Playa Blanca Hotel, Sa Coma
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A charming establishment with a lovely atmosphere situated on the outskirts of S’ Illot and Sa Coma, 250 m from centre of Sa Coma, with its wide sandy beach and plenty of amenities, especially for families. loading...
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" It was cheap! "
Submitted By: Corinne Stickland
Have just returned from a week at Playa Blanca Hotel. We are in our sixties.
We were not told that Hotel was run by Germans for Germans. We met one other couple from England. We had a room on 6th floor with a balcony and sea view. The beds only had sheets and 2 blankets, it was cold at night and Radiators did not work, we bought a Fan Heater from Supermarket. We did have a T.V but no Airiel, this we purchased from reception , it enabled us to get 5 German channels and BBC1 and BBC2, alright in mornings but when evening came the picture kept breaking up. It cost 20 euros to hire the airiel. We asked about a Bus timetable, staff didnot understand.
One night we had a German singer who was quite good and on Saturday night we had a Spanish couple making music to many local German dancers.
The food was dissapointing, always choice of 2 cold soups, no bread. Pasta or Spaghetti.
One night we had instant potato. Yuk! There was always soggy Veg, greeen beans and carrots, Chicken drumsticks, Meatballs, Faggots, German sausage, pieces of fried Fish and always cold chips. Salad was plentiful, stale cucumber, lettuce and tomato, beetroot and carrot. Water melon, apples, oranges, tinned Pineapple and Peaches, sometimes Rice Pudding and Creme Caramel, Biscuits and Madeira Cake. Drinks you had to pay for even Water.
The area around the Hotel is generally run down and we were advised not to visit S'Illot at night by an English Barman who described it as the 'Bronx' and had recently had muggings. Sa Coma itself was pleasant, lovely clean beach but all facilities closed down for winter, finding a 'Loo' was impossible unless going in for cup of tea etc. Up the coast Cala Millor was lovely also Cala Bona. Porto Christo was well worth a visit. Buses are Excellent but run to a winter timetable.
Forgot to mention the room, Wardrobe doors did not close so we had to wedge it shut with cardboard and the drawers were also illfitting. Had not been to Majorca before and would love to go again but next time stay in one of the superb Thomson Hotels in Cala Millor. Would not go to Playa Blanca again!!
We were not told that Hotel was run by Germans for Germans. We met one other couple from England. We had a room on 6th floor with a balcony and sea view. The beds only had sheets and 2 blankets, it was cold at night and Radiators did not work, we bought a Fan Heater from Supermarket. We did have a T.V but no Airiel, this we purchased from reception , it enabled us to get 5 German channels and BBC1 and BBC2, alright in mornings but when evening came the picture kept breaking up. It cost 20 euros to hire the airiel. We asked about a Bus timetable, staff didnot understand.
One night we had a German singer who was quite good and on Saturday night we had a Spanish couple making music to many local German dancers.
The food was dissapointing, always choice of 2 cold soups, no bread. Pasta or Spaghetti.
One night we had instant potato. Yuk! There was always soggy Veg, greeen beans and carrots, Chicken drumsticks, Meatballs, Faggots, German sausage, pieces of fried Fish and always cold chips. Salad was plentiful, stale cucumber, lettuce and tomato, beetroot and carrot. Water melon, apples, oranges, tinned Pineapple and Peaches, sometimes Rice Pudding and Creme Caramel, Biscuits and Madeira Cake. Drinks you had to pay for even Water.
The area around the Hotel is generally run down and we were advised not to visit S'Illot at night by an English Barman who described it as the 'Bronx' and had recently had muggings. Sa Coma itself was pleasant, lovely clean beach but all facilities closed down for winter, finding a 'Loo' was impossible unless going in for cup of tea etc. Up the coast Cala Millor was lovely also Cala Bona. Porto Christo was well worth a visit. Buses are Excellent but run to a winter timetable.
Forgot to mention the room, Wardrobe doors did not close so we had to wedge it shut with cardboard and the drawers were also illfitting. Had not been to Majorca before and would love to go again but next time stay in one of the superb Thomson Hotels in Cala Millor. Would not go to Playa Blanca again!!
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- Date of Holiday:Nov 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:great choice holidays
" BIRTHDAY BASH RUINED "
Submitted By: jackie plenty
We booked this hotel for my 60th birthday treat. The only good thing is the location.
