The first time I walked into the room I became deeply disappointed and thought what a dump it was. For the amount of money we paid, it was ridiculous and wasn't the value of money we expected to get, although it was a late deal many people who was on accommodation on arrival were put into a three star hotel that had air conditioning and was quiet and most of all was clean !!!!!

The decor was old and the place looked liked it needed fumigating the balcony was filthy and looked as if it hadn't been cleaned for many weeks or years.

The entertainment went on until 2pm in the morning, and you couldn't sleep even if you wanted to .

The rooms were dark and dingy and were filthy, I wouldn't even put a tramp in it!!!!!!!!!!!!


The music was loud and very inappropriate for at least 12pm.

We were told it was a three star but saw a better standard of a three star hotel that was clean and had air conditioning.

I would never go back there again, even if I was desperate, and are very surprised that they even get guests staying there !!!!!!!!!!

We have just returned from a fantastic holiday at the Talayot Apartments. We can't praise them enough!!

We were located in C block which was a great location - near to everything. Our apartment was clean, well equipped, spacious and comfortable. Two fans, one in the lounge and one in the bedroom - so you don't need to hire a fan like we did!!

The complex was kept very clean and tidy, and was very pretty with lots of palm trees and shrubs. There are a few talayot stones too!! Its like a little white washed village!!

We only ate in the complex restaurant once and it was fine! The bar staff are very good at their job and worked very hard. There is always someone walking around to collect new orders if you're watching the entertainment too.

The Thomson team were friendly and helpful, and the entertainment team were excellent - full of energy!!

During the day, there are loads of activities arranged which tend to happen around the main pool, there is something for everyones taste. If you want peace and quiet then there are 4 other pools to choose from.

Th entertainment at night was also very good - more aimed at the family's though but still worth watching! There were 3 professional acts a week when we were there - all very good! John and Adam (entertainment team) were fantastic and really make sure everyone has a good time!!

The location is great, close to 3 small coves which are all worth visiting - take your camera!! Plenty of good restaurants nearby, our faves were Giovanni's (at the back of the apartments) and Los Delphine's. Lots of shops and bars too!

We have just come back from the best holiday we have had for along time.

The Talayot apartments is a lovely complex with 5 pools to choose from during the day and fantastic entertainment in the evening we couldnt ask for anything more.

Bar and reception staff are friendly and helpful, the cleaners always seemed to be there with fresh bedding and towels cleaning our apartment.

The children loved the kids club winning prizes and having fun at the chocolate party they do an amazeing job.
We couldnt fault the Thomson team epecially the reps Guy , Karen and Laura.

They were always there morning and night and directed us to all the near attractions.

I was very dissapointed with both the hotels cleanliness and the location . The room wasn't clean and had poor hygene both in and out of our room . The noise level was horendous , as our room was right over the entertainment and it went on until about 2.0clock in the morning , leaving us with the lack of sleep and rest . People were dispespectfull , as there children were runninig about making a large amount of noise and discomfort to other people in the complex trting to sleep or prepare for a long journey home . I am sorry to say but this hotel is for people who have low standards in hygene location and for people who dont want to sleep on this holiday !!!!!

We stayed at the Talayot Apartments in August this year - and had a wonderful holiday.

Our accomodation was away from the bars and entertainment and was set in a peaceful cluster with play equipment for the children close by. If you have a young family, it may be a good idea to try and ask in advance for a quiter location, as I imagine the accomodation close to the bars and entertainment could be noisy. Our 1st floor apartment was lovely and clean, spacious with a large, sunny balcony.

A good tip if you have children who are prone to wander would be to ask for 1st floor accomodation as the ground floor patio doors led straight out onto communal gardens.

The main pool did get a bit hectic and noisy for our liking during the day, however with four other quiter pools to choose from this was no problem.

The kids club was fantastic and the children's entertainment in the evening was second to none. All the staff were super friendly from the bar staff to the domestics.

The position of the talayot was good, with many lovely restaurants just a stroll away, the restaurant at the Talayot itself was great too if you fancied staying local.

We found a lovely sandy cove a short walk away, it was quite small and became rather busy. If you prefer to spend days on a long sandy beach, you may have to go further afield.

All in all this was a fantastic holiday which the whole family enjoyed. We would visit the Talayot again.

We travelled with Thomson on a late deal, as we have done four times this year. The talayot was one of the possible places we might have ended up last time, but because the vista picas where we went was so good, we thought Thomsons couldn't put us somewhere crap..........we were wrong.

When we arrived we were shown to an upstairs apmnt which was small and dingy. When I walked out on the balcony the floor was giving way under me, so we asked to be moved, as It wasnt safe.

The reps were great as always and moved us to all that was available-the closest apmt to the bar/restaurant, which was all of around twelve feet from the kids pool.

The noise from the pool, with its water fountain, coupled with the noise from the drunk halfwits who found it necessary to scream at each other until around 2.30 am was so bad that my toddler and missus could not sleep.

So we complained again........and were moved after two nights in the racket.

I just love pulling heavy cases in 100 degree heat.
again.

