Continental Park Hotel

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We went to the Hotel Continental as a family of 3 with a 12 year old daughter. Check in was quick and easy after an hours transfer from Palma airport.
The rooms are very clean and the maid comes in every day to change linen and towels. You have a TV in the room if you want to watch the news at any point or fancy watching the Simpsons in German. Some people have complained that the rooms are small, but I don't think that they are. They are just regular rooms. Nothing at all wrong with them in my opinion.
It is true about the dirty carpets in the public areas of the hotel. Looks like someone has gone on the rampage with red wine! They are grim, but hey ho you're on holiday and nobody is asking you to eat off them.
There are plenty of sun loungers by the pool so if you get up at a reasonable time you should be able to get one. The beach is only a short walk away. Some people have complained in their reviews that you have to cross a "very busy road." You do have to cross a road, but there are zebra crossings and cars do stop for you. Nothing really to moan about. When you get to the beach it is brilliant. The water stays shallow for around 100 meters and there are few big waves (if any).
The drinks are largely self service which cuts down any waiting around at the bar. The same goes for the ice creams. You have to pay 0.50 euros for a plastic cup at the bar. This is only a deposit though and you get it back when you take your cup back.
The snack bar is open from 12-5pm and is pretty much the same everyday (burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, salads, chips, fried onion, bread, samosas etc). You can have it as healthy or as unhealthy as you like! Keeps you going til tea time.
The swimming pool is on the cold side which is fantastic. Why would anyone want a warm pool when it is 30 degrees in the sun? Just jump in and you'll be glad of it.
The Entertainment Team run activities for children and adults throughout the day. They have water polo, football, darts, suffle board, water aerobics, killer pool, rifle shooting etc. If you are on a winning team then you are presented with a certificate in the evening before the entertainment begins! Quite funny really.
Once a week you have the opportunity to try a free session of scuba diving in the pool too if that is your thing.
The food in the restaurant is not fantastic. It is not terrible either though. You will probably, like us, start off your holiday enjoying the food and wondering why it got poor reviews. If you go for 2 weeks though, you will begin to get bored of the unimaginative, bland choices on offer. There is quite a lot of "fillers" too where the hotel have filled a space on the buffet to make it look like there is more. For example, random bowls of sauces. 2 sides of the buffet are identical to each other too!
However, there are days when you can be surprised. One day there was baked salmon which was lovely. Also, at breakfast you can have as much watermelon and fresh fruit as you like. I'm assuming you will get bored of deep fat fried sausages and streaky bacon.
Don't bother going for the buffet lunch in the restaurant. There really is no point. Lunch is the worst of the 3 meals at the continental park. It is very random dishes and nothing appears to go together! Stick to the snack bar.
Your room does not have a fridge which is annoying. You can rent one though for 4.5 euros a day (63 euros for 2 weeks haha)!
The entertainment follows a set pattern. Kids disco. Then bingo and then the "main event." It is hit and miss really. The illusionist/magician who came in was very funny. He got people involved and without spoiling it for you, he made some guests look like complete idiots (all good natured though). Elvis was funny as he knew he was rubbish himself and sang every song apart from Elvis songs! At one point he even said "give a big shout if you dont want me to be here!" Haha, he got a good response.
The majority of the shows that the Entertainment Team put on look like they took time to plan and rehearse, but they are rubbish to be honest. Do you want to watch teenagers mime and prance about? Catch 22 situation as you are all inclusive, but will want to go elsewhere in the evenings.
At night there are no snacks so you will see alot of people going to get take away pizzas or Burger King when the entertainment has finished (especially those who have been making the most of the all inclusive bar ha).
If you have very young children or want to have an early night, make sure that you request a room that is NOT facing the pool. You will be kept awake until the early hours with the music etc. You will have a nice view of the moutains too.
If you want to use Wi-fi the hotel will give you the password for the hotel next door (200m away!) so the signal is awful if you manage to get one at all. You can use the hotels 3 computers at 1 euro for 10 minutes.
The hotel is perfect for families. Children will love it! There are things going on all day to keep them entertained. If you plan to go out then then ask at reception for a packed lunch the day before. Each packed lunch comes in a big box with a handle. Very nice. It is easy to rent a car too (just book it in advance). All you need is your driving license and you can drive away in 5 minutes with a car for the day for 30 euros up to 80 euros depending on what you want.
Overall, it is a 3 star hotel and rightly so. It is a nice hotel and you can have a very nice holiday here.

My family and i have just returned from staying at this hotel. We stayed for 2 weeks, after reading through a few of the reviews before we went we were a bit anxious about staying here, however we were pleasantly surprised. The hotel is very clean and the staff are very friendly and helpful, the rooms are a little small but we coped with it and wouldnt say it became a problem to us, athough there is no hairdryer. The entertainment was very good and there was always something going on in the day and evening, the entertainment staff worked very hard to please eveyone. The food was on a 3 star quality and was fair, i seemed to struggle in the last few days of the same kind of food but wouldnt say it was a massive problem. The hotel is geered up for families and there is plenty going on to amuse the kids with. On the whole the hotel is of a fairly good standard and we enjoyed our stay there.