Our room stank of food being cooked ( alot of fish)We had no clean sheets during our stay. No proper maid service. Nothing was available at all in written english.ie: bus time tables just nothing.The bar closed at 10pm The person on reception also ran the bar and the dining room staff was few and far between. The food was cold no matter what it was and leftovers were served up next morning, fish sausage and chips all on one platter UGH.The staff were unfriendly (but willing to take our booking)The TV in the rooms cost 15 euro and 5 channels were in german and a couple in Spanish.The balconies had a small wall and two horizontal bars, .We did contact On the Beach to try and move but did not succeed. I WOULD NOT RECCOMEND TO ANY-ONE. Oh and the swimming pool had green algae on the bottom..............GLAD TO BE AT HOME
Our room stank of food being cooked ( alot of fish)We had no clean sheets during our stay. No proper maid service. Nothing was available at all in written english.ie: bus time tables just nothing.The bar closed at 10pm The person on reception also ran the bar and the dining room staff was few and far between. The food was cold no matter what it was and leftovers were served up next morning, fish sausage and chips all on one platter UGH.The staff were unfriendly (but willing to take our booking)The TV in the rooms cost 15 euro and 5 channels were in german and a couple in Spanish.The balconies had a small wall and two horizontal bars, .We did contact On the Beach to try and move but did not succeed. I WOULD NOT RECCOMEND TO ANY-ONE. Oh and the swimming pool had green algae on the bottom..............GLAD TO BE AT HOME
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" hotel from hell "
Submitted By: mick p
Please dont go to this hotel,the food is cold and of very poor quality ie night before fish and pizza served up for breakfast! rooms stank from drains very poor hygiene,unfriendly staff we were the only english there,no english tv in rooms you will not enjoy this hotel,
PS hello to Jackie and family who arrived there and were in the process of trying to move to another hotel after only being there a matter of a few hours!hope you managed to escape we could not wait to come home
PS hello to Jackie and family who arrived there and were in the process of trying to move to another hotel after only being there a matter of a few hours!hope you managed to escape we could not wait to come home
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:through internet independant
" were originally booked into the... "
Submitted By: Mrs S Preece
were originally booked into the europa apartments in sa coma but arrived to find that the room had been double booked. After a confusing conversation with the non english speaking receptionist we were packed off to the playa blanca. We were given the penthouse!! apartment on the 6th floor which had a separate bedroom area. To be honest we were just glad to get a room and it wasn't that bad. The balcony area was large but felt it would be unsafe for kids, the railings were quite loose and low.
Glad we didn't pay for half board because the food was very mediocre; cold most of the time and that was if there was anything other than cold meats and salads left! Dinner was very hit and miss too, not least because it was served far too early between 6 and 7.30 and doors often opened at 5.30 so there was nothing left by 6! To top it all, you had to clear your own table and put your own leftovers in the waste trolley.
On a positive note, the hotel was well situated, only a short walk from the promenade and beach which were loveley. loads of bars and restaurants to choose from especially if you venture into calla millor which is 10 mins away by bus. would go back to sa coma but not the playa blanca hotel
Glad we didn't pay for half board because the food was very mediocre; cold most of the time and that was if there was anything other than cold meats and salads left! Dinner was very hit and miss too, not least because it was served far too early between 6 and 7.30 and doors often opened at 5.30 so there was nothing left by 6! To top it all, you had to clear your own table and put your own leftovers in the waste trolley.
On a positive note, the hotel was well situated, only a short walk from the promenade and beach which were loveley. loads of bars and restaurants to choose from especially if you venture into calla millor which is 10 mins away by bus. would go back to sa coma but not the playa blanca hotel
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:hotels4u.com
" *** REVIEW OF THE HOTEL AND THE... "
Submitted By: Miss KV Benton
*** REVIEW OF THE HOTEL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ***
My best friend and I booked this holiday to Hotel Playa Blanca in Mallorca last minute once I'd finally earnt enough cash to go away- and we just returned home yesterday.
I read these reviews after first booking the hotel and was somewhat worried!
- I DIDN'T NEED TO WORRY. This is a long review, but it's honest and hopefully of use to you if you're genuinly interested in this hotel and the area.
*** THE HOTEL ***
The hotel is honestly nowhere near as bad as many of these reviews make out- in fact, it was quite reasonable, especially for a 2 star hotel. I was happy with it.
The hotel is very clean and has a very spacious hall and surprisingly large, comfortable lobby area, with a bar and some music. On Sat nights there is lovely live Spanish music on the outside terrace and lots of pensioners in the hotel were dancing.
The hotel pool is much nicer than I expected, and we spent lots of time in it. It is clean and quite large and was never too busy. There is a seperate tiny kiddies pool, and the main big pool has a shallow area gradually getting deeper. There is no 'pool shutting' time either, so you can stay in it as late as you like, if night swimming is your thing!!!
We also had no trouble getting sunbeds by the pool before 10am and often, we came down at 8:30 and were some of the first people there.
