The Sol Jamaica Apartments Hotel is situated in the centre of the entertainment dining and shopping area of Magalluf overlooking Magalluf Bay and only 50m from the sandy beach. Magalluf is a well known holiday resort with a buzzing night life. An ideal hotel for golf players as there are golf courses near by.
The hotel has 308 comfortable rooms distributed in 2 adjoining buildings of 4 and 9 floors decorated in nice warm colours. All rooms have a number of modern amenities: full bathroom, direct telephone, heating, safety box (small local charge), fan and terrace.
The restaurant offers dishes from an extensive buffet selection at breakfast and dinner; all served in a relaxed and informal, non-smoking environment. The hotel surprises with special thematic nights while guests can enjoy different international cuisines. Additionally, there is a pool bar where clients may obtain cocktails, snacks, etc. during the day. The hotel operates a lobby bar, which is a nice option for having a drink with friends and enjoying a pleasant evening.
There is a 24- hour reception, multilingual staff are on hand to advise on local amenities and attractions, currency exchange, car rental, Internet access, 3 TV areas (satellite connection; Sky News only). Parking and laundry service are at extra charge.
With a wide daytime entertainment and evening programme and facilities for children, the hotel is suitable for both families and couples alike. There is a games area, choice of 2 outdoor pools and a children's splash pool surrounded by large terraces and spacious garden areas, the best place to relax or top up your tan, child park and mini club, sports and billiard table, archery, keep fit, table tennis, entertainments and night shows, mini golf, golf, diving, water-bicycles, water ski (seasonal) and horse riding. Located 300m from a sports centre with tennis courts, squash, pool, gymnasium and football pitch.
When you first enter the hotel it seems ok if a bit aged but the second you hit the lift you know it's ancient. Our room was 243 and it faced the back of the hotel ie, a dirty old sandpit and the dumping ground for the staff. We only had 2 plug sockets in the whole room, one of them was in the bathroom and the other one was nowhere near the mirror so that was a major pain. There is also no TV in the room and I'm a bit of a telly addict so I missed that. The room was also very dirty and could do with a good Hoover. The cleaner missed loads sand and dirt every time she came in. We ate in the hotel 2 nights and the food was really nice but we just fancied a change the other nights so we tried the Mexican behind the hotel, a Chinese buffet and mostly Tom Browns just along the street. All were good too.The hotel was very very noisy and on the one night we were actually in bed before 5am we found it very difficult to get to sleep for people banging doors, moving furniture and shouting.
My rating for this hotel
Value (2 out of 5)Rooms (1 out of 5)Location (3 out of 5)Cleanliness (2 out of 5)Service (3 out of 5)
