Continental Park Hotel, Alcudia, Spain
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These apartments are special because... ...the stunning eight mile stretch of golden sand beach, the longest in Majorca, is just across the road. The Continental Park offers a good standard of accommodation with centrally controlled air-conditioning. However, the vast range of activities run by the Thomson Superfamily team will mean that you will hardly ever be in your room. loading...
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Continental Park Hotel Reviews
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This is the 3rd trip to Hotel Continental Park in 4 years, and as you will have probably read there has been some changes, the main change is thats its not a Thomson Super Family hotel anymore and whilst i agree this was refelected in the hotel entertainment, which was my ONLY criticism.
NOW ! For those who are planning on going to this hotel or have booked and seen some of the poor reviews, IGNORE THEM.. This is a fantastic hotel. From the reception and an english receptionist SUE, who is both a great help and speaks fluent spanish to the restaurant staff and bar staff, they could not be faulted. The great changes are that the hotel is all inclusive, and the soft drinks, beer, red white and rose wine are all SELF SERVICE, you wont have to queue. The hotel is kept lovely and clean and the rooms were cleaned daily. There are 2 lifts in the hotel and 3 internet booths, 1 euro for 10 mins use. There are 2 pools of which one is a kiddie pool and plenty of tables and sun loungers. The food in the hotel which has been criticised in previous reviews is actually very nice, plenty of choice for breakfast and evening meal and burgers and cold food choices for lunch, there is plenty of room in the restaurant, you would always get seated. The rooms arent huge, but they are only somewhere to sleep, you will get used to them. Air conditioning comes on in the room at 3pm, so you can have a nice siesta.
There is plenty to do in alcudia, Thomson offer plenty of trips, the Pirates is fantastic. This year we did the Palma Plus trip, which was palma cathedral and shopping in Palma. There is a Burger King right outside the hotel if your missing home and plenty of bars and restaurants around you. There is a family bar called CHEERS, which is left out of the hotel, turn right at the end of the street and 150m in front of you.
If you go left out of the hotel and left at the end of the road to the main road, you are 50m from the beach, plenty of shops, bars and restaurants, also a taxi rank, which will only cost 6 euros to Alcudia Port, where you can find more shops, bars, restaurants and you can catch the SEABUS back to the beach near the hotel for 10 Euros for 2 adults and a child.
Again, if like us you got a letter saying there has been changes to the hotel, keep an open mind, we were not disappointed and will definately go again
Have a lovely trip
This is the 3rd trip to Hotel Continental Park in 4 years, and as you will have probably read there has been some changes, the main change is thats its not a Thomson Super Family hotel anymore and whilst i agree this was refelected in the hotel entertainment, which was my ONLY criticism.
NOW ! For those who are planning on going to this hotel or have booked and seen some of the poor reviews, IGNORE THEM.. This is a fantastic hotel. From the reception and an english receptionist SUE, who is both a great help and speaks fluent spanish to the restaurant staff and bar staff, they could not be faulted. The great changes are that the hotel is all inclusive, and the soft drinks, beer, red white and rose wine are all SELF SERVICE, you wont have to queue. The hotel is kept lovely and clean and the rooms were cleaned daily. There are 2 lifts in the hotel and 3 internet booths, 1 euro for 10 mins use. There are 2 pools of which one is a kiddie pool and plenty of tables and sun loungers. The food in the hotel which has been criticised in previous reviews is actually very nice, plenty of choice for breakfast and evening meal and burgers and cold food choices for lunch, there is plenty of room in the restaurant, you would always get seated. The rooms arent huge, but they are only somewhere to sleep, you will get used to them. Air conditioning comes on in the room at 3pm, so you can have a nice siesta.
There is plenty to do in alcudia, Thomson offer plenty of trips, the Pirates is fantastic. This year we did the Palma Plus trip, which was palma cathedral and shopping in Palma. There is a Burger King right outside the hotel if your missing home and plenty of bars and restaurants around you. There is a family bar called CHEERS, which is left out of the hotel, turn right at the end of the street and 150m in front of you.
If you go left out of the hotel and left at the end of the road to the main road, you are 50m from the beach, plenty of shops, bars and restaurants, also a taxi rank, which will only cost 6 euros to Alcudia Port, where you can find more shops, bars, restaurants and you can catch the SEABUS back to the beach near the hotel for 10 Euros for 2 adults and a child.