The apmt we were moved to was very nice and recently refurbed. But it was right next to the snack bar and main pool so we had music all day long thumping out, and the evenings were filled with the delightful sound of drunken teenagers rowing and having protected sex on the snack bar balcony, and nearby kids apparatus...........I know the sex was protected because they were kind enough to leave the condoms on the grass near our apartment. Lovely.
So thoughtful.

To top all this off the pool was filthy , with a big tide mark of dirt all round the top. My toddler went in it and we had to get the doctor out as she developed a rash which was contact dermatitis from the filth. Luckily, neither of us adults were affected.

We therefore went to the vista picas to swim, because its clean .

This complex is a superfamily one, according to thomsons , but I would rename it ' super chav '.

In short....the rooms were crap , its full of scrotes , the pool will give your kids a rash , and the food was verging on swill (especially the breakfasts) .

I will not return .......ever.

Minorca is wonderful, and the Thomson reps are fantastic, but go to the Vista Picas....its far far nicer.

Having just returned from a two week stay at the talayots i would return again. We booked a thomson superfamily and travelled with some friends for a two week stay and we werent disappointed.

When we arrived we were shown to our room by the reps and had room number K1A which was situated right next to the main pool so we didnt have long to walk to get in and out of the pool. There are five pools in total around the complex but we only used the main one as it was right next to our apartment and it was where all the entertainment took place during the day.

The reps were great kept you entertained all day long and they were helpful and Friendly so were the bar staff they were always happy to help you. BBQ night was great especially when the bar staff stand on the tables and pour alcohol down your throat to see who can drink the most we must have drunk about 3 jugs of sangria between two of us as it was free flowing all night.

The entertainment during the day was excellent there were pool side quizzes, water sports, diving and even a reps verses guest day where they challenge all the guest to a competition in the pool. Adam and John were great worked all day long and into the night with bingo and your family fun games.

The resort itself had plenty to do, we are 18 and 19 years old and we were entertained with the bars and nightclubs that stayed open til 6am everynight. The square was good there was live entertainment nearly everynight of the week and there are plenty of bars and seats to accomodate everybody.

We ate out everynight and we found the restaurants near the roundabout to be the best haiti, los delfines and the one next door.

We went down to the diving cliffs everyday and its and amazing view across the sea and the spanish locals diving are amazing a must see!!!

Overall we had a great holiday and would like to return maybe in a few years time.

Talayot was fantastic, clean, friendly and had everything you could possibly need as a family.

The staff couldn't have been more helpful, infact I don't know when they slept, they were around first thing and still there at midnight, Unbelievable!

Five pools, always something going on for all ages, yet always somewhere quiet to relax. A tip for people with young babies and toddlers, the main pool has a good little pool but get there early if you want a bed poolside to keep a close eye.

The snack bar by the main pool had good food and it was fairly cheap.

The supermarket across the road had everything Nappies, wipes, food (Baby and Adult!)..all English.

Will be going again.

This was a late minute booking and was the best holiday ever, the staff and reps were all fantastic we asked for rooms close to each other as we went with another family when we arrived we had connecting doors, the kitchen was fitted with microwave toaster kettle and fridge all included in the price!! the bathroom had a hair dryer.

This place is well worth a visit and we are hoping to go back next year, (which I always said I would never go to the same place twice)

After a bit of a slow start when our teenagers thought the only other children here were toddlers, by the end of our fortnight we'd had a great time.

We stayed in two 1-bed apartments - kids in 1, mum and dad in the other - fantastic for all of us!!! These would be quite small if you have 4 people staying together as the entire lounge area would be taken up by sofa beds. The kitchen was well equipped compared with similar places I've stayed at before - a 3 ring calor gas cooker with an oven and separate grill, full size fridge freezer and a microwave. Safe in the bedroom which I always consider a "must have". Patio/terrace on both upstairs and downstairs apartments were of good size.

We were in Block H which was near the main pool and ideally situated. The whole complex has a feeling of space being set in a garden style setting with plenty of palm trees (and Talayot stones). There are 5 pools dotted around the place but we stayed near the main one. Sunbeds cost E1.50 per day, but you got afree soft drink voucher with that and we never had a problem getting beds at any time - no need to set alarms at 6am !!!

As far as entertainment goes, our kids were too old for the clubs and the evening fare seemed to be targeted at the younger ones. The entertainment team were very enthusiastic - the bit we joined in with was the daily games in the pool and the football which were fun. The resort speciality game was Chicken Licken which drew the biggest crowds - you'll need to go to find out what it's about.

The resort staff were on the whole very helpful - especially the ladies on reception - we had a couple of minor problems with the apartment and each time we reported them, maintenance had fixed it within an hour.

We tried the food a couple of times but didn't think it was up to much - a tip though - if you're quite peckish, order one of the kids meals - decent portions for only E3.00. There is a weekly BBQ that costs E8.50 for adults - we didn't go but it looked good and other guests said what a good night it was.

Whilst I wouldn't go there again myself as it's a bit too orientated towards younger children, if you have under 10s I'd thoroughly recommend it.