Hotel Xaloc Playa

The hotel is located directly across the road from the beach and a 2 minute walk to the local restaurants. Punta Prima is extremely quiet, mainly seafood restaurants, 4 supermarkets and a pharmacy. The bar that leads on to the beach is really the only one where you can just sit and have a drink without food. There are a couple of outdoor market stalls that set up late afternoon into the evening. Be prepared for the mosquitos at night! The hotel is 3 star but the staff and service is 4 star. The staff at the bar, the dining room, Reception, housekeeping and maintenance are all equally helpful and friendly, nothing is ever too much trouble. I would say the staff are the key part of this hotel. The hotel is well cleaned throughout, from the rooms to the pool and grounds and communal areas. We had a lovely clean but basic room facing the sea with a balcony. There was a shower over the bath that was powerful enough. The room was cleaned everyday and fresh towels were given, although the bath towels were more the size of hand towels! The beds were comfortable with extra pillows and blankets if required. The air con was more than adequate and free. You had to pay for your safe with a 10 euro deposit. There was a hairdryer in the bathroom. The restaurant was simple, bearing in mind it is only a 3 star hotel there wasn't an abundance of choice it was simple but it was enough, hot and plentiful. Breakfast was excellent, with hot buffet, self service tea and coffee, juices, pastries, yoghurts and fruit. I have a severe mushroom allergy so had to ask a couple of times to check food didn't contain mushrooms, the chef was always on hand to ask and confirm. Drink orders were taken at your table as soon as you sat down for your evening meal, you paid for these when you left the dining room. There were snacks at the outside pool bar during the day and although we didn't have any they looked delicious and were large portions. The drinks at the bar including hot drinks were cheaper than outside the hotel. If you fancied snacks outside of the hotel I can recommend the snack bistro on the corner, Royal Cafe Bistro, but it's only open from 8am - 3pm. They serve the best milkshakes and coffee. The pool was lovely, plenty of umbrellas and sunbeds, although they were very old and a few need replacing. There is plenty of shade on one side that doesn't really get the sun. There is a small mini golf area. This hotel is very peaceful and perfect for couples who want a relaxing time. There is entertainment 3 times a week but we didn't bother. The bus service to Mahon is hourly from the side of the hotel and the ting ting train goes directly to Binebeca. We got a taxi to Mahon for 14 euros from the taxi rank just down the road. The beach itself wasn't that nice, there was a lot of seaweed and it was just rotting away on the sand. We are beach people but ended up staying around the pool due to the amount of seaweed on the beach and in the sea. We wouldn't visit again due to the beach and lack of bars for evening drinks, but I would recommend the hotel for anyone who just wants brilliant service and a very quiet holiday. We had a lovely 10 days here.