Advantages: Quiet location, lovely hotel, brilliant food, private beach. Disadvantages: Quite expensive and could be a bit quiet.
parents and younger brother were going as well! With the remainder of my student loan already exhausted by a weekend break with my University friends it seemed like the best proposal I was going to get this summer.
My parents chose the sunny island of Majorca for our destination and the hotel Riu Palace Bonanza Playa. The island of Majorca is the largest of the three Balearic Islands and is located in the Mediterranean Sea off the south east coast of mainland Spain. The primary language spoken in Majorca is Spanish although many of the inhabitants speak English and German also to accommodate the large tourist influxes from both of these countries. The capital of the island is the cosmopolitan and fairly large city of Palma which also houses the islands airport, flight times are roughly 2-3 hours from the UK. The currency used ...
Advantages: Very cheap very good accommodation with brilliant views Disadvantages: None
Playa Moreia Review - Mallorca
After just returning from what is probably one of the best last minute holidays I have had I thought it important to share my views with you.
I, like you, always like to read reviews of places before I visit them, but, this time it was even more important because it was the first time that I had not booked with a Tour operator - I booked on the internet at a wonderful price with just 10 days to go.
In the main the reviews for the Playa Moreia on the internet are good and thankfully I took no heed of the bad ones, what do some people want I ask myself. I have now returned to England and I have nothing but praise for the Playa Moreia.
I think its important to point out that the official rating of the Playa Moreia is a 2 key - but I would certainly rate it as good as any 3 star I have stayed in ...
Advantages: Good 3* family hotel Disadvantages: Bit of a walk into Alcudia
Lagotel Hotel- Alcudia, Majorca
Flight
2 hours from Cardiff to Palma, with first choice passed by quickly thank-goodness not a flyer!
Transfer
This took approx 50 minutes.
Resort
On arrival check-in was efficient and staff polite but a little stern looking.
The hotel is outside Alcudia in Playa De Muro but the buses are regular and cheap to the strip. The hotel as a courtesy bus to the beach, which is lovely, shallow and white sand and ample sun beds and umbrellas.
Hotel
On arrival check-in was efficient and staff polite but a little stern looking.
Lobby was quite spacious with ample seating and also Internet facilities, with Reps desks at the end.
Off the lobby was a large bar with satellite TV and games machines for the children to waste their money on. This is also where they held the entertainment in the evening ...
This beachfront hotel is located in Can Picafort, where the crystal-clear Mediterranean waters and clean sands make for a fantastic beach holiday. At the Eix Platja Daurada you can enjoy a wide range of activities and facilities for the whole family. For the children there is a play area and swimming pool. Older guests can head to the gym, sauna and jacuzzi before enjoying a pampering in the hairdressing salon.
