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Reviews of Hotel Palia Dolce Farniente 3 stars

Cala Egos s/n, 07660 Cala d´Or, Spain

#20 of 25 hotels in Cala d´Or

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 42 hotel reviews

7.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.8

  • Comfort

    7.9

  • Location

    8.6

  • Facilities

    7.7

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Animation, good taste and quality of food and drinks. Nice staff. Beautiful surroundings in the hotel area. Free parking.

    No crepes during the breakfast. Poor quality of coffe. Bathrooms also at very poor condition and seedy. Extra charged for beach towels. Extra charged for some drinks/coctails.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 September 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Salty water in the bathroom and the hotel is a little old Sometimes there was a weird smell in the rooms It’s a 3 stars hotel so don’t expect perfect conditions

    Good food, a lot of variety and quantity (maybe there could be more fruit, but the rest of the food was perfect) Open bar, good animation, obviously more directed to the French audience but the animation team translated to Spanish and English Location is good, 50 meters from cala egos and 30 minutos from cala d’Or beach and center. Cala ferrera, serena and esmeralda around 42 minutes The staff was nice Also easy access from airport and city center by bus (connection bus in Campos)

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 July 2023

    9.0
    All inclusive, great staff, close to the beaches
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Food was okayish. For many people, i wasn’t expecting a superb quality, but it has a good variety.

    Great point close to many calas. It allowed us to travel easily to many beaches. Good amenities, good food, big spaces, adult and kids pool, parking spaces, restaurants around. Excellent staff, especially Rachid, thanks so much :)

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 June 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rain.

    A return visit for us. A great relaxed getaway amongst French holidaymakers.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    awful smell in the bathroom that would not go away, food was tasteless

    excellent location, good variety of different foods, nice scenery

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only downside and would probably make me give it a 10/10 would be tea and coffee facilities in the room.

    Excellent location everything on your doorstep. Clean spacious rooms. Staff friendly. Good entertainment team. Food was lovely always something to nice to choose from. Would recommend the Italian corner and the pizza, best pizza I’ve ever had 👍. Pool was lovely no fight for sun beds. I shall book here again.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    The cuisine exceeded all expectations, there was a wide variety of fish, seafood was also present (I don’t eat meat, so it was important for me), fruits, vegetables, sweets - everything was in sufficient quantity and deliciously cooked. Сustomer-oriented and always ready to help staff at the reception and in the restaurant

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 October 2021

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    Old room and old bathroom. Problem with shower. Somewher e not so clean. Paid wifi. Staff dont speak english very well. Parking in front of hotel was full every time. Animation program too noisy. Only towels, not shampoo or soap.

    Big room with balcony. Tasty all inclusive. Drink available all day with drinking water. Close to nice beaches. Beautiful area of hotel.

    Stayed in October 2021

  • Reviewed: 3 October 2021

    8.0
    Fun and friendly
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The double beds are two beds pushed together, I think it be much better if we didn’t keep falling down the middle of the beds… it created a few laughs though lol

    2 minute walk from Cala egos beach.. which is postcard material… rooms cleaned everyday, staff so friendly, they have a great animation team,, the food was much better than what I expected, pools where great, very entertaining and fun hotel suitable for all sorts of holiday makers

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2021

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Extra Bed (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff in the reception was not helpful at all when we asked for airport transfer, they could not even help us with a company or a telephone number. And one other thing, it's not a big thing but still. There is no wine glasses. All glasses are small children glasses.

    I liked the area, the athmosfhere and everything was very cleaned and nice. We loved our stay at Cala d'or.

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: 19 July 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hotel needed modernization was old and worn in rooms. Also, there is a strong smell of sewage in room. This hotel is not in Cala dor and more located in cala egos

    Event staff were amazing 👏

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 June 2023

    4.0
    tacky
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    not enough pool spaces most days

    adult pool was a very nice area

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2023

    10
    great value, good food and clean accommodation
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the bathroom window was very small it steamed up after the shower but apart from that all was good

    it was very clean the room was a family room with 4 beds In and a nice balcony .. really good value

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2023

    10
    I loved it.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Everything was brilliant.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2023

    4.0
    Cheap stay, cheap service.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We came to check-in and the front desk was overly chaotic. They needed our passports for several hours to register us in their system. If you look closer the facilities are very old and worn out. The room was dusty, especially on the lamps beside the bed. The curtains leave a dirty/dusty smell on your hands when you touch them. The bed was just a plank that made a creeking noise if you move on it. We had the all inclusive formula. We didn’t really enjoy it. The water in the whole facility is salty. So you swim in salty water, you shower with salty water and that’s all fine. Unfortunately the drinking water is also salty and everything is made from this water. This makes for salty cocktails, salty soft drinks and salty coffee. Lastly, my wife was pregnant and she wanted something non-alcoholic to drink. They couldn’t really provide a virgin cocktail. Which left us with the salty soft drinks as only option. We ended up buying bottled water from stores around the facility and taking a bottle with us everywhere. Fortunately the stay was fairly cheap so we didn’t feel that bad about the situation.