Again, if like us you got a letter saying there has been changes to the hotel, keep an open mind, we were not disappointed and will definately go again
Have a lovely trip
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" just returned today from a 2 week... "
Submitted By: Mrs A Anstey
just returned today from a 2 week holiday with our 3 & 4 year old sons. I was unsure having read the holidy reviews before hand and having received a letter from Thomson advising this was no longer a super family hotel, but it was too late to change. On arrival I was pleasantly surprised, hotel was very clean and well kept, room was small (1 double and a bunk bed) but have to say was ok and had plenty of storage space, balcony was small but did n't want kids on it anyway. Surprised to find you could get bbc 1 and cbeebies on the tele. A god send to keep the kids quiet while in the shower.
Kidzone was brill, thanks to the reps for making it so fun. Also Sue on reception was fab, my son has coeliacs (wheat intolerance) and between Sue, Chef and myself bringing pizzs, pasta etc from home he ate well. Food is good, didnt make us ill, it does repeat itself often, lots of chips)but then again we have been all inc before and you do get fed up. Breakfast is brill, cooked, rolls/croissants, cereals, fruit, ham cheese. The entertainment was good, Stuart & Esme are trying really hard, but i do feel i didnt really get what i paid for as it's now not superfamily. Also enterainment in the evenings starts 8.30 with mini disco for kids, 9.30 bingo and then 10.00 for show, which is a bit late fo small ones and if you have 1st level room or room looking over the pool forget going to sleep early.also if on 1st floor forget sleeping in as cleaners are scrapping chairs across the floor at 7.30am.
Larger, Wine, soft drinks, slush drinks and ice cream is on self serve which is good, stops queues at bar.(but observed under age kids helping themselves to it as well)
What really spoiled it was people moaning about their holiday it was really not that bad for the money paid for the holiday) and during our 2nd week kids running around the hotel day and especially at night screaming shouting,jumping on the sun loungers, pool tables and running up and down the corridors at night (like being in Shameless)whilst parents left them to it. No respect for others at all, but this wasn't the hotels fault but perhaps a security person on site would be a good idea to sort this type of thing out as the hotel staff are so nice and helpful i dont think they are quite use to this type of behaviour,maybe because 1st year all inclusive.
Overall we had a fab holiday, beach is brill for young children as sea shallow. Hotel was good value for money and the kids really enjoyed themselves. just remember mosquito repelletn though!
Kidzone was brill, thanks to the reps for making it so fun. Also Sue on reception was fab, my son has coeliacs (wheat intolerance) and between Sue, Chef and myself bringing pizzs, pasta etc from home he ate well. Food is good, didnt make us ill, it does repeat itself often, lots of chips)but then again we have been all inc before and you do get fed up. Breakfast is brill, cooked, rolls/croissants, cereals, fruit, ham cheese. The entertainment was good, Stuart & Esme are trying really hard, but i do feel i didnt really get what i paid for as it's now not superfamily. Also enterainment in the evenings starts 8.30 with mini disco for kids, 9.30 bingo and then 10.00 for show, which is a bit late fo small ones and if you have 1st level room or room looking over the pool forget going to sleep early.also if on 1st floor forget sleeping in as cleaners are scrapping chairs across the floor at 7.30am.
Larger, Wine, soft drinks, slush drinks and ice cream is on self serve which is good, stops queues at bar.(but observed under age kids helping themselves to it as well)
What really spoiled it was people moaning about their holiday it was really not that bad for the money paid for the holiday) and during our 2nd week kids running around the hotel day and especially at night screaming shouting,jumping on the sun loungers, pool tables and running up and down the corridors at night (like being in Shameless)whilst parents left them to it. No respect for others at all, but this wasn't the hotels fault but perhaps a security person on site would be a good idea to sort this type of thing out as the hotel staff are so nice and helpful i dont think they are quite use to this type of behaviour,maybe because 1st year all inclusive.
Overall we had a fab holiday, beach is brill for young children as sea shallow. Hotel was good value for money and the kids really enjoyed themselves. just remember mosquito repelletn though!
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Just returned from Continental Park 4... "
Submitted By: Miss L FOSTER
Just returned from Continental Park 4 Adults 2 Children 2 & 7, excellent holiday cannot fault it in anyway, Cleanliness of the hotel is spotless, food was excellent, entertainment provided all day for children and adults. Ice Cream, Slushes, soft drinks available all day, children can just help themselves, Staff at hotel were really helpful, Would definitely go back.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Just returned from a fantastic... "
Submitted By: Mrs S Philips
Just returned from a fantastic holiday at the Continental Park.
