We booked a last minute trip to Mallorca. We (as a young couple) didn't had a lot of money to spend so that's why we booked this trip. As we thought we might bump into a dirty hotel, we were suprised by the size of the building. With our Hotel Voucher, we checked in very easy and fast. In 5 minutes we were send up to the 3rd floor to our room.
The room was very small, so was the balcony and the bathroom. As it was very warm in the room and it wasn't getting any cooler in the night, we asked the receptionist to arrange a ventilator. Next day we found a electric fan, which made it a bit more comfortable at night. Because it gets so hot we couldnt sleep. So now we had a fan that kept us cool.
The beach is a 5 minute walk, so are the restaurants and the boulevard. That was nice.
Just around the corner you can find a busstop. The busstop across the street can take you to the city Palma. And the busstop more close by can take you to S'arenal or the Water entertainment park. A busticket costs 1,25 euro per person per ride. Which is very cheap.

Everyday breakfast was the same kind of buffet. Fat bacon and fat scrambled eggs. The first morning we liked it. But eating this every morning for a week makes you feel a little bit sick. So after a few days we went out for breakfast. As for dinner (which was in the sisterhotel Anfora close to the beach) the food wasn't that good either. We got the idea it wasn't fresh and the potatoes/meat contained a lot of fat. One positive thing was that they changed the buffet everyday. So you never had to eat the same as the day before. As well they also have vegetarian dishes. You've to pay for the drinks. Also in the end of the week we went out to eat because the food was or too fat or too dry (salads). If you weren't early for dinner, you might had to wait for a table. Some people were very pissed off and just walked away. As much the employees were not very polite in the anfora hotel.

The employees of the anfora beach hotel aren't talkative or chatty. But it's not that they are very rude either. When you have a question they answer very short and they don't smile or look into your face when they answer. When you speak english, keep it simple english. They do speak better spanish and german than they do speak english. They have a 24 hour reception and bar.
The rooms were kept tidy and clean. Though the furniture is old and crappy. But we were already glad that we found our beds made up and got clean towels every day.

I'm not very positive but also not very negative. Don't go here if you want a fancy hotel. Pick a better hotel for honeymoons, romantic trips or family holidays. For us it was more of a hostel but with your own small room and bathroom. Because you have to bring your own soap and other bathroom stuff. They only provide the towels.
It's perfect for youngsters, students, travellers who are travelling cheap etc.
Not okay for disabled and handicapped people. People with children.
We didn't spend a lot of time in the hotel for fun, only to shower and to sleep.

A young couple
From the Netherlands

Having paid almost £200 for 5 nights B & B I wasn't expecting the Ritz but then I wasn't expecting something that resembled a hostel either. The hotel was nice and clean although only the bare minimum was done in the very very small rooms and that included the very very small bathroom. There was an odd thing going on with common access doors in that there was a raised metal bar across the bottom of each one which could prove dangerous. The breakfast was ok with the same being served every day. Hot breakfast was greasy bacon, boiled egg, scrambled egg and that's it. When the orange ran out it wasn't replenished - but then again neither was the food. If you stay at this hotel and are on the ground floor.. pray that the temperature doesn't exceed 18 degrees as there is no air con in the bedrooms - I will say though that the staff were friendly (the receptionist only spoke german and french and fortunately I speak french otherwise it could have been tricky). Would I stay there again? I think not!

Do not confuse this hotel with it's sister hotel 'Hotel Anfora' which is on the beach front, nice views and air conditioning. Anfora Beach is down a side street, 5 min walk from the Beach. It was clean on arrival but rarely and cleaned afterwards. The sheets had holes in them and towels were old and frayed, you weren't even provided with hand soap. You are asked to put your towel in the bath when you want fresh ones, however, your dirty towels were sometimes left to dry rather then replaced. The furniture is old and tired leaving a musty smell on your clothes. We booked Hotel Anfora (3*) and were put in the Anfora Beach (2*) and worse still in the Annex over the road. Breakfast was poor with no variety, you were bitten on a daily basis when having breakfast. Staff were friendly and helpful, but this hotel needs an update and revamp. A very small room with no air con in 38oc is not comfortable.

