Hotel Gran Sol

Our first stay at this hotel, but we are already looking to return next year. It was a perfect location with loud nightlife in one direction, and a beautiful harbour in the other. Plenty of bars and restaurants if we wanted to venture out and lovely walks along the coastline. The hotel was perfect with friendly, helpful staff. Nothing was too much trouble and they always greeted us with a smile, and encouraged my attempts at speaking pigeon Spanish. The food was excellent with a good variety of foods and salads, and great cocktails in the bar. The location directly on the beach was beautiful and our only cause for concern was the rather overgrown trees around the pool. Many guests commented that there was too much shade and not many loungers in the sun - mind you, the pads for the sun loungers were extremely comfortable and relaxing. All in all, an amazing comfortable 5* experience, but please cut those trees back for our stay next year.

This is a really great, boutique hotel in the seaside resort village of Cala Bona. Gran Sol was pretty much 100% occupied by British travellers. I loved the sea view from the third floor superior rooms. The balcony was excellent. The whole hotel is spotlessly clean. Liz, on reception, was very welcoming and every member of staff we met was personable, super courteous and concerned for guests wellbeing. Gran Sol is perfectly placed for walking (pretty much entirely flat) and of course there are also two pools. It’s just as well as the food is fantastic and it would be easy to pile on the pounds! Amazing breakfasts and a wonderful choice each night as dinner, especially amazing fresh fish. The wines are well priced, as is the bar and there’s a charming terrace on which to enjoy drinks. A walk up to the little 1740’s fort on the headland is definitely worth it. There’s a little coffee shop there too. We also took a fantastic boat trip for a day. This hotel does appeal to a more mature crowd. For me, that was perfect and very relaxing. Others have remarked that there’s no evening entertainment. The hotel is surrounded by evening entertainment so it’s a relief that Gran Sol doesn’t have any as it creates a much more relaxing and classy ambience. For a quiet, relaxing week of good food, walking / swimming and lots of sleep I can highly recommend this hotel.

Spend a week at the Gran Sol at the end of September, had a great week with temperatures in the high 20s. The hotel is in a great location right on the beach and just a short stroll from the lovely harbour with its lovely restaurants, 15 minutes in the other direction you are in Cala Milor. The hotel is quiet with entertainment a couple times a week but the sister hotel next door has entertainment every night which guest of the Gran Sol can go to. The food in the hotel is excellent with some food cooked to order including bacon eggs cooked either fried poached or omelettes with different ingredients then in the evening there was steak and various meats and fish cooked by the brilliant chef Tomeu 'perfecto' A big thank you to the waiters and waitresses who all worked so hard particularly Isabel who looked after all the guests on her own one night when there was a singer on. The only thing that that was a negative personally for me was that the shower was over the bath and I found it difficult to get in and out as I have walking and balance problem.