Tui Magic Life Calabria - All Inclusive

The staff is friendly and attentive, maintaining high cleanliness standards. Guests enjoyed the well-equipped facilities and stunning location near the beach. However, some found the private lodge area a bit isolated.

Our first time at this resort. Spent one week here. I have nothing bad to say about this place. Resort is a nice size, spotlessly clean, amazing swimming pool with separate splash pad for babies and toddlers and water slides for the older kids. Our room was in block one and very quiet. Multiple evening entertainment for all ages. The walk to the beach is through a wooded area which has play equipment, out door gym ( there is a separate, well equipped, indoor gym) and hammocks. The beach is a pebble beach so you will need beach shoes. Down at the beach there is a buffet bar which is included in the all inclusive price as well as toilets, a changing cubicle, water sports stand for canoeing and deck chairs with umbrella stands for shade. The sea water is clear, warm and the most beautiful aqua blue colour. Sunsets are fantastic. THE FOOD IN THE RESORT IS EXCELLENT. We ate at the buffet and didn't go to the speciality restaurant. In the buffets there is a good variety of dishes. Lots of fresh fruit and vegetable dishes. Multiple bread and pastry options. The most amazing fish griddle station. My kids were amazed to see an intact swordfish with a lemon on the end of its sword nose being cut up for the griddle in front of them. There was a carvery, a pasta station and a wood fired pizza station. Each station had some regular staples and some options that changed every day. We are a dairy free family. Every morning there were several dairy free milk options, a dairy free yoghurt and if you asked they will make you dairy free pancakes at the pancake station. At lunch and dinner they did a nice oil and herb dairy free pizza bread and a cheese less vegetable pizza option. If you ask them they will make a vegan cheese pizza. There was always a dairy free pasta choice. The kids have their own buffet table with the required chicken nuggets, fish fingers and chips but kids can also take from the main buffet. As for puddings the main buffet didn't have a dairy free option on display (and we didn't feel the need to ask for one). The kids buffet one night put out marshmallows and on another night there was a stand in the courtyard giving out candyfloss. The coffee shop (open lunch time and dinner time) had dairy free (soya ice cream) - again you have to ask for it and they will bring the box out to show you. In addition to the all inclusive stuff available the resort has ice cream that is not included in the all inclusive price. It cost between 2 and 3 euro and there was a good selection of dairy free ice lollies and one option of a dairy free ice cream sandwich. All food is labelled with allergens and to avoid any language barriers they do this through picture codes and there is an explanations of what each picture represents in the buffet and bar areas.

We really enjoyed our stay at Magic Life, Calabria - the resort fulfilled our expectations with beautiful, well-kept grounds and fantastic staff! Iv never seen staff work as hard as the staff at TML Calabria. The standards are very high and this is really evident. Food was plentiful, drinks were good and the entertainment programme is comprehensive. We came here for our honeymoon, and stayed in the private lodge which I would highly recommend for couples / adult families. This provided a tranquil space to enjoy, and added greater variety to the food on offer. The pool on the private lodge is exceptional, it is vast and getting a lounger is never a problem no matter the time of day. We did visit the “party pool” one day for a change of scenery which has a different vibe but is no less pleasant. The walk through the woods to the beach is just a joy! Again, sunbeds are plentiful and the beach bar is a nice place to retreat to! Our room was large, exceptionally clean and we were provided with fresh beach towels every evening. Once again, the cleaning staff working exceptionally hard to ensure guests are kept comfortable in their rooms. The bed was comfy, and the pillows were perfectly fine! There is not much we can fault however we both agreed that the food was abit repetitive, although good quality and perfectly pleasant - a bit more variety would have been a bonus. Alongside that, we’ve realised we do like being close to bars / restaurants or places to visit within walking distance. That being said, I cannot mark the hotel down for that because it’s very clear in the description and in other reviews that it is a remote resort so we fully understand. The resort is big enough to enjoy a variety of things to do each day even without leaving the resort! We did take the shuttle to Pizzo which is a lovely little town, and obviously tried the Tartufo which was just exceptional. We would probably return again for another holiday despite the remote location.