Cala Ferrera Hotel, Cala D'Or, Spain
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The hotel Cala Ferrera is located directly above the sea, next to the Cala Ferrera beach. Its privileged location is ideal for those who wish to live near the natural environment. Close to the hotel, there is a commercial area with bars and restaurants. The centre of Cala Dor and its leisure centre can be found just 10 minutes walk from the hotel. There are possibilities to travel to the centre of Cala dor, the harbour and other beaches of interest on the mini-train. From the gardens of the hotel, you can reach the beach easily on foot.Nearby Hotels Viewed by Other Travellers
Cala Ferrera Hotel Reviews
" stay at home "
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Submitted By: Mr N F LindsayThe hotel is located very close to the beach. It has its own pool, which isnt overly big, but whilst we were there, i think the most people at any one time was about 10 in the pool, and i didnt feel crowded at all. There are plenty of sun beds, although the germans do get to the best spots early, there are more than enough to go around.
The rooms were clean all week, and the hotel staff were more than accomodating when asking for more towels or pillows. The only downfall as far as the rooms go, is that only a few have air conditioning, which made the nights a bit stuffy. If located over the kitchens it can get a bit noisy at night with the bin lorry arriving and the early start by the kitchen staff. Each room has its own balcony with chairs and table. We were on an all inclusive holiday, and were a bit dismayed to find that you had to pay and extra 25 euros for a tv remote for the room, especially with children in the room. There is also no hair dryer or iron facility in the room.
The meals were varied, and catered for all nationalities. The staff were very nice and helpful. The food was always hot and plenty of it. I think we had only one meal where the food wasnt quite up to standard, but there is so much variety, you could choose something else. Its all self service and if you are one of the first in the dining room, it can be a bit of a bun fight, but hang back a few minutes and let the gannets disperse and there is usually no problem getting to the food.
The entertainment was ok, the childrens club supervisor, Dieter, bless him, trys his best during the day with darts and beach volleyball competitions. I think he has only one music CD for the kids disco everynight, so it can get a bit repetative and the songs are all in german, but my lot soon got into the swing of things and joined in. He also has quiz and bingo nights, were the winners get a carafe of sangria. Other entertainment consisted of live singers, flamenco evening and a parrot show. There was also and opportunity to have a free taster session of scuba diving in the pool.
The resort is fantastic, plenty of shops, bars and restuarants to choose from. There is a mini train which takes you into the town and some of the other bays. The buses are a bit hit and miss, dont take the timetable or bus numbers for granted, always ask the driver.
In all we had a great time and would definately go back to this hotel and resort again, if air conditioning was in every room it would certainly make the stay a bit more enjoyable.
" Me,my partner and 2 children,aged 3... "
Submitted By: Miss M HearnThe reason i didnt give it a ten was the fact there isnt any air con in the rooms and this makes it hard to sleep,i had to get up few times in the night to throw water all over my face!!If they got air con in the rooms i think it would be a brill investment as so many more would return.
The toilets in reception are soooooo hot,its untrue!!!!Hope the hotel reads all the comments and dishes out on getting air con...then would be a definate 10!
The entertainment is ok,nothing special really but the kids loved the dances they do every night at the start.
Its such an easy and short walk for lots to do at night so fine.
The staff are lovely andso are the locals,really friendly.great places to eat.
The beach is so close,minutes walk,which is brill.
We were lucky as got a really spacious room,the kids had their seperate room and were both very big.but on the day we were leaving we got given a room for 2 just to shower in before our flight,this was very cosy but then again depends if your bothered and to be honest we didnt spend hardly any time in our room,but some people may feel caustrophobic in the small rooms.
Well happy holidays and enjoy cala d'or.
" Just returned from a week in Cala... "
Submitted By: Mr J OwenThe hotel is in a stunning location on the bay, however the sunbeds are in short supply. The hotel has 120 rooms with only 60ish sunbeds.So yes it turns in to a Battle with the many Germans at the hotel - about 90%-10% English. The entertainment was poor but hey we did not go for that anyway. The bar closes at 00.30 when the staff basically threw us out. You pay half price after 00:00 which is not really all inclusive. The other annoying thing was that they would only serve 1 person 1 drink. So you could not get a round for your kids/family! you all have to go up! However the staff are overall polite and friendly.
