- Majorca Holidays
- Cala dOr
- Gavimar Ariel Chico Club & Resort
This attractive aparthotel is situated in the heart of Cala d'Or in a quiet side street, yet just steps away from the pedestrian area of the city centre with its numerous shops and the beach of Cala Gran. The famous marina with its large variety of restaurants, bars and cafés can be reached within a short stroll. The island capital of Palma and the international airport are about an hours' drive away.
Ok. So the location is fab , not far to the beach and bars / Restaurants near by. The hotel is split into two parts with you having to cross a road if you are in the opposite site. The room is ok, simple but ok. Plenty of pools to choose from if you want to go somewhere quite.
The food for me is the biggest disappointment. There are several choices but on most occasions it's just warm and the quality is poor. I think the chef who makes the eggs in the mornings comes across abrupt. Maybe he should do the afternoon shift and not the mornings.
I would pick the hotel but go self catering if I was to pick again.
Oh you have to pay €1 for a cup as a deposit and also for a plastic plate for snacks, which is a bit odd.
I guess it does help with keeping tables clear and clean.
Overall average hotel
Lovely location in centre of Cala d’or.
Sunbeds are old and certain staff were very rude.
Can’t complain about the room as was modern and cleaned daily.
Personally wouldn’t eat the food, flies in the yoghurt and medium rare chicken was a questionable sight.
Stay here self catering and eat in the local restaurants as they are far better quality!
Location is ok, hotel is split into 4 blocks the main pool is across the road which I found bizarre. The staff were friendly enough. Food was absolutely awful that goes for the snack bar too. Our room was 1117 the bathroom absolutely stunk like a men’s urinal even when the cleaner had been in it smelled so bad it really was gross.
We went all inclusive as there were 6 of us and we thought it’d save us a bit of money on food and drinks but we only ended up eating there on the first day because the food is that terrible and the drinks aren’t that much better.
On the whole the place is in dire need of a refurb, most of the sun loungers and umbrellas were broken. It’s quite grubby and for me I think basic cleanliness and basic food should be a minimum.
Avoid the hotel. Picture used on trip advisor is years out of date. Pool is very run down. Resort is good as is the location. Resort is obviously made up of a number of hotel bought up and loosely hung together. It is a case of minimal cash input and maximum extraction. One pool in the Jet 2 brochure does not exist main pool is over the road with missing tiles and lights hanging out of wall see picture umbrellas look like they are 10 years old. It took 4 days to get hold of the Jet 2 rep . Apparently they are not allowed to put their phone number on the board or in the folder in the hotel. Nothing in the Jet 2 folder apart from a QR code for a useless app. Cooking facilities in apartments have no plates , cutlery , pots , glasses etc Restaurant is run by "Basil Faulty" ironically with a Spanish accent. He even looks like him. ( I am not kidding) We we told we could move our main meal to lunch time as long as we let the manager know we had been in. He aggressively told our family off saying " you need to give me 24 hours notice" My wife said "we didn't know that's not what reception are telling people" His reply was " Well you know now" and marched off. I would estimate 25-30% of the food if not more was untouched on the serving area. We gave up with the Restaurant by day 5 of 10. (The Neptuno Restaurant just round the corner is great) We paid £5000 for this to come here for a wedding. Great wedding disgusting hotel. Avoid this Hotel.
We had a good stay at Aerial Chico. We were a family of five, two adults and three young boys including a wheelchair user. Prior to our stay I was pleased with the communication from the hotel regarding accessibility and we requested a suitable apartment for my son which they did their best with. The staff were all very friendly. The hotel is very clean and the staff work hard to keep it clean. Our apartment was cleaned daily with fresh towels. We had a two bedroom apartment which was basic and would maybe benefit a bit more decor. The air con was great with a unit in each bedroom and the lounge. The pools were lovely, we were always able to get a couple of sun beds as we didn’t mind which pool we went to. The entertainment team were great, they always came to chat to the boys and included them in the activities, they worked so hard to provide a range of activities and entertainment. I think the food was disappointing, especially by the pool. It wasn’t refreshed during the day and was very limited, cold bugers, chips and not much else. The restaurant was ok for adults but not very suited to children.
