Zafiro Cala Mesquida

Location - beautiful. Weather - warm and mostly sunny. This part of Mallorca was remote, quiet and unspoilt with dramatic scenery. The beach (a few minutes walk from the hotel) was a large stretch of golden sand, some days the sea was quite surfy other days calm. Sea temp was lovely for swimming. There’s a small takeaway cafe on the beach. You can also walk along the coast to other beaches. The only drawback is the transfer was nearly 2 hours on a coach as you’re the last stop. Hotel and pools - the hotel was lovely and the variety of swimming pools fabulous. I was worried in May the water might be cold but it wasn’t. Kids spent ages in the main pool and the kids pool with the slides. However we all loved the small swimming pool over on the park side of the hotel (opposite side of small road to main hotel). Quiet, leafy and sunny :) We also loved the oasis pools which were heated and had Bali beds and a view of the beach. The kids also enjoyed the kids pool discos at 4pm and the running mat. You can only change pool towels on certain days and at certain times which I understand to some extent but it’s annoying depending on when you arrive and also we missed it when we went out for the day. Room - we were given a room in the main hotel even though we’d booked a park room. There was some noise from the entertainment and probably would have preferred the quieter park location. The room was big though, one bedroom with sliding doors to living area where the sofa bed was for the kids. Small kitchenette and I’d asked for a kettle which was provided. Small shop near hotel where you can get milk and basics. There’s a Lidl by the bus stop on way to Cala Ratjada. Food - overall a good selection and enough choice for vegetarians. There are two buffet restaurants. For lunch you can order from the bar restaurant by the pool which was good quality or use the buffets. There’s also an a la carte restaurant which you can book for one night if all inc. Good selection of cocktails and kids cocktails and frappes/ milkshakes included in all inc. Unfortunately I was sick on the second to last day and two others then were sick on way back/ when we got home. The buffet restaurants need to increase their hygiene- one obvious thing that could be done is disinfecting tables between customers not just wiping with a cloth. We asked housekeeping to do an extra clean of our bathroom and towel change which they did no problem. Entertainment - evening entertainment was quite good, we enjoyed the bubble man and the flamenco dancers who involved the children. Kids club we went to once and there was plenty to do, but we preferred the beach and pools. Nearby attractions - we got the local bus to Capdepera and walked up to the hilltop castle which was beautiful, amazing views. Then the bus on to Cala Ratjada where there is a marina and cafes/restaurants etc. We also walked along the coast from Cala Mesquida to Cala Torta and walked back on inland path. Overall we had

Como otros años la experiencia ha sido excelente en todos los aspectos, sobretodo el personal de comedores. Las piscinas de agua caliente son un puntazo con sus camas con dintel a pie de agua. 3n cuanto a la comida nada que criticar. Felicito a la cocina por la comida para celíacos para uno de nosotros, además de variada ni un solo problema al respecto.

Lo mejor es el personal. Gente profesional, atenta y muy amable. Es el verdadero activo del hotel. Espero que estén bien cuidados y la dirección sepa mantenerlos. Se lo merecen mucho. El único “pero” es que hay algunas zonas del hotel que piden una renovación/mejora, por ejemplo el suelo en algunas partes alrededor de las piscinas, pueden llegar a ser muy resbaladizos.