Hi Liz, we had all our meals at the hotel as there was so much choice, we didn`t get bored as it was only a week but you probably could if on a 2 week holiday.. We usually had a sandwich for lunch at Happy House or Tom Browns, they have good prices for both food and drink.
The pool area has a bit of shade, there were plenty of sunbeds but we didn`t have the best weather. When you go I would imagine that a lot would be full but your only 5 mins to beach. From what I could see it got sun all day.
I didn`t use the laundry but a list was in the rooms. I did see a couple of laundy shops (1 in Torrenova, 1 I think at furthest end of Magaluf) both offering a full load wash and dried (I would imagin Ironed as well) around 10 euros but you needed 24 hours to get it back. I thought about it then I wouldn`t have had any washing back home.
There were lots of touts on the strip offering drinks, across the road from the hotel The Fountain had happy hour 5-8 and the other bars on the same road had offers on. Tom Browns and the Happy House had pints for 1.5 euros, Sangria for 6 euros. wine was 3 euros for 1/4 carafe.
Have a fab holiday.