Reviews of Club Santa Ponsa Hotel, Santa Ponsa

I have just returned from my fourth holiday at Club Santa Ponsa. The first time I booked this it was a last minute deal from lastminute.com, but I enjoyed it so much that I have kept on going back in Spring and late summer booking the hotel with alpharooms and the flight seperately. I have always had a good time at this hotel, I think this time may have been the best yet!



The hotel is at the top of a steep hill, but there is a courtesy bus that runs hourly most days that takes you down into the town and back again if you need it. There are also a lot of steps within the complex, but as I was aware of this, I emailed the hotel and requested a room with not too many steps and a sea view, this was no problem to them, and I even got a free upgrade to an apartment. The rooms are clean and spacious, with full kitchen facilities even though we were all inclusive. The only downside is there is no aircon, just fans in each of the rooms, but that was not too much of a problem as we did not spend that much time actually in the room apart from sleeping. We had a huge balcony that went all round the front of the apartment and round the side as well, which meant we had views of the sea and of the mountains.



The food was generally good, my husband didn't like the baked beans at breakfast, but that was his only complaint. There is a good choice available in the restaurant, always fish, some sort of chicken dish, something with pork, pasta and vegetables, then there is a selection of salads, and a very tempting desert selection. As well as this there is ice cream available all day, just help yourself from the freezer in the bar. Also in the bar there is hot dogs, burgers and chips. Cake is available there from 4-6.



The drinks on the all inclusive even included cocktails, they were good measures, and went on till midnight. During the day drinks are served in plastic cups, as they are often taken to the pool area, but at night they are in glasses.



There are two pools, both very clean and with lots of sunbeds. We never had any problems getting a sunbed and parasol, something we have experienced in other hotels.



The entertainment was basic but ok. These are not professional entertainers, just young people who worked very hard, running the mini club and sports events during the day,and putting on a show at night. They certainly put their all into it and were friendly and approachable, speaking English, Dutch, German and very bad French.



There are not a lot of British people using this hotel in summer months, something some might find a bit offputting, but I don't find it a problem at all, and everyone was friendly.



I will be returning to Club Santa Ponsa next year, and hopefully for many years to come.

I would have given this hotel a rating of 7 BUT on our 6th night our apartment was entered,by key, via the double-locked door, and items valued £600 were stolen.Two other apartments in our complex were also robbed in the same way.Two other rooms in a different part of the hotel were also robbed.The victims were all leaving the hotel the following day and had bought gifts to take home.There were no room safes and the safes at reception were too small to hold anything other than a passport and money.The manager admitted that break-ins were rife in summer and a regular occurence.Please note that there is no security around the hotel and there is free access to all and sundry!

Be warned as your insurance will not cover you as there is no forced entry!

THE FLIGHT WAS DELAYED FOR 30 MINS GOING TO PALMA DUE TO FOG. ON ARRIVAL WE WRE PICKED UP STRAIGHT AWAY AND TAKEN TO THE HOTEL. FIRST IMPRESSION RECEPTION VERY CLEAN, TIDY AND FRIENDLY. THE ROOM WAS VERY SPACIOUS AND CLEAN. THE FOOD IS VERY GOOD.THE DRINKS AT THE BAR WERE ADEQUATELY STOCKED AND YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF TO JUICES,TEAS AND COFEES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THERE WERE DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES AT THE HOTEL BUT EVERYONE WAS FRIENDLY.THE HOTEL IT SELF IS SITUATED HIGH UP BUT THEIR IS A COURTESY BUS ONE CAN USE DAILY.THE WEATHER WAS QUITE WARM DURING THE DAY FOR THE TIME OF THE YEAR BUT ITS BEST TO PACK A FLEECE AS IT GETS COLD AT NIGHT.THE ROOMS HAVE CENTRAL HEATING. IT IS VERY PEACEFUL AND TRANQUIL.THE STREEETS ARE VERY CLEAN.WE USED THE ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE. IT IS QUITE EXPENSIVE IF YOU GO SELF-CATERING E.G. 5.5 EUROS FOR A SMALL BOX OF TEABAGS.THE STAFF ARE VERY FRIENDLY AND EVERYBODY ENJOYED THE QUIZ NIGHTS DURING THE EVENING. IT IS ABOUT FORTY FIVE MINUTES INTO PALMA BY BUS WHERE YOU CAN CATCH A TRAIN TO SOLLER THIS TAKES YOU BACK IN TIME AND UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS. I WOULD GIVE ANDRAX MARKET A MISS AS THERE IS NOT ALOT THERE. I WOULD DEFINATELY USE THE CLUB SANTA PONSA AGAIN. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT FOR PEOPLE THAT DO NOT LIKE WALKING OR STEPS

I have just spent a fortnight break at the Club Santa Ponsa, Mallorca. It was marvellous. I booked it myself on the internet, preferring not to use travel agents if possible. The place must cover a couple of acres I should think. All the studios are very well equipped. The restaurant does very good food (self service). I found breakfast to be exceptional and they don’t mind if you go back and help yourself to more, same with the evening meal. I only had half board as I wanted a bit of independence during the day. It is on a rather steep hill and older travellers without a car might find climbing back to the hotel, after a walk into town a bit tiring. I did as I'm now 57 and a bit on the weak side. I went for a bit of a quiet break and ended up doing more exercise than I ever have done before. There are a lot of steps to negotiate within the complex, but you can usually find a short-cut after a bit of exploration. I would give it 10 out of ten.