Rafa Nadal Academy Residence in Mallorca

Not for travelers not involved in tennis activities. Obviously it is catered to tennis enthusiasts but a lot of standard hotel amenities could be better: the parking signs for the garage, coffee maker instead of instant coffee and amenities kits. The bed was very comfortable and the room was spacious/clean. There must have been some sort of tennis event the night we stayed which made the entire hotel area difficult to navigate.

My husband and I stayed Sat-Thurs at the academy. We are UTR 7-8, for NTRP he’s a 4.5 and I’m a 5.0. The Hotel If you like tennis, you’ll love staying here. The courts are amazing and you’re surrounded by people who love tennis. There is an energy you’d miss out on if you played tennis here but didn’t stay at the hotel. All the basic hotel aspects of the academy are nice: rooms are comfortable, staff are helpful, everything is clean. The food was alright. Did the job but nothing special in our opinion. Would kill for them to have some smoothies/protein shakes on the menu. The Tennis If you’re of similar level to us, some tips i wish we would’ve known: - book private lessons in advance and do some research on which pros you want and specify, otherwise they’ll assign you someone (and some are better than others) - we did a few days of stay and play (advanced, group c) and the half week daily doubles. Stay and play was roughly 4.0 level, with a couple people who were 4.5 level. It was fun, but not a ton of valuable instruction. Daily doubles was great, in part because no one else signed up so we essentially got a private lesson. If i were to return I would skip the camp and just book 2 hrs of private lessons for a week. - they run a more competitive week long camp in the summer months that ended the week we arrived, from what i can tell the level would’ve been higher - our sessions were in their covered clay courts which helped with the heat (no sun) Things to do other than tennis - we were so tired after playing 2-3 hours that we mostly spent time at the beach. There are some good ones only 15-20 min from the hotel. I would rent a car! Overall we had a great time and will be doing more tennis trips like this.