“Excellent...please read on....”

My 14 year old son and I stayed here but not on an all inclusive basis, we were self catering. Apart from feeling that we didn't belong as we were told we "were here but not here" and the representative spoke not a single word of english "maybe I expected too much". Our apartment was amazing. We ha… Plus

My 14 year old son and I stayed here but not on an all inclusive basis, we were self catering. Apart from feeling that we didn't belong as we were told we "were here but not here" and the representative spoke not a single word of english "maybe I expected too much". Our apartment was amazing. We had a fabulous air conditioned apartment with a superb view of the the marina and the sea, If you want to be near to Cala D'Or Cala Ferrera then you will need catch the bus. However if you want somewhere where you can chill out during the day (get up very early to put your towels on the sun beds around the pool and watch them dry out whilst nobody turns up) we did go in July....the restaurants and bars around the marina are fabulous.... try "churchills" for tapas and a stroll around the marina makes you wish you had married a millionaire, but then again.....looking at them in their speedo's......it's nice just to look at the boats.....fabulous memories of an awesome holiday

Moins

“Not really up to standard”

We stayed for 2 weeks in a 2 bedroom apartment at Porto Cari; I booked it through booking.com the apartment I booked overlooked the Marina with such lovely views, however, the balcony was terrible and you simply could not enjoy sitting out there. First off the table was bent and warped, their were… Plus

We stayed for 2 weeks in a 2 bedroom apartment at Porto Cari; I booked it through booking.com the apartment I booked overlooked the Marina with such lovely views, however, the balcony was terrible and you simply could not enjoy sitting out there. First off the table was bent and warped, their were 4 chairs but only 3 were sort of useable, very uncomfy no cushions and the 4th chair had been broken and glued; the balcony railings were wooden and wobbly, I was terrified of my children leaning on the railings as they felt so unsafe; screws coming out of the plaster on the wall did not help! There was no space at all to seat 4 around the warped table; the balcony is very small and an awkward shape. The balcony floor was very grotty and had black mildew everywhere; there were buckets placed at pipe outlets on the balcony that filled up and had to be emptied a couple of times each day, this was due to the air con system. The air con system was on a timer and the main bedroom one failed, it took 4 days for someone to come and fix it!. It was very very hot and unfortunately I took ill and to my bed but with no air con I almost ended up in hospital; my temperature raged and my husband had to keep placing cold flanels on me to take my temperature down as we were not able to put the air con on!!!! The kitchen was ill equipped and to small to prepare a proper meal for a family of 4; there was no toaster and trying to make toast under the cooker grill took at least 20 minutes and was rock hard! The fridge seemed new but had a very bad fishy smell that I couldnt get rid of despite my cleaning attempts. Hence we did not feel we could buy and store much food and we ate out instead, plus there were no bbq facilities on the balcony which would have helped although saying that I dont know where we would have sat to eat! The throws on the settees had seen better days as had the blankets on the beds. The beds were the most uncomfortable beds I have every slept in!!! Rock hard and so uninviting!! In fact my husband slept on the couch for most of the time we were there as he couldnt get comfy at all in the bed!!!! A number of lights were not working when we arrived although in fairness I did not make a complaint about these as we had other lights and the owner did replace the bulbs when he came to sort out the air con and switch it to timer!!!! Again in fairness to the owner one of my children accidently broke a lamp (glass lamps and marble floors are not a good mix with kids!!) The owner was very good and although I offered to replace it he said that he would sort it and brought replacement lamps although not new ones. The bathrooms were good nicely done and quite large. The ladies who came to service the apartment were very good. The pool was clean and a nice size, however, there are not enough sunbeds to accomodate the apartments. If you were not up and down to the pool by 8.30 in the morning you would not get a bed all day. Every evening gangs congregated on the wall directly outside of my childrens room; lots of noise, shouting etc until early hours in the morning. Not good for the area!!! The Cala Longa Marina was lovely, lots of very expensive boats and lovely restaurants; we had lovely meals in all of them; the food was great. People dressed up for diner which was lovely and you had to cover up bikinis etc even when sitting outside having a coffee or a drink which keeps the standards up. I did like the fact that Cala Longa is a walk away from Cala D'or so less built up and with much better views, a more exclusive part of the area. The train takes you to the other areas but to be honest its quicker to walk around the Marina and up the hill if you want to go into Cala D'or centre. Its a shame really as this apartment is in a good location for localities, however, the furnishings need some updating and better equipment is needed, including a bigger and better TV (I know this is not really important to some people when on holiday but being able to relax with the children before going out or catching a film when we got home is a plus point, however, the TV is quite old, very small and stuck in a corner), some fold up beds would be good to take to the pool, a bbq and better cleaner balcony facilities including a new table and chair to suit the shape and size of the balcony would also be beneficial. Plus having the facility to have air con on tap and not on a timer during the very hot months is a necessity!!!!! Unfortunately due to the points mentioned above we will not return here and would not recommend it to anyone who is maybe as fussy as I am!!! If you are happy to pay a lot of money (which I think £2,200 is for 2 weeks accomodation only) and stay in a just about ok place then this will do.

Moins