Cala D’or, Playa de las Americas or Alcudia?

[Daisychain1013]

We’re going away in August with ds (10).

We love Majorca and have been to Puerto Pollensa and Playa de Muro several times.

Thinking of going to Cala D’or this time round but we have seen a hotel in Playa de las Americas that looks great for the money. But is the area as bad as people say?

Another option is Alcudia which of course is on the same stretch as we’ve been before, might it be a bit samey though?

If anyone has been to these resorts and can tell me the good the bad and the ugly?

Tia

Cala D’or is small coves, so they get very busy, unless you’re there early it’s hard to get a spot by the sea, you can end up way back in the cove, which makes supervising children harder if they want to play by the sea. They’re beautiful but rammed. Because of the geography, the restaurants / busy area is inland so lacks any views, it’s basically a lot of crisscrossing roads with restaurants and bars. There’s a mini golf and some small go karting places, we did a boat trip, but also had a hire car so visited some other beaches and areas.

Alcudia is tourist central but has a long stretch of beach, not sure how busy it gets as we stayed further down in playa de Moro. Alcudia old town is gorgeous for a stroll around, and you can get the bus to pollensa if you want as well.

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Turkey is beautiful. I wouldn't be put off by Iran its a massive country. Its very very hot, otherwise I'd go every summer.

We're going to Cala d'Or next month so reading with interest. Never been to Majorca before, and chose this area because we heard it's laid back and pretty, and doesn't tend to attract party people! Great to hear that there's lots to do. The beaches shouldn't be too rammed in mid May hopefully 🤞

Parts of turkey are stunning. I’d recommend around Sarigerme or Dalyan for smaller more traditional resorts in lush green. We visited turtle bay and mud baths which was fab.

This hotel is great - would definitely recommend - super clean, large rooms, good facilities for kids. Walkable to beach and transport to an excellent waterpark. I think there is more to do here than in Cala Dor

theres also good trips in Tenerife, can go to Loro Parque, Mount Tiede

Playa de las Americas in Tenerife is horrible.

Alcudia in Majorca is also touristy but not as dense and has a beautiful beach with an old town nearby. I was suprised to find a really nice Pintxos cafe in the old centre. It’s a short bus ride ride from Puerto Pollensa and Pollensa old town and you can travel on to Palma. There are some upmarket restaurants and hotels starting to emerge in Alcudia so there are things to do for all budgets and there is the water park nearby also.

Cala D’Or is similar to Alcudia.

I like Cala dor and can see why it suits a lot of people wanting a ‘mid ground’ like Puerto pollensa it's lively but attractive - it’s set around several different coves, upside is pretty, downside is it gets packed as unlike Puerto pollensa doesn’t have miles of flat coastline or a prom as such . For me the downside is it’s not handy for nipping to Palma which I like to do ( but we no longer have kids around) and it’s bit on its own unless you have a car-so I think for most would be a very resort based holiday -I think you will be fine in May , worth moving round a bit to different coves, Cala Gran is the one in the middle but quite a few others on edge - lots of life around Cala Egos and Porto Petro and Porto colom ( both on bus) are very nice attractive old style villages/towns

Thanks so much @Crikeyalmighty , that's really helpful ❤️ Will definitely take a bus trip or two!

I’ve never been to Cala dor. I’ve had loads of holidays in old town Pollensa which I love. Old town Alcudia is lovely but the bit where all the hotels are is very tacky, as is Playa de las Americas .
We now go to Kefalonia which is beautiful and cheaper than Majorca when you get there.

I went then and they were just perfect. However I can imagine they'd be rammed in August. Its just a different feel to a wider and shorter beach.