"I'm always honest and open, when writing up reviews. I really want to give this hotel a 5* review. I simply can't. Truthfully, this hotel has everything you could possibly need for a short break. But massively let down by small things.
So, I'll start from the beginning. Tangerine by Honne, is pretty much, within the last block of hotels in Magaluf. So, transfer time, from PMI to Tangerine will be a long one. Unless you're willing to pay up, about €60 for a taxi? To get there quicker. Be prepared for a long haul.
The hotel, is absolutely spotlessly clean. Inside and outside. So, we were off to a great start. First impressions.. very good! Impressive, in fact. Check in seemed a little slow and long winded. Eventually, we got the card for the room. Our pool view room was spotlessly clean. And spacious. Enough for the two of us. Very basic, I'd admit. But, we had enough for what we wanted. My only gripe with the room, was the shower. The shower room is absolutely huge. The shower heads are more like jet sprays. So, the water seemed to go over you. Than, on you! Other than that, rooms are of a very good standard. Beds are incredibly comfortable. Air con is decent too. Overall, very satisfied with the hotel/rooms.
As we arrived after 8pm, the only thing available/open was the vending machine. The bar closes about 7pm. (Which we already knew about). Which is a shame, as we'd have happily had a drink at the hotel. But, after all.. we are in Magaluf. And Magaluf, certainly isn't short of places to go.
Location. The hotel is literally a stone throw away from your first set of bars/pubs. We never went into any of these, as both 'Dreams' and 'The Local Pub', over the road seemed empty. So, we decided to take a walk to grab some food. The next set of bars/restaurants is literally less than a 10 minute walk. Coco Bongos was our favourite place. 'Benny's' bar is more family orientated. The Magaluf strip is approximately 10-15 minutes walk. The map, makes it look longer, than it actually is. The beach is also a 5 minute walk. The pirate show, is a 5+ minute walk from the hotel too. So.. considering the hotel, is at the back end of Magaluf... It's still close enough to things.
So.. back to the hotel. The morning after, the night before. I decided to go down for breakfast early. The hotel mainly caters for a younger crowd. As you can imagine, breakfast was fairly quiet. Until about 11am. Breakfast/brunch is from 8-1.30pm. With an absolute array of choices. Personally, I loved this concept. And completely understood it.
Unfortunately.. this is one of the reasons, why I gave this review a 4*. Even though.. the choices are amazing. From pastries, continental breakfast.. to your standard hot breakfast. Unfortunately, the breakfast is absolutely stone cold!! Even though bacon is warmed through. Everything goes cold incredibly quickly. If they had, a microwave to heat up your breakfast.. I'd have happily accepted that. The hotel, has to make do, with what they've got. I'd have a little empathy with that. The breakfast, was a huge let down, for me. Which is a huge shame.
The pool area, is a huge selling point. I absolutely loved it. The pool is of a decent enough size. Water is at a great temperature too. Which surprised us. The surrounding pool area, is kept immaculately clean and tidy. Plenty of sun beds too. Pool got busy, after 12pm. So.. if you go in the morning? You certainly won't struggle to grab a good spot. The pool bar is great. Which offers some great non/alcoholic choices. The cocktails are very good. Prices are pretty decent for a hotel too. The bar staff always seemed to have a smile on their faces. And to top it off, there is a DJ playing some great house music. Great vibes, to have an awesome chilled afternoon by the pool. We both absolutely loved it.
On to checking out. As we had a very late flight home, we asked for a late check out. They said for a €60 charge, we could have the room until 8pm. But, for them, to all of a sudden decide our only option was to offer the shower room, instead. It was better than nothing. So we booked our slot. Which kind of seemed pointless. The shower room, wasn't what we expected. Your shower room.. is basically the pool area toilets. Why, we needed to book the hotel toilets, is beyond me? Unfortunately, the showers had our jet spray shower heads attached. So.. as you can imagine.. absolutely soaked the whole room. And to top it off.. you had fellow guests banging on the locked door, wanting to use the bathroom. So.. we kinda felt, incredibly rushed with the whole thing.
Overall. A very chilled and relaxed stay. A great hotel with chilled out vibes. Just a huge shame, about the food and shower room.
Would I stay there again? More than likely. Just don't book a late flight again!"
