After the toughest academic year of my life doing my AS level studies finally the day of the 27th of July that I had wanted all year arrived. We made our way to Luton all very excited to catch our Easyjet flight to Palma de Mallorca (PMI), after a very quick two hour flight landing at approximately 1AM Spanish time we stepped out of the plane onto the tarmac and were greeted with a very pleasant night.
After getting our luggage we made our way out to a very organised taxi rank service in which we were directed to our taxi and we were on our way to Alcudia albeit with 85 euros less.
After the short 35 minute drive down the motorway we arrived at the hotel we were staying in which was the 3 star HSM Lago Park. Upon arrival we were greeted with friendly staff, although clean admittedly it was a very basic hotel with a two gas hob cooker and toaster and very old TV with Sky News being the only decent channel. However, the AC was very good and is in all rooms in the hotel which is a strong point. In addition the hotel has an excellent child friendly pool and bar area surrounded by tropical palm trees. Furthermore the hotel is only a minute walk from the beach and has restaurants, shops, bars and hire car businesses in abundance.
My parents shared the bedroom while me and my sister slept on the sofas that convert into beds. In terms of our room placement we were first floor overlooking the bar and swimming pool that divides Lago Park 1 & 2 which was pleasant after reading reviews that people had rooms overlooking the busy street. However, the only criticism is that at around 12:30 pool exercise begins with loud music and when the pool opens at 9:00 AM be aware that children will be screaming and jumping into the pool. But obviously this is a family resort and it's great that they're enjoying themselves but it's just a warning that if you do come in late expect to be woken up early. Overall, I'd recommend the hotel for it's location and cleanliness, more can be found about HSM Lago Park here:
Onto the holiday itself, in my opinion it was fantastic, the Alcudia stretch of beach is 14km down to Can Picafort. The particular part we stayed in was Playa de Muro, this is a great family destination that has clean water that is shallow for a long walk before you reach the deeper water. The beach provides for a very scenic setting with the bay being surrounded by mountains. The actual town/marina of Alcudia as well as the Old town can all be reached by bus and taxi services that are relatively cheap. The marina boasts a vast amount of boats and some are even available to hire.
In Alcudia there is also the old town, which is surrounded by medieval walls and boasts history back to the 13th century, however we tried to get there on directions from a waitor in one of Alcudia's resturants that we stopped by for some lunch. So we walked, and walked and had no clue where we were and it being around half 7 we decided to take a cab back to our hotel and go to the Old town another day. Although now that I've looked we walked along the coast of Ses Pedreres along to Cala Poncet and Es Pi Tort before finally calling it a day from walking when we reached the golf course in Alcanada. Although we got lost, like all places in Mallorca it still provided a very scenic views as we walked past very nice properties.
Whilst most of my days in Alcudia were spent relaxing on the beach soaking up the 30+ degree rays and spending the cool evenings in nice restaurants me and my sister did go para-sailing. Water sports can be found in huts nearer to the Port'd Alcudia stretch of beach, Although it was €40 each to go up into the skies for 10 minutes it was worth every penny. The views from up there were an experience that will stay with my for a very long time and the time passed so quickly up there. The sunset added to the peaceful atmosphere up there and its just so quiet and mellow and the sea looked like a still image being surrounded by the mountainous terrain. Wow! what an experience a MUST for anyone staying in Alcudia. Also on offer were banana boat rides, peddle boat hire which all four of us did, para-gliding, wind surfing as well as snorkelling and scuba diving. Although we would loved to have part taken in these activities be warned they are quite expensive and if our on a budget it can be tough to take advantage of all the amazing experiences on offer.
We did eventually get to visit the old town, although quiet was a nice place to walk around and take in the culture which my sister is very big on, walking on the walls allowed us a great view of the mountains and of Alcudia.
Lastly, we went to quite a lot of restaurants, although the two that stick out for me were The Gurkhas which is a must for any curry fans as every thing served there tasted amazing with extremely happy and friendly staff. Secondly, Las Palmeras also provides live music entertainment, has very nice food and vast choice also is a very big restaurant again with very friendly staff who seem to just love their jobs. I thought these two were the two best in Alcudia so if you want to check out more reviews and photos from the restaurants go through these links:
The Gurkhas, korma, chick peas and naan bread.
Overall, I really enjoyed our time in Alcudia, if your looking for a warm place that's family friendly with clear shallow water that has a relaxed atmosphere on top of fantastic cuisine and service offered by the restaurants then this is the place for you, I'd definitely return sometime in the future! If after a week however you do get a little bit bored of Alcudia car hire spots surround the local hotels so you can explore the rest of Majorca.
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