Hotel Palia Dolce Farniente in Cala d'Or

Nice location, local shops, Bars & Restaurants, within walking distance of main town and beautiful Marina.
But be mindful this hotel accommodates mostly the French travellers, so language at the shows ,competitions, karaoke and other entertainment is almost purely French speaking. Didn't feel at home there, felt left out of interaction.
But if your lucky enough to be bilingual you'll over come this issue.

The stay at the hotel was great, food was nore than acceptable, rooms very clean, the staff work very hard and deliver excellent service. Don't listen to the moaners on here, a holiday is what you make it

Thanks for an unforgettable holiday! I just got back from Mallorca and I still can’t get over how amazing my stay at your hotel was. From the very first moment, I felt special – every staff member greeted me with a smile, as if we were old friends or family. That warm, friendly atmosphere made me truly relax and feel… well, just exceptional! The food? Simply unbeatable! Every dish was delicious, varied, and always pleasantly surprising. On top of that, the hotel surroundings and the whole atmosphere made every day magical. I’d also like to give a big thank you to the whole Jumbo Club team – at first I was a bit shy (and I don’t speak French ), but thanks to you I discovered how much fun it is to join in. Darts, Waterbasket, bulle, archery… and the evening shows and night discos? Total hits! You made everyone feel cared for and special. Special thanks to Dj Theo sharing a Tequila on karaoke Once again, huge thanks to the whole team – this was truly one of the best holidays of my life. I hope I’ll get a chance to come back someday… and hopefully you’ll all be there too! Warm regards, Rafael “Tequila”!

First time back for 3-4 years, and it was well worth it. Few improvements have made the difference, our room, modern and light, restaurant better, and standard of food, much improved / very good. Also the entertainment pretty good and watchable.

Only a couple of little things stop me giving this a 5 star. I didn't know what to expect given the reviews but some things are pretty straightforward - you pay less, you can't expect luxury and you can't be mad at people for not speaking English.....you're not in England and we aren't superior. The Hotel - I didn't eat enough to rate this 5 out 5 but lunch had plenty of options, including vegetarian and vegan. The snack bar serving burgers, chips and hot dogs was very convenient. They also serve crepes around 4pm, but be prepared to queue as they leave one poor woman serving the whole place. I don't carry cash, so I couldn't sample the cocktails. I could only drink beer, which you serve yourself. They wouldn't charge anything to my room and seemed pretty annoyed at me asking whether it was possible (which was only once and maybe its a British thing to clarify a conversation, especially when it's not in your first language) - one older man behind the bar didn't seem to enjoy his job. It is 2025 and I would expect a hotel of this size to have access to card payments. As now in most European 3/4 star hotels, all inclusive does not mean all inclusive. One older man behind reception wasn't happy with me starting a conversation with Hola, given I'm in a Spanish country, I didn’t realise it would be so frowned upon. I did feel because I was English, he was less interested in conversing with me. The female snack bar staff, reception and cleaners were lovely. Entertainment staff are FULL of energy. ALL day. The cleaners were particularly lovely but I do feel they come too early to clean rooms. I had them checking if I was in just after 7am. The rooms were very nice, newly renovated and nice bathroom. Wifi is now free and accessible in your room. Outside the hotel - Great location. Gorgeous little beach and cove 30 seconds down the road then down some steps. Right in the centre of Cala Egos, everything is walkable. Egos was friendly enough and plenty of options to eat. Could do with a couple more bars to have a cocktail. Bumbu was expensive and staff took far too long to take an order then bring your drink. The mini train comes every hour and takes you into Cala D'or for €3. It stops around 9pm so coming back is usually a bus or taxi. It takes 5 minutes on the electric road train to the beautiful marina where there are plenty of options to eat and admire the chilled views. €7 in a taxi will get you to a gorgeous little place called Porta Petro, I ended up here by accident but it was so nice, little back streets and restaurants again by the water. I would come here again. Not bringing cash is partly my problem, but the hotel accepting card payments is not too much to ask. Easy to find a sunbed but it does get packed. Plenty of shade. Yes they speak French. It is their first line, they then try to translate to English. French guests seem to where a pink wristband and those that aren't French have blue. If this is going to bother you,