The hotel was great, very clean, entertainment good, plenty to keep kids and children entertained.
There is plenty of choice for meals, ok, yes there are chips with every meal, but you dont have to choose them, there are other options!
The all inclusive is fab value for money.
Dont know why people moan about the rooms as we had a family room which we thought was plenty big enough.
I nearly changed my holiday after reading some of the reviews, but I am so glad i didnt as we really liked this hotel and wouldnt think twice about going back.
My children aged 8 and 5 had the best holiday and cried when they left!
I think people need to realise that this hotel has only just gone all inclusive so it is new to them, i think that they are doing a really good job, its a lovely hotel so enjoy.....
The hotel was great, very clean, entertainment good, plenty to keep kids and children entertained.
There is plenty of choice for meals, ok, yes there are chips with every meal, but you dont have to choose them, there are other options!
The all inclusive is fab value for money.
Dont know why people moan about the rooms as we had a family room which we thought was plenty big enough.
I nearly changed my holiday after reading some of the reviews, but I am so glad i didnt as we really liked this hotel and wouldnt think twice about going back.
My children aged 8 and 5 had the best holiday and cried when they left!
I think people need to realise that this hotel has only just gone all inclusive so it is new to them, i think that they are doing a really good job, its a lovely hotel so enjoy.....
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" what can i say about this hotel........ "
Submitted By: Mrs S Moslyn
what can i say about this hotel..... crap crap and more crap,
This is now no longer an all thomson hotel, all thomson equipment for entertainment and entertainment staff has gone, we booked this expecting a superfamily what a joke, the kids were bored, even asked for a colouring book instead of doing what the hotel called entertainment. We had to pay to use tennis court, football pitch and bouncy casle, we payed for all inclusive, what a joke, food wasn`t available after 8pm the first week and for the second week they changed it to ham and cheese sandwiches untill 11pm this might have been ok if it wasn`t for the fact that they had been out uncovered since 10am.
The evening entertainment consists of 30 mins kids disco 10 mins of bingo (that you have to pay for) and then if you are lucky 1 hour of crap sometimes only 20mins.
the only good thing is the reps and kidzone team which are still thomson, they are fantastic and very helpful, (if u have booked this holiday and still go, go easy on the reps the poor holiday isn`t their fault they have just been dumped in it as much as we have.
If you have booked this as a holiday try and get a refund as you are not getting what you pay for.i will never return to this hotel and have been seriously put of traveling with thomson.
This is now no longer an all thomson hotel, all thomson equipment for entertainment and entertainment staff has gone, we booked this expecting a superfamily what a joke, the kids were bored, even asked for a colouring book instead of doing what the hotel called entertainment. We had to pay to use tennis court, football pitch and bouncy casle, we payed for all inclusive, what a joke, food wasn`t available after 8pm the first week and for the second week they changed it to ham and cheese sandwiches untill 11pm this might have been ok if it wasn`t for the fact that they had been out uncovered since 10am.
The evening entertainment consists of 30 mins kids disco 10 mins of bingo (that you have to pay for) and then if you are lucky 1 hour of crap sometimes only 20mins.
the only good thing is the reps and kidzone team which are still thomson, they are fantastic and very helpful, (if u have booked this holiday and still go, go easy on the reps the poor holiday isn`t their fault they have just been dumped in it as much as we have.
If you have booked this as a holiday try and get a refund as you are not getting what you pay for.i will never return to this hotel and have been seriously put of traveling with thomson.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" write where can i start ? just... "
Submitted By: Mr S Bailie
write where can i start ? just returned from alcudia stopping at continental park hotel
i recevied a letter from thomson 5 days before i went saying it was no longer thomsons entertainment and it was to late to do anything about it. Write entertainment was shocking to say the least same thing for kids every night for half an hour adults entertainment dont start untill 10pm and that goes on for an hour if your lucky.
