Hotel Cala Bona

Heading to the airport after an amazing stay at this gem. Spotlessly clean. Beautifully prepared food. Hot plates. Hooray ( so many hotels dont!) Pool fabulous. Still cold as early season but dared it anyway. Claire and David in the snack bar helpful and friendly. The star in this crown has got to be the new spa. Small indoor pool . It's free at the moment. You needed to book a slot as numbers are limited but totally worth it. Entertainment grest and bar/ waiting staff exceptional. Well done cala bona. If I had to find a negative... nope actually can't think of a single thing. Well done Cala Bona. We will be back Room 358

I paid extra for an upgrade to a Superior room with a sea view and was very pleased to be given room 206. The view was right over the small harbour and the surrounding restaurants. This area is a continuous hub of activity. We loved sitting on our balcony in the evening with a drink. The hotel itself is split into several blocks and some rooms have limited views or no view at all. I contacted the hotel via e mail prior to our stay and enquired about a room in the main block overlooking the marina. We also had a lovely walk-in shower and the towels were the best we have been given in all our travelling over the last 25 years! Large and fluffy towels changed every day. The meals were well cooked and there was lots of choices on offer for breakfast or dinner. We were impressed with the salmon and the roast beef dinners. At the pool area, there were plenty of sunbeds available but some were very uncomfortable as they sagged badly and were very low. Not ideal if you have mobility issues or suffer from a bad back. Pool towels are available at reception. You pat 27 euros for two and on returning them you only get 20 euros back! The meals in the snack bar at the pool were very good, although a bit pricey. One main meal will do two of you as the portions are large. The shows at night were very good but you had to be there early if you wanted a seat close to the show. The best night was the Take That tribute. If you want to go local for a beer or a meal, you don't need to go far. Across from the hotel on the corner is Smithy's. They do lovely meals and drinks with attentive service. A lot of guests are British and it is clear a lot of them return year after year. This was our first visit to Hotel Cala Bona and we will probably return. A couple of issues to consider is the cost of the Balearic tax and the long journey to and from Palma airport. The tax is nearly 50 euros for 2 for 1 week. The transfer will take 90 minutes.

We had a fantastic time at Hotel Cala Bona. The food was great, the staff were excellent, and the entertainment was top class. Room was quite warm even with the air con on, but it was exceptionally hot when we visited - an extra little fan by the bed did the trick. We will definitely be back as we loved the surrounding area too.

We have been to HCB many times over the last 30 years and it still doesn't disappoint. The staff from reception to the waiters are always friendly and helpful,great atmosphere around the pool area and never short of a sunbed. The evening entertainment has always been of a high standard and our favourites at the moment are the rock band Hiroshima who are the best live band I have ever seen. I must also mention the lovely restaurant which serves a wide choice of breakfasts and evening meals which are nice. We love everything about this friendly hotel and will be back next year. Just a little tip, if you book a sea view room you get great views over the harbour and beyond.

This is a lovely hotel with great food and helpful friendly staff. Room we had was a sea view room, was clean but a bit dated and the bathroom badly needs up dating. Dirty around the shower on the tiles and grouting very grubby, also a tile missing. The pillows were not very good, looked like wrapped up pieces of thin foam. The lack of a fridge was a surprise, have never stayed in a 4star hotel before in Spain without the use of one. The rental for one for the week was 25 euros, which we thought was quite expensive. Good entertainment of an evening but is subject to change from what is advertised on the board. Still had a nice week.

Fabulous hotel. Spotlessly clean room, air conditioning, superb & varied selection of foods in the restaurant & the staff are well clued up on dietary needs (Coeliac) with separate area with gluten free bread, toaster, crackers etc. Evening entertainment was brilliant, reasonably priced drinks and a friendly relaxed atmosphere. The pool is lovely albeit a little cold but it was October when we went! the staff at the pool bar were super friendly. No sun bed wars as they have a one hour policy that if you put a towel on the sunned & don't return within an hour, they will remove it (more hotels should adopt this) Only bad point is we had to come home!