I went to cala d'or, Majorca
I went to cala d'or, Majorca, as a solo traveller. Flight was lovely, crew were great and attentive. Was on the Stansted runway for a long time but it couldn't be helped. When arrived at Palma Airport the jet 2 staff were helpful and we were on our designated transfer coaches/minibuses very quickly. When I got to the hotel -Gavimar Cala Gran-the reception staff were lovely and I was soon in my room. Was spacious with a balcony. It was clean and plenty of space for all my clothes and toiletries ect ect. Cleaners were around every day. I have to say that the food wasn't as good as it could have been, I feel. There was plenty of choice but unfortunately it was Luke warm most of the time. The catering staff and waiters/waitresses were nice but it was just the food temperature a majority of the time that was off-that is the ONLY reason for a 4 star review instead of a five star. Hotel was literally a minute from the beach. Unfortunately, I went in April and wasn't aware that a lot of the activities didn't start until May. However, I managed a few things to do just not all I'd planned to do. The city centre has everything you could want to buy really and some lovely traditional restaurants and I took a walk to the Marina a few times as its beautiful there. The jet2 representative came in on the Thursday just to check that everything was OK and gave me my pick up information and advised me on what I could bring back with me through customs. I was picked up at the time stated and was dropped off at the airport where jet2 staff met us as soon as we got off the coach. We were through security quite quickly despite it being very thorough. I noticed there were disabled passengers and they were given special assistance. Once on the plane the safety information was given to everyone and then the pilot introduced himself and the crew over the pa system and we were soon airborne with no delays. Once the seat belt sign was off the cabin crew came along offering food and beverages. A little while later they came around offering duty free and I got aftershave and perfumes for my adult children - was an absolute bargain to be honest. Then after 2 and a half hours we touched down at Stansted and we were through passport control and security quite quickly and that was my holiday. Please don't let the hotel food put you off, there are lots of places to eat and very reasonably priced, Cala d'Or is a beautiful place...