Cala 'N Blanes Hotel Reviews

I was very disappointed with my stay here & had expected a lot more from my holiday. The food in the restaurant was appalling, they had a large selection but most of this was barely edible! If it wasnt cooked properly, it was almost certainly burnt around the edges. I bet health & safety inspectors would have a field day in this kitchen! The place was full of a lot of noisy kids running about squealing at all hours of the day & night, it was hard to get much sleep! The plates in the restaurant were always dirty & looked like they had just had a quick wipe instead of actually being washed. I had a bad stomach for three days after returning home & im sure a number of people could easily have gotten food poisoning from eating at thie restaurant. The staff were not very helpful & only seemed interested when you were handing over money to them to pay for something. My room was basic & quite shabby & i would have liked to have seen it be cleaned a little more often that it had been. The night time entertainment was completely farcical & the bar only stayed open until 11:45 every night which was a bit disappointing. I would not stay here again & i wouldnt recommend anyone else staying here either.

The hotel could go with upgrading - the rooms and pubic sreas are very tired looking. Food was Ok - we were all inclusive but have enjoyed much better food. The bus into Ciutadella stops just outside the hotel

A good hotel with friendly staff and lots to do for teens and young children. Very good kids clubs. A good location and not too far from town and on a local bus root.

Husband had food poisoning after 2 days and was confined to the room. This hotel is like butlins abroad. So many people were ill and some even ended up in hospital, while the First Choice Rep would not even recognise there was a problem. Worst Holiday ever. Husband as even off work for a week after we had returned as he was still so ill.

The hotel is spotlessly clean, if a bit dated in the rooms. The food was lovely with a good variety on offer, but all inclusive is restricted only to the hotel restaurant and bar, you are not allowed to take food out of the restaurant e.g. to the poolside which was a bit annoying if you just wanted a snack in the sun. Any snacks sold in vending machines and at the bar were expensive. However, you could pre-order a picnic the night before you need it if you plan to spend a day away from the hotel which was good. The bar closed at midnight and you are escorted through to the hotel reception to finish your drinks if you don't go straight to bed. This didn't bother us with a young child but families and couples who did want to stay up found this really annoying. The evening entertainment was alright, but mainly the animation team singing themed evenings, and only one of the three could actually sing...Overall I would recommend this hotel to young families, not to couples or families with older teenage children. Try to get a room on the 2nd floor with a terrace as the terraces on that floor are huge with great views of the cove/beach. A friend we made at the hotel was in a wheelchair and had a nightmare - couldn't get into his bathroom, only way into the restaurant was via the kitchen (which he said was spotless by the way!) not the hotel's fault, this lay with First Choice for confirming it was wheelchair friendly - just a warning.

We have been to Menorca severall times, and return to Cala N Blanes because we are made genuinely welcome as a family every where we go. The place is kept spotless, the whole family is entertained, it´s safe, and the facilities are excellent. We like to get out of the Hotel and into the local bars, this year we found Foxys Bar, recently taken over by a young British couple, and we prcatically lived in there. Giles kept the kids in stitches, and made sure our glasses were never empty! They also do a fab range of Curry, for indian food lovers. Near the blue Arch, down the slope, pay them a visit, you wont regret it!

We also loved Can Moll, for Steaks and Lamb, and Maxis Bar for the most spectacular sunsets.

Ciutadella is definately worth a visit, an easy bus ride in to a beautiful old town with narrow cobbled streets, and a lovely harbour lined with bars and restaurants.

We had yet another lovely time in Cala n Blanes, and cant wait to book again...

Very good family holiday. Good value for money. Clean which is a important fact for us as a family. The food was good something for everyone. Evening entertainment was good for the kids and OK for the adults in the evening, think you have to remember you are in Menorca not the West End. The bar closed at 12 midnight which again for a family holiday is good. This hotel is a family hotel so if you want late night drinking its not the place to go. One small down side you had to be up and down the pool by 9am to get a sunbed and shade. Could do with more shades I think but not everything is going to be perfect and the price does reflex that I think. All in all a good holiday and nice clean hotel staff worked really hard. Adam was good with the kids and he worked hard. We enjoyed this hotel and would go back again. Worth going.

The hotel is immaculately clean and tidy in all areas. There is plenty of choice with the food for all ages. Our little daughter had a fantastic time and ate many things from the menu. The staff are extremely friendly and were always willing to please. I'm sure some holiday makers may sometimes be a little grumpy if they had to work the hours some of the staff did to make sure everyone had a good time.

Ronne and Antonio on the animacion team are absolute stars and made the holiday for our liitle daughter. They work extremely long hours but always make sure the chldren have a fantastic time. The choice of drinks behind the bar is good and you don't have to queue for a very long time. The pool side beds are clean and all are in working condition. You cannot put your towels out before 9 am but this led to a fair system of queing for your beds. There was no queue jumping in the hotel so the anger management classes i paid for before departure were a waste of money.

having arrived at the hotel we were put into a side room A4 allthough spotlessly clean it was like a prison cell ,small dark and dingy and no balcony,we asked to be moved as it was unexceptable, only to be told nothing could be done even though we had paid all most full brocher price.

Bar and restraunt staff were sullen and didntseem at all happy in theirjobs Food was repetative so much so we had to eat out every night on our second week .as for the sun beds they were mainly very dirty and broken we complained to reps but they did not seem to careless

Entertainment did not start untill 10 oclock far to late with screaming tired children running arround 3star s was really going to far more like a 2 star this was probably the worst hotel overall i have stayed in ,in 30 years .I feel robbed of two weeks of my life and £1,350 of our hard earned money . ps the weather was fantasticly hot

As other people have said the hotel was spotless, the rooms cleaned everyday and the communal areas as well.

