Barcelo Ponent Playa

nice hotel, however not 4 star,

good -

• it’s a nice location on the “beach” which i would say is a cove than a beach . though it’s very busy with locals too, the sea is lovely and you can lay on your own towel if you don’t want to spend 17euro on a bed. there’s the famous tiktok fruit man selling over priced fruits
• the staff are all lovely and very welcoming
• the food was above average for all inclusive and the cocktails were very nice for AI
• bedrooms had all we needed, though a little shabby but it’s clean, we were lucky we had good air-con as i read a lot of negatives before and it made me nervous. we were floor 6. we were beside evening entertainment which was noisy but that’s to be expected and did end at 11pm
• beds were very comfortable for a hotel, also air con in rooms only work when door is closed which could have been the problem for a lot of the negatives on here about it not working properly
• 10 min walk to cala d’or on a straight road, seen the tickytrain which takes you around the resort but never seemed to get the right times for it, it’s card only also
• mercadona supermarket is 20 minutes walk at other side of town and has a lot of spanish dupes for skin care etc as seen on tiktok

negatives -

• the lifts, 3 small lifts which are busy at peak times and often stop on every floor which is annoying. also they are very warm like an oven and don’t fit many people lol

• it’s very warm in the buffet restaurant but i had my mini fan with battery’s which i definitely recommend as it very humid here in august, even locals complaining about humidity

• hotel could do with a face lift in some places as parts are shabby but it’s clean

• cala ‘or is nice enough but apart from the wee coves it’s honestly nothing special and i was expecting more from it .it has the usual bars and souvenirs shops but seen a massive rat run across the street in front of us one morning which was rotten

• hotel could do with a better map of facilities

• my biggest one was the pools, i love the water and didn’t go in the pools once as they had a green - grime look to them which was off putting and could do with a good scrub of bleach, went into sea instead

• weather was over cast and a little spot rain but still very warm. again not hotels fault, we renamed it moody mallorca as last time we were in mallorca it rained too

• hotel had lots of steps but there seemed to have ramps etc for prams or wheelchair

i would recommend this hotel to a friend

I genuinely feel like the entertainment team at Barceló Ponent Beach deserve the biggest possible amount of credit.

I’m only 5 days into my holiday and I honestly cannot believe how hard these guys work. They are absolutely relentless. Every single day there is something going on and somehow their energy never seems to drop. The variety is incredible too, from Latin music to current hits, different styles, games, shows and entertainment that genuinely caters for everyone, no matter what language you speak.

I actually got up on the stage myself and did one song of karaoke. ONE SONG. 😂 I came off feeling like I was going to suffocate in the heat and I was exhausted. Then you watch this team perform a 30 song series, singing, dancing and giving absolutely everything they have, and they make it look like it was an hour’s work.

It honestly makes you realise just how much effort they put in behind the scenes. They are working in ridiculous heat, day after day, and somehow still come out with huge smiles, incredible energy and enthusiasm. I genuinely don’t think they are paid enough for how hard they work.

They don’t just perform and disappear either. They come out afterwards and interact with the crowd, get involved with guests and genuinely make everyone feel included. You can see that they care about creating a good atmosphere and making sure people are enjoying themselves.

I’ve even got videos from my stay because I genuinely want to remember how good they have been. They have mentioned that they don’t even know if they will be here next year, and honestly, if they aren’t, it will be a massive loss for this hotel.

To the entire entertainment team, THANK YOU. You are so hardworking, so talented and your energy is genuinely infectious. I really hope the hotel management see this and understand just how valuable you are. You deserve recognition, appreciation and honestly, you deserve to be paid more.

Five days into my holiday and you have already been one of the biggest highlights of my stay. Please don’t ever underestimate how much guests notice the effort you put in.

Absolutely outstanding team. You deserve every single bit of praise you get. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I’m here now and would not recommend so many things wrong with this hotel but the fact the entertainment is still on and blaring into our room after midnight is just ridiculous. We’re on a family holiday to Mallorca not an 18-30 to Ibiza. If you are a family don’t book here!!!! Avoid