We had a nice week-long stay at Karina’s place. The highlight of the apartment is definitely the view out to the sea and mountains. We spent every morning out on the balcony having breakfast and enjoying the view. It was also nice to have an air conditioning unit in the bedroom. Every day was 33+ degrees during our stay, so that air conditioning unit made sleeping very comfortable. The rest of the apartment doesn’t benefit much from this A/C unit, but there is a fan in the living room to help cool things down a little.
There is a beach that is about a 10 minute walk away with bars and restaurants on the busy street. It’s easy to walk down to the beach and restaurants, but be prepared for a nice climb back up to the apartment.
The kitchen is small with the only cooking options being a microwave and a 2 burner electric stove. You can cook simple meals here, but the lack of space for an oven limits the meal options a bit. But overall we were still able to have some simple meals at the apartment and save some money during our stay.
The only downsides to the apartment are the lack of a sun shade out on the balcony, the lack of black out curtains in the bedroom, and the small size of the kitchen without a dishwasher (not a deal breaker, but it would be nice to not have to hand wash dishes while on vacation).
The sun starts shining onto the balcony in the early afternoon and stays until it sets over the mountain in the late evening. So for us, the balcony was completely unusable during the afternoon and evening. We had to completely shut all the curtains to keep the hot sun from shining into the apartment, which means we couldn’t enjoy the balcony (or the view) for a good portion of the day. A sun-shade for the balcony would help to make the balcony more usable in the summertime, while also limiting the amount of sunlight (and heat) that makes its way into the apartment.
Overall, it was a nice base for us to stay for our exploration out to the other areas of Mallorca. There is gated parking at the apartment and also a Mercadona market close by, which was very convenient. The closeness to the airport also made it very easy when arriving and departing Mallorca. Karina was attentive and was quick to help us with any questions we had!