1 reader found this review helpful

A very clean (except for stained (not dirty) carpets in the communal areas), a well run hotel. Great for young families as the entertainment was very family orientated. Pool could be bit bigger but then again, I could be lot smaller! it never felt overcrowded though. A good entertainments team, worked their socks off to please and catered for all ages with fun and games. Food was of an acceptable standard and drinks in the bar were self-service lager, wines, soft drinks and slushies...and...help yourself icecream tubs, bar service for spirits and cocktails. 5 minutes to a great and safe beach, short bus/taxi to Alcudia Port and the beautiful historic Alcudia town. We are 2 fortysomethings with a 19 and 22 year old...we all loved it !!

2 readers found this review helpful

We have just returned from 2 fabulous weeks - no sign of any scumbags or chavs!
This is a good value 3* hotel which is kept very clean. Yes, the rooms could be bigger, but do you really go on holiday to sit in your room?
The food was quite well varied and well cooked with a nice section set aside for younger children.
The poolside does not open until 9.00 so there is no need to get up at 4.00am to get a sunbed. Again this area is kept really clean helped by the deposit return glasses so no plastic cups are left to blow around.
The entertainment team led by Stein are really enthusiatic and the kids loved them.
Every family in hotel seemed to have a great time - a word of warning though this is geared to families (used to be Thomson Superfamily)so if you don't have kids it might be one to avoid!

just came back from continental park rooms cleaned every day bedding/towels/floor food ok entertainment 4 family in afternoon by pool if you want to join in thats not to bad evening entertainment is average.a lot of shows are hotel staff but you do get a few outside acts come in.i rang down to reseption one t/time complained about no hot water they sent a so called tecnition up he turned up dipped his finger in bath mumbled in spanish off he went didnt see him again so had a warm shower instead.drinks are fine 4 children misses was on the spirits she liked them but men the lager/beer of the help yourself tap is totaly **** i was off round the spar buying san migual 4 cans ice cold 3euros a time not to bad we will go back sometime now we no what to expect.with the food you can always russel something up to make a meal out of what you got.someing holiday up i got what i asked 4 beach close by/swimming pool in hotel/entertainment/for children/and adults and shops close by so cant blame travel agents they gave us what we asked for/food was warm on some occasions the staff in dinning room will have your plate off you b4 you finnish they cant wait 4 you to finnish if you want your children to learn german there learn it ok there.

My husband, 4 year old and myself have just returned from a weeks holiday. I was a bit dubious the closer I got to going but had nothing to worry about once I arrived.
The Good bits: The hotel is spotlessly clean, rooms cleaned, beds made and towels changed every day - a bath towel and hand towel per person. There is self service for wine, beer, soft drinks, slushes, hot drinks and ice cream all available from 8am until midnight. THe bar opens at 10am for spirits and cocktails etc. Although the pool was small for the hotel it was never overcrowed and there were always beds available at poolside. The Entertainment team worked their backsides off and did there best to put on good shows (some of theirs were better than the outside entertainers that came in). There was plenty of activities during the day for all ages to take part if they wished. The restaurant was clean and plentiful, you could always find something to eat (even for my fussy 4 year old). The beach was less than 5 min walk and lovely.
The not so good bits: The rooms and balconies were small and the balconies were walled so you couldn't sit down and see the view! But we were hardly there so no big deal. If I was there for more than a week I think the restaurant could get repetative (as was breakfast every day). Beware there is no food available after 8.30pm when the restaurant closes, we ate after 7.30pm every night and found we didn't need anything else and it would probably just have been piggery if we did! (a wee packet of tea biscuits in our room helped for a wee nibble before bed with my bedtime hot chocolate!)
The bad bits: NONE
This is great for couples and families that want a nice relaxing holiday with no rowdyness. All entertainment is finished for 11pm but bar still open - although we were always back in our room not long after 11pm.
Can't comment on outside entertainment and pubs cause we never went!

1 reader found this review helpful

Just got home from a great 2 weeks holiday with my parntner and my two children (8 and 5) and my mum and dad. The rooms are small and the balcony,s small, The rooms are cleaned everyday fresh towels and bedding every 2 days. Food ok different every day, Free slush machine for kids and ice cream everyday. Short walk 2 the beach 5 mins. Entertainment bit poor kids clubs every day. Best entertainer was tom by a mile. Thomson rep zoey there everyday to help out. The pool very small for the hotel quite cold aswell, The beach was the best white sand and very warm you can walk for miles out very shallow overall good hotel.

2 readers found this review helpful

Hotel is kept clean. That is the only plus point. Pool far to small for the size of the hotel. If you are a chav or on a prison tag you'll probably love it here. We are a respectable family and just 2 days into our 2 week break wanted to come home!! If you like resorts full of English and Irish bars and of course the above mentioned type of people, then go ahead and book. Would never recomend this holiday to anyone.

7 readers found this review helpful

the food was great but they always seemed to have chips, the breakfast was the same everyday. the rooms were ok, but small and the beds were alittle uncomfortable. We enjoyed it by the pool, even though it was cold! the beach was only a short walk away, there were loads of different tours you could go on, some were free, others very expensive! the buses were very packed, we were squashed when we go on there and we were nearly falling out of the door, but as a whole the holiday was great!

4 readers found this review helpful

this is a lovely hotel clean staff friendly food ok gets boring after 5 days please make sure you get a safe we made the mistake of not geting one and were robbed got money taken from locked suitcase on top of wardrobe and locked room had to be someone with a key the hotel or the rep didnt want to know we had to go to police ourselfs would like to thank Jill & John who were more help and support than the staff