FOOD
write food is ok for breakfast untill dinner & tea repetaive for the 2 weeks we where there bugers chips and sausages every day untill 8 pm you can not get any food after this time untill half hotel was complianing and then they put sandwiches out at 11 am and they where there at 11pm uncovered and hard
HOTEL
hotel was clean and tidy no staff would smile i paid for all incluesive but you still have to pay for actives like tennis and football on the court opp the hotel
REPS
NOW FOR THE GOOD BIT KIDS CLUB IS GOOD AT THE HOTEL WITH KAREN, HAYLEY ,KILEY,THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN DO WITH WHAT THEY HAVE GOT AND THEY DO EVERYTHING FOR THE KIDS IT LAST 2 HOURS IN DIFFERENT AGES SLOTS
hotel reps
hayley & laura the hotel reps if you appouche them with anything they will allways try to help u in any way they can
i recevied a letter from thomson 5 days before i went saying it was no longer thomsons entertainment and it was to late to do anything about it. Write entertainment was shocking to say the least same thing for kids every night for half an hour adults entertainment dont start untill 10pm and that goes on for an hour if your lucky.
FOOD
write food is ok for breakfast untill dinner & tea repetaive for the 2 weeks we where there bugers chips and sausages every day untill 8 pm you can not get any food after this time untill half hotel was complianing and then they put sandwiches out at 11 am and they where there at 11pm uncovered and hard
HOTEL
hotel was clean and tidy no staff would smile i paid for all incluesive but you still have to pay for actives like tennis and football on the court opp the hotel
REPS
NOW FOR THE GOOD BIT KIDS CLUB IS GOOD AT THE HOTEL WITH KAREN, HAYLEY ,KILEY,THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN DO WITH WHAT THEY HAVE GOT AND THEY DO EVERYTHING FOR THE KIDS IT LAST 2 HOURS IN DIFFERENT AGES SLOTS
hotel reps
hayley & laura the hotel reps if you appouche them with anything they will allways try to help u in any way they can
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" We have just returned from a week at... "
Submitted By: Mrs M Fraser
We have just returned from a week at this hotel with my son, daughter in law and 4 year old grandson and we had a brilliant week. The hotel was spotless and the staff were brilliant. I have read some awful reviews for this hotel and ok maybe there could be a better selection of food at meal times, but what was there was fine you would'nt starve. We would definately go back there and the beach is brilliant for the young ones.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" We've just returned from a holiday at... "
Submitted By: Mr Phillips South Wales
We've just returned from a holiday at this hotel and are really surprised to see bad reviews. We had a fantastic holiday. We are a family of four, two adults, a 6 year old and a 7 year old. The entertainment staff, Esme and Stuart were brilliant with the kids. There was daily activities every hour from 11am to 4pm and mini disco, bingo (just one game!) and a variety of entertainment in the evening. The whole family loved the daily entertainment and evening shows. The hotel is immaculately clean with the cleaners working from morning to night. Reps and hotel staff were really helpful. We went on the excursion to Marineland/Aquapark. It was an excellent day out and the kids loved seeing the dolphin show etc. We as a family thought the food was excellent. There was a good choice at breakfast. Lunch was served 12 until 4pm and included burgers, hotdogs and salads amongst other choices. Evening meal was varied and there was a good choice of food. We thought the all inclusive package was really good value. There are unlimited slush puppies, ice-creams, hot beverages, fruit juices, soft drinks and alcohol. As long as you're not a really fussy eater you'll have a brilliant time. I'm really surprised people are finding things to moan about. We had a room with a double bed and bunk bed which was a enough space for us all. We went to the beach most days as it was beautiful and was perfect for children as the sea remains very shallow for about 300m. The kids club is open 5 days a week for 2 hours for each age group. Our boys went 3 times and really enjoyed the sessions. All I can say is we had a brilliant time in Alcudia and will return there again.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" I loved going to Hotel Continental... "
Submitted By: Miss K Marsh
I loved going to Hotel Continental Park last year was the last time i was going to go and that was my third year it was the best yet, the holiday reps are so entertaining when they do the rep shows and they always keep the kids entertained, i thought the food was really nice and overall the staff were lovely and very helpful, rooms were very tidy and cleaned at least nearly every day.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2007
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Found out less than 1 week before... "
Submitted By: sigdic
