation which is expensive. The buffet breakfast was very good before skiing. This is the fourth visit to Sierra Nevada and we decided to treat ourselves which I don't think was value for money. There a number of other options, for example Trevenque, which are more than adequate for skiing and far better value for money!

Spar an Extra, kids under 12 not allowed, we were in room 318 constant noise from outside (possibly pool AC) staff room food excellent.