Looking around for a cheap, short 5 night holiday anywhere led us to book the Amfora Beach in C'an Pastilla, Majorca. Personally I would have preferred Palma Nova but no matter where we looked, whether it was Ibiza, Majorca, Menorca or the mainland, it was all very expensize! The Amfora Beach was the cheapest half board option in an area that we would consider staying. Booked the flights with easyJet and arrived in Palma at 14:00, within the hour we had arrived at the hotel and were in our room. Taxi cost only 9 euro and took less than ten minutes.

Hotel is situated in a quiet sidestreet called Volanti, at the top of which was the very well known Hotel Linda. The pool/lounge bar also doubled as a 24hr reception. Check-in was quick and we were given a room on the first floor (117) in the main block. (there is a three storey annexe just across the single lane steet). Lifts operate in the main block to all the three floors of rooms, but not down into the basement where the smoking lounge and breakfast room is situated.

Rooms were quite small and consisted of two single beds, a dressing table, bedside table and a built in wardrobe with drawers inside. Modern double glazed sliding doors led out onto the small balcony with pool view and the annexe opposite. It was fine for what you needed -somewhere to sleep and wash.
You had to pay 10 euro deposit for TV remote if you wanted to watch the wall mounted TV, we didnt bother. There is no air-conditioning, and nowhere did it state that we would have any, but if you think you can manage in July without it, think again! Most occupants in this hotel, slept with the room door wide open and the balcony doors open - just to get some respite from the heat and get to sleep.

Breakfast is provided daily between 08:30 and 10:30. Never did the offerings change. Sugarpuffs, cornflakes or Muesli. Chopped pork, cheese, peaches, sticky buns or toast your own brown or white bread. Honey or strawberry jam available. Streaky bacon, scrambled eggs (or were they eggs at all?) and hard boiled eggs. Apple, orange and pineapple juice, coffee and tea. I managed to eat something everyday. It was not hote cuisine but it did us. Evening meals (18:30-20:30) were served at sister hotel Anfora on the beach front, a pleasant 5 minutes stroll. Each night we ordered a glass of red wine and a coke with our meal and it was 3 euro - not bad. Two soups and a large salad bar available for first course, usually two meats and one fish dish from the buffet for main course. All the meats were very tender and tasty. Dessert was a choice of three Ice-Creams , profiteroles or a small square of cake. There was also a fruit basket. Again all very edible and quite satisfactory. The beachfront at the bottom of Volanti has a few shops selling souvenirs and a few small cafes and bars. We ate lunch at Buttery which was on the right at the bottom of the steps when you walk straight to the front from the Amfora Beach. A tabac shop was just after that, the lady was British and made purchasing cigarettes easier. Next door was a lady who rents out bikes, we hired one of those four wheel ones - it was great fun and cost 20 euro for half a day, we nearly peddled into Palma on it.

Nightlife wise, this resort is really geared to the germans which we knew before, hence we were looking to go to Palma Nova. I did not really find it that bad though. Every night after we had our meal, we sat on one of the benches along the cycle path which runs through C'an Pastilla from Arenal to Palma. After that we would walk along to the left until you get to the Hotel el Cid and just next door on the front , you will find air conditioned heaven in Ricky's Tavern. The owners have been here for 21 years from Scotland and were very welcoming. They served food until late, though we never ate here. It was a very nice bar and not as loud and brash as some Brit pubs can be . The quiz held nightly at 10pm is a good laugh. I had heard of a British street in C'an Pastilla, called Vigili. We found it and walked on! Ricky's Tavern had to do after that.

Getting about in C'an Pastilla is very easy, it is mostly flat, especially the part where it goes along to Arenal. We went on the mini-train which runs along for a total of 3.50 euro each return. It is a fairly low key resort during the day, very unrushed, at night it is a little livlier but as I say that tends to be for the Germans. As it was beginning to head into high season the hotel became louder at night especially on the friday night. Lots of German youths making needless noise, as if it wasn't hard enoogh to sleep through the heat. Our fault though, we knew it was a german hotel in a german resort. If I were to go back I would go in May/early June or September. It was nice little break from the bedlam of work and bills.