Apartamentos Ferrera Beach

The hotel was lovely. The staff were helpful and many went the extra mile to make our holiday so relaxing. From the Management, Receptionists, pool staff, especially Demetri; the restaurant staff, especially Yusef and Laura and the cleaning staff were great. We were in the adults only area and our balcony looked down on 2 of the lovely pools. We were able to join in with swim aerobics, yoga and relaxation sessions with the hotel's helpful instructor.

Mar Senses Natura Olea is a relatively small boutique hotel, for adults only and offering a quiet and secluded environment. It contrasts quite starkly with the traditional larger hotels catering for the masses. There is good entertainment on some evenings carried far and wide in the still evening air but the predominant atmosphere throughout the day and night is one of uninterrupted peace. Although the hotel is located quite close to Cala Ferrera - one of several sandy bays that are the hallmark of Cala D'Or- it is about one and a half kilometres from what could be described as ' down town' and at least 2 kilometres from the very attractive marina. Marsenses Natura Olea could scarcely be described as central. However guests might find that conceded in what appears to be quite competitive tariffs. We had 3 executive rooms with balcony overlooking the pool. The hotel cannot offer sea views. The accommodation was mostly spacious with good sized living area, including kitchen and separate bedroom. The term ' spacious ' could not be applied to the bathroom however which is certainly not designed for the comfort of a larger person. We found the rooms to be very clean and well serviced on each alternate day of the stay. This is perfectly adequate. There is no customary information guide in the rooms. That is a disadvantage. The dining area is modern and aesthetically very pleasing with fine views to mountains beyond. It includes an area for al fresco dining if preferred. Buffet style breakfast and dinner offer a satisfactory range of choices. Fresh orange juice in the morning is a welcome departure from most hotel norms. Hotel staff in general are helpful and friendly - notably Josie and Sara in reception; and Sara, Youssef, Christian in the dining area – and especially Evaristo in the dining room and the poolside bar. Delightful people. The hotel pool is not expansive but was never crowded so again exudes a restful aspect. However around it there is a major drawback: the number of sunbeds available is hugely inadequate - around 40-50 sunbeds in a hotel with 70 rooms. This therefore encourages the towel-on-beds reservation method from early morning. It was not uncommon for there to be no sunbed available by the pool after 8.am. There is no apparent urgency on the part of the hotel management to address this. There is another pool on a separate level but one has the sense it is for those with rooms bordering it. Although in retrospect we might have chosen a more central location, overall we received good service and good value for money. Pity it is not practicable to bring your own sunbed.

We spent a lovely week at the hotel. We had up graded our room and were at the side of the pool which was great. The beds were comfortable and the apartment was clean and modern with everything we needed. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We stayed half board, there was plenty of choice at meal times but our only gripe was the food was cold despite the over head heaters, this spoiled our experience at meal times.