I always say you cant beat a good spanish holiday and this one did not dissapoint ! My mother and I travelled to Majorca without my children this time for a grown ups holiday .I have to say the service from Direct Holidays was excellent there was a pallaver at Palma Airport because my case went missing, it was distressing and we missed the transport to the apartments. It was easy to locate a Direct Holidays rep who happily looked after us and when I very luckily was able to recover my case an hour and a half after the flight landed he made sure that we had a private transfer via cab to the door of the apartments which was fantastic.We knew we were onto a winner with the location when the cab pulled up the hill to our apartments it is right on the headland straddling the family friendly resort of palma nova and the infamously lively magaluf. The apartments were basic but really good value for money with amazing views from the pool area over the Bay of Biscay. It was perfect because you could choose to do as much or as little as you wanted to there is so much right on the doorstep. We took the bus to Palma for the day which was super easy and super cheap.When you come into the capital you are struck by the beauty of the harbour and the inviting azure waters of the med. We spent a day exploring the winding streets leading down to the world famous cathedral which is truly stunning . There are lots of old churches and boutiquey shops on the way down the hill. Ashamedly we were not that adventurous that day opting for a subway on the way home! The food choices in Torrenova are amazing. It really was so cheap with a huge range of choices. It only cost us 20 euros for the two of us for a 3 course chinese dinner with wine included it couldnt be beaten . We ventured out to the pirates show in Magaluf one night ( booking essential) which really and truly was amazing the only thing I would say is if you can afford upgrade to the upstairs seats as it gets very crammed in those little benches . It is a fantastic act with acrobats comedians .Great for kids we went to the slighltly saucier 11pm show.Try the leather shops in magaluf I have a pair of boots which I got for 20 euro and they are the envy of my colleagues !! I would recommend this resort to anyone . It is right by the beach bars restaurants. The beach is great it is easy to hire waterskis etc. We hired bikes and took a n hour long trip along the coastland it was fantastic. We had a whale of a time and we will be back but with children in tow this time !!
Miss Dawn Litlekalsoy, Aberdeen
Date Travelled: 15/09/2007
Review Added: 03/07/2009