Our room was a decent size and had two seperate beds, a cupboard, a chest of drawers and a nice bathroom (but the shower over the bath was hand-held only). The balcony was quite big with table and chairs, and had a nice view of the pool- and got sun on it.
The food certainly isn't bad but I suppose it wasn't the most interesting ever. I am actually vegetarian, and found the food to be fine. I like buffets. Breakfast consisted of croissants, donuts, a selection of cold meats, cheese, bread, cereal, tomato and a few other things I have forgotten. Drinks with breakfast are free, but the fruit juice is watered down and quite nasty- they also offer sprite, Fanta or cola, which was much nicer (even if not really a morning drink!) and also various hot drinks.
Dinner consisted of pasta with optional tomato sauce (the same each day), a fish choice, 2 or 3 meat choices, various vegetables, chips and a nice large choice of salad things. For desert there was ice cream, watermelon, different cake types, or tinned pineapple and peaches. DRINKS ARE NOT INCLUDED AT DINNER- which was annoying when we'd paid for half board.
We had half board, so we ate brekkie and dinner in the hotel but actually ate lunch at various beach side restaurants on the promenade- perhaps this is better than all inclusive, if the food is the same at dinner and lunch as in some other hotels I have stayed at in Mallorca. (I don't know what all inclusive is like at this hotel, but at other hotels in Mallorca the food becomes boring and too repetitive at lunch and dinner, so this time we went for half board and it seemed much better as you aren't confined to the hotel all day!).
Most of the staff were friendly and the man on reception even kindly opened up the breakfast hall early purely for me and my friend because we were leaving at 5am! The maid was also very friendly. The other guests came mostly from England, Germany or Spain. I was surprised at how many English people were there, after these reviews said there were none (maybe this is because it is currently peak/high season?). Some single english mums and their kids even seemed to become friends, which was sweet.
My friend and I both speak English and German fluently, which helped if we needed something, but we did find that we heard English everywhere. I had to ask for something in German two or three times but apart from that English worked fine.
As 2 young people (20 year olds), my friend and I wanted mainly a decent hotel to sleep in, and a really nice beach and shops (neither of us are clubbing types and don't really like the typical 'young people' scene!), but couldn't afford a 5 star hotel. There were many families staying in this hotel, who seemed to be enjoying themselves, and also some pensioners and also young couples. (Not many single young people!)
NEGATIVES: Since I am trying to be as honest as possible in my review, there were a couple of negative points about the hotel, but nothing too bad. Service at the bar is quite slow sometimes, and the rails/bars on the balcony may not be suitable for very small children (I heard one lady with a 2 or 3 year old complaining about this), but they're not really awful. Drinks have to be bought at dinner. There was also a cut-off to the water supply on two days, but it only lasted 10 minutes each time. We ran out of toilet roll and since we hadn't been brought anymore, we had to ask for some at reception. These things weren't bad. The only really bad thing was that there was NO AIR CONDITIONING in the room, so it got quite hot at night- but not intolerably hot.
At the end of the day, you generally get what you've paid for, and no 2 star hotel is going to resemble a glamorous 5+ star hotel. But this hotel is VERY good, and was much nicer than a couple of questionable 3 star hotels that I've stayed at in various parts of Mallorca. If I was going on holiday with my family, we'd go to a 4 or 5 star hotel... but as a student I couldn't afford that- and I have to say that I am still pleased with the quality of the hotel for the price I paid.
*** THE SURROUNDING AREA ***
The area is the nicest that I've been to in Mallorca. There are 2 long beaches (one at each end of the promenade). Both are lovely, though one has much finer, softer sand than the other- and the sea is clear & is a lovely turquoise colour.
The hotel is only 1 or 2 minutes walk to the promenade, and 5 minutes walk to a beach (8 minutes to the other beach).
There are some watersports (diving, banana boat, paragliding and some weird flying machines you can take out!) and also various day trips/boat trips along the beach front, including a good glass bottom boat trip.
The area is less lively than the night-lifey Playa de Palma/El Arenal (which is full of loud, club-loving young people), but there were still things going on here every night. There was a cultural Spanish dance show a couple of nights on the promenade with marching bands and other music. Another night they put up a huge cinema-style screen there and showed films (in spanish though). There is a 'MEGA GARDEN' at the end of the promenade, with bouncy castles and mini gokarts for young kids, and a range of cocktail bars and stands, and live music for the adults!
