Inturotel Cala Esmeralda Beach Hotel & Spa - Adults Only

Definitely not a 4 star plus hotel! The room small dated uneven floor tiles. Ants that came from balcony into room. No drawer storage! Food at breakfast and dinner poor quality and no vegetarian choices. Worse hotel I’ve stayed in would not recommend!

The best hotel for a relaxing couples holiday. We felt relaxed the whole time. No need to rush for sunbeds. Breakfast and dinner options were amazing. So much to choose from and such high quality compared to usual holiday buffets. The beach club pool was lovely and we loved the access down to the sea so we could jump into the water. A 10 min walk to the town which we only went to once because the hotel was just so relaxing we didn’t need or want to leave. We took a morning bus ride to Santanyí where the bus station was a 5 min walk from the hotel. It was a lovely area where you could see sunrise in the mornings. The spa was lovely to use on some morning where we wanted to relax. Just perfect in every way.

Overall we enjoyed our 6 night stay in the Inturotel Cala Esmeralda. It is modern, with a fresh chic and crisp interior design throughout the Hotel and in the rooms. Great buffet breakfast with a good choice to suit everyone, although for us dinner was less inviting so we ate out every night. Access to outside bars and restaurants is a bit of a trek, but we later discovered that you could cut through the adjacent sister hotel grounds using your key card to open the gates. Taxi to the marina costs around 6 Euros one way. As it was a special occasion we decided to push the boat out and take junior suite with private roof terrace. Was it worth the extra cost? well no. There was no direct access to the roof terrace requiring a 100m walk plus a lift to get there and the same to get back to your room - well you live and learn! From what we saw the standard rooms are really nice and would have been just fine. The pools and sun terraces are amazing, as was the beach club across the road which has stunning sea views and good for lunch. The only entertainment we came across was a woman seemingly learning to yodel accompanied by a guitarist seemingly learning guitar. Yes there were some niggles like no usb charging points in our room, one or two miserable reception staff, (but the vast majority were exceptionally friendly - especially in the bar!) and getting with a 52 Euro tax on arrival was unexpected. Cala D Or is a lovely resort, especially around the marina, with no shortage of good restaurants and bars. The various sandy coves or Cala’s are beautiful and ideal for sea swimming or snorkeling.