Aparthotel Playa Parc

“Quiet, but enjoyable family holiday”

Firstly, I'd like to state that we had a great time. It was me, my partner, and our two kids, aged 2 and 6. Starting with the positives, the pool area was lovely, with no fighting for sunbeds, and the slides were great fun. The snack bar was lovely and reasonably priced. The apartments are big, cl… more

Firstly, I'd like to state that we had a great time. It was me, my partner, and our two kids, aged 2 and 6. Starting with the positives, the pool area was lovely, with no fighting for sunbeds, and the slides were great fun. The snack bar was lovely and reasonably priced. The apartments are big, clean, and have fans and air conditioning. Next isn't really negatives, just things to note that we wish we'd known before choosing this hotel. It is in the middle of nowhere. There are five restaurants within walking distance, although one is only accessible via lots of steps. Honestly, the majority of them weren't very welcoming. On that note, it is very hilly with lots of steps, making it a bit tricky with a pram. The hotel itself has ramps, so you can get around, but you might have to take the long way. There are not many umbrellas around the pool, only two by the pool with the slides. The hotel itself doesn't have any entertainment or a supermarket, but you can use the sister hotel, Sol Parc, which is a 5-minute walk away. This hotel has a supermarket, kids' club, entertainment throughout the day and at night (although it wasn't in English), a splash park, more water slides, access to the beach, and a buffet restaurant. Overall, we had a very positive experience, but 1 week was definitely long enough.

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“Very dated, lack of facilities, expensive”

This was a very late booking with Jet2 holidays. Only 1 room left and was self-catering only. Had visited before about 35 years ago with children and returned with grown up daughter and grandchildren. Was surprised to see little had changed. Children loved the pools and nearby beach. Rooms are date… more

This was a very late booking with Jet2 holidays. Only 1 room left and was self-catering only. Had visited before about 35 years ago with children and returned with grown up daughter and grandchildren. Was surprised to see little had changed. Children loved the pools and nearby beach. Rooms are dated but comfortable. There was a rain storm one afternoon and water poured in through the door, flooded the floor up to kitchen area and then out of the balcony door. Fortunately there is a mop and bucket in the kitchen which we used to mop up 3 buckets of water and stopped the water flow with towels. The marks up to 4” 100mm on the dining table legs suggested this was a regular occurrence. I went own to reception to report the incident and found staff bare footed doing a similar mopping. “Yes, when it rains in Menorca it can be heavy” I was told. Given more towels and told housekeeping would be requested to help. The resort was very quiet, we found just 5 nearby restaurants and a couple more on the beach front, we tried just 3 of them and food was adequate but expensive. We took a taxi to nearby Arenal and found some much better restaurants. Even taking taxi fare into account it was still a lot cheaper than eating locally. There are 2 supermarkets and 1 bakery close by and again prices higher than expected, taking advantage of the monopoly situation. Was told the nearby hotel could be used for breakfast but was only open 0800 to 1000 and found it to be very busy. There is a very small café close to reception but opening hours are short. 1 Pizza and 2 orange juices about 20 Euros. The 2 pools are well used; the children especially liked the one with the water slides. There are ample sun loungers but most need the suspension cord replacing as they sag very badly and are very uncomfortable. Reception is open 24 hours and staffs are always very friendly and helpful. Would we return or recommend this establishment, probably not.

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“Nice pools but disappointed the bar closed at 5pm.”

The reception staff were very friendly and helpful on arrival and throughout our stay. The accommodation was ok but very outdated. We were fully self catering yet had no oven. The only restaurant onsite was a small bar selling light lunches and snacks, disappointed that it closed at 5pm, which m… more

The reception staff were very friendly and helpful on arrival and throughout our stay. The accommodation was ok but very outdated. We were fully self catering yet had no oven. The only restaurant onsite was a small bar selling light lunches and snacks, disappointed that it closed at 5pm, which meant there was nowhere to buy a drink or ice cream after that time. Such a shame: this definitely requires improvement for a self catering holiday. It is a very secluded resort, with only a handful of restaurants with about a 15 minute walk away. We took a taxi 3 of the nights, into Arenal d’en Castell, as it’s only a 7 minute taxi ride, with a wide choice of restaurants with more atmosphere. That said, the pools were great and the beach was lovely (10 minute walk away). Although we had a nice holiday, We definitely wont be returning here.

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“Beautiful location, average/ dated accommodation. Not up to a TUI standard.”

Beautiful location, average/dated accommodation. Spent 4 days here. Paid extra for a pool view but not given one. They (the staff were helpful) did offer to rectify the next day but actually was preferable without. Rooms very dated and in need of refurbishment, balcony door wasn't secure, though a … more

Beautiful location, average/dated accommodation. Spent 4 days here. Paid extra for a pool view but not given one. They (the staff were helpful) did offer to rectify the next day but actually was preferable without. Rooms very dated and in need of refurbishment, balcony door wasn't secure, though a safe in room was available. Breakfast across at the hotel was extremely busy. Big queues just to get in to the school canteen like food hall. Some of the food though was great (we were breakfast only). Pool at hotel area was nice, set in pine forest. Beach was beautiful, easy to get to and 'secret cove' was well worth the walk. Lack of options in the evening for eating out if not all inclusive, but the bar/ restaurant overlooking the main beach was great (went every night). Went with TUI, accommodation not really up to scratch and lip service only paid when I raised issues on return.

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