Hi

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luci

We stayed in a Villa in Cala Galdana last July, all 4 bedrooms had airconditioning (units above the doors) but the main rooms didn't seem to have, this was a perfectly acceptable arrangement for us. We had the same arrangement in Frigiliana in mainland Spain the year before, which was even hotter although they had strategically placed fans in the main rooms. The trouble with keeping loads of doors and windows open at all times is security

I would say that if you can't get one with air conditioning, try and make sure there are fans about or avaiable to hire. Your main problem without it will probably be getting a comfortable nights sleep.

Years ago we stayed in a 3 star apartment complex on Minorca at the same time of year with no aircon, just a ceiling fan over the bed and we managed, but the aircon we had last summer was definatly better for sleeping purposes.

For me, even though I don't have young children any more, various factors need to be taken into consideration, and Aircon was a must and if the apartment/Hotel didn't have it I would think twice about it - I guess it's down to personal choice

We have travelled to Menorca the last few years peak season (Jul/Aug). Last year we had a private apartment with only ceiling fans and found these adequate, however, the temperature was much cooler than the same time the previous year (high 20s as opposed to high 30s). Not sure we'd have coped with the heat the previous year had we not have had air conditioning. My advice would be to try to book one with airconditioning as a preference just in case.

Nope. Adds approx £100 a week to the price and as cleaning is sporadic , sleeping under A/C is not healthy at the best of times.

The reason most villas dont have it is owners dont want guests using it wrongly ie leaving open doors /windows and also there is frequently a breeze, so the heat is not there. Better is inbuilt mosquito screens and open windows.