Found out less than 1 week before leaving that the hotel was no longer exclusive to Thompson too late to cancel or change so I looked at the new reviews for this year, The only one available stated the hotel was not as good as all the old reviews ( to put it politely ). But we went with an open mind. The flight was good, reps at the airport ok could have been more helpful, transfer uneventful, so far so good the hotel reception staff ok, rooms small but we already new that so we had 2 booked. The first meal we had was dinner the resteraunt was clean lots to choose from generally good first impression untill you had finished eating and the hotel clearing staff lean over people still eating to clear plates no manners no smiles very rude and rushing to clear up some were chewing gum shouting to each other and this got no better as the week went on niether did the food, very English not much in the way of any other style and if you like chips for breakfast your in chip heaven infact chips at every meal. Next the Entertainment, Thompsons pulled out overything staff and equipment the 2 hotel entertainment staff were very hard working and doing the best they could with what they had, Kids Club.... lucky to get my 8 year old in for the 2 hour slot it was overbooked most days only 2 staff and a ratio of 8-1 so 16 places in a Family Hotel we booked this hotel based on the reviews from 2007 as it as out first family holiday and our daughters first time abroad, Thompson knew about the changes before Christmas and only told people just before they left a bit suspect if you ask me as we booked in Feb. I will not be going back to the hotel and will be complaining to Thompson as it wasn't the holiday I booked I cant blame the reps on site they were very helpful or the hotel staff, we made the best of a poor situation and went out and about good luck if you've booked enjoy yourselves as much as you can
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- Date of Holiday:May 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Hi we went to the continental hotel... "
Submitted By: Mrs R Brown
Hi we went to the continental hotel in may 2008 we have just got back and all i can say is what a hell hole.I have 4 children and there was nothing for them to do at all, the thomson reps had pulled out everything all the entertainment so there was nothing to do at all.They didnt even bother telling us until we spoke to someone about the creche for my youngest who is 2 and it was then they said the thomson reps had pulled everything out so there was no creche no entertainment nothing.The food was absolutley disgusting i would not even feed it to a dog let alone my children, all they ate was chips, it was chips for breakfast chips for dinner and chips for tea.The rooms was very small not enough room for children and adults.We was the 17th people to complain the very first week we was there everyone i spoke to was absolutley disgusted.The kids club opened when they felt like it so it was a case of having 4 young children bored out of there minds for 14 days.Please if you are thinking about booking this hotel think very carefully i would definatley go to another one.
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- Date of Holiday:May 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Just got back from a week in this... "
Submitted By: Miss E Evans
Just got back from a week in this hotel, We had a fab time.... we wer a group of 8 6 adults 2 children 5yrs old!! they had a really good time, plenty of entertainment, and enjoyed the discos in the night, stuart and esme were really really good with all the kids, with keeping them entertained, the food is ok, its a bit repetative but its not horrible,, had some lovely meals, the room is plenty big enough for 2 adults and a child, not that we spent much time in our rooms anyway, overall we had a great time, could have done with 10 days there, will defo go back again.
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- Date of Holiday:May 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Hi we have just come back from the... "
Submitted By: Mrs E Atkin
Hi we have just come back from the continatal park at alcudia it was suppose to be a super family but it was 14 days of hell.no entertainment at night nothing to do in the day and the kids was bored to death.The food was disgusting,not even fit for dogs to eat thompson reps had pulled out and now sky tours took over and they never even told us has we would not have gone.There was 17 complaints in the first week so good luck if u book with this company and go to this hotel.
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- Date of Holiday:May 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Hi we have just come back from the... "
Submitted By: Mrs E Atkin
Hi we have just come back from the continatal park at alcudia it was suppose to be a super family but it was 14 days of hell.no entertainment at night nothing to do in the day and the kids was bored to death.The food was disgusting,not even fit for dogs to eat thompson reps had pulled out and now sky tours took over and they never even told us has we would not have gone.There was 17 complaints in the first week so good luck if u book with this company and go to this hotel.
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- Date of Holiday:May 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
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To keep things in perspective. This hotel is 3 star and you will only proabably be paying 300 quid a week all inc, its not 5 star and you wont be paying a kings ransom to stay.
On that basic premise, i have to say that the hotel is excellent in nearly all areas from a good variety of hot fresh food, attentive and friendly staff, adequately sized rooms which were thoroughly cleaned daily, beer, wines, slush, ice cream, sangria, soft drinks on tap all day with no queues, decent snacks, non-intrusive entertainment, good facilites inc wireless internet, excellent reception staff (thanks Margarita), non "in your face" helpful reps, to excellent location....the list goes on.
Its normally only scummers who complain; maybe because there isnt enough turkey twizzlers or chicken nuggets on the menu and perhaps nobody to take care of their kids 24x7. You pay for what you get and in my opinion (i used to be a holiday rep) this hotel is excellent value.
Many thanks to all the staff for making our stay fantastic. Special mention to:
Hassan, Jaimie, Sue, Paula...Muchas Gracias y Suerte !
I would heartily recommend this hotel to anyone. If you are going soon then dont worry you'll have a great time.
Ian