Voranova Apartments Palma Nova

Advantages: Dirty, old, only cleaned once a week
Disadvantages: The pool

...The Voranova hotel was about half an hour from the airport and cost about 25euros, split between two, so wasn't too bad as the hotel transfer coach you could also book cost as much together and took about 2 hours stopping at every hotel that existed! The hotel was in a good location, a few minutes walking distance from Palma Nova town centre and the beach. It was also about 10-15minutes walk to the centre of Magaluf. We got a bus to Palma City one day and this took about 45 minutes and was very crowded. Just across the road from the hotel was a large supermarket and several shops including a pharmacy, there was also a taxi rank and bus stop. The hotel being in Palma Nova rather than Magaluf was good as it wasn't too noisy and busy at night. There were plenty of small bars and resturants in Palma Nova. The hotel also had...

lilyellowfish 24.10.2007 · Read review
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Love palma nova

Advantages: location
Disadvantages: magaluf

...I've been to palma nova several times and i love it. If you looking for a nice quiet holiday this is the place, theres things to do though as well, plenty of shops, and nice bars, usually with some sort of music every night, if you want abit of nightlife, maguluf is just down the road if you want some clubbing? personally i didn't like maguluf because the people who work at the bars are stood outside mithering you to come in. There is one trip i'd recommened, its a one day trip to 3 different place, the first was a market, which was quite good if you like getting a bargain etc, then the was a ceramics shop, and then a town before the caves of darch, which is nice, you walk down lots of stairs, then you sit in a room, where there is a romantic show on water, and los of lights going off....

beckyboob 27.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Palma Nova, Majorca

PALMA NOVA PARADISE

Advantages: short flight from uk, fabulous island, heaps to do,gorgeous scenery, spotlessly clean
Disadvantages: can't think of any!

...We went to Palma Nova in September/October 2005 for 15 days and had the most fabulous holiday. This was the first time we'd been to Palma Nova so didn't know what to expect but we were more than happy with our choice of resorts. Our trip started at Glasgow Airport and we arrived in Palma 2 hours and 20 minutes later. We arrived at 7-30pm and after the long walk through the airport to collect our luggage, we got a taxi to our accommodation. This took around 40 minutes and cost us 34 euros (we later, on our return taxi to airport realised that we'd been taken the long route as the return journey took around 30 mins and cost us 22 euros!). Our accommodation was rented privately through a friend who owns an appartment so we were able to save on accommodation costs. We used the bus service a lot. Regular buses go all over the island...

lilacbubbles 05.12.2005 · Read review
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Palma Nova

Advantages: Lovely beach and prom and ideal for children
Disadvantages: Not many shops

...I have recently come back from a week in the resort of Palma Nova on the south of the island. Palma Nova has recently had a fantastic new promenade built, it's really attractive and in local stone. They have been careful to keep the existing palm trees in place and there are plenty of cafes and seats along the way. It runs from one end of Palma Nova to the beginning of Magaluf right along the bay. The resort is a good place for anyone elderly or if you have young children as it's quite flat and easy to walk round. There are plenty of hotels and restaurants and the whole place is clean and fairly fresh. I was disappointed that there weren't more shops as most of them sold the same sort of goods and were full of slightly downmarket souvenirs, but there was an excellent shop which sold lace in all forms (tablecloths etc...

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Our stay in Palma Nova

Advantages: Clean beach, plenty of bars.
Disadvantages: Lack of local food.

...We have just returned from Palma Nova and had a good time. The resort has a wealth of bars and restaurants so there's plenty of choice. There was a mix of ages although the top end, towards Magaluf seemed to cater mainly for the younger 18-30 groups, with bars that stayed open until 6am. As a pair of 40 something lightweights, however, we were happy to stay at the quieter end!!!!! The prices are reasonable and most bars seemed to have a happy hour where cocktails and some beer were cheap. They also had live entertainment. A particularly good one, although a bit more expensive, was the Stadium, which had karaoke until about 1130pm then would have a tribute band on. We saw Queendom and they were much better than we expected. The only downside for us was that it catered for English food but we like to eat local cuisine when abroad...

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Palma The Beautiful Med

Advantages: Nice beaches good and quiet for young and old, couples and familys.
Disadvantages: Pricey from july to start of december can be alittle too quiet for young couples.

