Son Baulo Hotel

a second small one for young children, and a very small one for babies Their terraces are beautiful and there are plenty of sunbeds. There is a table tennis table; you can rent the table tennis bats for free.

We stayed half board. The buffet food was of the highest quality that we have ever experienced before, it was always hot, varied and plentiful, in one week that we spent there, they never once had the same meal twice, and the desserts were gorgeous. The restaurant was well run and it worked very well.

There is a kids lounge with a TV and pool tables and also an adult�s only TV room (good for the men watching the footie) and reading/chill out room. Kids club was great and our son loved every minute of it.

We were also very pleased with entertainment in and around the hotel, the Hotel provided entertainment for all ages every evening. The mini disco was a bit short though, should be at least an hour long. Guests in the hotel are a mixed of nationalities, most English, but we also met some Spanish and Italians.

The hotel is spotless, Reception, Bar, Toilets etc were all kept very clean and tidy. The Swimming Pool and Terraces areas were also tidy and clean.

The beach itself is beautiful. Nice, quiet and relaxing. Weather was very good.
The hotel is located about 30 minutes� walk to the resort, but a very nice walk, no cars, great the kids can just run all the way and wear themselves out. Transport links to the local town were frequent and reliable. Can Picafort has also an excellent street market on Fridays where bartering is the name of the game. It had no end of shops and restaurants spanning the seafront and a little harbour which is very picturesque at sunset. We hired a car through the reception.

Would certainly recommend this hotel again and again to anyone who is looking for a hotel near by most of the main shops, beaches and restaurants.

which we always avoid.

So beware,if you want a rest don't go here!

good, flat screen HD TV mainly Spanish.
Irons or kettles you have to hire, same for a fridge. The main areas of the hotel were spotless. I did find that the toilet facilities were small for the size of the hotel, unless there were others I didn't see.

Food was excellent! Could not fault it, and I'm an ex-chef of 22 years� experience.

Hotel location was perfect, right on a sandy beach. There is a river that runs to side of the hotel. Pleasant to look at from a distance, but was quite smelly when you got really close. So I would advise any kids to paddle in it.
Take a trip on the C'an Picafort Express. It's a mini road train that runs every 40 mins on a circular route and costs 3 Euro for adults, half for kids. Note, it has a siesta time from midday to about 5pm. You can get off in town and get back on later if you retain ticket.

Hotel staff were very very friendly, all of them. I got to like being waited on.
The entertainment was very repetitive each night for kids, but it doesn't last that long so don't leave. The acts that follow are very very good.

So my overall opinion is its a very good family orientated hotel that is well worth a visit.

cooking every evening and fabulous desserts. No matter what time you went into the dining room you could always get a table and the waiters would be over within seconds with your drinks.

We didn't stay in for the evening entertainment every night as there is only so much 'bingo' one person can take, but what we did see was very professional (even the reps show was very good) and the kids seemed to be having a ball.

What I will say for the hotel is that every member of staff we came across did their utmost to ensure that we were having the best time possible, they all made time to talk to you even though you could see they were very busy on some days. I will definitely be returning to the hotel and would recommend it to any family after a good beach holiday with special touches!

and nice and kept spotlessly clean every day. Very quiet even though our room was near the lift. Sometimes we could hear the music from the hotel next door, but never until late, and not very loud. We asked for a non-smoking room, and we got it.

We talked to other guests in the hotel and most of them seem to be very happy.

Restaurant is also very clean and the service is very good, all waiters were efficient and friendly. The breakfast selection was very good, and offers fruits, cereals, meats, eggs, bacon, cheese, a range of teas, pastries.

After reading some reviews about the Suites, which are situated at the end of corridors and are a set of 2 rooms with impressive views, we request from reception if we could upgrade to one of them. Receptionists were extremely nice to us, we could not upgrade as the hotel was full (as it seems to be for the whole season), but they showed the rooms, and they said they would inform us if one eventually became available. And one became available on our last night, and we were given it for free, and receptionist apologized for not having been able to offer us this for more nights. We really enjoyed that last special night, and we thank them deeply for their kindness and friendliness.

The rest of the hotel was also very clean, pool area never crowded (see photos taken on 30th July morning and afternoon), and gets the sun, practically all day long. Plenty of sun beds never had a problem finding one.

The hotel only offers bed and breakfast, or half board, and both breakfast and dinner are of a high standard with good variety. And if you are a fussy eater and do not like to go for new tastes or sauces, there is always the �show cooking��, with friendly chef Filippo on the grill offering plain fish or meat.

If you wish to have lunch in the hotel, there are 2 snacks bars where you can have light meals like burgers, omelettes, chicken filets, salads, baguettes, sandwiches... If you wish to have a proper restaurant meal, there are a few good ones very near, some of them along the pedestrian promenade following the coast from the hotel to the resort centre of Can Picafort (busier that the Son Baulo beach and area).

We thought it was a very good idea to have a games room with TV, machines and pool tables for the children, this room is near the main area when entertainment is hold, on a lower level, so children go there after the mini disco if they are no keen on shows. We never ventured there, as our children loved the shows, and they sat there every night in front of the stage until end. There is also another room, on another level, which is for adults only, with books, TV, newspapers, much quieter.

The walk from the hotel along the sea front it takes you to the resort centre and is a lovely, easy flat walk of about 20 minutes, you first pass the ancient part of the village with small fishermen houses with terraces, some of them are now restaurants or bars where you can eat tapas, then it comes the harbour with the yachts and smaller boats (sea our photos), and finally the busiest part of the place with many things going on. If you are looking for shopping, the main street is parallel to this pedestrian promenade.

In my opinion, as far as I know and after other guests comments who seem to have been visiting this hotel many times and who we met in the hotel, if there is a problem in this hotel this is for some guest booking basic or standard rooms (apparently nothing wrong with them apart from the view) with no sea view and then pretending to be accommodated in an upgraded room by putting pressure on poor receptionists.

The best, on our point of view is that you can have a good 3 stars hotel in a superb situation with a very good service, food and entertainment at an affordable price even in high season. Having its big terraces with plenty of sun beds right on the beach it saves you a fortune by not having to pay for sun beds and umbrellas on the beach.

etc. In 20 years of foreign travel this is one of the few hotels I would recommend to anyone. We have already booked for June.