The promenade/beach-front strip is really nice and is lined with restaurants, cafes and little shops selling souvenirs, food (including english chocolate, crisps etc!) and other stuff you may need or want on holiday. There is even a burger king at the end of it. There was also a small novelties market on certain days. There are artists and musicians and other interesting people along the promenade, which made it special. The music was lovely red indiany style wood music- we listened most nights, sitting on the wall by the beach. My friend bought their CD. I bought 2 beautiful paintings from an amazing artist who used spray paints and no paintbrushes in his paintings- he did them whilst you watched and I was fascinated! There are people braiding hair or selling things too along the street but they don't pounce on you like they do in other areas of Mallorca! It feels quite safe, unlike El Arenal.
My advice is make sure you buy enough suncream before you go as it costs twice as much in Sa Coma than it does in Munich. (15 euro per bottle of nivea in sa coma- 6 euro in Munich!).
Also note that it costs 20 euro to use the bedroom safe for 1 week (you get 5 euro back at the end of the week) and that there is no air con in the hotel rooms- I opened our balcony door whenever I woke up early.
This area is really lovely and I'd definitely go back. (I'm already saving up!) If I could earn more money, I probably would go to a posher hotel, but to be honest, I would still go back to this hotel if I couldn't afford a more expensive one- because I felt I got quite a lot for my money here and was very satisfied with the hotel, the pool and the fact it's near everything.
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I am horrified at some of the other reviews on here, which I think are unfair. My friend and I both really enjoyed our stay at the hotel and found the area to be beautiful!
My best friend and I booked this holiday to Hotel Playa Blanca in Mallorca last minute once I'd finally earnt enough cash to go away- and we just returned home yesterday.
I read these reviews after first booking the hotel and was somewhat worried!
- I DIDN'T NEED TO WORRY. This is a long review, but it's honest and hopefully of use to you if you're genuinly interested in this hotel and the area.
*** THE HOTEL ***
The hotel is honestly nowhere near as bad as many of these reviews make out- in fact, it was quite reasonable, especially for a 2 star hotel. I was happy with it.
The hotel is very clean and has a very spacious hall and surprisingly large, comfortable lobby area, with a bar and some music. On Sat nights there is lovely live Spanish music on the outside terrace and lots of pensioners in the hotel were dancing.
The hotel pool is much nicer than I expected, and we spent lots of time in it. It is clean and quite large and was never too busy. There is a seperate tiny kiddies pool, and the main big pool has a shallow area gradually getting deeper. There is no 'pool shutting' time either, so you can stay in it as late as you like, if night swimming is your thing!!!
We also had no trouble getting sunbeds by the pool before 10am and often, we came down at 8:30 and were some of the first people there.
Our room was a decent size and had two seperate beds, a cupboard, a chest of drawers and a nice bathroom (but the shower over the bath was hand-held only). The balcony was quite big with table and chairs, and had a nice view of the pool- and got sun on it.
The food certainly isn't bad but I suppose it wasn't the most interesting ever. I am actually vegetarian, and found the food to be fine. I like buffets. Breakfast consisted of croissants, donuts, a selection of cold meats, cheese, bread, cereal, tomato and a few other things I have forgotten. Drinks with breakfast are free, but the fruit juice is watered down and quite nasty- they also offer sprite, Fanta or cola, which was much nicer (even if not really a morning drink!) and also various hot drinks.
Dinner consisted of pasta with optional tomato sauce (the same each day), a fish choice, 2 or 3 meat choices, various vegetables, chips and a nice large choice of salad things. For desert there was ice cream, watermelon, different cake types, or tinned pineapple and peaches. DRINKS ARE NOT INCLUDED AT DINNER- which was annoying when we'd paid for half board.
We had half board, so we ate brekkie and dinner in the hotel but actually ate lunch at various beach side restaurants on the promenade- perhaps this is better than all inclusive, if the food is the same at dinner and lunch as in some other hotels I have stayed at in Mallorca. (I don't know what all inclusive is like at this hotel, but at other hotels in Mallorca the food becomes boring and too repetitive at lunch and dinner, so this time we went for half board and it seemed much better as you aren't confined to the hotel all day!).
Most of the staff were friendly and the man on reception even kindly opened up the breakfast hall early purely for me and my friend because we were leaving at 5am! The maid was also very friendly. The other guests came mostly from England, Germany or Spain. I was surprised at how many English people were there, after these reviews said there were none (maybe this is because it is currently peak/high season?). Some single english mums and their kids even seemed to become friends, which was sweet.
My friend and I both speak English and German fluently, which helped if we needed something, but we did find that we heard English everywhere. I had to ask for something in German two or three times but apart from that English worked fine.
As 2 young people (20 year olds), my friend and I wanted mainly a decent hotel to sleep in, and a really nice beach and shops (neither of us are clubbing types and don't really like the typical 'young people' scene!), but couldn't afford a 5 star hotel. There were many families staying in this hotel, who seemed to be enjoying themselves, and also some pensioners and also young couples. (Not many single young people!)
