Hotel Barcelo Formentor (5 STARS)

Hotel

This luxury hotel, built in 1929 and renovated in 2002, comprises a main building of three floors and 122 rooms, including 18 junior suites, 42 mountain view, 41 doubles seaview, 9 doubles garden view, 6 doubles superior, 5 singles, 1 bungalow and 5 villas with private swimming pool. What surrounds a garden of 80,000 square meters. The building is equipped with a lobby, elevator, shops, hairdressers, cafeteria and a 24-hour reception with a safe and currency exchange. Customers will also have at their disposal a bar, a piano bar, meeting rooms, theater hall, TV room and a restaurant with high chairs for children. They are also at their disposal a conference room and Internet connection. Also, you can park the car park of the hotel itself. As additional benefits, services are provided rooms, laundry and medical care 24 hours. There is also a playground.

Location

This elegant luxury hotel lies on the Formentor peninsula and affords unique panoramic views. Known to have been visited by the likes of Churchill and Chaplin, the hotel provides an oasis of peace and quiet for guests. A large pine tree park spans the 300 metres to the sandy beach, helping in creating such a wonderful location. An unforgettable experience is the hotel's gardens, which count among the most magnificent that Spain has to offer. An excursion to the picturesque harbour town of Puerto de Pollensa 10 km away counts comes recommended. The island capital of Palma with its airport is 70 km from the hotel. Links to the public transport network lie about 1 km away. Shopping facilities, restaurants, pubs and bars are within 9 km of the hotel.

Room

The comfortable rooms come with an en suite bathroom with hairdryer, bath robes, a direct dial telephone, satellite/cable TV, a radio, an Internet connection, a minibar, a king-size bed, a hire safe, air conditioning (individually regulated) and central heating. Non-smoking rooms may also be requested.

Sports

Leisure facilities include two freshwater swimming pools both outdoor and one heated, a poolside snack bar, a sauna, a steam room, a massage service as well as sun loungers and parasols laid out ready for use. The hotel offers various sports on the beach including surfing, windsurfing, sailing, catamaran sailing and canoeing. Amongst the sports available are tennis (5 courts - 2 floodlit, coach available), table tennis, a gym, beach volleyball, miniature golf and golf (on Pollensa 9-hole Golf Course, 18 km from the hotel).

Restaurants

Guests may select their breakfast and midday meal from an ample buffet. Lunch and evening meals may also be selected from the à la carte menu or chosen from the set menu. Special dietary requirements as well as individual-specific dishes may be prepared.