Meliá Palma Marina

This was a quick trip but the hotel was very nice inside. The room was great for and us and very comfortable with great views over the harbour. There was construction works happening on the outside (front) but that didn’t really matter to us as we were only there for the weekend. The pool was a nice temperature on a hot day and although we couldn’t get a sunbed (arrived at the pool around lunch time) we had a lovely breakfast and the ice cold beer definitely helped us to relax. The nightlife around the hotel can be a little loud due to the number of sports/Irish bars near by and it made the walk home from the city interesting. However the atmosphere was good and we didn’t mind at all. If you had kids then it could be a little intimidating I would think. We also checked in very late (after midnight) which wasn’t a problem at all and we got our room straight away Overall we’d definitely consider staying here again.

Lovely stay with a few issues. Enjoyed a lovely 4 nights here with friends last week. A couple of issues with the sliding doors not locking in one of the rooms when we arrived and the air con not working in another, but both were resolved quickly. Common areas of the hotel are beautiful, with plenty of room around the pool even at the height of the season. The rooms themselves are a little dated, with some plug sockets not working. Bathrooms are not private at all! We hesitated before booking here because of that but thought they can’t be that bad, but they are, it would likely put me off staying again. One bed was more or less up against the glass partition to the shower area, with a voile curtain covering the shower (from the outside!)

Hotel was fantastic, a short taxi ride or 30 min walk to the centre. Breakfast was a wide range of options, although I probably wouldn’t do half board again as the evening meal menu was quite limited. Whilst the food was good, across 3 nights I had the same meal twice due to the reduced options for half board guests. Pool area was great except the life guard was more interested in reserved beds than saving lives. I had put our towels out and then went to sit at the poolside lunch area and the lifeguard removed our towels because we hadn’t left any personal belongings in them. I could understand if we had reserved them and left the hotel but we were sat a few yards away in the eating area! The back street mentioned in other reviews for noise, wasn’t too bad but there are a number of bars/clubs lining the back street so could be seasonal? Although the maids were vacuuming outside the door every day pre 9am which I think is not acceptable when people are on holiday resting. Would definitely use the hotel again