NEGATIVES: Since I am trying to be as honest as possible in my review, there were a couple of negative points about the hotel, but nothing too bad. Service at the bar is quite slow sometimes, and the rails/bars on the balcony may not be suitable for very small children (I heard one lady with a 2 or 3 year old complaining about this), but they're not really awful. Drinks have to be bought at dinner. There was also a cut-off to the water supply on two days, but it only lasted 10 minutes each time. We ran out of toilet roll and since we hadn't been brought anymore, we had to ask for some at reception. These things weren't bad. The only really bad thing was that there was NO AIR CONDITIONING in the room, so it got quite hot at night- but not intolerably hot.
At the end of the day, you generally get what you've paid for, and no 2 star hotel is going to resemble a glamorous 5+ star hotel. But this hotel is VERY good, and was much nicer than a couple of questionable 3 star hotels that I've stayed at in various parts of Mallorca. If I was going on holiday with my family, we'd go to a 4 or 5 star hotel... but as a student I couldn't afford that- and I have to say that I am still pleased with the quality of the hotel for the price I paid.
*** THE SURROUNDING AREA ***
The area is the nicest that I've been to in Mallorca. There are 2 long beaches (one at each end of the promenade). Both are lovely, though one has much finer, softer sand than the other- and the sea is clear & is a lovely turquoise colour.
The hotel is only 1 or 2 minutes walk to the promenade, and 5 minutes walk to a beach (8 minutes to the other beach).
There are some watersports (diving, banana boat, paragliding and some weird flying machines you can take out!) and also various day trips/boat trips along the beach front, including a good glass bottom boat trip.
The area is less lively than the night-lifey Playa de Palma/El Arenal (which is full of loud, club-loving young people), but there were still things going on here every night. There was a cultural Spanish dance show a couple of nights on the promenade with marching bands and other music. Another night they put up a huge cinema-style screen there and showed films (in spanish though). There is a 'MEGA GARDEN' at the end of the promenade, with bouncy castles and mini gokarts for young kids, and a range of cocktail bars and stands, and live music for the adults!
The promenade/beach-front strip is really nice and is lined with restaurants, cafes and little shops selling souvenirs, food (including english chocolate, crisps etc!) and other stuff you may need or want on holiday. There is even a burger king at the end of it. There was also a small novelties market on certain days. There are artists and musicians and other interesting people along the promenade, which made it special. The music was lovely red indiany style wood music- we listened most nights, sitting on the wall by the beach. My friend bought their CD. I bought 2 beautiful paintings from an amazing artist who used spray paints and no paintbrushes in his paintings- he did them whilst you watched and I was fascinated! There are people braiding hair or selling things too along the street but they don't pounce on you like they do in other areas of Mallorca! It feels quite safe, unlike El Arenal.
My advice is make sure you buy enough suncream before you go as it costs twice as much in Sa Coma than it does in Munich. (15 euro per bottle of nivea in sa coma- 6 euro in Munich!).
Also note that it costs 20 euro to use the bedroom safe for 1 week (you get 5 euro back at the end of the week) and that there is no air con in the hotel rooms- I opened our balcony door whenever I woke up early.
This area is really lovely and I'd definitely go back. (I'm already saving up!) If I could earn more money, I probably would go to a posher hotel, but to be honest, I would still go back to this hotel if I couldn't afford a more expensive one- because I felt I got quite a lot for my money here and was very satisfied with the hotel, the pool and the fact it's near everything.
***
I am horrified at some of the other reviews on here, which I think are unfair. My friend and I both really enjoyed our stay at the hotel and found the area to be beautiful!
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Neckermann
" We have recently returned from the... "
Submitted By: Mrs S Watson
We have recently returned from the hotel from hell!!! Our holiday was a late booking and I couldn't find any reviews on Playa Blanca Hotel anywhere, but since we've come back I discovered this one. If only sooner.....We would have chosen another hotel. Once again it felt we were the only English couple there and the staff were very rude. We had 1 breakfast and 1 evening meal and couldnt let it spoil our holiday, so we ate out. It saved our holiday. We loved the quiet resort of S'illot and the livelier area of Sa Coma. Beaches were lovely and the sea was beautiful. Enjoyed going to breakfast at Fawlty Towers and for our first cup of tea.
All in all, weather fantastic; beaches and sea good; hotel....Vilest of vile. We out sounding rude it only catered for German tourists. All information about the resort was in German. It just wasn't nice. Can't comment on the pool, we always go to the beach.
So please don't book this hotel as you will be very disappointed
All in all, weather fantastic; beaches and sea good; hotel....Vilest of vile. We out sounding rude it only catered for German tourists. All information about the resort was in German. It just wasn't nice. Can't comment on the pool, we always go to the beach.
