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cally from northe east travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
On the beech.com
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2010 |
cally rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed at the bellevue complex in alcudia for 7 nights, we arrived in the middle of the night to be greeted by very friendly staff, the check in only took about ten minutes and then we were given a map to follow to show us to our room, this was easy to read and took us about 5-10 mins to finally get there. We were given the lida block which was great, I would say this was the busiest pool area out of all of the blocks but the other pools around the other blocks were really nice too.Sunbeds were unfortunately taken so you did have to set the alarm for around 7 am to make sure that you did get one, however lifeguards did remove towels from beds if noone were on them which was a fairly good and fair idea.
The rooms were immaculate and I didnt see any loose wires or cock roaches or ants,we had made service in our room 3 times a week and towels were changed. Before I went to the hotel I was worried due to previous reviews although I think lots of things in the bad reviews can be exagerated a little.
The evening meal in the restaurante was a bit hectic on our first and second night but we got used to it and it then became easier,we often went later to eat and dint find that we were left with rubbish as I though the food standards were very good.
The people in the restaurante were very helpful and we didnt ever struggle to get a table, we may have had to wait a few minutes for a table to be cleared and set again but I did not find that a problem.
Some of the complex did seem a little old although whilst we were their painting was taking place around the blocks and cleaners were always cleaning around the pool area ( which was good).
We took insect repelant and used it every evening and my husband only had 3 bites, however myself and my children were not affected by the mosquitos at all.
We did not pay a lot for this holiday as we booked only a few weeks before so therefore I was not disappointed with this, I would recommend this hotel to my friends/family .Overall I had a lovely holiday and would be very happy to return again.
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Shaw from Herts travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
low coast hols
on a friends holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2010 |
Shaw rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food |  | |
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| said: Bellvue Appartments Alcudia Majorca Spain..My friend and I decided to go all inclusive,what a Huge Mistake....Firstly the hotel Did Not supply bottled water only by the plastic cup you had to go off the premises' to buy 5 ltrs of water a time and was frowned upon for filling our 100 mil bottles up from the bar.. The que's were dreadful only 2 bar's serving 2,500 people in the evening for drinks and the restarant was just like a cattle market and most days you had to que to get in let alone get a table and get food,the food was edible... puddings always the same.... Not enough staff clearing tables and setting up for other people waiting to eat....No umberella,s,very short supply of sunbeds.. The local shop made a killing with sales of Lilo's at the Serina pool,No pool's were lite at night accident's waiting to happen...Lots of bad pavements uneven surfaces to walk on someone slipped in the restarant while we were there and broke their leg...The pool was a litter with empty cups and we saw a litter picker on 2 occassion's..The entertainment's team kept on and on every time they possibly could to sell face painting and None all Inclusive ice cream's.......... self catering people were the best served at this hotel even though we paid through the nose up front to stay there...I have had 9 all inclusive holiday's and this hotel is by far the worst.... It is shabby and not very well run, there is No air con only in the restarant,make sure you hire a fan from down the street apposed to from the hotel the hotel charge's double.....The security on the site is very poor indeed and theyn had 2 life gaurds for 8 pool's and we did not see either of them until day 4 of our holiday and soon became aware they were only putting in an appearance because of the young single ladies who had checked into our block...We stayed in Serina 1 the view was good although was over shone by the 3am Kareoke club right opposite ........If you decide to stay at this hotel pack a fan and a case full of bottled water an umberella and a sunbed or Lilo...........I am so glad we only booked for 7 days if we had booked for 2 weeks we would have asked to be moved to another hotel....Out of 10 an honest 4/10.....
