We (that's the Missis, our 20yo Son and I) are going to Cala N Bosch - a place we've never stayed at but always adored on a few visits we've had there (generally at night). This time around we are also taking the Mother in Law, my Sister in Law and her 4yo Son.
We've normally gone to Cala Galdana in Menorca for around 17 years - but although we booked the holiday early, there was very little in the way of accommodation for the 6 of us hence the resort change - quite surprising in June? However, it seems that some places in Cala Galdana have slowly been dying a death. When we took friends there the other year we stayed at the Confortel Annabel - our second stay there (a nice place but the biggest pain in the butt was the woefully inadequate number of pool sunbeds and fellow Brits doing the old trick of putting towels on them before disappearing for the day - the reps 'talked the talk' about not allowing this to happen but then ignored it completely). I digress.
What was really disappointing was that some lovely little apartment blocks called Annabels 1 & 2 that we always used to stay at now seem to be deserted - these were new build in the early 90's and always fully booked. When we walked past them, there were just 2 apartments that seemed occupied and the reception was boarded up. We walked down the steps across the road (The Galdana Gardens) to get to the Chinese, and I literally stopped dead in my tracks -again, entire complex was closed; The once gorgeous pool didn't look as if it had been used for ages - just full of stagnant water; and the once thriving complex bar was deserted. As they'd closed off the steps halfway down, we obviously had to go back up and walk around the long route. There used to be a restaurant and bar complex called the Bon Vista (if memory serves me right) just opposite the Annabels Apts. but that too had become a ghost town and closed up shop. Now I'm honestly not a wimp but it was actually getting a bit emotional!
Now I'm not for one moment knocking Cala Galdana - we still adore the place and have made good friends with quite a few of the bar folk and restaurant owners over many years. However, I just wonder what is happening? Everywhere in Cala Galdana used to be thriving but it now looks (at least on the top road of the resort) like a ghost town! Moreover, the only entertainment now appears to be at the Thomson Gold Hotel - there is nothing happening in the little square (where our friends have their bar).
So anyway, we are off the Cala N Bosch as we remember it being a little livelier. To this end, has anyone stayed at The Hotel Sol Falco recently? A lot of reviews date back to 2002 that I've read - and you can't really learn much from older comments as things can change so quickly.
Anyway, thanks for any input that you can provide.
Just to add thank heavens we are off to our gorgeous little 'Isla Bonita'. To buck the trend, we did try out Pathos Cyprus 2 years ago............NEVER AGAIN! It must truly be the most godforsaken place with the most unfriendly people on this Earth!
PS One IMPORTANT point - is there anywhere in Cala N Bosch that sells cigs? Last time, getting a few cartons of Fortunas was impossible unless we drove from Galdana into Ferreries.
