20/07/2026
🔔 Who's ready for the return of "the family".
Firstly, we want to say a huge thank you to our incredible Hops staff.
Joel, Gerard and Andy, you kept the show on the road while we were away and we are so very grateful for your hard work and dedication to our MicroPub and customers.
We know it's not as easy as just rocking up and pulling pints.
We are so lucky to have you with us.
Thank you so much!
And a massive thanks to all of our customers.
Without you all, there'd be no Hops, and no staff to entertain while we were away!
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to our customers, visitors. Our Hops Fam 💓
We had the most amazing time. Relaxing, amazing local food and we found incredible bars!
Included in our pics are the obligatory pre flight drinkies, there was a bar we discovered called Rebaldi. A great selection of beers, tapas. Oh, the Negroni cocktail. Absolutely gorgeous! Fantastic staff too.
Cactus cocktail bar was super for a pre dinner snifter.
The Old Town was a great spot for watching the football. Again, great staff. And lovely Negroni cocktails.
Our cherry on the top was Blue Rock Bar. We made it there almost every day. So welcoming and friendly. It was like a Hops home from home.
Jules, the owner, ah, he is one in a million! And his staff are, again, amazing.
The beer was always tasty, cocktails and sangria were delish. Especially their Negroni!
We were really well looked after and it was really difficult to leave.
Managed to get a cheeky photo with Jules too. Fantastic gaffer.
We stayed at Buendia NoHotel. Honestly, it'd be difficult to top that.
Clean, fresh, absolutely everything you need for self catering. We've never slept so well! The beds and pillows were so comfy. Rooftop terrace was private, comfortable and had everything needed to enjoy family time overlooking the sea or the pool area.
The spiral staircase up to the rooftop was fancy, although there were a few days Mrs Hops couldn't get up there. No probs though because there was a lift down to the ground floor which made it really easy to scoot about in the wheelchair.
All in all, we had the best time and really appreciated our time away together.
Enjoy the photo dump...
Cheers 🍻