We spent a lot of time in the sea which was fantastic, lots of fish great for snorkelling. One of our group of 12 did get stung by a Jellyfish much to great laughter by us all as it turned out painful but harmless. Overall we had a good time and will return to the Island but will not return to this Hotel. Oh nearly forgot watch out round the pool, the floor is tiled so when it got wet you were taking your life in your hands !!! We saw loads of people slipping even if they were only walking, if you have got kids get them some pool shoes to wear they may not like the idea but much better than a trip to the local hospital.
" WE HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM THIS HOTEL... "
Submitted By: Mrs E ChristianTHE LOCATION OF THE HOTEL IS GOOD PLENTY TO DO OUT SIDE LIKE BARS /RESTAURANTS. WE WAS ALL INCLUSIVE THE FOOD WAS FINE NOT THE BEST WE HAVE HAD, I HAD READ REPORTS ABOUT THIS HOTEL A WEEK BEFORE WE WERE GOING AND I FELT SICK AS THIS HOTEL SOUNDED AWFUL BUT IT IS OK. THE ENTERTAINMENT IS BAD NOTHING I CAN SAY IS GOOD (NOT IN THE WEEK WE WAS THERE) SPOKE TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN THERE LONGER AND THEY HAD SAID THE SAME. ALSO NO AIR CONDITIONING WHICH CAN BE UNCOMFORTABLE
THE ONLY OTHER THING WHICH HAPPENS IN ALL HOTELS IS GETTING UP FOR THE SUNBEDS THERE IS NOT ENOUGH BUT THE POOL IS NOT THAT BIG SO REALLY IF YOU WANT A SUNBED YOU HAVE TO GET UP!!
WE MET SOME LOVELY PEOPLE WE DID NOT WANT TO COME HOME THE WEATHER WAS FAB AND IF YOU HAVE BOOKED THIS HOTEL YOU WILL BE FINE THE WORST THING IS THE ENTERTAINMENT BUT YOU ARE WITHIN WALKING DISTNCE OF SOME NITE LIFE.
CALA DOR IS LOVELY BEAUTIFUL PLACE
" hotel was very nice but could do with... "
Submitted By: Mr T Griffin" hotel ferrera is accurately rated as... "
Submitted By: Mrs L M Jonesthe breakfast opens at 8 til 10. the pool side snack bar opens at 10.30 with a permanent buffet of hot (including chips, sausage and food such as cheese toasties) and a cold selection of lettuce and other basic salad choices with a different fresh fruit every day such as melon or plums which you help yourself to. ) the all inclusive drinks were all alchohol, cocktails from a ready made machine (more than adequate) and coke, sprite and fanta or water. also basic lollipops available.
***most of all is the location - this hotel overlooks a terrace where you can sit and have drinks, which overlooks the pool which overlooks the sea. you can't the sea the beach or the open sea which makes it look as if you are overlooking a pool with a lagoon in the background. absolutely stunning. felt as if i was in paradise. the noisy air conditioning (free of charge) was more than compensated for by the perfect location. if you go to the pool and turn left along the cliff path, 20 seconds brings you onto the sandy beach (easy walk) and 20 seconds to the left takes onto the rocks where there are steps built in to drop into the sea, perfect snorkelling area.
massive yachts are attracted here which are fantastic to look at whilst floating on a lilo. you could be anywhere in the world if you go to this hotel as long as you have the weather. Basically, accept the room for what it is - clean and basic - and enjoy everythng else that this perfect, beautiful, idyllic, peaceful yet accessible location has to offer. we love it !!!!!!
" Well, what can i say, have just... "
Submitted By: Miss L DockratThe staff were pleasant enough but caters for the many GERMANS!! that frequent the hotel.
The surrounding area and the main drag of cala dor is clean and friendly, we went out most nights and walked into the centre.
