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Hotel Platja
D`or
Alcudia, Majorca
Alcudia, Majorca
Majorca is the largest island of the Balearic chain and is a Jewel in the heart of the Mediterranean, it boasts of long sandy beaches and tiny unspoilt pine clad coves, which are scenic and ideal for swimming and snorkeling. The island offers gentle walks through tiny mountain villages and is renowned for it`s beautifully crafted artificial pearls and and high quality leather merchandise.
My wife and I have had many holidays in Majorca, we are attracted by the Islands beautiful beaches, the hours of sunshine, its excellent location and the air travel time of only 2hours 15 minutes from most UK airports.
We have enjoyed holidays in the South and the West of the island but our favorite location is in the North of the island. Years ago by chance we located the Hotel Platja D`or which is positioned on Alcudia`s beautiful sandy beach 1km from Alcudia center. this location is ideal for our needs and we have now visited the Hotel Platja D`or, 9 times during the last 20 years.
The Hotel (photographed with pool) has 244 guest rooms it is in located in a secluded position surrounded by spacious Mediterranean style gardens and sun terraces, it is separated from the beach by rows of trees, which on hot days provide welcome shade from the sun. The reception staff are friendly, efficient and always ready to help, Andrue who is senior, will always stop and chat despite his constant work load.
When we first visited this hotel it was a Thomson Sun, at first this was to our liking but as we got older it seemed to get a bit out dated, so we changed the direction of our holidays. We returned to the Hotel in 2006 and found it had undergone a complete refurbishment, it had changed to "all inclusive" and children under 16 years was excluded. "Well" this formula worked for us, we returned to the hotel again this year( 2007) and enjoyed our stay very much. The great thing about this hotel is the friendliness which we believe start with the staff, at the Platja D`or it is not long before you get to know other guests and over the years we have made some great friendships. We recall, David & Esme from Gorseinon, Brenda from Bargoed, Morgan from Blackwood, Len & Sue from Cornwall and our special friends for many years Vivian & Peter from Ditchingham.
in Alcudia, Marina in the background. waiting for the entertainment to start
We met Viv & Peter in 1991.and again the following year when Peter jumped on me because I failed to reconise him, it was some years later when by coincidence we meet up again on a beach in Corfu .We are now great friends and for the past 2 years have spent some of our holidays together by arrangement at the Platja D`or, we now look forward to spending time together in 2008, likely at the Platja or maybe on a Cruise.
The rooms in the Hotel are very clean and they are a joy to go back to after a day out, the dinning room is attractive, well laid out and it is a pleasure to take meals there.The food is appetising, varied and plentiful, the deserts are just fantastic and you cannot fail to find dishes to enjoy. I have to say that anyone who is picky and can`t enjoy the food here is just not hungry. The theatre is a new construction close to the bar, it is well equipped with comfortable furniture and boasts state of the art stage lighting and sound. The professional shows are very good and enjoyable, but it would be difficult to fault these after sampling the many drinks available from the bar.
The beach in front of the hotel Ursula & Viv, morning natter The calm water in the bay
For us, this Hotel is just perfect for that well needed relaxing holiday.
For further information rgarding this Hotel : http://www.hotelplatjador.net/index.html
