Caramelo Marina Calan Bosch

Caramelo has had an extensive and very good quality refurb over the closed season. It is truly a lovely hotel with friendly and efficient staff, including Leah the lifeguard and bar staff. The food? Next level. Executive chef Babis Papadopoulos has created an exceptional menu, both for breakfast and especially, for the al a carte restaurant. It’s impressive! Always ready to adapt a dish to your dietary requirements e.g. vegetarian. The food Babis created was exceptional and for the first time ever, home or abroad, I actually had amazing vegetarian food made with a twist adopted from the a la carte menu. Prices are also very competitive for high quality dining. Caramelo is well located for beautiful coastal walks among other things and short is just a short ride beautiful Ciutadella.

We chose this hotel as the brochure said it had been renovated new for 2025. Well the hotel had obviously been done to a high standard, the decor was beautiful. The restaurant served a fabulous array of food for breakfast. There was one night we ate in the hotel restaurant as it was stormy and torrential rain. The food was ok, I’m presuming the chefs are understandably nervous and want to make a good impression but the food was average and the menu was limited. Unfortunately with the heavy rain the doors leaked and water was leaking in under several doors. The staff were really good . There continued to be work being undertaken in various parts of the hotel, which was fine apart from if you wanted a siesta, then it was frustrating listening to drilling and hammering. The hotel is perfectly situated and close to the marine and beach. The sunbeds are a delight with comfy cushions. All in all a lovely adult only hotel, staff helpful and pleasant.

Recently refurbished for 2025. Opened before all teething issued sorted out. Will be great when they have. Decor beautiful in rooms and public areas .Food excellent Location is brilliant, close to the Marina and small beach. Sadly fell far short on many other issues. The lift has been out of action for most of our stay, not funny when you are on 2nd or 3rd floor. Flooding in dining room, ladies ground floor toilets out of action( 1 didn't have a lock on door and no hand drier only facial tissues the 2nd had a loo but no hand basins, meaning walking up to 3rd floor for bathroom breaks) No welcome drink ! Tomorrow guests can't use pool area between 8am and 10am( the breakfast slot) due to filming for new website. I think they could have offered guests some gesture to compensate for inconveniences. Building works are still ongoing here ,hopefully they get it right soon.

We have just returned from a 9 Night stay All inclusive. Location is perfect, gorgeous Marina nearby. Rooms were very spacious, Air con and Shower very good. Beds really comfy. Nice quiet pool area and Jose the bar man, what a guy! So friendly. We went to the main Hotel for all meals, food wasn't the best! Some days were better than others. Mainly catered for the Italians. Entertainment wasn't good at all, all the entertainment team spoke in Italian, nothing in English at all, not very good if you have children with you as only catered for Italian Children. The Italians were very Rude and Ignorant, no Manners whatsoever. All in all we had a great holiday as we stayed over the Apartment side in the day time which is lovely. I think it's fine for anyone doing Self catering but it's just the Dinner Hall experience, too noisy and packed out too, sometimes you had to wait to get a table. Go as soon as it opens is my tip.

Amazing holiday to Cala En Bosch, our favourite place on the island. Pros: Location of the property is unbeatable, most rooms have a sea view, you are a two minute walk from the marina and a two minute walk from the beach. Staff are very friendly and helpful, someone on reception to help 24/7. The pool options are fabulous, something for everyone and never too busy, even in mid July. We never had an issue getting a sunbed even in the afternoon. As the kids pool is within the main hotel (Globales Cala En Bosch) we found the pools at Marina Apartments to be very relaxing. Cons: We were a couple who stayed in a self catering studio apartment. The apartments are very small, we only stayed for 5 nights and ate out for each of those but if we did want the option to cook, this would have been very difficult in the space. The cooking utensils provided were minimal and it would have been helpful to even have a bread knife. Although there is a fridge, all cupboards are taken up by crockery and therefore no place to store food. The bathroom is also very basic with no shelving for toiletries. There are no cleaning supplies provided and so you had to purchase washing up liquid and a sponge in order to clean your own pots. There was also no sweeping brush and so if you had a sandy day at the beach, you had to wait for the cleaners to come in the next day to sweep up for you. Having a brush would have been very helpful. We would definitely stay at the apartments again as they are great value for money, though the small extra things would really go a long way.

We have just returned from this hotel after a 1 week stay on A.I. Transfer from the hotel took about 1 hour 20 minutes due the amount of drop offs. Prior to arriving I requested a room facing the pool and this was granted and we stayed on the first floor with a limited view of the sea. Tourist tax was about 30 Euros as this is a 3 star resort The rooms are small , beds are comfortable and there is a kitchenette area and a safe that is chargeable , There aren't a lot of plug sockets and the amount of storage space in the bedroom and mainly in the bathroom is woeful . There is good Wi-Fi throughout ( you have to use a separate log in for both hotels ) Walking around the building , you can see that the building is showing it's age and could do with a refurb. The apartments has 2 pools and we spent most of our time there , its very quiet and plenty of sunbeds , so no 7am towel dash here. The real star are the staff , Jose the barman is a real asset to this hotel ! Unfortunately this bar shuts at 6.00 p.m. We did go across to the hotel across the road for one day , but is is really noisy and the entertainment / announcements are made in Italian and French As has been highlighted before meals are taken across the road which is primarily occupied by Italians . Food was reasonable for an A.I not piping hot but still warm enough to eat ,there was always a choice of grilled fish or meat on the grill , we tended to eat outside the main restaurant as it was a lot quieter , one night we couldn't get a seat and eat inside , it was very busy and the Italians are shall I say politely very exuberant. The restaurant appeared to struggle to replenish food and cutlery at some times The entertainment is also held at the main hotel , having stayed at the Globales in Cala Blanca previously we were expecting a reasonable standard of entertainment but it was truly shocking . One live band and a circus act throughout the week, the remainder was " high school, sixth form" concert by the animation team and was excruciating to watch The hotel is a 2 minute walk to the beach and a 5 minute walk to the Marina which has plenty of bars and restaurants I appreciate that the apartments are a 3 star and my view is based on that basis