The food was repetitive so we went out for a couple of meals which made a good change and Calan Forcat is only a pleasant 10 min walk no hills to negiotiate.

The reception staff were first class, we needed to use the local hospital whilst we were there and the staff arranged for the doctor to come in and the reception was manned for 24hrs, so I was able to get a message back to my husband from the hospital. If you do unfortunatley need the hospital, they are very clean and english is widely spoken so no worries about not been able to communicate.

Little noisy at night from the bar and the beach bar just below the hotel.

My one major critiscm is that for the size of the hotel the pool area is tiny and we never managed to get a sunbed for the whole week we were there. Maybe we brits are getting too much like the germans for bagging sunbeds.

I would definately go back to this hotel at some point in the future.

We have just got back from a weeks holiday and on the whole we had a terrific time!!
Obviously, from the description in the brochure it was clear that the hotel catered mainly for families and this is exactly what we wanted for our first holiday abroad with our son who had his 3rd birthday while we were there.
The hotel staff and First Choice Reps were all wonderful - we could not fault the excellent service they gave us all - they really put themselves out for us. The children's reps Sunshine Sarah and Happy Hollie even made a card for our sons birthday!!

We were aware of some noise as the bar closed in the evening but nothing excessive, just people enjoying their holiday. However, it may be a little noisier in the high season.
The food did get a little repetitive but was always nicely presented and plentiful. We tried a couple of local restaurants in Cala'n Forcat which were reasonably priced and the staff all made us welcome. Cala'n Forcat was a pleasant 10 minute walk from the hotel and luckily we hired a buggy from First Choice which was great as it was brand new, only cost £12 for the week and saved the hassle of taking one on the plane.

Overall, we would definitely recommend this holiday and would happily go back again!!

Just arrived back from one of the most relaxing holidays ever taken (and have taken many). These apartments are small but spacious with an overhead fan in bedroom. Everything at the apartments you need. Eating here was excellent if you don't want to venture very far. No towels down first thing in morning, could even get beds well into the afternoon!

The beach is a stone throw away which was never over crowded, we took towels to lay on as I think beds quite pricey. Lovely for small children.

Nice but not many restaurants to eat, Smuggler's cove just off beach is excellent and also another one to recommend is L'Ancora (on right just before blue arch).

We didn't do any trips but we did take the coast road and walked into Ciutadella, which is a must, shopping is a dream here and the only place you can buy your ciggies. It's about a 45min walk, a taxi is only about £5 but well worth is.

Shows put on most nights - Mama Mia, Disney, Dancers etc. which my kids loved.

This resort is very quiet and not for the clubbers. But I recommend it and will definitely return although could get busier in July and August and apparently much hotter!!

Just returned from a very restful week at the Cala'n Blanes Beach Apartments and what a wonderful place! The apartments are fab and very spacious. They are pretty well kitted out - not that we cooked. There's a TV in the room with CBBC, CBeebies, Sky News etc. Our 2 girls had a ball - the swimming pool is lovely and we always got sunbeds where we wanted even at lunchtime!

We'll definitely be back. Roll on next summer!!

This was our second visit to the hotel Cala`n`Blanes even though it wa a very good holiday it was not a good as the first time. The hotel as usual was absolutely spotless the reception staff very friendly and willing to give any local info. The beach is still lovely lots of little fish swimming around oh and the odd jelly fish. Sunbeds as usual are a rip off. We went to the local shop two minute walk got four reed mats just under two Euros each and used them every day. Sunbeds and Parasols cost you about 16 Euros which if you are on the beach everyday costs a packet. Nets, Buckets and Spades can be bought from the same shop at half the price as from the beach so it is worth it to shop around.

Food was okay got a bit repetative Veal lunch and tea, Kids sitting was abismal snacks the same chips chips chips okay you could make a cheese toastie but something quick to grab was the order of the day.
Entertainment was great shows were excellent especially the tributes to Abba and George Benson well worth a watch. Poor Rony the Animacion for the Hotel was on his own he worked real hard trying to entertain but there is only so much a poor guy who had no time off for a month could do. He was a wonderful friendly guy.

Downfalls People will not respect others on holiday. letting kids shout and scream in the corridor outside your room at one and two in the morning and also from 6 am. COME ON FOLKS OKAY YOU ARE ON HOLIDAY BUT SO IS EVERYONE ELSE AT LEAST ATTEMP TO HUSH THEM. AND RESPECT OTHERS BY NOT PARTYING ON THE BALCONY TIL ONE IN THE MORNING. All in all we had a great holiday but was spoilt by a few of people who just didnt give a damn about others.

I would recommend the hotel to anyone it is lovely friendly and clean the area is fantastic but you need ear plugs to get a good nights sleep.

just got back from 2 weeks at these lovely apartments,we only booked this holiday 3 days before we went (so checked it out on this website first)as it was named. these apartments are clean,spacious,and have everything you need for a great holiday,we didnt have any problems with ants as previous reviews have mentioned,apartments are 3 story we were on top floor(no lifts so had to carry cases up 3 flights of steps,)loads of sunbeds nobody putting towels out early as there was no need to.2 excellent pools kids were never out of them. entertainment 3 times a week which was good(this started at 9.30 till 11) bar stays open till 1, kids entertainment and disco before 9.30.food at resturant bar good though theres loads of places to eat on the main strip which is 10 min walk away.we ate at the black horse lovely english food,and giavarnos facing burger king down a side road really good choices.

cala'n blanes has everything you want for a relaxing stressfree holiday with little beaches dotted along the edges which if your out walking you will just come across(one not to be missed is down the side of daisys resturant)looks like your walking down a dirt track but its a bay not to be missed snorkling and diving is a must here as theres plenty of fish to see.