Hi - just back from 2 weeks in Menorca 20th June to 4th July, staying at Son Bou & Tirant. The weather was brilliant, really hot. This is our 6th visit to Menorca and we couldn't get over the price rise in food, as it seems to have gone up so much since last year. While I know people need to make their money in the summer months, we felt the cost of food to be just too much. Examples, in euros: Loaf of bread, 2.10 or 3.45 - carton of milk 2.90! We went to buy some cakes, but they were so expensive we didn't bother. Fruit was the same - in fact everything was so costly. The only thing that was cheap was tomatoes (fresh & tinned), eggs (1.05 for 6) & fresh carrots. We did however find the food cheaper at the large supermarkets in Mahon but not everyone has a car. Even the prices of other goods seemed to have soared too, children's inflatables being almost double what you pay in England. I love the island, but found the rise in the cost of living quite a shock.
We had a lovely week at Son Bou, staying at villa Juanita. The evening shows at San Jaime were excellent. The second week we went to the other side of the Island at stayed at, Blue Island Sun apartment at Tirant. It was ideal for a couple though very quiet and wouldn't recommend for children - hope to add reviews later.
A few weeks before we went (all costs had been paid) we had a further bill for just over £30 saying that because of how the euro now was we had to pay this extra cost! This was for the villa booked with Solmar Villas, yet no extra cost was charged by Blue Island Sun apartment. Has anyone else had this extra cost added to their holiday?
Taxi from Mahon airport to Son Bou was 28 euros which we thought was reasonable.
The euro was 1.22 at Cala en Bosc & 1.17 at Arenal.