...I went to Palma in august this year on my honeymoon. It was great i really enjoyed the holiday. It was my first time abroard and also my first flight. The flight was quite short so for all of those who are not keen on flying, this is a good choice. The flight took two hours when we arrived at palma airport(the airport is huge) you got outside and at two in the morning the heat was still there. We got a taxi transfer from the airport to our hotel which cost around 27 pounds each way and at that time in the morning, and given the fact Palma Nova is approxamatly 40 minutes from the airport this was the easiest way. our flight was through thomson but shop about to get the best deal. our transfer was connected with the hotel which was through Med Hotels. We arrived at the hotel which was the Residential Vora Nova it was bright modern...

catwomon 21.11.2005 · Read review
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MARTHA SHOULD BE PROUD!!!

Advantages: lovely apartment, nice pool, great location
Disadvantages: it wasn't cheap

...by the beach rather than staying by the pool, we decided this was a bit dodgy, so opted for the next cheapest apartments - Marthas, in Palmanova. We made the mistake (or not) of only looking at the reviews for Marthas after we had booked and paid our money. Basically all reviews pre-2008 or so stated that the place was AWFUL, but apparently the apartments had been renovated around about that time and were brilliant now. We weren't really sure WHAT to believe but it was a done deal now. We'd chosen, whether we liked it or not, this is where we were staying... ****THE LOCATION**** Palmanova is located on the Balearic island of Majorca between the capital Palma and the notorious party resort of Magaluf. It is a busy, popular resort in its own right but far quieter and calmer than Magaluf - thank goodness! (I'm a bit old for those kind...

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Review of Marthas Apartments, Palma de Majorca Nova

Shopping In Palma Is An Experience

Advantages: Lots to see, interesting sites mixed in with shopping, so you get both
Disadvantages: Easy to get lost in Arab Quarter

...Palma on the Island of Majorca is a great place for shopping and doing a bit of sight seeing. We were staying in Palma Nova and being past the age when drinking all day in pubs and clubs, then flaking out on the beach seems a good way to spend a holiday, decided to find some 'civilized' life for a change. There are buses from all round the Island into Palma. The City itself is big. Everything is so spread out in the modern part and we found ourselves walking a long way to find major department stores and designer shops on the main road. However, we eventually found a wonderful shopping area in the old Arab Quarter of the City. This area is a maze of alleyways and small shops of all kinds. There are designer shops selling everything from shoes to hair accessories and woolly jumpers to delicate lingerie. It is very easy to get...

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Review of Palma (Mallorca)

SUN ,SEA AND SANGRIA

Advantages: Cheap and Cheerful
Disadvantages: Not much soundproofing

...As many of you know I was lucky enough to be given a holiday as part of my Christmas so I thought I would share with you where we stayed. We left on the 19th of January for one week half board in the three star hotel D'Or Tobago Palma Nova Majorca. The hotel is on nine floors and has 198 twin/ triple rooms catering for approximately 416 people when full. It is situated on a slight hill 50 metres from the beach and every room has a sea view there are no rooms to the back of the hotel. I believe the area we were in is actually Torre nova which is on the hill between Palma Nova and Magaluf. . The Reception On arrival we went into a very large and airy reception area which was painted yellow and had lots of green sofas, glass coffee tables and potted plants the mirrors on the walls and pillars made it seem even larger. There were...

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Review of Tobago, Palma de Majorca Nova

A really fantastic gateway with a small price...

Advantages: A lovely and very relaxing small city.Beautiful and fantastic beaches.
Disadvantages: Not all shops quite open yet. A bit dissappointed with a road work contraction.can be really noisy and disturbing.

...Well, just returned from Palma Nova, Mallorca yesterday, on Feb 19...been there for a week. Really had a great and fantastic time. Booked a package from Thomas Cook. Valued for money with all inclusive (flight+self-catering apartment) only £360 for three person was excellent. Myself and two mates stayed at the Aquasol. Very clean and basic, with a lovely powerful shower. maids came often with new sheets, toilet roll etc. The only complaint was the road view. The noise was sometimes a pain at night and would be lovely if our room have a pool view. Reception staff and bar staff were friendly and spoke good english. Lovely beach only 3 minute walk, left out of the apartment. You can go to the Palma Nova beach or Magalluf beach. very clean. Good 5 to 10 minute walk into Magaluf. Full credit to Andy and Yvonne the entertainer. Those two...

lyza 21.02.2006 · Read review
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