Meliá Palma Marina

The views are spectacular from the sea view rooms, the rooms are spacious and beds/pillows are very comfortable. Breakfast is lovely with lots of choices. The Melia Palma Marina is not that far from the old town, easy to get a taxi or take a 20 minute stroll along the promenade. The new terrace furniture is very comfortable. The staff were all very happy, helpful and pleasant. We were very grateful for our late check out!

The revamped rooms are ok but not very well designed, you can still see parts of the old decor and fittings, the kettle is very difficult to get to and the frosted glass partition between the WC and the sink leaves little room. There is a curtain between the bathroom and bedroom covering the full size glass 'wall' if you are staying in a room with friends or prefer privacy in the bathroom. Closing the pool terrace bar at 6.00pm at this time of year (end August) seems to be a mistake, the pool terrace is a lovely place to sit overlooking the boats and sea and we watched many people coming out for pre dinner drinks and turning away. There is a bar downstairs but has no atmosphere or view at all. We still do not like all the mirrors and thin metal display features on the entrance floor/reception, they are most distracting, it was nicer down there before the revamp! Perhaps if they concentrate more on guests than company functions and conferences and move the breakfast room back upstairs onto the pool terrace and keep the terrace bar open a little later in the evening ........

Overall facilities are very good. Great value for money. Breakfast is very good and restaurant in the hotel has also very good options for lunch and dinner. Good location and amazing view from the balcony.

I was expecting to find a bathrobe in the room, but they don't provide it unfortunately. I also had a feeling that bar staff at swimming pool area has no idea what they were doing. Cocktails were below average. One of the bar staff members also asked us to change our seats, because "my friends will eat here". My guess is that he meant that it was reserved by other guests, as there was some language barrier, but still, you expect nicer approach when you are paying for your stay.

Bed was super comfy and staff were polite.

Food and drink was very expensive. 18 euros for a club sandwich!