Apartamento Gama

Good value for money, with a convenient independent check-in and check-out. Customer service was excellent and quick to respond, and there’s parking in front of the property. It’s about 500 metres from Cala Galdana, with its beautiful sea and well-equipped beach, plus a minimarket and restaurants close by. I stayed five days in apartment number 6, a furnished ground-floor two-room place with a living room and kitchenette, double bedroom, bathroom and balcony overlooking the pool. The building isn’t new, but it’s well maintained. The kitchen has the dishes you need for a holiday, though naturally it’s not equipped like a home. There’s a toaster, coffee maker, kettle, two microwaves, dishwasher and washing machine. A sponge, washing-up liquid and dishcloth were provided. The bed and bath linens were in good condition and new, and they also supplied a beach towel. There’s no air conditioning. We were there in milder weather, so it wasn’t an issue, but it would have been otherwise. The bedroom and living room windows face the stairs to the pool, so they can’t really be left open without losing privacy. The bathroom window also looks onto the corridor used to reach the other apartments.

I won’t be staying here again. The apartment itself is fine, but for the price there were too many problems. The shower leaked from beneath the tray as soon as we used it, so we had to scrub the floor after every shower. The toilet bowl was dirty when we arrived, and so were the dishes, especially the glasses. They said the marks on the glasses were limescale, but that wasn’t the case. The bedspread was dirty too. They brought a replacement, but we didn’t like it. The patio door was loose and its handle was in bad shape. There were also a few small chips in the drawers and the TV stand had come off its hinges. I wouldn’t come back.

The pool was freezing, and the 35-litre water heater for four people was ridiculous. The apartment is spacious and fairly well located, but it was completely unsuitable for an autumn stay. It was very cold, with no heating or way to dry clothes. The single-glazed French doors barely shut. It was badly equipped too. There was only a tiny clothesline, enough for a few pairs of socks, despite being at a seaside resort where you’d expect to swim and shower. There was a washing machine but no proper drying option or outdoor line. The dishwasher wouldn’t stay open, the oven had no power and was useless, and the extractor hood didn’t work. There were so few dishes and utensils that we had to wash them after every use. The parking space was too narrow for even a slightly wider car. The toilets and showers had no privacy at all, open directly to the bedrooms. In short, spacious and fairly well located, but otherwise ZERO. AVOID!

There’s a nice terrace, and the apartment is a good size in a convenient location. But it’s unusually hot, the kitchenware is limited and there are no tablecloths. The bathrooms have no privacy.