Playa Azul

This hotel may not have everything for everyone, but what it does have a brilliant location and frendly staff that would be hard to beat, the hotel is in a quiet one way street, so not a great deal of traffic noise, this is only a 3 star hotel but the town is only a short walk ( About 10 mins away ) with a mulitude of bars and restaurants to choose from, if you like your sport on tv then you will love the town, if you are cooking for yourself then you have a couple of good supermarkets to choose from. The local bus service which even have ramps for mobility scooters to get on will take you into the capital Mahon where they have markets most day's of the week, but that is worth checking out at the reception of the hotel for exact details, on the whole either going out or staying around the pool with a good book with an amazing view of the bay you won't go wrong here.

My husband and I booked the Playa Azul for a bit of winter sun after a very stressful 2 months at home. The hotel itself is very clean and tidy and the maid service was perfection. However, my own personal review is that the hotel is too quiet. If you want total peace and quiet then this is the place for you. Unfortunately, it was coming top the end of season and it seemed that the hotel was clearing out everything from their fridge/freezer as lunch and dinner was a mis match of food. On one night there was cheese and crackers, but no crackers, there was fruit and ice cream but no ice cream. The breakfast in the mornings was the very best we have ever had on an all inclusive holiday, although we couldn't get our head around the Brussel sprouts for breakfast!!!. It did seem that we were in an old peoples home at times. On particular waiter was very miserable but all the others were helpful and kind. We hired a car for the week at a cost of 6.74 euros for the whole week, unbelievable deal with Gold Car. The hotel need to be refurbished but overall it was very clean and tidy just looks tired. Only 1 thing marred the holiday, there was no lilos allowed in the pool, this didn't bother us but it did to the little girl whose mum purchased one and was left in floods of tears when told she couldn't use it. I have to say that the swimming pool was completely empty at the time (and most of the time due to the time of year) so it wasn't due to overcrowding. Please remember this is my own personal review. We didn't manage to walk down to the beach due to the 180 steps but did drive down there and it was stunning. The views from the hotel was also spectacular. It was a lovely hotel but too quite for us.

Situated in the village of Cal'n Porter with spectacular hillside views over the secluded cove and family friendly beach,this compact hotel is about 20 minutes from the airport. The village with several local supermarkets and restaurants is just a short walk away..There is a regular bus service from almost outside the hotel to the capital Mahon (Mao) which takes about 30 mins and costs only 1.70 euro each way. You can travel to other parts of the island by bus from Mahon. This is a perfect hotel to unwind ,in a very quiet area. The hotel is spotless and actively encourages re-cycling in line with the island. The food was very good with always something to tempt the pallet. We were there just before the season drew to a close and the hotel was about to close for the Winter so cant comment about entertainment .Many of the staff were very polite and helpful but we found one or two in the restaurant a bit grumpy and the kitchen was a bit slow replacing empty dishes on the buffet. Perhaps it was end of season blues. The cleaning staff were excellent and kept our room spotless. Our room was a reasonable size with hairdryer. There was no fridge .A pleasant balcony.also.. All in all an excellent holiday apart from three days of storms but that's not the hotel's fault. In summary this hotel was excellent value and really good considering it is only 3 star. Well worth a visit again..