Reviews of Sol De Alcudia Apartments, Alcudia, Mallorca

we went thinking oh yeah it...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Miss HJ Jones

Comments:

we went thinking oh yeah it looks good but perpared were we went last year this place was RUBBISh my oldest daughter who is eleven was kicked out of the computer suit because she was talking to her mates and when they were in the arcade because they pool was closed off she was told off from being in there !!





But i gave this hotel a 8 because the maids come in every other day and some of the entertainment was good but Frankie G stop swearing in front of the kids pleasee

just returned from a weeks...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2008

Tour Operator:

Thomas Cook

Submitted By:

Mr A Vaughan

Comments:

just returned from a weeks holiday with a party of 18 people, aged 50 down to baby aged 3 months, the sol alcudia apts are situated in a central area of alcudia, 5 mins walk from the wonderful white sandy beach, but if you are given a room on the main road/reception side of the hotel, be warned you will need ear plugs to sleep as cheers bar on the opposite corner plays loud music till around 5 in the morning, 2 couples in our party were at logger heads with the noise and did not get a proper nights sleep in the whole week we were there, if you are in any other part of the complex you will be fine,we were on a side road and didnt have any problems with noise.



the pool: has its own lifeguard who is brilliant and watches the children like a hawk (in a good way) small kids are required to wear arm bands as standard, you can get them in any of the shops for around 2 euros, inflatables for the kids ars brilliant prices at all the shops,( 9 euro for a 2 kid boat) the only down side to the pool area is the toilets, the floors are lethal, so if you have small children, plse go to the toilets with them,as several under 5,s came close to getting a nasty fall onto the ceramic tiled floor,



complex staff: are all very,very helpful, the maids all had a cheery hello for evereyone, the bar girls seem to give the impression of being down in the dumps, but when you chat to them they are fine, reception sorted any problems very quick, be warned that the complex shop is expensive, other shops out n about are much cheaper.



if you go s/c you must try lunars restaraunt, super fast service,brilliant foot,not to expensive, and a playground to keep the kids happy while they wait for their dinner

try their steak pizza and kebabs brilliant, other places to eat would be bugs bunnys,in the side turning off the strip, there is also a english chippy at the side of the river, half way down the strip,



overall we had a brilliant week, would recomend this complex (minus cheers bar) to anyone,



WARNING, if you go to the hydro (water) park, they will charge you 4 euro for each sun lounger you need, and take armbands for small children,as they wont be allowed in the water without them, guess what they sell them for 5 euros a go, also take your own food, as what they sell is expensive and to be kind to the food its real CRAP, we brought it and threw it away, it was awful.

When i arrived at The Sol De...

Overall Rating:

6/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mrs T.P Head

Comments:

When i arrived at The Sol De alcudia, with my husband and 21yr old daughter, we were met by maria the receptionist, who told us there was no way a studio would suit our needs, as i am disabled and use an electric wheelchair, a studio would be 2 small 4 us.we did not actually book a studio we asked 4 a 1 bed apartment 4 this reason. Thomson booked this without telling us first..Maria was more than helpful and was surprised this mistake was made. After a few fonecalls and 2 nd a half hrs later we were allowed to upgrade at a cost of 400 euro's which we should get back from thomsons. The rep Stewart was also v.good and wrote a report 4 us..We were also told this was a disabled friendly hotel, it isn't: the ramps r too steep and the lift is too small as are the apartment doors and i found the bathroom a struggle, could not get wheelchair in bathroom and had to be lifted into the bath....When we were finally settled we decided to make the best of our 11 night hols. The hotel itself is very friendly, and we met some very nice people, it is a very family orientated hotel, frankie the entertainer was great wiv the young children, and wiv the adults: The pool was ok, (a struggle if ur disabled, they could have proper steps to get in pool 4 us) and the food was good: the apartments are quite spacious did have a microwave and fridge etc but, no air con was a bit like a sauna at night, and a fan would cost 20 euro's, per week, i thought that was a bit expensive but we had to get one we could have bought one cheaper. the hotel was very clean though and all the staff were very friendly and helpful..We did book the all inclusive drinks at £7 per person per day, which was a good deal, as both alcoholic and soft drinks were quite expensive even water...We did end up having a good hol (though was a bind getting up steep ramp and into lift) I also met another disabled person who had the same problems as myself and more...Alcudia itself is beautiful, especially the beach, and don't miss a visit to the port, there is a lot to do and plenty of bars and resturants, to choose from visit the bellvue there is lots going on there..The Sol De Alcudia is very basic, but very clean and friendly, i would return, if they made it more disabled friendly (as we were also told there were ground floor apartments..there aren't) and installed air con...overall (apart from a disastrous start and some discomfort because of my disability's) we had a pleasant stay at this hotel and enjoyed Alcudia.....

me my friend and our 4 kids...

