Grupotel Amapola

Only classed as 3 star but what a 3 star.Breakfast ,Dinner and Tea there is plenty of selections and very tasty Hotel staff were all fab and always willing to help out or advise and Ampola is the only hotel we have been for years where there is absolutely no rush to get a sunbed .There are plenty and in our week saw no one putting on towels to "save them for later" .Ampola also had televisions where BBC , ITV , 4 and 5 were standard.Situated a little way from the poet of Alcudia but only a short bus ride to there or Can Picifort Downside really was only the evening entertainment .It was not the worst I have seen but it was very far from being the best

Food was so good. I could choose what i wanted. Before i went to Mallorka I thought that the swimming pool is small, but every day there was a lot of space inside and outside the pool. Very clean hotel. The workers also were so friendly and clever.

We booked a last minute break, normally we opt for 5* for our annual holiday. However, as this year we were able to squeeze in a second holiday I looked at other star ratings too, to try and keep the cost down a bit. This wasn't what I would consider a really "cheap week" at nearly £2000 however, I appreciate that it was peak season. Having looked at 4* options, the Amapola had better reviews than a lot of the 4* counterparts for around the same price. So we decided to take a chance and go with 3* Amapola. This is an honest review with positive and negative points from our recent stay. In many ways, this is better than a 3*. However is let down and pulled back to 3* by a couple of things that could be easily changed (in my opinion). It is a small hotel, with a small pool. However the outside area is bigger than you initially think with areas around the Tennis Court and looking at the lake. It is very clean. Everywhere is kept spotless both inside and outside. There was someone power washing all the pool area every morning as well as cleaners keeping inside and toilets clean throughout the day and evening. Staff were friendly and drinks were decent. Cocktails were mainly pre-mixed on the AI package, but they were much better than expected! The spirits were good quality and the vodka we were served was Smirnoff. Food was pretty good and plenty of freshly cooked (while you waited) options at all meal times as well as the buffet options. The cakes/pastries at breakfast were really impressive! Breads etc all freshly baked in the morning. The salad bar was always bothered by little black flies. Particularly the grated carrot!! It put me off using it to be honest so avoided. As a veggie this generally makes up a good percentage of what I’d eat so was disappointed with that. Sun loungers were really good. Looked brand new and plenty of them. Never an issue finding one. Our room (314) was small but spotless and the bathroom was very nice, clean and modern. The beds in the room were terrible! Very uncomfortable. Felt very cheap mattress quality. And they were single beds pushed together, which by morning had drifted apart. There was only one thin pillow provided on the beds, however we asked at reception if we could have extra pillows and a second was sent up straightaway without any issue, which did help. There were duvet's in the wardrobe for if you wanted more than a sheet. The aircon was really old, was fixed wall vents which were off to one side of the room and you couldn't change the direction of the vents so one bed got blasted with the draft when in use. However it did work and did keep the room nice a cool. The walls/ceilings did seem quite thin as there was a lot of noise that could be heard from other rooms. Just general noise, nobody was being rowdy. You could hear voices, moving chairs etc. I could even hear someone snoring in another room close by! Water wasn’t provided in the rooms as part of the AI pac