The Hotel America is situated on the east coast of Majorca, in a place called Calais de Mallorca. It sits at the edge of some low cliffs, with the rear facing the Mediterranean.
It is away from other hotels, sitting alone. It is about an hours ride by coach from Palma Airport.
We stayed here as part of an all inclusive package. This meant that all food and drink was free. We didn’t have to pay for anything. It cost £645 per adult during June, for a 2 week stay, booked through Airtours. This included the flight and also the transfer from the Airport. The deal also offers a free child place for every 2 paying adults.
As most package flights now travel at night, we arrived at the hotel at one o’clock in the morning. At check-in, our photographs were taken and plastic identity cards were issued. We would have to show these when getting our free food and drink. The children were given bright green plastic wrist bands.
The hotel has 2 lifts, and we made our way to our rooms. The floor of the hotel was black and white marble, not a carpet or rug in sight.
The rooms were very spacious. They contained 2 double beds that were joined together and a single bed for the children. There was a phone, but no TV. There was plenty of wardrobe and drawer space for our clothes, and a large mirror over a dressing table. Both beds had side lights, and there was another standard lamp in another part of the room, as well as the main light.
The bathroom was en suite. It contained a bath/shower, a sink and mirror, a toilet, and a bidet. It was very spacious.
We were at the rear of the hotel, so our balcony faced the sea, and overlooked one of the hotel’s pools. It was’nt a large balcony, it only contained 2 plastic chairs.
A Spanish maid came daily to change towels and make the beds. The hotel was mainly full of British, Germans and Spaniards.
Breakfast was served between 8.30 and 10.30, so there was plenty of time for the sore heads of the night before to get a quick bite to eat. There was a vast choice of food available. Cereals, fruit, bread rolls, egg, bacon, sausage, tomatos, beans, toast, tea, coffee, and orange juice.
Between breakfast and lunch, you could come and grab a sandwich, piece of toast, burgers and hot dogs.
Lunch served a variety of dishes. From traditional burgers and hot dogs to paella and salads. It was then open between lunch and dinner for small snacks.
The dinners were excellent, but be warned about those onion rings, which were in fact squid rings, to the horror of the kids. There were fish dishes, salads, beef and pork, with potatos or chips, veg or beans. Something for everyone. Yes, we had a fussy eater with us, but he soon found the burgers and pizza to his liking.
After dinner, the dining room would again be available for snacks. But wait a minute! If you had’nt already stuffed enough, or were not already drunk on your free booze, then it opened again at 11p.m for a midnight snack!
On certain days they would serve Paella by the pools.
There were a number of bars. A lounge bar with soft furnishings and a TV for when you wanted a bit of peace and quiet. The pool bar, which was next to the pools, and contained small tables and stools. This also had a pool table and games machines for the kids. A more noisy bar. Then there was the outside bar. There were plenty of tables and chairs outside, there had to be, this was where all the entertainment went on. The bars were open from 10 in the morning until midnight.
The entertainment was excellent. There was something different every night, except that it repeated every week. The compere was a guy that looked just like the smallest Chuckle brother, but it was not him. The staff did shows, disco’s, and we were treated to Spanish dancing as well.
There were 2 pools at the hotel. Both were oblong in shape, except one was slightly smaller than the other. A kids pool was attached to the larger pool. During the day, the staff would come along shouting ’’Volleyball’’, trying to muster the bathers into a game of water volleyball. Some did, but most just wanted to relax, sunbathe and swim. All sun loungers were free.
There was plenty to do for the kids, they could go and join the kids club, where they did things like treasure hunts, and there was always football for the boys (and the big boys). If tennis is your game, there were 3 tennis courts.
There is plenty of disabled access, and even though the beach was accessible for the able bodied by steep steps, you could also go the long way around and go along a ramped walkway. Just a few minutes to the golden sandy beach. Sun loungers had to be paid for as did the water sports. These included the Banana boat (a sausage shaped boat that was pulled along with laughing people astride it), wind surfers, and jet ski’s.
The sea was beautiful and blue, and we even had that midnight skinny dip! Small cliffs enclosed the small bay and along one side there were people jumping into the sea from these cliffs.
A short walk up the road brings you to an abundance of bars and restaurants, including a Burger King, but surely you have eaten enough at the hotel? There are also plenty of shops to buy souvenirs, a bank, arcades, small kiddies fair, car hire, and monetary exchange. A motorised train stops at most hotels so you can take a tour of the area.
After the entertainment at the hotel, and if you are still awake, how about more dancing to the newest beats? There are 2 fantastic places that we found. One is a night club called Tiffany’s that is open until the early hours, or try the bar called Jupiter’s. Plenty of top notch music and dancing until everyone has either gone to bed or collapsed!
So, to conclude, this hotel was great value for money. It was clean, although we did spot one cockroach, and there was plenty to eat and drink without any queues. Ideal for all ages.
We did, however, run into a group of guys from Stoke, and they told us that they had booked up at the last minute, one of those packages that you paid cheaply for, but did’nt know where you would end up. They told us that they had paid £178 each for their 2 week holiday. Now that’s the luck of the draw I guess.