So please don't book this hotel as you will be very disappointed
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:hotels 4 u
" Hallo,
I was in Playa... "
Hallo,
I was in Playa Blanca hotel in August 2004 and already at that time bars on the balcony were very loose and some even missing. It was quite dangerous for my small son. At that time pool was quite clean but very often the staff talked about cleaning. Food was O.K. to me. I spoke with the staff only in English (I am Czech), they answered me in German all the time. Sa Coma beach was great. This year I was in S´Arenal and visiting Palma Nova and these resorts are more interesting and lively than Sa Coma resort.Nearer to Palma which is great city. I intend to return to Mallorca soon probably to Magaluf.
I was in Playa Blanca hotel in August 2004 and already at that time bars on the balcony were very loose and some even missing. It was quite dangerous for my small son. At that time pool was quite clean but very often the staff talked about cleaning. Food was O.K. to me. I spoke with the staff only in English (I am Czech), they answered me in German all the time. Sa Coma beach was great. This year I was in S´Arenal and visiting Palma Nova and these resorts are more interesting and lively than Sa Coma resort.Nearer to Palma which is great city. I intend to return to Mallorca soon probably to Magaluf.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2004
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:FiroTour -Czech Republic
" Firstly the the balcony has bars... "
Submitted By: Mr P M Truscott
Firstly the the balcony has bars which are loose at the front which i feel is very dangerous especially for children. Also at meal times the food is often cold and actually has made me very ill and they dont cater for children at all. Also half board dosnt include a drink so i took one in ith me once and they didnt let me use it and was really horrible about it. Also I was sitting in the bar one night and a fight broke out. It is a very quiet resort not alot to do. overall i give it a 2 out of 10 trust me go to palma nova
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- Date of Holiday:Mar 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Select
" Absolutely gob smacked. Got a last... "
Submitted By: Miss D George
Absolutely gob smacked. Got a last minute booking though On the Beach company. We paid not far off £1000 for 2 adults and 1 child, for a week half board.
We arrived at 4am to be greeted by a man that never spoke any english, he wanted to see the paper work that we had from On the Beach Holidays. He wanted our passports and kept them till the following morning. He passed me the keys - we jumped in the lift, found our room on the second for next to the lift.
We opened up the patio doors on arriving there and we never closed them again until we were leaving to come home, there was no air conditioning. I requested a fridge and a fan - 3 receptionists I asked and not one of them understood what I wanted. I even bought a Spanish translation book and tried to communicate in Spanish to them – no luck!
We woke up to the vilest smell every morning. We went down for breakfast, basically the only thing that was edible were the croissants with jam. Tea time was just a joke - everything was horrible.
We only met one man that spoke English and that was on day three.
The pool area looked lovely, but you risked life and limb to walk on the floor around the pool.
The room was very basic; the beds were changed once when we were there.
The only time any member of staff were courteous was when I handed in the keys!
So we will NOT be returning to this hotel, how they got any stars is beyond me!
It was a relief to be on the bone shaker of a bus on the way to Palma airport on the way home. It was such a shame as this was a last minute booking on our first family holiday.
No entertainment except for our final night when on the hotel was swarming with about 6 hotels worth of German tourists that fought for the tables and chairs. So if you want a lovely holiday in Sa Coma/Sillot stay well clear of Playa Blanca!
We arrived at 4am to be greeted by a man that never spoke any english, he wanted to see the paper work that we had from On the Beach Holidays. He wanted our passports and kept them till the following morning. He passed me the keys - we jumped in the lift, found our room on the second for next to the lift.
We opened up the patio doors on arriving there and we never closed them again until we were leaving to come home, there was no air conditioning. I requested a fridge and a fan - 3 receptionists I asked and not one of them understood what I wanted. I even bought a Spanish translation book and tried to communicate in Spanish to them – no luck!
We woke up to the vilest smell every morning. We went down for breakfast, basically the only thing that was edible were the croissants with jam. Tea time was just a joke - everything was horrible.
We only met one man that spoke English and that was on day three.
The pool area looked lovely, but you risked life and limb to walk on the floor around the pool.
The room was very basic; the beds were changed once when we were there.
The only time any member of staff were courteous was when I handed in the keys!
So we will NOT be returning to this hotel, how they got any stars is beyond me!
It was a relief to be on the bone shaker of a bus on the way to Palma airport on the way home. It was such a shame as this was a last minute booking on our first family holiday.
No entertainment except for our final night when on the hotel was swarming with about 6 hotels worth of German tourists that fought for the tables and chairs. So if you want a lovely holiday in Sa Coma/Sillot stay well clear of Playa Blanca!
