The Playa Santandria Hotel is a medium sized, recently renovated, three-star hotel that feels like…read morea five star hotel. It's not by any means a luxury resort, but the service provided by the hotel personnel is top notch. Clean rooms, a varied breakfast buffet, a decent pool area and the nicest beach of the Menorcan west coast is right outside the hotel door. The beach actually draws quite a few locals as well, but it still doesn't get too crowded. The restaurant on the ground floor with its patio towards the beach is open to everyone and offers remarkably good meals at sensible prices. Everything from sandwiches to main dishes and drinks is masterfully crafted, and the relaxed atmosphere makes your stay even more enjoyable. After trying out a handful of restaurants from Cala en Bosc to Ciutadella, we still ended up at the hotel restaurant most of the evenings - it simply stood out as the best of the bunch. The dedicated staff of the hotel work from early morning to early night to make your stay memorable and delightful, and I cannot recommend this hotel enough! P.S. Photos from Google Street View are VERY outdated. The entire hotel has been renovated inside out!

What a beautiful hotel!…read more After the hustle a bustle of Barcelona, my family was more than ready to make our way to the island getaway portion of our trip. Artiem Audax was beautiful. It is located right, like literally right on Cala Galdana. The rooms were just the right size, even with three of us staying there. The bathrooms were very spacious and well stocked upon our arrival. Now Menorca (Minorca) is a very nature/outdoors oriented island and Audax was a prime location. As soon as you exit the hotel you can make your way to the beach (Cala Galdana) and it's about a two minute walk before you can get you feet in the beautiful blue waters. Then you can also head straight out the main entrance and meet a trail head that will take you around the outer portions of the island. It has some great views and photo ops! I believe it is part of the Cami de Cavalls. Audax is also situated very close to many restaurants and also a great little place that I rented a scooter at for a great day-venture!! This hotel featured a wonderful spa. Which my family was more than willing to partake on our last day there. Having never been to a spa before I was a little out of my element. But I would gladly go again! Over all I would have to say that if you are going to Spain, plan an island getaway, and stay at Artiem Audax. You won't be disappointed!!

We were very pleasantly surprised by this hotel. It was clean, well kept, and they surprised us…read morewith a birthday cake for one of our traveling companions. So kind! The beautiful, kid-friendly beach with super-soft sand is just across the street. It's a public beach and it gets busy, but you can rent chairs, umbrellas, and a lockbox (a little over €18 a day for the full package, but you can scale down). Or, you can find your own space for free if you have or don't need an umbrella, etc. it turns out that Mallorca is a huge vacation spot for Germans. As Americans, we loved meeting people from Germany and other countries. It was so nice to barely hear English at the pool lol. And, speaking of the pool, it was really lovely. There was a shallow section for kids and then a regular section for everyone else. The buffet dinner was perfectly adequate and the free breakfast in the morning was a really nice perk. We had some special dietary requirements and we knew we would be cooking a lot, so we wrote ahead and asked for a fully equipped kitchen. The fridge is relatively small and it's a tiny little sink, but we had everything we needed. We purchased dish soap and a couple of extra kitchen towels. We eventually learned how to use the single burner induction stove-top. Overall, we were really pleased. it was a wonderful and relaxing place to be.

The hotel is very close to the beach and has friendly staff. Nice rooms, only thing is the wifi is…read moreonly accessible in the lobby unless you pay and the wifi is very slow.

Aguamarina wins on location. I came here after 'season' had ended and it was magical view wise…read more The hotel is decent enough, average bedrooms, repetitive food, standard beverages as you would expect, it's winning factor is its proximity to a beautiful beach. We came here all inclusive and was fine for the 5 days but by the end we ventured out to the restaurant. There are 2 pools and a large hot tub, but it wins with the shirt walk down to the beach. (Note: getting the lift is a nightmare, they're are ridiculously small for people with lilo's etc and only fit 4 people. You almost have to take to get the lift to the lower ground for the beach, but you kinda get over it). There's then a hill down to the beach and once you're down there there's a wonderful boardwalk all the way around the cove. TOP TIP: walk along the boardwalk to find a quiet space on the beach and the water. Everyone packs into the first entrance, not worth it. There is a super market and shop on the complex with is nice, you find yourself spending money on umbrellas and lilos, when if you just wait you'll find that people leave there old ones out for other guests upon leaving. Bad Bits: - We caught the bar staff taking to a customer in Spanish laughing at us asking for coffee, ice and Milk... an iced coffee. It was pretty rude. - The entertainment was terrible. As someone who works in the theatre and the arts I was embarrassed. - The restaurant is mayhem so find quiet times. People literally push you. The staff are great and very speedy, but it's very loud with all the clashing of plates. - The bathrooms are pretty scuzzy and old, but you're hardly in your room. - The guests.... they all break the rules, they are all rude, and selfish... which makes you selfish, pretty sad. There was a fight over an open/closed door at one point... petty. (And not the hotels fault just prepare for it) - The maid (every day) left our balcony doors open after going out there, either unlocked or actually open. So always pop back to your room to check! I woke up to a gecko in my room. That was fun

Great Hotel, i'll suerly come back again! Nice personal, wonderful rooms. And The 2 turtles are…read moreawesome...