Hi we have been to Menorca about 20 something times,i would say you need to be going to Caln Bosch.Caln Porter is very hilly when it comes to going to the beach either by road or the many steep steps you have to go down.Caln Bosch has everything for your children to do ,good beaches swimming pool with lots going on etc.Evening entertainment.

Regards Mary.

PS if you are going in May you would deffinately need a heated pool as the weather can be a bit unsettled,this may was the wettest for about forty years.

Mary

Thank you very much for your reply. I really feel that cala n bosch would be better for us, the only thing putting me off is the transfer time from the airport. We are intending to stay in a villa so not too bothered about the beach as prefer the pool, but worried might not have much choice of restaurants in the evening. Do you know if there are many restaurants there?

Sorry to ask more questions

Sarah

There are lots of restaurants around the harbor.we haven't stayed there only visited.It was very busy in june with families.

Mary

Hi Sarah, we are just back from Cala'n Bosch after a our 2nd 2 week stay there. You need not worry about there being enough restaurants as there are plenty all situated around the lovely marina. We still haven't tried them all! I would definately recommend it as it has a lovely, safe feel to it perfect for young families.

If you've got any other questions please ask and I'll do my best to answer.

Kind regards,Nic.

Thank you very much nicjw, you may be sorry you said that!! haha

We have found a lovely villa in cala n porter which my husband is really keen on, i am just a bit unsure about the resort. As i said previously, Cala n Bosch sounds perfect, except its just such a long transfer time and i dont fancy that. Hence why we cant decide between the two, decisions decisions!

Also a bit wary now about the weather after reading marys post!

Kind regards

Sarah

Hello again, how will you be doing the transfer from the airport? We were the last but one drop off from our coach and I'd say it still only took about an hour and didn't feel too bad at all. Remember it's only just over a 2 hour flight and we found the airport at Menorca to be extremely efficient with regards getting baggage to you. I really don't think the transfer is a problem. If you had a car you could probably do it in around 40 mins I think. With regards Cala'n Porter, I personally haven't visited but I remember friends going years ago and they found it very quiet, and it is quite hilly too.

I haven't been in May, but I know that it can be very hit and miss, could you maybe stretch it out to June. Our first visit was last 2 weeks June and we had wall to wall sunshine for a fortnight. I do think you chances of good weather would be more or less guaranteed late June but May

Decisions, eh????!!

Hey again. That journey time doesnt sound too bad at all. Will have to hire car as we are renting a private villa and not doing a package, were just worried as journey times to cala n bosch quoted as around one and half hours!!! so big difference.

With regard to dates, we have to go in school holidays as i work in a school and as we fancy an early ish break, we thought end of May would be ideal - not too hot and busy, may have to think again!!!
Also i saw one of your other posts saying that you have booked a holiday in Cala Galdana, been reading lots of good things about that resort, sounds lovely, may I ask what made you book there?

Regards

Sarah

Hi Sarah, don't mind you asking at all...I would stay at Cala'n Bosch again without question, and I really love Menorca. Whilst there last week we hired a car and had a look at a lot of other resorts. We went to Cala'n Bosch for our last holiday abroad prior to this one 5 years ago and when I booked this years hol I considered Cala Galdana but thought it would possibly be too quiet for my children, so plumped for Cala'n Bosch again. We went to Cala Galdana for the day and found it to be very picturesque, lovely beach, and there appeared to be enough restaurants there for our needs. Many of the apartments there are located on the hill, however we've managed to book ones on the flat which should be ideal. We'll hire a car again too as I really enjoyed not being in one place for too long. Just fancied a change really, plus the fact that the accomodation we stayed in in Cala'n Bosch is £500 more for next year was a big factor.

Hey Nic

I know what you mean about cost, all my friends keep telling me about holidays they seem to find which are way cheaper than what i seem to come up with!!

We basically just want somewhere not too big (big hotels just seem so noisy!!), thats why we thought a villa would be better for us as we always seem to get noisy people above us!!! and also dont want to face a scrum every morning for sunbeds! As for the resort we would just like some nice restaurants to eat in the evening, we dont tend to stay out late in bars and stuff so just want some nice restaurants and maybe a few shops to wander around.

I am now going to spend another morning trawling the internet.. what fun lol

sarah

Know what you mean about the sunbed scrum. Our apartments this year overlooked the pool and I'd see people putting out their towels to get 'their spot' at 6 in the morning when it was still dark! They'd take around 8 sunbeds, in the same position every day for the full 14 and even parked the pushchair in exactly the same spot each day! Not once did I see all of 'their' beds being used at once. It's sad really but most places seem to have this problem now and booking your own villa will certainly mean you have your own space.

Good luck with your search, let me know if you come up with anything.

What a nightmare, trawled every review website available and still connot find one place that has got consistently good reviews!!! I know everybody has their own opinion and maybe some people are fussy (i Know i probably am too fussy!!!) but every time we go away, it turns out to be a bit of a nightmare and i am sick of paying a lot of money to be disappointed!!

After trawling the internet all morning, i am definitely steering towards a villa. Just a lot of money for 1 week!! but hey ho, heres hoping!

Thanks a lot ofr all your help

Sarah

I agree that the transfer time is not too bad at all, I think web sites often state 1 and a half hours by transfer as that's to allow for coach transfers which are slower and often drop off at other places too, as well as having to wait for all the people to come through the airport in the first place.
If you are hiring a car I agree that it will take you 40-50 minutes to get to Calan Bosch from the airport. A good tip is for one of you to go and sort the car hire paperwork out while one of you waits for luggage as there can be queues for the car hire kiosks once everyone has their luggage so you can beat them to it and then be ready for the off as soon as you have your luggage, we learnt this one off the people next to us on the plane this year and intend to put it into use next year too!

I also think that Calan bosch would suit you better than Calan Porter.

I hope you have a great time wherever you end up!

Just returned from a week in a villa booked with Menorca Villa Rentals in Cala n Porter and i was definitely not disappointed. We had a lovely time. Villa was very nice, resort quiet (which suited us!), beach beautiful, will definitely be returning to Menorca again.