Overall Rating:

6/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2008

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Miss L Allen Stretch

Comments:

me my friend and our 4 kids (12,12,7 and 3months) stayed for 2 weeks.....the hotel room was clean and spacious we had an apartment which faced the front of woody woodpeckers....the only bad thing about that is the smell of the river in can turn ur stomach esp at nite....the rooms get really hot there is no air con which does make it hard to sleep at night....



the hotel room was cleaned every 2 days and also clean towles every 2 days



as for the entertainment frankie g i would not reccomend it we found him boreing avensive and did not entertain at all it was like he couldnt b bothered. in the afternoons around the pool he would ask the children to play killer pool not once did he come up to any of my children and ask them. in the nicest way i would say that he was aload of [--] and that was the worst bit of the holiday.



so we found that the best entertainment was across the rd viva sunrise not only was the shows entertaining the reps were brill they got everyone up and inclueded in the games and danceing and made us laugh alll the time.



we also found ourselevs going to the viva sunrise pool as well it has an exellent kids area and pool wiv little slides football and bouncy castle.



the other two pools that are there are good there is a deeper pool and a shallow pool. even tho there was nothing wrong wiv the sol de alcudia swimming pool it was clean and we always got a sun beds around the pool.



woodywood peckers is a gd place to eat the staff dave i think his name is and another boy both frm london were really nice and was very friendly to the kids they also liked them...billy bunters does gd food and the price is decent....the chinesse buffet on the main rd is exellent i reccomend to eat there and def worth the money jus b carefull tho the drinks r a bit more costly....the man on the bridge who makes fresh pancakes is a diamond the kids loved the pancakes and him. if u want a takeaway there is a fish and chip shop jus by the irish pub that it quite nice.... we didnt eat in the restraunt hotel as we found it cheaper to go outside and eat also the shop on the corner on the way to the beach sell ice creams for half the price that the hotel sells them at i surgest u go there to get them!



also cheers is good for food and entertainment the kids enjoyed themselfs...



if u r goin on day trips def go and watch the pirate show its for all ages and it got 10 out of 10 frm all of us.



the western park is also a gd day out lots of water slides and live shows like sea lions u also get a chance to swim and have pics taken with them!

I am in sol alcudia center now...

Overall Rating:

4/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Direct Holidays

Submitted By:

Miss OM WILLIAMS

Comments:

I am in sol alcudia center now after 2 weeks and thought that i would warn you for what you are getting into.The rooms that are apartments are lovely and spacious and cleaned regularly.But we found lots pf giant beetles or cockroaches in the room.Admitadly they did give us spray which kept them away and killed them.The entertainment for kids is rubbish.many people complained when mini disco was on the ONE rep that had to do everything said 'sorry no mini disco not enough kids and he played music off his Ipod.They have the same acts every week so we went either to Cheers bar over tyhe road which was brilliant for adult and kids entertainment and to the BELLVUE HOTEL which had brilliant entertainment.The pools were not to good either.One was 1.55 meters and was too deep for children and the other was 0.65 meters so was okay for toddlers.There was always a life guard on duty which was good and sometimes there was water pollo in the older pool for adults.Mini club for the children had no attendant and they were left to sit in a room with crayons and playdough.We went halfboard and on the sencond week we were appaled.My little sister ate nothing as flys were over the food.One couple complained to the cook and he said its not flys its mosquito's and he still expected us to eat it.then he dipped his bare hands into the food and pulled something out and sneezed all over the plates which people had to eat off.so we complained to our holiday rep and we got 180 euros back for 1 week of not half board.I may seem fussy but i am 14 years old and even i was appalled.The beach is loveky and the water is shallow and clear.There are also lots of shops and bars. We stayed at the front of the hotel in room 224.nearly every morning we were woke by a leaf blower that was really loud.Then at night you could sometimes hear noise from cheers bar.



There is a race for the beds by the pool and sometimes when you put your towel on one to reserve it the life guards take them off as no one is sitting there. never come to this part of alcudia if you have children to be entertained at night.The bellvue was best for this and it wasnt to long away.i also had a hello kitty chain stollen out of my room. it was on the side table and when we went in we noticed it had vanished after the maid had been in.We didnt report it as we couldnt prove it, even though they were the only ones to enter the room.I was upset over that.



alcudia is verry comercialised.cheers bar was good for entertainment and food.Sol alcudia was rubbish for both. I feel sorry for you if you have booked this hotel and you have older children and younger.many children fell over on the floor by the pool which was soaking with o drain to drain away water.I would never come back here to this hotel.The port was good with more shops but the hotle would never be recomended by me!

I am in sol alcudia center now...