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2007
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:On the beach
" Well, since there are so many reviews... "
Submitted By: Mr R Odenthal
Well, since there are so many reviews from English people here, I thought it would be funny to add my two (German) cents :-)
I agree with most of it.
- The pools were really dirty, wouldn't dare to jump in there.
- The general maintenance of the building was just atrocious! I've seen nicer showers and communal areas in Colombia or India, and I'm dead serious.
- All the cleaners did in our room was to take out the rubbish bag in the bin and maybe make the bed, so I eventually had to tidy the room myself and put all the rubbish out myself...
- The food was incredibly disgusting. No, seriously! Us Germans might have a different taste, but that is not it! It was just grosse!
Plus, if I was English or if you are German and under 50, don't go there cause they play German country music there every night. Not cool!
The area around the hotel is really nice though.
Outside the main season, almost everything is closed, but you can take nice walks to Sa Coma or Porto Cristo, and you can easily explore the whole island by renting a car.
So if you are just looking for a budget hotel to sleep in, it's not too bad. But don't expect superb service or facilities.
In fact, expect nothing but a bed to sleep in and the occasional edible meal.
I agree with most of it.
- The pools were really dirty, wouldn't dare to jump in there.
- The general maintenance of the building was just atrocious! I've seen nicer showers and communal areas in Colombia or India, and I'm dead serious.
- All the cleaners did in our room was to take out the rubbish bag in the bin and maybe make the bed, so I eventually had to tidy the room myself and put all the rubbish out myself...
- The food was incredibly disgusting. No, seriously! Us Germans might have a different taste, but that is not it! It was just grosse!
Plus, if I was English or if you are German and under 50, don't go there cause they play German country music there every night. Not cool!
The area around the hotel is really nice though.
Outside the main season, almost everything is closed, but you can take nice walks to Sa Coma or Porto Cristo, and you can easily explore the whole island by renting a car.
So if you are just looking for a budget hotel to sleep in, it's not too bad. But don't expect superb service or facilities.
In fact, expect nothing but a bed to sleep in and the occasional edible meal.
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- Date of Holiday:Dec 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Neckermann Reisen
" I was slightly put off by this hotel... "
Submitted By: Mr R Miller
I was slightly put off by this hotel after reading all of the reviews about it before we set off. As it was allocation 3 days before departure we had no choice about where we were staying.
However, the hotel was not that much of a disaster area, the towels got changed every day and the pool was lovely. Breakfast and dinner were a bit 'samey' - ie. Pasta and Chips every night, with the odd night of deep fried veg, but it was edible.
The staff however were quite rude and ignorant, and like another person has mentioned in their review, didn't want to help you unless you were German.
The area of Sa Coma and S'Illot were lovely, and the beach was great. If you do go to Sa Coma, you must travel on the 'Badia Express', a little land train, to Cala Millor up the coast. It's 3 euros return and well worth a trip. While in Cala Millor, stop for lunch at The British Bulldog pub, run by some lovely bubbly Welsh ladies - the chips are homemade!
I will be returning to the area of Sa Coma in the future, possibly not stopping at the Playa Blanca as there are so many other hotels to choose from. I will also be taking my German phrasebook!! He He!!
However, the hotel was not that much of a disaster area, the towels got changed every day and the pool was lovely. Breakfast and dinner were a bit 'samey' - ie. Pasta and Chips every night, with the odd night of deep fried veg, but it was edible.
The staff however were quite rude and ignorant, and like another person has mentioned in their review, didn't want to help you unless you were German.
The area of Sa Coma and S'Illot were lovely, and the beach was great. If you do go to Sa Coma, you must travel on the 'Badia Express', a little land train, to Cala Millor up the coast. It's 3 euros return and well worth a trip. While in Cala Millor, stop for lunch at The British Bulldog pub, run by some lovely bubbly Welsh ladies - the chips are homemade!
I will be returning to the area of Sa Coma in the future, possibly not stopping at the Playa Blanca as there are so many other hotels to choose from. I will also be taking my German phrasebook!! He He!!
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Read the reviews about this hotel... "
Submitted By: Mrs F Walker
Read the reviews about this hotel after booking and admittedly thought it can’t be that bad! On arrival we were soon to discover that the reviews were not too far wrong. We were allocated a room on the 6th floor facing the pool first thing we noticed was the extreme heat in the room. No air conditioning and no overhang from balcony above to offer any shade so room got all the sun. Hired a fan but think it was as old as me and made so much noise that it was impossible to leave it on.