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foster from doncaster travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
sun4u
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2010 |
foster rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: just returned from 1 week at belle vue a/i, where to start the complex is massive so expect some walking if you are put in one of the appartments on the outskirts of the complex stayed in Fedra 2 the balcony view was of a road and waste land used by the pony trekers the pools ok, but the bar was shut so had to walk to the bar at the next block then expect to queue for your drinks and food. sun beds lucky to get one need to be early no parrasols at all a few trees for shade, the staff were friendly but there was not enough of them only 2 bar staff at night more queueing only three drinks per person small plastic cups the food was not to bad good selection buffet style a bit busy at times upstairs seemed better to me. quite a lot of litter left mainly by the people staying there half drunk A/I cups ect take tropical mozzie spray you will need it
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smith from co durham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
hays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2010 |
smith rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: i was dreading going on this holiday after reading the reviews on it, but it wasnt bad at all, we were in leda 1 block with a room overlooking the pool very nice,we didnt have any problems at all.
i did get sick of the food after 7 days ,but you could always find something to eat,we had a snack bar and drinks bar at the poolside which helped.
we enjoyed the entertainment at ngt it was good, there was a lot of mossies tho so take your spray lol.
the only problem i had was there was no parasols around the poolside i had to buy one as it was hot.
overall i enjoyed my holiday i just think some people expect 5* when they,v only paid 3* wasnt half as bad as id thought it was gonna be
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Donna from Redditch travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Sun4U
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2009 |
Donna rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Basic but clean apartments, stayed on A/I basis, no problems with food, felt had to rush meals as people waiting for tables, other than that fine.
Pool ok, clean, not very busy due to time of year.
No entertainment,was a disappointment, booked as have a child to keep entertained!!
Mozzies a HUGE problem, my husband got bitten several times.
Staff were friendly enough and approachable.
Overall ok holiday,you pay 3 star thats what you get.
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nora cahill from dublin travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
none
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2009 |
nora cahill rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: restraunt was chaotic for most meals. long queues morning and evening for meals.milk appeared to be watered down and some of the juices appeared to be watered down.
not enough sun beds by pool.if you did not get out to pool by 9.30am - hard luck.
no air conditioning.air conditioning should not be a luxury.
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chris pearson from leeds travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
jet2
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2009 |
chris pearson rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: if the Pound shop did all incusive this would be it. Ashamed to be British after the behaviour of the majority of guests.
Best bits first room was spacious and clean .Food average and very samey. Pool nice was always packed.Staff worked extremly hard all the time to try and keep the place clean and tidy. Entertainment in the evening
Worst bits
The guests very noisy untidy and loutish, Rubbish stewn around the pool each day. Sunbeds not enough and all reserved by 9am The mozzies beware there everywhere.
Queus for drinks akk the time
The resort is trying to do all inclusive at the cheapest price. So you could say you get what you pay for I suppose.
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Anna from Sidcup travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Booked ourself
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2009 |
Anna rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Booked last minute on internet, then read reviews. After reading reviews felt sick with worry and wished I wasnt going. For anyone fealing the same-relax, go and enjoy the sun!!! Yes,the complex is massive, to give you some idea thay have 73 reception staff working on a rota.The restaurant was very busy-but more importantly clean. The restaurant staff are fantastic, tables constantly cleared, clean table cloth every time. The food is fine, there was always fantastic choice of soup, salads, cold meats, pasta, fresh fish, paella and meat dishes, not forgetting good old chips, for people who eat nothing else and complain the foods horible, if you see what I mean. My only advise would be not to leave eating to the last hour of the sitting, as this was when the restaurant became manic. We had 2 rooms, 1 studio, 1 bedroom apartment both in different blocks. Both were basic but clean and functional. The only block I wouldnt recomment would be Appollo, too close to the main road, noisy bars and traffic. Open air entertainment better than most if thats your thing. In General we had a great holiday, Ive done lots of all inclusives and this is what it is, a good overall 3 star family holiday, if youve paid 3 star money and are expecting 5 star quality then you maybe disappointed, but otherwise dont panic.
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june from leeds travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
self booked
on a family holiday.