Overall Rating:

4/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Direct Holidays

Submitted By:

Miss OM WILLIAMS

Comments:

I am in sol alcudia center now after 2 weeks and thought that i would warn you for what you are getting into.The rooms that are apartments are lovely and spacious and cleaned regularly.But we found lots pf giant beetles or cockroaches in the room.Admitadly they did give us spray which kept them away and killed them.The entertainment for kids is rubbish.many people complained when mini disco was on the ONE rep that had to do everything said 'sorry no mini disco not enough kids and he played music off his Ipod.They have the same acts every week so we went either to Cheers bar over tyhe road which was brilliant for adult and kids entertainment and to the BELLVUE HOTEL which had brilliant entertainment.The pools were not to good either.One was 1.55 meters and was too deep for children and the other was 0.65 meters so was okay for toddlers.There was always a life guard on duty which was good and sometimes there was water pollo in the older pool for adults.Mini club for the children had no attendant and they were left to sit in a room with crayons and playdough.We went halfboard and on the sencond week we were appaled.My little sister ate nothing as flys were over the food.One couple complained to the cook and he said its not flys its mosquito's and he still expected us to eat it.then he dipped his bare hands into the food and pulled something out and sneezed all over the plates which people had to eat off.so we complained to our holiday rep and we got 180 euros back for 1 week of not half board.I may seem fussy but i am 14 years old and even i was appalled.The beach is loveky and the water is shallow and clear.There are also lots of shops and bars. We stayed at the front of the hotel in room 224.nearly every morning we were woke by a leaf blower that was really loud.Then at night you could sometimes hear noise from cheers bar.



There is a race for the beds by the pool and sometimes when you put your towel on one to reserve it the life guards take them off as no one is sitting there. never come to this part of alcudia if you have children to be entertained at night.The bellvue was best for this and it wasnt to long away.i also had a hello kitty chain stollen out of my room. it was on the side table and when we went in we noticed it had vanished after the maid had been in.We didnt report it as we couldnt prove it, even though they were the only ones to enter the room.I was upset over that.



alcudia is verry comercialised.cheers bar was good for entertainment and food.Sol alcudia was rubbish for both. I feel sorry for you if you have booked this hotel and you have older children and younger.many children fell over on the floor by the pool which was soaking with o drain to drain away water.I would never come back here to this hotel.The port was good with more shops but the hotle would never be recomended by me!

Just returned from a week...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Miss E Martin

Comments:

Just returned from a week holiday at these apartments with my partner and 8 yr old son and i have to say that before going i was a little bit put off by some of the reviews that i had read. Yes these apartments are very basic but what do you expect from a 2 star hotel. I had a studio room which i found quite comfortable for the three of us to stay in. There is a kettle in the studio rooms which you have to boil on the cooker ring and unless you put it to the right setting then it will take for ever to boil. Our room was over looking the pool which was very nice as you also had views of the esparanza lake which is close by.

The apartments are very clean as is the whole hotel and they are more than happy to help you especially Maria who works at reception. Frankie the entertainer is really good with the children and he gets everyone including the adults up to have some fun in the pool which was really nice to see.

The food at the poolside was nice and i did not find that to expensive either, i can not comment on the resturant as we never ate there as we were always going out for dinner and i can recommend the chinese resturant and woodywood peckers which was right next to the apartments and also tavolis which is oppisite the bellvue enterance.

The evening entertainment was good also but as we have good friends that run the venencia bar on the main stripe we never got to see much of the entertainment.

We went on a few excursions and i can recommend no frills as they were really good and explain everything about the place while on your travels. We went to aqualand areneal but i prefered aqualand in maguluf and also Inca market, please beware here as my other half got pick pocketed but he caught them red handed.

All in all we had a really enjoyable holiday and a very nice stay at sol de alcudia apartments so if you are going to these then please don't take any notice of some of the reviews as they are not at all bad, some people expect to much.

My children, wife and myself...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mr J McKee

Comments:

My children, wife and myself were a bit anxious going to this resort as with the negative feedback we had heard and also read - but when we arrived the apt was clean, bug free and had a tv that had sky news and bbc news 24 on it (anywhere foreign u go to it never has english tv). Our stay was amazing there with local entertainment every night for the children (with frank the entertainer) pubs just under our apts and supermarket just across the road. The cleaning lady was very attentive to our needs and so were the reception staff. Only two bad things i can say honesgly abt the apts 1) No hot water for showers/baths - after taking a bath it took nearly 3 hours for the water to heat up again 2) Apts had no air conditioning - even with the fan it was like walking into a sauna every nite



Overall an enjoyable stay and will be back again in the near future

i have just come back from a...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2008

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Miss R BARNES

Comments:

i have just come back from a 2week holiday here.

they were 8 of us all together from rotherham, My partner, his mum n dad n sister and a few friends.

this holiday was the best that we have been on and are booking to return in the 2009.

