Coma Gran Aparthotel

Advantages: Superb family resort
Disadvantages: very busy

...I visited Mallorca in September 2002 with my family (husband and 10 month old daughter). This was our first 'family' holiday so much time was spent choosing the resort and Mallorca itself was an obvious choice due to the flight time (approx 1.5 hours). We choose the Aparthotel Coma Gran which is situated in Sa Coma on the East coast of Mallorca. The airport transfer is approximately 1.25 hours (almost as long as the flight!) The Aparthotel Coma Gran is officially a 3 star hotel, however Skytours give it a 4 keys rating. It is worth pointing out that this hotel changes to Thompson Super Family in 2003. It is currently part of a chain called Hipotels which own a number of other hotels on the island including Marfil Playa and Aptos Paraiso which are also in the Sa Coma Resort. Hipotels website is www.hipotels.com and their...

trickster 28.10.2002 · Read review
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Review of Majorca in General

A Grand Time In Gran Canaria

Advantages: weather, sun, sea and sand
Disadvantages: my one cockroach

...A Grand Time In Gran Canaria After a rather over-worked summer, and a few of my own personal problems I needed a good long break where I could forget the alarm clock and completely relax. My normal preferred holiday destination is Magaluf/Majorca, but I felt like going somewhere different, and this time not just for a lively holiday, but a more scenic holiday. All of my friends had been to Gran Canaria before and raved about it for ages, and when they suggested for me to come along with them this year, for a two week break, it was too good an offer to refuse. We booked our self-catering holiday with Thomas Cook as a holiday package - flights, holiday and transfers. The total cost of our two week holiday £380 each. So in the words of Peter Kay (comedian)?..Packed it! Booked it and f*^*ed off! Now my holiday started...

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Review of Gran Canaria (Spain)

Gran Canaria

Advantages: Loads to do
Disadvantages: none

...I have just come back off my holiday to the amazing resort Playa del Ingles. I walked along the Dunes at Maspalomas. I would differently go back there again. There is something for everyone at Gran Canaria for example mini-golf, swimming, go-karting for kids and for others windsurfing, sea fishing, scuba diving, jet skiing, golf, tennis and squash. They also have waterparks and camel safaris plus zoos. Three of the main zoos are Palmitos Park, Reptilandia Park and Parque De Crocodilos. First of all there is no time difference. You need no jabs. The buses are very cheap and come regularly. Car hire is available and petrol is 31p per litre. Tempratures on average are between 65-75F. The coolest months are from December to April, but even then the lowest it gets is 70F. Summer tempratures are from 75-80F. This...

Toady 22.08.2001 (23.08.2001) · Read review
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Review of Gran Canaria (Spain)

CHILDREN WELCOME !!

Advantages: Location
Disadvantages: None that I can think of !!!!

...A fantastic family orientated hotel that actually welcomes children!! I have stayed in this hotel on 3 occasions and was very disappointed when Thomson Holidays decided to withdraw the hotel from the Skytours programme and add it to the Thomson Family programme. You may think it would make no difference but it made a huge difference to the cost for one parent families. With Skytours they guaranteed free child places at certain properties throughout the summer season but the Thomson brand only offered a discount and not a free place! The hotel itself provides a great setting for a memorable family holiday within the peaceful resort of Sa Coma, 150m away from the gentle sloping white sands of Sa Coma beach. There are also bus stops just around the corner from the main entrance to take you to nearby Cala Millor and onwards...

jjcb 09.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Coma Gran Aparthotel, Sa Coma

Eastwoods best, Gran toino

Advantages: In depth story and great characters acting
Disadvantages: Kind of offensive(racist)

...Walt Kowalski has found him self in a predicament, He is living in a neighborhood full of immigrants. Though him self served as an ex-Korean war veteran, He has become an uncanny racist towards that of Korean race. The movie mainly evolves around walts day to day life, Overtime he has done the same routine day in day out, drinking beer on the porch,living with his dog and resenting the Korean neighbors. Slowly but surely gangs start to infest the area, And its not long until mistakes are made and gang wars begin. When a young boy Thao (toad) initiates him self into the gang, he must try and attempt to steal the Gran torino, Kowalski's prize motor possession. Although circumstances don't go the way they were supposed to, Thao doesn't steal but hurts the old man by falling. The next day the local gang try to punish him but in doing soo...

