Insotel Cala Mandia Resort

We had a brilliant time here, we came with the extended family covering 3 generations and everyone had a great time. The family rooms are great, and having a separate space for our son was great for him. While it was end of the season when we visited this did not affect the quality of the stay. The staff are amazing, shout outs for David in guest relations and Viktoria in the entertainments team. The food in the buffets had a good selection and I was able to find something I liked every meal, while the food in South is something else. Location wise it’s great, with a 30 min walk to Porto Cristo (I went via the main road but there was always a footpath) as well a bus stop and land train stop near by. Would happily come back again

We stayed in a 1 bed apartment Block A, which was the main block. The room was dated and very tired, but pretty clean and the shower was powerful. The cleaning staff did a great job, coming daily. The walls were quite thin, and the bedroom next to the walkway, luckily we were at an end but often about 11pm there was families(?!) coming back, lots of door slamming and running, not ideal. Yes it's a family hotel and you expect noise, but it doesn't take much to be mindful of others. We've stayed at all inclusives before, and found the buffet good to be pretty good all round, with some different choices every night. The drinks selection was annoying, the only 4 cocktails included were all very sweet and from machines, if you wanted off menu you had to pay (12€). Having said that the spirits were branded spirits, so that was a plus. There was taps at all bars/restaurants to get your own beer & wine which was a great idea, though it meant at dinner that was your only choice along with soft drinks/coffee/ water, which were also help yourself from machines/pumps. The wine I didn't find drinkable, but the lager was good. Tip, there's a restaurant over the bridge called Antonella's which do a cracking Caiparinha, and there's a kids play area next to it. The staff were all really friendly, and the 2 ladies at Kids club were really great, our little boy loved them. The slides were great fun, and there was always lots to do for us. Overall we had a really good week. We got a deal with TUI, for what we paid (free child's place) I was happy enough, but if I'd have paid full price in peak season then I wouldn't have felt it was good value. The room quality definitely let it down, but we didn't go to spend much time in the room, and it had everything you need so was adequate in that sense. I understand they're upgrading rooms currently. So yes I'd recommend if you have kids probably 10 and under. We wouldn't come again but we tend not to visit places twice.

What a fantastic place . This is our first family holiday abroad bringing our 4 year old princess away. And we couldn’t have asked for a better place to visit. From start to finish it’s been amazing. The room was lovely with a mega view of the pool. Plenty of room for us all. The food was unreal and a great variety daily. The staff were exceptional. They couldn’t do enough for us, so professional and friendly. We’ve had the most wonderful stay and will certainly be coming back here again.