The Flamingo is a clean, pleasant hotel sadly over rated. The food definitely was 4* and most of the hotel staff were polite and pleasant. There was no entertainment in the hotel,apart from Christmas Eve and the bars (apart from Christmas Eve) closed at 11pm! The local bars closed at 6pm! The only Englsih speaking channel on the tv was CNN

On arrival we were told we were only booked in for 6 nights (not 7 as on our itinerary) and were told by one of the managers to sort it out because they needed the room!!! I said the travel agent was closed and that they should contact the local accommodation agent. We had our 7 nights, but it was not a pleasant experience to be told to vacate our room!

The gym was non-existent. A small area just off the reception had one bike, one stepper and one rowing machine. The jacuzzi was a shower cubicle which you sat in, and again was just off the reception area. The indoor pool just had a screen accross from the reception. So if you got wet you had to cross the reception area, and anyone could see you in the gym or jacuzzi.
The bathroom was pleasant but to get into and out of the bath was difficult. I am not very tall and the bath side was very high.

The games room was just an area off the bar and you had a choice of cards, chess, draughts, ludo or pool. This was a big disappointment for those who came out with families. I had never played chess before but soon became an expert.

Position of the hotel was very good - extrememly close to the beach, bus stops and shops (when open). If you like strip joints and table top dancing then this is the place to go - but not at Christmas!

You also need to speak German in this hotel and area. They are not a friendly lot.

I would give the hotel a 2.5 star rating - definitely not a 4 or 3star. I have stayed in many hotels and I think this was the worst. We were completely and utterly bored and could not wait to come home

The hotel is in Playa de Palma which I can only describe as the German answer to Magaluf! There were lots of stag do's and people generally drinking vast quantities and falling about. We headed out into Palma itself each night - which is really nice and about a 15 minute taxi ride- although we did catch a glimpse of the carnage in Playa de Palma on our way home. It is full of neon lights and strip joints!! Fine if you like that type of thing.....

Even the little tapas restaurants cater entirely for the German tourists and you bearly hear a word of Spanish.

The hotel itself is fairly average - nothing to write home about. The rooms are a reasonable size and are nice and clean and the breakfast is good. The bathrooms are a bit unusual and there is a lot of flamingo pink everywhere!!

Save your money and go somwhere else. This hotel is full of German lager louts alwayr drunk (there is at least 4 germ. pubs very near the hotel). They are very noisy day or night, you will not get a quiet night sleep.. if your aircon works count yourself lucky. The beach is full and noisy and again lots of drunk young Germans singing and shouting. There is a strip club and worse near the hotel. If you are at least a little bit sensible person you will choose a different hotel and save your money.
This is a nightmare hotel and a holiday from hell.

We chose this hotel based on reviews, pictures and price and overall, I would have to say it met all of our expectations. We booked this hotel many months in advance and when we arrived at the hotel, they did not have a room available for us as they did not get our reservation. Big Mistake, but they immediately fixed the problem. They put us up in a 4.5 star hotel very close by for the night and then upgraded our room for the remainder of our stay without even asking.

The room:
Very clean, a basket of fruits and champagne on our arrival. The beds were comfortable, but it seems there is no such thing as a king sized bed in Europe. Great view from our balcony. TV was not impressive. 1 or 2 channels in English, the rest mostly in German and a few in Spanish. A/C worked well and the rooms were cleaned regularly and well.

Food:
Decent. Nothing special, but a decent selection for breakfast and dinner. We bought lunch away from the hotel and couldn't find much better on the strip. If you like ice cream, this is the place for you. it seems there are more of these types of places than anything else...and very tasty, better than the stuff in Toronto for sure. make sure to try the crepes made by the street vendors with Nutellla...too good for words.

Shopping:
Lots of shopping. We bought tons of stuff for a good price and this was when the Euro was 1.6 CAD. The city of Palma was also not too far away and the bus was about a 20 minute ride into Palma. Lots of stuff to do there, but remember, siesta...everything is closed for a few hours.

Entertainment:
My wife and I walked for hours on end up and down the strip. It was pleasant as the weather was just perfect. If you speak German, definitely go to this hotel for the party. Otherwise, there isn't that much to do for us English speaking folks. Mini golf, shopping, drinking, dining, shopping, eating, etc.... A little repetitive, but nice nonetheless.

Beach:
This is the best part of Mallorca. Beautiful, soft, clean beach just a 5 seconds from our hotel room. the water was warm, clean and has a nice sand bottom. 10-15% of the women were topless and just a few bottomless, and thankfully, very few of the men. It was easy to get a spot on the beach and our stuff was always untouched after an extended session in the ocean.

Overall:
For the price and the convenience, this was a nice trip. We were here for 10 days and enjoyed our trip very much. Good value for a European hotel in the area.