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Review of Gran Torino

lets down the other gran turisomo's

Advantages: nice cars
Disadvantages: boring

...Im a fan of racing car games especially gran turismo when you have to earn the liscences and build up your cars to win the races so was a little dissapointed when playing this game when it was released. It doesnt seem anything like the other four titles as for liscencing or car upgrading which dont seem to exist on this game. I also found that there was a limited number of tracks to play on which after a little while gets boring because they are so easy to master in a short period of time. As for the cars (the best bit in this game) they were quite good until i realised i couldnt take them to a gargage to upgrade. Its basically buying a car winning a few races on the same track with it.... buying a new car and doing the same thing... game finished. Although the graphics in gameplay were good :O) I ended up selling my game within...

mummytothree 26.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)

Gran Turismo 4: 'Racing Perfection'

Advantages: Wide range of cars, Excellent graphics, Lots of circuits, Amazing gameplay
Disadvantages: No damage to cars and takes a while to complete.

...Introduction Gran Turismo 4, also known as GT4, was released on 9th March 2005 and has since been re-issued under Sony's Platinum version of the game. It has become one of the best selling games on the console and also rated very highly. The game features over 700 cars from 80 manufacturers, from as early as the 1886 Daimler Motor Carriage, to the Nissan 350Z Gran Turismo edition, and as far into the future as concepts for 2022. The game also features 51 tracks, many of which are new or modified versions of old Gran Turismo favourites. Notable real-world track inclusions are the Nürburgring, Suzuka Circuit, and Le Mans Circuit. Other famous attractions such as New York's Times Square, Hong Kong, Paris, and Las Vegas appear within the game A-Spec Game Mode Player now accumulate points by winning races in the normal first...

f1insidetrack 10.01.2008 (30.10.2009) · Read review
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Review of Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Advantages: amazing graphics, online play, true racing experience
Disadvantages: repetitive, poor online options, glorified demo

...Before i start please bare in mind this is a just glorified demo of not a full game, so dont expect the world! I picked up a copy of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue on release day after being a loyal fan of the series and blown away by the level of detail gone into the game. With 4 different classes to try and pass there is plenty to keep you occupied with. Im a fan of racing games and generaly race in the view inside the car and the detail of normal is minimal but GT5 prollouge take it to the next level. You can clearly see the time and effort put into making the cars as accurate as they could in and out of the car. Even the tracks seem to of been made inch perfect to their real life counter-parts. Only problem is that there is only 6 tracks, but these can be reversed to make you get a further 6 'new' tracks. But enough of the detail...

dan1991 04.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)

GRAN TURISMO É MAGNIFICO

Advantages: Simply the best console racing game there is
Disadvantages: Not one

...Maybe few of us gamers realised it at the time, but December 1997 was to mark a pivotal moment in the evolution of gaming as we knew it. An unknown game developer named Kazunori Yamauchi set about creating a different kind of racing game, a game where the cars looked and performed as they would in the real world and the scenery at the various race track locations looked lifelike and believable. This game was called Gran Turismo and was available on the original Playstation console, there was one more Gran Turismo game released for the PSX before 2001 saw the release of Gran Turismo 3 A-spec for the fairly new Playstation 2. I remember actually seeing a feature on the six o?clock news regarding this game, such was its originality and sheer groundbreaking look it was literally the first game of its like the world had seen. ...

stuleg 28.02.2005 · Read review
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Review of Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec (PS2)

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue - A Beautiful Bargain

Advantages: Stunning looks and sounds, realistic experience, good longetivity
Disadvantages: Online isn't perfect, lack of soundtrack variety can wear thin

...Gran Turismo has always been the Playstation's benchmark series, it's yard stick - the one others have to live up to. Gran Turismo 5: Prologue continues this magnificent tradition, pushing boundries in all areas, and creating a superbly enjoyable, and stunningly beautiful, game. First of all, the graphics. Anyone who sees the game is blown away. The cars look near identical to their real life counterparts, and the tracks are also beautifully, and accurately, rendered. There are several comparisons on the internet that show real life and GT5 images - with many, it is impossible to tell the difference, and in cases, the GT5 car looks more realistic! I have never seen a game to match Gran Turismo 5 graphically. The cars don't just look great; they sound incredible. Engine notes are ridiculously realistic, and when added to...

jonwebb5 04.08.2008 · Read review
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