Mallorca. Port De Soller

 We spent a week in Mallorca to do some walking in good weather. Our base will be Port de Soller north of Palma. Flying from Manchester to Pamla with Rynair, which had the best flight times compared to other airlines.  Cost of return flight was £162 for two.

We had no delays either way with and the loading was quick. Only thing I noticed was the hand baggage, they were keener on the return flight on the size. If it did not fit in the slot you had to pay for it to go in the hold.

Once at Palma airport we took the number 1 bus to the centre, which runs about every 15 mins. Cost was 2.50euros and you get off at the main station.  Then you take the express bus to Port de Soller which goes through the tunnel. Cost 3 euros.

Our hotel for the week was the Citrus hotel which is on the far side of the bay. The bus drops you off at the other end of the bay so you have a 20 to 30 min walk around the bay.

The hotel is a 1 star and we booked though Travel Republicweb site. £246 for both of us. This was cheaper than going direct to hotel. We booked double room with balcony and sea view at half board. You have options of room only, bed and breakfast or fully inclusive. We went for half board as it was only cost us an extra £10 each for the whole week. So if you only eat in once or twice you are a saving. I think if you pay there you will be paying about 7 euros each night for the meal.

The meals are ok and the breakfast was your standard with orange juice, bread rolls and cereals. The evening meals were 3 courses. We ate in 4 times and out the other times. Starter was always a salad with another item. For the main courses we had steak and chips, fresh fish with roasted vegetables, roast chicken breast with roasted vegetables and Goulash which was bland. You helped yourself to desert, usually fruit and e.g. apple flan, All in all 4 meals for 10 euros you cannot grumble. The only problem is there is absolutely no choice on the starter or main course, and there is no menu up (we used to ask beforehand what it would be to decide whether to eat in or out). 

The meals in the town came to about 40 to 50 euros with wine for two.

The room we had was sea view with balcony. It had a small ensuite with shower and small bath. The rooms were cleaned each day and all floors mopped. Down stairs you had a seating area with the bar and books to read. Bottle of house white wine was 8 euros and a whiskey was 4 euros.

Overall the hotel was good for 1 star and you could walk in with your walking boots on and no one said anything. It was away from the main area but that was a short walk away.