Who’s felt the Pound–Euro strain? Did it affect your holiday?

lynzpower

If anything, the poor exchange rate keeps some of the rowdy Brits away.

theyve gone all inclusive dragging thier toddlers into the hotel bars and getting hammered

Dan:_4

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

the poor exchange rate keeps some of the rowdy Brits away.

Maybe I'm getting old

GG

Darn it. Where's the fun in that?

mr.broderick

beecher wrote: »

I'm off to Majorca in a few weeks and it seems to me from looking online that most prices are similar to here. I'm going self catering and don't expect to be spending that much - just want to chill out on the beach. I think it'll probably still work out cheaper than a week in a self catering apartment in the UK would be.

Hi beecher where you going? We go to Santa Ponsa on the 25th april for 10 nights.

Gorgeous_George

I tried all inclusive once. Never again, thank you.

My timeshare is great.

GG

ManAtHome

mr.broderick wrote: »

Hi beecher where you going? We go to Santa Ponsa on the 25th april for 10 nights.

I was there a few weeks ago - free WiFi around the beach area!

mr.broderick

ManAtHome wrote: »

I was there a few weeks ago - free WiFi around the beach area!

Where did you stay? Is it ok? I have been all over mallorca but never santa ponsa.

mr.broderick

mr.broderick wrote: »

Hi beecher where you going? We go to Santa Ponsa on the 25th april for 10 nights.

Who am i kidding, who's going to divulge that information to someone who likes to upload pictures of tiny penis'

ManAtHome

mr.broderick wrote: »

Where did you stay? Is it ok? I have been all over mallorca but never santa ponsa.

Jardin del Mar on the north side of the bay - sea-view rooms face south, so sun most of the day (you need to be on the beach or the south side for sunset piccies though...).

Quite small (oh err missus, just read your 10:14...), not a lot going on when I was there, but apparently it does liven up a bit after Easter. Hired a car so was out+about most of the time (only there for a week) - handy for Soller (good hairpinny scenic drive up the coast road), Palma, Sant Elm and a few others.

Tourist info on the beach has maps of the resort and Mallorca main roads, but easy enough once you get the one-way system in the brain.

Good site for maps, directions, and what's what http://www.majorca-mallorca.co.uk/santa_ponsa.htm would recommend printing the resort map - I missed the TURN RIGHT HERE roundabout (well it was after 10pm), but twigged where I was as the map has a lot of named hotels on it.

mr.broderick

ManAtHome wrote: »

Jardin del Mar on the north side of the bay - sea-view rooms face south, so sun most of the day (you need to be on the beach or the south side for sunset piccies though...).

Quite small (oh err missus, just read your 10:14...), not a lot going on when I was there, but apparently it does liven up a bit after Easter. Hired a car so was out+about most of the time (only there for a week) - handy for Soller (good hairpinny scenic drive up the coast road), Palma, Sant Elm and a few others.

Tourist info on the beach has maps of the resort and Mallorca main roads, but easy enough once you get the one-way system in the brain.

Good site for maps, directions, and what's what http://www.majorca-mallorca.co.uk/santa_ponsa.htm would recommend printing the resort map - I missed the TURN RIGHT HERE roundabout (well it was after 10pm), but twigged where I was as the map has a lot of named hotels on it.

We are staying at the punta del mar. Amazingly there is another member going to santa ponsa on the 25th!!

ManAtHome

Dunno if that has parking, the main road was pretty chocker even though Santa Ponsa seemed quiet. If you are hiring a car, the road running round 'the square' (apparently where 'the action' is to be found) is one-way anti-clockwise - one of them 'seeing the hotel before the no entry sign' moments...

To get to the sandy beach - go just past Jardin del Mar and there's a path on your right, or path to another bay (Costa de la Calma) on the left between you and the Jardin de Playa.

Nearest supermarket (I think) past Jardin del Mar around 50 yards. Cashpoint other side of the road (where the taxis all hang out) between JdM and supermarket.