Frankie G (lookalike of Frank Gallagher - shameless) made our holiday he is excellent as an entertainer not just for kids but adults too. he took time out to talk to us and make us feel welcome, we are just hoping he will be there nxt year as he made our holiday. the apartments were fantastic, very clean and beautiful views.



The beach was also amazing very white sands and turquoise waters.

excellent bars cheers, peach pit and pacos. Paco very friendly.the food and drink on offer was great for value and overall i would rate this hol 10 out of 10.

We had a great time in Alcudia...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2008

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mrs S E Fairburn

Comments:

We had a great time in Alcudia and would recommend this hotel - we may even be back again!



The rooms were basic but very clean, but to be honest we spent very little time in them. There is no air conditioning but the rooms were cool enough with the balcony open at night - we did have a plug in mosquito killer though! We were facing a nearby hotel on the same street as the Cheers bar, but as all the music stopped at midnight, sleep wasn't a problem.



The beach is only 10 minutes walk away and the main shopping centre and the restaurants are right on the doorstep so we spent most of our time out! I would recommend Bugs Bunny's for breakfast, but we tried somewhere different every night for dinner - we never had a bad meal out!



The pool area was spotless and we never had any trouble getting a sun lounger - our daughter loved the pool. The reception staff (Marta especially!) were brilliant as were the bar staff. We didn't see much of the entertainment with Frankie G, but to be honest he was having a hard time battling with unruly children when we saw him so it is hard to judge his performance, but we weren't overly impressed. There is so much to do in the resort though, that this really isn't a problem.



All in all, for a a cheap summer sun holiday you can't go wrong with these apartments.

10/10
frankie.G great...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2008

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Ms LR Lewis Robertson

Comments:

10/10

frankie.G great entertainer do not listen to anybody else saying rubbish stuff about him they just want him sacked. frank keeps kids and adults very entertained through the day. staff are very kind. entertainment good at night.

frank is a very nice man.



great holiday overall

beach nice

restuarants great around hotel

rooms very nice and clean

maid comes every 2 days

hotel clean overall

pool very clean with lots of good watersports to play in pool with frank

not a noice sourounding all pubs and clubs have sound proof glass

lewis

I have just returned from a 2...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2008

Tour Operator:

Skytours

Submitted By:

Mr S PENMAN

Comments:

I have just returned from a 2 week stay at these apartments. For anyone who is thinking of staying here, ignore the scare stories. Myself, wife and 5 year old daughter loved it. The reception staff are brilliant and nothing is too much trouble. The apartments may be listed as basic but they are cleaned 3 times a week and were spotless. The pool area was clean and tidy and no glass bottles or glasses were allowed, although if you wanted a sunbed you had to be up early as they were reserved quickly. The apartments are really centrally situated and handy for local supermarkets and attractions. As they are catering mostly for families, if you don't have kids or don't like kids then this is not the place for you. There is nightly entertainment and Frankie is great with the kids, but it can get repetitive. If you want a good night out I suggest you walk along to the showgarden at the Bellevue complex where they have professional shows. For somewhere to eat we would suggest Bugs Bunny's just across the road. The breakfasts on offer at the apartments are good value at 3 euros. We would definitely go back to these apartments.

Absolutley Shocking Holiday, we...

Overall Rating:

3/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2008

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mrs L Pestell

Comments:

Absolutley Shocking Holiday, we arrived after a 2 and a half hours bus journey which was meant to take just over an hour.



we arrived and within 15 minutes we had £1000, A video camera, a Phone and Jewellery robbed by 2 men. If mysterious people offer to help you with your cases be aware of all your belongings and shout for help because they will be trying to steal off you.





The rooms were horrible at night with no air con which meant having to leave the windows open which meant mosquito bites.



The beach was lovely and the apartments were very clean, the pool looks very big on the pictures but it isnt.



At night it is very noisy an that continues throughout the night up until 5 in the morning.



Frank the Dj is great and a real laugh and the receptionists and bar staff are also great, recommended bars are The White Rose, Cheers Bar for young kids, DC's Bar, Bugs Bunnys and Woody Woodpeckers.





We Will not be returning to this Dump!!!

just got back and had a great...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2008

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mr Iw Barugh

Comments:

just got back and had a great time.the apartment was bigger than expected,had microwave,toaster as standard and great pool views.Ask maria at reception if you need to know anything,she is a star.The apartment was very clean,and only overlooked one bar so sleeping was not a problem.Warm on an evening but you can rent aircon if you wish (expensive but we never bother)super clean pool,and entertainment for free in the pool bar every night.The resident clown,neh entertainment guy frankie is a scream.loads for the kids to do excellent ian

Most enjoyable holiday...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2008

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Mrs J Gentles

Comments:

Most enjoyable holiday apartments basic but very clean towels changed when needed all staff very friendly and helpful everything we needed was on hand beautiful beach loads of shops very flat for walking and everything very much on hand first visit to the island but would go to apartments again