    The domain looks amazing on first sight. The bathroom was clean and functioning properly. The pools and the areas around them was clean and looked appealing. The sangria and beer were tasty. (the rest was not) The food was good. The staff in the restaurant were very kind and helpful.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2022

    10
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The lack of English entertainment we both felt out of place during the entire entertainment for the trip!

    The location

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 11 September 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was quite old, plenty of dust (not being picky), the towels had large holes.

    Location is convenient if you would like to explore that side if the coast

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 14 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff at the hotel bar, cleaning and entertainment were exceptional. Entertainment was great the team made so much effort they really deserve the praise. There was food and drinks provided all day and night the hotel really made such an effort. If you have children this is a great place to stay. The white circus on a Monday is amazing. 😊

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Extra Bed (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Food wasn't really good and not varied enough, chaotic dining room, large party's of travellers on a few occasions were so loud and riotous shouting and chanting throughout dinner time on occasions , enough to give anyone indigestion. No one minds a little frivolity but this was off the scale and disruptive. I would not recommend this hotel. Reception staff were not very welcoming either.

    Nice pool

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 July 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Extra Bed (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The smell of sewage in the bathroom and near the stage from the grate was absolutely disgusting. We spoke to reception twice but they didnt seem bothered and nothing was done. I also didn't realise the hotel was catered solely for french people. My children speak English and spanish, but the entertainment only bothered to speak mostly in French. Which was a massive shame. I felt like we were in france not mallorca.

    The rooms were very comfortable. The cleaner was lovely, so we're the bar staff. Pool was lovely. Food was nice. Lovely looking hotel.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 5 July 2022

    10
    Amazing! We will be back
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Had to pay for the room safe.

    Everything here exceeded our expectations! I don’t know where to start!! We stayed for a week and we could not fault the place. 1. Food - unbelievable!! We ate out 5 of the 7 nights as we wanted to get to explore the area etc. But everyday we had breakfast and lunch. They had sections were the food was cooked fresh infront of you like omelltte, chicken, fish, sausages, fried vegetables etc. As well as an “italian corner” with one gentlemen pumping out fresh pizzas on demand! These pizzas were to die for! We indulged everyday…as you do! I am a vegetarian and there was still loads on offer for myself, which isn't always the case in Spain sometimes! Room: Nice and spacious, With a nice balcony overlooking the pool. We got fresh linen everyday. Animation: as you’re probably aware from previous reviews this hotel is predominantly French, making up 90%. With the other 10% British and German. But that didn't bother us and all were very friendly and hospitable. But obviously the means most of the animation was in french. But we didn't mind that either as they were not like normal animation ramming it down your throat. All of them were very friendly and their entertainment was nicely spread out over the day. Location - Brilliant. Right next to the beach (Cala Egos). We would often go here after breakfast and then return to the hotel for lunch and indulge in the all inclusive drinks….and there were plenty. There is a small complex of shops bars and restaurant right outside as well which is handy if you dont want to travel far and enjoy some different food and drinks on an evening. We often walked to the marina which is about 10/15 minutes where there are plenty more bars and restaurants, with Cala Dor main strip about 10/15 minutes on after that if you’re really keen like us. Staff - All of them were very friendly. Roberto behind bar was a character.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 12 May 2022

    10
    Asombroso!
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not applicable..

    Fantastic staff, great food, and amazing entertainment by the staff. myself and my friend were made to feel highly welcome, and we can’t wait to return in May next year. Our room was so relaxing, and comfortable, especially the bed! and the veranda had the complete sun all of the afternoon. Thank you!! 😉😉

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2022

    6.0
    The quality of the room dragged down our otherwise nice experience.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    The room did not live up to expectations based on the pictures, a lot of things were damaged, and would need refurbishing. We had to pay for wifi as an addition, but their "premium" internet was very poor, hard to connect to, and so slow most things wouldn't load.

    Excellent location, beautiful landscaping on the property. Close to everything. The food was very nice, high quality and great selection. Staff were kind and attentive. The entertainment was focused on French guests.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2021

    5.0
    Not English friendly
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff was not English friendly arrived at the hotel and got told to go for dinner first before we could check in at the bar no one could understand us they accommodate french and German mainly very poor that they don’t speak English at all I will probably not be returning was such a nice view aswell

    Stayed in September 2021

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