Bellevue Belsana

Amazingly friendly staff, very clean basic rooms with AC. Great price and location, everything is within a ten minute walk, beach shop’s restaurants etc. pool is on the 1st floor balcony overlooking the sea! The rooms are a throwback from the seventies, but very clean and comfortable.

The hotel itself was lovely. Clean and tidy with very friendly staff. Great food. However the surrounding area was awful. A complete dive. Anywhere I went for a drink I was turned away. Bar staff outside of the hotel all seemed very rude. And it didn't help the area consistently smelt of sewage. I went to sa coma a few years ago and loved it. Porto colom was just awful. Never again.

A 2 star hotel at best. 1 star for being a hotel and 1 star for fooling Tripadvisor. Where should I start. Lets go with the good points- Reception staff were helpful. View from our balcony was stunning at sunset and looking over to the lighthouse The bad points The restaurant - always cold regardless if it was breakfast or evening meal, bland food, chicken/beef/pork casserole tasted the same every day, little choice. We even had the misfortune of sitting at a laid table only to be barked at by the waitress(Sara)that we shouldn’t sit there. When I confronted her and pointed out it should be cordoned off, she shook her fists and stormed off- 10/10 comedy value though. A glass of water is 2 euros. If you want ice at the bar to take to your room, it’s 1 euro per cup. The room. Small but comfortable. Very basic. No fridge etc(that’s why I asked for ice). Beds were single put up beds on wheels so if you were lucky enough to get a Cwtch, you ended up falling through the middle- no pun intended. Slightly reminiscent of the overlook hotel from the shining. The pool. Bit small as they’ve segregated a third of it with chrome railings so kids can play in it. No pool towels. You have to bring your own. Never saw any kids at the hotel. The maintenance guy also kicks you out of the pool area at 7 so he can clean. No real sports facilities unless you want to play table tennis with flat ping pong ball or tennis with 1 tennis ball. All in all, possibly the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. Would I come to Portocolom again. Yes I would as it’s a lovely place and if you hire a car, there is so much on your doorstep you can visit. Would I stay at the BV Bellevue Balsana again. I think not. Should you? Play the lottery. You have a better chance of being lucky.

The staff at the hotel were excellent both on reception and in the restaurant. The food was of very good quality and cooked well. The salads were outstanding in both quality and choice. The food was excellent value for money. The hotel has a tennis court, which is not quite up to Wimbledon standards but you can hit a ball. It also has a table tennis table which is in a good location with plenty of room. The hotel itself is a little out dated but the bathrooms have a great in the bath shower.