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  • Majorca Holidays
  • El Arenal
  • Palma Bay

Palma Bay

TripAdvisor Review
Spain, Europe
El Arenal

This popular holiday hotel is situated in a quiet part of El Arenal in the island of Majorca, Spain. The airport is conveniently close since it is just about 15 minutes away by car. Guests will be happy to know that the nearest beach is at a walking distance from the complex. The famous bars, nightclubs, restaurants and shops of the area are just a short stroll away, the city of Palma with its restaurants, elegant shops and museums is within easy reach. Travellers will love to spend the day in the outdoor pool area sunbathing on the edge of the pool, resting under the shadow of an umbrella or having a refreshing swim. The restaurant offers delicious food options to please all types of tastes. For visitors comfort and relaxation, the rooms are equipped with cosy beds and all the essential amenities needed to have the best experience in town.

Facilities

  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • 24-hour reception
  • Mobile phone coverage
  • Wired Internet*
  • Wi-Fi*
  • Car hire
  • Medical service*
  • Bicycle hire service
  • 24-hour security
  • Air conditioning in public areas
  • *Some facilities may incur an additional fee

The Local Area

Tripadvisor Reviews

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3.5 Very Good5,183 reviews
Excellent
29%
Very Good
23%
Average
19%
Poor
11%
Terrible
17%
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TripAdvisor Review
Nice holiday

Very good We love the animation team beautifull dresses love machi beautifull dress/woman

TripAdvisor Review
Horrific

We are currently staying here now.

Quite possibly the worst hotel I’ve ever been to. Now we’re not snobs, but… The hotel and area is predominantly German. We’ve only spoke to 3 English couples all week. There’s no English pubs bars or restaurants anywhere at all. You can’t change your money anywhere not even the banks including Santander. You’ll have to go to palma city on the no 25 bus. All buses air con is non existent and they are hectic so many people on them. The rooms are dated. But that’s fine. Like I said we’re not snobs, we’re easy. Typical average family from England expecting a standard all inclusive. It’s just a base and that’s ALL it is. The air conditioning works - but we’ve had to get a fan as you can’t sleep as it’s absolutely terrible, absolutely boiling in the rooms please believe me when I say this, it’s your funeral if you don’t. The fire alarms go off every single night for ages and ages. There zero entertainment on a night time. REMEMBER - you are in the German magaluf also, we weren’t aware of this. Absolutely gutted, devastated. An absolute waste of £3000 for this holiday. All inclusive isn’t - and I repeat IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE !!! Yes it stipulates 3x drinks person at lunch and dinner - but what your travel provider doesn’t tell you is that you have to pay for every single alcoholic drink outside these times, not your standard all inclusive, therefore misleading you to book this holiday. I’ll be filing the biggest complaint with my provider when I get back. I have all the screenshots of the online chat where they admit that they don’t supply you with this info - admitting fault surely. Outstanding music to my ears. Our first day the bar staff wouldn’t give us WATER IN A PAPER CUP - as those cups are for the coffee only. An absolute battle I had, to get a basic human requirement, water. We’d only just arrived and couldn’t change money at reception so they refused us water until we payed a refundable €1 deposit for a plastic cup.i understand the concept - keeps the pace tidy and less staff etc..but come WATER ?!?!?! In a bio degradable paper cup on our first night? Oh and once we found out on day two there was a cash point in reception it charges you £5 to get your money out. Food is generally ok-ish but if you are British please don’t bother coming here. Germans don’t understand what a Que is. I nearly levelled one of them whilst standing there like a mug trying to get water when they’re all pushing in. We’re still here and absolutely devastated that we are here. Please reception manager come and read and respond to my review. Please because I have all the pictures to go with my review. Absolutely disgusting. I’d be embarrassed if I was you.Absolutely mortified. There’s nothing to do and no where to go unless you want to drink all day outside the hotel. Yeah couple bits of water sports etc..So BRITS do your research!! The area around the hotel buildings is an absolute dump. Homeless on every other corner begging. Infact there’s always men hanging around the front of the reception - we opened the door with our room key which is a good feature but as soon as we did they ran into the premises, they were not guests. They do have an Aldi and Lidl 600m away - so your best off buying your drink and bringing it in that’s what most people do. Infact don’t bother booking this hotel. The place needs shutting down. 12-3am every night people sat on balcony’s with music on and I mean proper full on sessions. It’s not for kids this place. Infact it’s just for groups who are on their first holiday, because it’s cheap bla bla bla…Yeah some staff are friendly - but there’s quite a few who are so rude and ignorant etc…oh the plates in the restaurant are absolutely manky too (meant to be clean, in piles) they’re not. The restaurant itself is like a feeding frenzy. Like sardines. Underground. The only time you feel true air conditioning is when you walk into one of their receptions for a split second. And poof it’s gone as you walk away. We’ve literally had 3/4 showers per day each cos it’s that clammy in the rooms. Rooms do get cleaned everyday - but I mean what do you expect for a £3000 holiday?!?! Even getting your change from bar staff, gets slammed on the bar top - why can’t they just put it in your hand like normal humans. In my very factually correct opinion, and like I said we are just normal family — this is the WORST hotel I’ve ever stayed in - and will never ever ever return. Seriously. PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THIS HOTEL. If you do….

Don’t say you weren’t warned!

Review by stevenbartley Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
TripAdvisor Review
Terrible

Worst hotel ever!! The room was dirty and there was blood on the towels. The reception was understaffed and took so long for check-in/check-out. I was put in a other hotel the first night and had to move rooms the next day. My keycard stopped working twice during my stay. Felt like a scam.

TripAdvisor Review
Hotel experience

Had an amazing experience at the hotel especially with the entertainment team especially with, Machi and Georgia and deia, Kilian who were such good fun throughout the holiday

TripAdvisor Review
Overall good cheap price, animation great

No AC in the room but lovely animation team, especially Machi 🩷 - good vibes only!

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