Victoria Playa Hotel

Having just returned form the Victoria Playa I find I have to be completely thorough to give a well rounded and truthful review of this hotel.
We as a family are quite well traveled and have toured the world quite widely. However we have always avoided Spain, having been put of - perhaps wrongly - by the likes of Torremolinos and Benidorm, but as we have a two year old in our family upon bitter experience we decided on this occasion long haul would be best avoided.
Upon arriving there were few guests as it was the third day into the first week of the summer season, which was quite laid back and suited us down to the ground. Admittedly the hotel in comparison to others in the area is on the large side so we should have been mindful of what was to come. The hotel is clean, the locals are okay, there are three swimming pools, two allocated to small children, and it has prime position overlooking the Mediterranean. The hotel rooms again clean but very, very small and the walls so thin you can hear every word of your neighbour’s dialogue – if you have noisy neighbours bawling at their children day and night as we did it can be a nightmare!
The food although repetitive is palatable (although we felt the drinks and food locally were on the pricey side – Santo Tomas is basically one street with a few hotels and restaurants, as there is little competition locally the restaurants and bars can charge what they like!).
A couple of days after we arrived my god did the hoards arrive (reliably informed some 500+ guests over just a two day period - let alone the others who arrived during the duration of our stay) and the on site entertainment was cranked up to full volume. Basically Thomson and their subsidiaries have complete exclusivity over this hotel. You can almost say it is owned by Thomson.
Thomson the dog welcomes you at reception and for the rest of your stay entertainment is laid on very much “Butlins Style” with Thomson reps residing on site as the entertainers encouraging all to take part in the daily activities, the same into the evening with the reps putting on silly skits in the “cabaret lounge” and tacky third rate cabaret entertainers – exclusively tribute bands to acts that have long since either died or retired. This occurs every evening from 9.30 onward and bangs out at 150 decibels. In the neighbouring bar the wide screen TV is constantly switched onto football which again is banged up to full volume, which keeps the beer bellied England shirt wearing brigade happy (and believe me in this hotel there’s a lot of them). There is no escape from the noise unless you go completely off site.
Don’t get me wrong Menorca is very pretty. The beach at Santo Tomas is very inviting, and some of the other hotels in the area look very appealing – especially the Hotel Santo Tomas whose hotel bar looks out over the sea – quite breathtaking. We would go back to Menorca and even return to Santo Tomas, although as I said take plenty of euros as it is quite pricey locally, I just would not return to the Victoria Playa – if I wanted Butlins I would have gone to Skegness!

I stayed at the Victoria playa in 2004 it’s was the nicest cleanest hotel I’ve ever been to. Me and my mum went once in June and we loved it that much we went back that august for another 2 weeks. The staff and bar staff are so friendly they become your family and will always remember them.
The reps are brilliant they keep the kids entertained all the time. Everything is cheap and the night time entertainment is fantastic. And for people who like the night life there’s a nightclub just up the road called victory is great fun and full of friendly people. They play English music by the way.
The beach is lovely and clean the sea is so clear. Very nice place best holiday yet I would say definitely recommended for all age groups and families.

Brilliant! Hotel staff and reps fantastic. Hotel, very clean and food great. Clubs brill for kids of all ages up to 16. Beach 20 metres away, very clean and good for kids. A section of the sea is cone3d off for safe swimming and a lifeguard patrols on his jet ski to make sure no one goes too near the rocks. Very quiet resort, a very good Chinese over the supermarket. Doctors excellent - Pedro is great with kids - had to use it twice! We got off the plane and went straight to the travel agent and booked up again. The majority of people go back year after year, some 9 years on the trot! You will love it her if you are looking for the following - clean hotel, good food, friendly staff and reps, loads for kids to do, safe pool, safe clean beach and peace and quiet oh yeah the beer is cheap too! What more do you want!!

Great for Kids! Staff very very nice and friendly! Massive pool very clean! Rooms cleaned every day! One day I lost my ring and after the cleaner hade been I found my ring taped 2 the mirror the cleaner hade found it for me!! Very impressed!
Supermarket shops an cafes just over the road! The beach very clean and lovely just a few seconds walk from hotel!