Hotel Palia Dolce Farniente

"We went with 2 teenage boys an had 2 share a room thw hotel is French everything is French 2 off use wer sick off the food ,entertainment was also in French.hotel is not bad but the food is terrible the worse all inclusive I have been not gud at all really disappointed ad we payed a lot off money 4 ten days we tryed an tryed 2 move only 4 thw rep passing us about saying we get u moved an then finally said we cud move but it’s 6 miles away an it was 4 the last 3 days will not b returning 2 this hotel"

"This is MY review. In the first instance it is NOT in Cala dor it’s in Cala Egos. Upon arrival at the hotel we were NOT greeted with a “ hello and welcome to this hotel “ we were greeted with “ your name “ . Not a good start. It soon come apparent that this hotel is For French Guests and NOT British. Arrived at lunch time so the room wasn’t ready which is normal. Advised to come back at 1400. Went for lunch at 1300 when the Restaurant opens. Basic food nothing special. Cold and not very appealing if I’m honest. Went back at 1400 and found our room for the 10 nights. Not what I paid for .Got a view of the French Boules area and Tennis courts. Contacted Jet2 who contacted the Hotel and they said the hotel was full and couldn’t be moved. Not happy but it is what it is. The first night our bathroom flooded due to the shower tray not being adequate so went to reception and had to use my French translator on my mobile. All sorted within 1 hour so all good . Right, Entertainment, The entertainment team or Club Jumbo as they are called work really hard BUT and it’s a BIG BUT do EVERYTHING AND I MEAN EVERYTHING in French. They will NOT engage in conversation with you unless you are wearing a pink AI band. We tried on many occasions to say hello but was completely ignored. We actually sat on the next table from them at the bar Nextdoor and tried to talk to them but again ignored. Didn’t bother speaking to them again. We were never asked to join in with any activities as again we were not French so us British didn’t count .Some of the French Guests were extremely rude and disrespectful and think they don’t have to line up for a drink or for food so they just push in. 98% of the French were rude and disrespectful as I said but the other 2% were polite and took some time to speak to us. We went out every night as the evening entertainment was all about the French and not us British even the darn Bingo 😂 was French . Anyway, The Rooms are cleaned to a high standard, fresh towels everyday , bedding changed every 2 days. Pool area washed and hosed down every morning including the sunbeds. The cleaning staff work very hard and so does the maintenance men. I could go on and on but I won’t. In my opinion this Hotel should NOT be sold to the British people as it’s not geared up for us. Jet2 have let themselves down. I actually spoke to a Jet2 customer service person 6 months ago about my concerns about it being a French hotel and the man I spoke to said it’s NOT French it’s British. I rest my case. Would I return to this Hotel most definitely NOT and I repeat NOT unless it’s geared up for us British NOT just the French. Shame as it’s in a good location ."

"We stayed here for 5 nights, on arrival the lady who served us, was rude didn't explain or tell us anything or even tried to speak or translate into English, just give us our bands and that was it. I asked when our room was ready, she told us check in was 3pm. Then she said it be a hour, we give it a hour, she then said another 30mins, then she give is another 30mins, then i went back looking for us and she was nowere to be seen, but by looks of it all the french guests were getting greeted nicely, given a room on time, given the red carpet treatment l. We had waited 3 hours for the room, god knows what they was doing, but in the end the other staff member the male with glasses was welcoming more then the women who didnt help us and in the end i think he seen i got that annoyed he gave us any room. The air con is stupid it make the front door cold, instead of having it blowing onto the room, with the slowest fan going. The entertainment i understand its french but nobody even tried to translate it, or even tried to get anybody else but french involved which i thought was rude. They was also doing day trips for french aswell, which she rudely told me i aint french so it isn't for us! The food was ok. But longs you like Pork as they do every type of meal with pork stuffed in it. Food is repetitive, the Italian corner which is the same thing every night the sauce has no flavour in it. Mexican night misses simple stuff like cheese and sour cream? The Asian night wasn't even asian it had some spring rolls and some veg paella. There no air conditioning in the inside part so to warm to eat inside, Cant sit outside as you get swamped by wosbs. The all inclusive isn't all inclusive as u have pay for the proper alcohol and the cocktails and its cash only which obviously nobody buys. Then the alcohol isn't alcohol isn't watered down, so dont waste your time. This isnt a 3 star its more 2 star, and if your anybody but french dont bother to go. Also they let you leave your luggage in a luggage cupboard which is fine but any man and dog can go in as it isnt secured. They also give all french pink wrist bands, and everyone else is blue which i find very strange and even ruder because then nobody acknowledges you. The bar staff was friendly enough and actually understood you and even remembered our drinks. The man at the reception with glasses its pleasant the other ladys and staff are very very rude. To the point we was waiting to get picked up and the staff was pulling up questioning what we was doing??? While waiting for the coach??? The entertainment ladies some of them did walk past and will always say hello in english unlike anybody else. I will not come back."