Hotel Globales Cala´N Bosch

“Great location but a disappointing stay.”

We stayed at the end of September in a sea view room which turned out to be at the front of the hotel. This faces the road but does have a lovely view of the marina and the lighthouse on the headland. The sun set in this direction and even though the room was at the front it was quieter. There were… more

We stayed at the end of September in a sea view room which turned out to be at the front of the hotel. This faces the road but does have a lovely view of the marina and the lighthouse on the headland. The sun set in this direction and even though the room was at the front it was quieter. There were some early morning deliveries but not so many as to be disruptive. The hotel itself is drab and dated but clean and tidy. The main reception and bar areas are pleasant and welcoming. The bedrooms are basic but ok, the linen and towels are changed as required, air con works but isn’t particularly effective. The bar staff are lovely, Vanesa, Vanesa and Patricia are always friendly, restaurant staff are less so. Food is really poor, it’s even more repetitive than I would expect from all inclusive, often lukewarm and overcooked. There’s plenty of it and refilled often, unfortunately most of it tastes the same. Left over food appears to be recycled into salads the following day. Lunch was often better than dinner. Fruit was plentiful but often the only choice of dessert was jelly and tinned fruit cocktail. A word of warning to English travellers, a major Italian tour operator runs all the entertainment. There were some good acts, singers and acrobats, but everything else is in Italian, including for children. The MC spoke quickly in a combination of Italian and French and was hard to follow, we gave up in the end. The Bravo animation team worked hard but focused all their attention on those wearing the correct wristband, they rarely interacted with other tourists. It’s really loud most of the time except when the team leave for lunch as music is played at all other times. Not quite the relaxing, quiet holiday we had hoped for. If you’re expecting a traditional English package holiday you’ll be disappointed. The hotel is well placed for the beach, a 5 minute walk to the bars and restaurants and the bus stop is just opposite. Check in is 2pm so pack a bag so you can get changed and head to the pool. You’ll need to use the toilets in the bar area as nothing else is available. The restaurant was open very early when we left so we could grab some breakfast before our pick up.

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“Poor”

If your English i would advise not to go unless you speak french or italian The reception staff bar staff cleaner's are lovely but entertainment team bravo don't include you as they concentrate on the french and Italian because they struggle to speak English the only entertainment lady Ania from … more

If your English i would advise not to go unless you speak french or italian The reception staff bar staff cleaner's are lovely but entertainment team bravo don't include you as they concentrate on the french and Italian because they struggle to speak English the only entertainment lady Ania from Poland was out standing she was the only one who took time to speak to us English and helped us with advise even better than our tui rep so big thanks to Ania you helped us through our holiday the only thing that was good about the holiday was the location a short stroll to the marina and we spent every night down there even though we were all inclusive what a shame even the food was bland and all i can say is never again as we stayed at globeles santa lucia in majorca in july and what a fabulous time we had there .

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