Apartamentos Deya, Santa Ponsa

Advantages: Rich in history, very friendly locals, wonderful scenery
Disadvantages: Mozzies, sewer, quite touristy

...I have visited Santa Ponsa over 10 times, since I was little and still enjoy going there. --Location-- Santa Ponsa is located on the south-western coast of Mallorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands. It is located in Calvia, the municipality also home to the slightly more well known Magaluf and Palma Nova. It is roughly 11 miles (18km) from the capital of the island, Palma. --Getting There-- The Palma de Mallorca Airport is the only one of the island, 5 miles east of the capital. Flying from the South of the UK takes a short 2-3 hours. The staff at theairport are efficient, but more laid back than the staff in UK airports - by NO means are they not doing their job, but for example when we travelled to Palma last October we were practically expected to strip naked when we went through security at Birmingham, and in Palma only... Read review

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Advantages: Busy but not hectic, clean, compact, central for excursions
Disadvantages: Quite hilly, lack of scenery/architecture

...My wife and 2 young daughters (then aged 5 months and 5 years old) selected Santa Ponsa for our holidays in May 2001. We stayed at the Hotel Pionero on a half board basis - the hotel was clean, comfortable, had excellent facilities (there are 3 sister hotels all adjoining), with very friendly staff. The weather for our two weeks was wonderful - hot without being too uncomfortable - the only rain was on our last day! We were situated about 3 minutes walk from the main beach and about 5 minutes walk from the centre of Santa Ponsa - amazingly, this what the brochure (Virgin Sun) said!. I found Santa Ponsa to be a clean, tidy and compact resort - it has something for everybody! (Although I can't comment on the clubs!). There are plenty of bars, pubs, restaurants etc and a good selection of jewellers and perfumeries. Public... Read review

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Advantages: Lots to do but easy to retreat
Disadvantages: None

...My partner and I have recently returned from Santa Ponsa after a one week break. We stayed in the Parasol Apartments which is just a few minutes walk from the main cetre of Santa Ponsa. There is a very good atmosphere here. The town has a whole range of different bars and restaurants. There is a very Irish feel in Santa Ponsa with a great deal of the bars being Irish run. Everyone is very friendly and although it was very busy there it was not as hectic as places like Magaluf and Palmanova. The beach is superb and very clean. There are lots of boat trips around the beach and these are very good value for money. It is very easy to travel around to local attractions and the bus service is excellent. Closeby there are three very large water parks. There is Aquacity, Aquapark and western world. These are very... Read review

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