Staff spoke no English apart from 1 girl on reception if you caught her it wasn’t too bad. In the dining room not much better. Selection of cooked meat, manky looking cereal and bread for breakfast a fried egg if you were quick. Evening meal consisted of lettuce cucumber onion and tomato that was the salad choice to go with this you could have pasta spaghetti and chips and 1 meat dish to go with it, meat balls one night sausage the next got really excited 1 night thinking we had chicken chasseur only to discover it was minced meat wrapped up in a cabbage leaf! Revolting to say the least. Appreciate other comments saying you could eat out but to be honest when you pay to go half board you don’t expect to have to eat out because you can’t stand what there is on offer.
If you wore an all inclusive band and spoke German you got well looked after however if this was not the case you didn’t seem to count. Don't know when the pool was treated and judging by the tide mark round it not very often. Saw people in it and admittedly were in it ourselves till very late at night. Could go on more but would just be repeating everyone else's comments. Sa Coma was a lovely resort and would definitely go back however not to the Playa Blanca.
Our holiday was only made bearable by the great friends we made while we were there so Thanks very much Jayne and Leonie but Playa Blanca, auf weidersehn we won’t be back.
Staff spoke no English apart from 1 girl on reception if you caught her it wasn’t too bad. In the dining room not much better. Selection of cooked meat, manky looking cereal and bread for breakfast a fried egg if you were quick. Evening meal consisted of lettuce cucumber onion and tomato that was the salad choice to go with this you could have pasta spaghetti and chips and 1 meat dish to go with it, meat balls one night sausage the next got really excited 1 night thinking we had chicken chasseur only to discover it was minced meat wrapped up in a cabbage leaf! Revolting to say the least. Appreciate other comments saying you could eat out but to be honest when you pay to go half board you don’t expect to have to eat out because you can’t stand what there is on offer.
If you wore an all inclusive band and spoke German you got well looked after however if this was not the case you didn’t seem to count. Don't know when the pool was treated and judging by the tide mark round it not very often. Saw people in it and admittedly were in it ourselves till very late at night. Could go on more but would just be repeating everyone else's comments. Sa Coma was a lovely resort and would definitely go back however not to the Playa Blanca.
Our holiday was only made bearable by the great friends we made while we were there so Thanks very much Jayne and Leonie but Playa Blanca, auf weidersehn we won’t be back.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Med Hotels
" Just got back home 24th August 06, am... "
Submitted By: Mrs L Kavanagh
Just got back home 24th August 06, am I glad. This has got to be the worst hotel ever. Hygiene is disgusting, food inedible, pool area is scruffy, it never gets swept or the rubbish even glasses picked up.
The staff are so unhelpful, there is about six staff running the hotel. We waited 45 minutes at the bar for a drink there was no-one to serve us. The restaurant if you can call it that is dirty, the food is put out but not kept warm. They have two little toasters there in the morning which do two slice of bread at a time I was with my family of 8, it took me 15 minutes to do the toast every morning.
This was all we could eat, cold fried eggs don't go down to well with my family. Do not pay to stay in this hotel, I don't know how holiday companies can take hard earned cash and place people in there. Avoid at all costs!
The staff are so unhelpful, there is about six staff running the hotel. We waited 45 minutes at the bar for a drink there was no-one to serve us. The restaurant if you can call it that is dirty, the food is put out but not kept warm. They have two little toasters there in the morning which do two slice of bread at a time I was with my family of 8, it took me 15 minutes to do the toast every morning.
This was all we could eat, cold fried eggs don't go down to well with my family. Do not pay to stay in this hotel, I don't know how holiday companies can take hard earned cash and place people in there. Avoid at all costs!
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Beachsun Holdays
" This hotel was a German hotel which... "
Submitted By: Mrs M Allport
This hotel was a German hotel which we were not informed about at the time of booking. All the information around the hotel is in German nothing is in English. The food is German food and was horrendous.
The bed was not changed, the cleaners only emptied the bins I had to clean the bathroom myself as it was so dirty. Gold trail do not provide reps so had nobody to help us. We paid for half board but due to the food being so bad we had to eat out.
I would not recommend going to this hotel unless you are German, we will never ever go back there again!
The bed was not changed, the cleaners only emptied the bins I had to clean the bathroom myself as it was so dirty. Gold trail do not provide reps so had nobody to help us. We paid for half board but due to the food being so bad we had to eat out.
I would not recommend going to this hotel unless you are German, we will never ever go back there again!
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Goldtrail
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The rooms were dated and the bathroom was covered in mould.
What really annoyed us was the so called "nightly entertainment" this was a german night held each Saturday evening around the pool were germans from all the other hotels converged on our hotel for german singing and dancing , so be warned .
Advice: weather was great ,but be prepared for the odd storm
Activities: boat trips can be worth while
Good for: Beach