The food in the hotel was decent and plenty to choose from and you can eat as much as you like.
the rooms were lovely and clean but agan toooo hot!
The area is fablous and i would go again but not to this hotel unless it has air con and i got my sea view!
Happy holidays
" My husband and I have just returned... "
Submitted By: Mrs R Forrest" Well, where do i start? After reading... "
Submitted By: Miss K L RadfordRude staff, disguistingly bland food (the pool bar chips and burgers were more inviting than the actual restaurant food), tiny pool, GERMANS!!!! absolutely no entertainment..
The entertainment was so bad, my boyfriend and i actually paid to rent our TV in our room to watch glastonbury and big brother!! On the Wednesday there was supposed to be bingo (this was the highlight of our week, however, they cancelled it...typical!)
In our first couple of days we realised that we were the only 2 british people (besides this other lady that was on her own) 300 rooms and only 2 were taken by british people. Personally i found this very very aggrivating as i hate the deuch, i think they are SO rude, and they were!
The first room we were put in was on the 1st floor and after 1 hour, we demanded to be moved. My boyfriend could lay on the bed and touch one wall with his foot and the other with his hand (and this was at the widest part of the room!) absolutely ridiculous! The hotel refused to move us as they said there were no other rooms available. So we demanded to be moved the next day otherwise we wanted our money back/moved to a different hotel. The next morning we were moved to a much more resonable room. NO AIR CON IN ANY ROOM! this may sound okay but believe me it is not! the rooms are so sticky and air con is essential...we even went looking in the local supermarkets for an electric fan!..and failed :(
The staff as mensioned before were so rude and unproffesional, we were shouted at various times..the hotel had so many rules, we weren't there to follow rules, we were there to just relax.
I don't know how on earth this hotel got a 3* rating, we would rate it 2* TOPS!!!
The only good thing about the hotel was the cleanliness, room service everyday.
Stunningly perfect location, absolutely abismal hotel!
A holiday from HELL!!!!
" Fantastic Holiday, just got back and... "
Submitted By: Mr SR Woolley" Hotel was in a beautiful location and... "
Submitted By: Mrs T Emersonl would stay again but not on an all inclusive holiday. The holiday staff were ok but the kids club was a wash out.
" Just returned from a week at the Cala... "
Submitted By: P TravisThe food is OK and you can eat as much as you want. There isn't a kids menu but there again, do you want them eating chicken dippers for a week? Some guests felt there could be more entertainment for children, as there was only a disco a few times a week. However, our two had a great time and have no complaints.
Thoroughly recommended!!
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Submitted By: Mrs M FergusonWe went for one week half board but we decided to upgrade on the Saturday to all inclusive which was only 40 euros for the 4 of us which WAS excellent and we were glad we did this, we then wore a white band round our wrist the same as the rest of the hotel, if you are half board you are made very uncomfortable as everyone else has a white band.
The rooms are very basic and has a thing which looks like a radiator at the window, to which we discovered was air conditioning if you can call it that on the second last day of our holiday. The food was excellent we only ate out once, but the hotel is full of Germans and they are very pushy when it comes to meal times.
The pool is very small and looks deceiving in the holiday brochures, my son is just learning to swim and couldn’t in the small pool because the Germans decided to play volleyball over the railing which separates the large pool and small.
The reception and bar staff were very nice I cannot fault them in any way, however I wouldn’t recommend this hotel if you are British, we wont be returning. Its NOT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN or families








we sat down to eat our bland german dinner and half way through we were told we were in the wrong area and had to move our plates and drinks to another table. we ate out the rest of the week as we were very unhappy with the dry, uninviting food they were offering. to get a sunbed you had to be down there for about 6/6.30 otherwise the germans would put their towels on them before breakfast. the tiles around the pool were very dangerous when wet as you would slip and they were all cracked too. every evening we were in bed by 10pm as the evening entertainment was dredful, if they had any at all (5 out of the 7 nights they didn't even have entertainment).
the only things we can not groan about was the heat and the staff (most of them). I would love to go back to the island, but I would NEVER return to this hotel.
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