I write this having just returned to England last week so it’s all fresh in the mind.
I’ll start with the accommodation. Put the address into Google maps and it showed me from the town square. About 10 minutes walk. Spotlessly clean and well presented. Partially open plan so it’s good for families and the road it’s on is very quiet. If anything the photos don’t do it justice. The air conditioning was necessary and effective, the two bathrooms feel new and the whole villa has a very Spanish feel to it. The outside is ideal and despite one of the previous reviews saying that the garden didn’t get the sun until the afternoon, this is wrong and the decking has it until about 5 o’clock. The pool is ideal, just big enough, again clean and was refilled whilst we were there. The owner lives next door we think and he was on hand if necessary but not in your face. He obviously takes great pride in the maintenance of the property.
Alaro itself is situated around a twenty five minute taxi drive from Palma. It is very traditionally Spanish. If that’s what you’re looking for then it’s ideal. Around seven restaurants, most located in and around the town square, not a massive choice of food but the Bufala I think it was called was probably about the best we ate at. It is right next to the Eroski supermarket around 400m from the Square. There is a local market on Saturday, not massive but worth a look, and they love a dance in the town square on Saturday night, it’s that sort of place. If you want to get away from it all, love everything Spanish and don’t want massive crowds and queues for food then I really can’t think of anywhere better. We had a really good time. I’d go again.