The location was perfect. The apartment was a 24 minute drive from the airport. I used google maps to get there, and the roads were fast and very well signposted. We parked up near the apartment then walked over to Jaun's bar nearby to collect the keys. The building has private parking which was secured with an electric gate. There were always parking spaces available, but this was the start of the season so I wonder if the car park would be full at summer time.
The apartment is very large; four double bedrooms, sofa space for 8, dining table with 8 place settings, small bathroom and very small kitchen. There was a lovely view from the balcony. The kitchen is very basic and rather shabby. We cooked a couple of meals but only one person can fit in the kitchen at a time. There was no coffee making equipment
when we arrived, but I messaged Juan on the app and he brought a coffee machine over almost immediately (he even gave us some of his lovely coffee). The kitchen has a new fridge freezer and microwave, kettle and gas cooker.
The beach is 30 seconds walk from the apartment across a quiet one-way road. It felt quite safe for our two 11 year olds to cross on their own, but I wouldnt let our 7 year old cross on her own because occasionally there was a speeding driver and I am not sure she would look the in the correct direction. We could see the kids on the beach from the balcony. The beach was extremely clean and felt safe. The bay was very sheltered so there our no large waves; safe for kids but bad for water sports. No body boarding here. On the beach you can rent pedelos, 4 seater bikes (15 euros per hour) and sun loungers (5 euros). It was surprisingly quiet in the apartment and we didn't get much noise from the bars or late night drunks.
The local area is nice with lots of bars, shops and restaurants to choose from. Dont expect any good local cuisine though. There is an aldi not far away for bigger food shops (10mins walk or 3 min drive), but the little supermarkets were not very expensive for the odd few things. There was a costa coffee shop (2min walk) on the beach front open at 9am for the essential morning coffee run.
We also drove up into the mountains (45mins) but the many cyclists made the drive challenging. It was worth the trip as the views were lovely and we found an excellent restaurant serving fantastic tapas. Palma was a 20 min easy drive away and we parked next to the cathedral in an underground car park for 3 euros an hour. I did wonder if the car parks would be full at high season.
Thank you Juan for a lovely holiday.