| | Belgica, Cala d'Or, Mallorca, 07660, Spain
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Overall Community Rating: |  10.0 (based on 1 user reviews) |
 Cala d'Or: Top Class 4 star hotel by Peter Marriott 64960 |
| Posted 29 June 2003 | Overall rating: 10.0 |
A great hotel, easily worth its 4 star rating. Situated down a discrete residential side-road but less than 100 metres from the town centre. Very handy for the shops, restaurants and bars of Cala D'Or, but far enough away to be untroubled by traffic or noise.
This is an old hotel, probably the first in the town and built definitely before Cala D'Or became popular, but is decorated and furnished to a high standard. Because the hotel has been constructed and added to over a period of time, the rooms are of varying size and shape. We were in one of the smallest but even this was quite acceptable, some rooms are much bigger. Room furniture was adequate and beds comfortable (no double beds as such, they push two single beds together to form a double). There are no refrigerated mini-bars in the rooms so you can't sneak in soft drinks into them for chilling. Every room did have a small safe (you pay a charge for the key). TVs had 14 channels, including CNN, Eurosport, Sky News and TCN. All other channels were in Spanish or German.
All rooms were air-conditioned although you might check with the tour operator which months they switch it on, on previous stays at other hotels we have discovered that the A/C is only usable in the hottest months. Bathrooms are adequate and have the usual shower/bath/bidet etc.
We had a balcony at the back of the hotel overlooking the pool, terraced area and sea view. Note that since the hotel is actually located up a small bay which is lined with tall trees and overlooking a lovely beach, sea views are obscured by the trees. Frankly this doesn't matter at all since the view of the valley, trees and beach are much more interesting than just the sea anyway. Rooms at the front of the hotel overlook the road, but since the road is mostly villas and is very quiet and the hotel is set back from the road, this aspect is quite acceptable.
The food is excellent. We stayed on a half-board basis. Breakfast comprises the usual buffet style self service and has a very comprehensive selection of cold and cooked items. No lunches are available from the dining room but the hotel's beach bar offers good value salads, pizzas, pastas and sandwiches. Evening meals are also very good with a completely different menus on every one of the 14 days we were there. Evening meal quality was well up to standard with more than adequate quantity available if you were extra-hungry. Wines and drinks with the meal were reasonably priced. Dining room service from the staff was very good. The hotel has it's own pool and pleasant sun terrace (shaded areas are available under tall trees, handy if you don't want to bake in the sun), many of the guests only frequented these facilities and never ventured down to the small beach below. There is a pool bar situated on the terrace. Hotel guests have direct access to the beach via some steps. This is probably the best beach in Cala D'Or and is largely undiscovered by the tourists since access to it from the public roads is not well marked. There is a great beach bar run by the hotel which provides sunbeds, shade, drink and light meals. Bathing is safe for kids with crystal clear water. If needed, there is plenty of shade available from tall trees which surround the beach perimeter. A local fruit vendor visits the beach twice a day to sell fresh pineapples, water melons, bananas and coconuts. Fruit prices are expensive but very appreciated in the middle of a hot lazy day in the sun. Hotel provides entertainment in the form of local dancing shows, flamenco etc. but only twice a week. They do provide a list of optional activities (not the same as the trips and tours which will be offered by the tour operator) which include walks around local places of interest.
Note that this hotel may not be suitable if you have some walking difficulties. Although there is a lift to all the floors of the hotel, you will require to negotiate some steps to get down to the pool and terrace and some more steps to get down to the beach. There are not a lot of steps and if you have normal mobility then these steps will not be a problem.
Overall the hotel is excellent and has the best location in Cala D'Or. We were not disappointed in any aspect of our stay there. The hotel is a bit old fashioned, but we like it that way. We intend to go back again next year. I got the impression the hotel is keen to have it's guests book directly via the Internet. I have no idea if there is any saving if you book directly but I will be investigating this possibility myself soon.
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