Can Pastilla, Alexandra d'Or Hotel

Hotel D'or Alexandra C'an Pastilla

I found the hotel to be satisfactory in all respects, staff are friendly, food is adequate, location is excellent for beach. The hotel has no outstanding plus or minus points and is a safe choice with no surprises anywhere. Pluses include a sort of astroturf around edge of pool which reduces the chance of slipping and limits the amount of water spread onto lounging area, also equipment to enable handicapped people to access the pool. If you are 6 foot plus the height of the shower-head in the bath enables you to stand up straight in the shower instead of crouching, which makes a pleasant change.

The hotel is 5 mins from airport, 2 euros fixed fare per person for any length of journey (Oct11) on bus 21 which will have destination Arenal on the front, (runs every 30 mins on the hour and half hour). 3rd stop Hotel Linda - walk from bus-stop back the way the bus came (keeping Hotel Linda on right) a 5 min walk and turn 2nd left by Hasso rent-a-car down Carrer dels Pins/Calle Pins. There is a sign in the bus which changes after each stop. Press button for bus to stop at next one.

This bus starts from the Airport and NOT Palma and does not get overcrowded.

On return, retrace steps back up Carrer dels Pins/Calle Pins to main road, nearest bus stop is on the left across road, bus around 10 to and 20 past, first stop is departures at airport.

Palma airport bus to C'an Pastilla

If you come out of the arrivals hall through gate B and walk straight ahead, on or beside the travelators, in direction of multi-storey car park, the bus stop is to the right of the next zebra crossing.

An electronic indicator in the bus stop will tell you the number of the bus and waiting time for the next one. This is also the bus stop for Palma city centre.

The price is 2 Euros fixed fare per person for any length of journey (Oct11) on bus 21 which runs every 30 mins and will have destination Arenal signed.

On return to airport, bus stops at departures, bag drop and check-ins are on ground floor, go up escalator to first floor and entrance to security checks are on far right. Through this are areas A,B,C,D and information screens will give gate number 50 minutes before departure.

Booked 2 rooms on half board basis at Alexanda D'or, Can Pastilla in August. We are family of 4. hadnt been to Majorca before and only going for one week so looked for resort somewhere near airport, so short bus ride no long taxi journeys. The hotel had a 3star rating, was near the beach and i'd read good reviews about it. We usually book Self Catering accom. so we were slightly apprehensive about booking HB but the difference in price between B&B and HB was only about £3pppn so we thought we would try it. This was a wise decision. Being August the dining room was busy and a little noisy but we only once had to wait for a table and the food was fine. There was plenty of variety and at dinner always a chef frying fish/chicken/steak etc. We could not fault the quality of the food. We only ate out once and the hotel offered us lunch that day instead of dinner.Great value. The hotel was clean and bright. There was nighttime entertainment, kids discos etc but we went out every night so cant comment. Good size swimming pool, needed more sunbeds for peak season,but we preferred beach anyway. One morning we walked to Palma along the seafont promenade from C'an Pastilla to Palma City Centre.Went to Cathedral and had tapas lunch in old town,very picturesque.No problem getting public bus back to resort. Would use hotel again for short break.