There were 5 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2009 |
june rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: went to belleview for 11 nights in july.We had a 1 bed apartment and a studio in the minerva block 4th floor. check-in quite quick, but rooms are not allocated until you get there.Rooms basic but ok for what you use them for.Cleaning 3 times per week only, that was a joke...8 pools but only 3 all-inclusive and only 1 all-inclusive snack bar for the whole complex which we visited on day 1 as we had missed lunch. Never went again, an absolute tip, rubbish bins overflowing,tables not cleared and no staff in sight,rubbish everywhere,absolutly discusting. Dining room like a cattle-market,far too many people and not enough space, people very rude,kids walking about with hot food,as young as 3 or 4,forever running out of plates,glasses,cutlery,coffee and juice machine always empty, a nightmare... and the food well absolutly discusting,ate out in the end,rude staff...
Pool bar at sirena was best,not over busy but passed 2 pools to get to this as the ones nearest our block were not all-inclusive,also no pool activities at all-inclusive only at paying pool,which was a con, considering all paid for before we went...The best part was the evening entertainment and angel one of the bar men,who looked after us for the stay,sat at same table every night. But just got to mention only 2 staff at all-inclusive bar and massive massive queues and 5 staff on paying bar,and no queue... would i go again..definatly not ,not ever,belleview,more hellview
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zavonne and frank from london travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
directline holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2009 |
zavonne and frank rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we booked this holiday one week ahead. we have been to the bellvue on 2 previous occasions, so knew what to expect. the studio was fine for 2 people and had all the basic stuff you would need. we only had breakfast there and ate out the rest of the time. the heat was stifling at night and very hard to sleep even with the patio doors open. there is no air con, and with the doors open you can hear the bloke next door snoring his head off and my missus snoring hers. so i need another holday just to catch up my sleep.
the bellvue is alright just for a base and somewhere to wash and snore your head off.
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Claire from Bristol travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Travel Republic
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2009 |
Claire rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: First Things First:
After reading constent reviews for the hotel i really thought id give it a miss but in the end i changed my mind. From my opionon.
For starters we stayed in medera block 5th floor. When we arrived reception was abit busy but for a big complex what do you expect however we were seen within five minuits. You are given a map of the complex which is easy and simple to follow. Our room was spotless and all the view's are of good standard. Spair blankets and sheets are avaible and each room evan offer cups/plates saucepans ect. We thought we'd go self catering as we wanted to try bars and restaurants (Big mistake as it can be rather pricey). On day trips all inclusive/other board basis are given a packlunch.
The location of the hotel is far better then a lot of them out there. You are buy the river which is beautifull also you are only 5 - 10 mins walk from the beach. There are 8 Swimming pools in totel they're are also go-Karts/Tennis courts/Live Free Entertainment Every Night/Spa Shops Around Sight And Plenty of poolside bars. The complex is beautifull.
Air con / Other Items are avaible to rent from reception for hardly any euros.
For a 3* rated Hotel people should not go expecting Gold. Id recomend to any couple/Family wanting to expeciance a pleasent Stay
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Eileen from Alloa travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
A1 Travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2009 |
Eileen rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Staff throughout could not have been more friendly or helpful. Restaurant staff in particular always had a smile and a wave for my 2 year old which he loved.
Food was fresh and varied and there was always plenty that any of us could eat.
Didn't have to queue for anything and check in was over in a matter of minutes.
Towels were replaced as and when you asked and room was cleaned 3 times in the week we were there which I feel was adequate (there was a brush and cloths if we needed a mini clean up inbetween).
Kids entertainment was fab and we had no problem getting a seat although I appreciate that might be a different story during peak times.
We will definitely be back but will stick to this time of year.
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Chris from South Shields travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Low cost holidays
on a friends holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2009 |
Chris rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: as per the previous entry this was a good time of year to go, I think in High season it will be very very busy. We only paid £262.00 per person, all inclusive,flights and transfers, we would visit again at the same time of year
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emma from aberdare travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
sunset
on a friends holiday.
There were 3 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2009 |
emma rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we stayed at the diana block which was quite a walk from the main reception but the room was a good size also fitted out for all our needs the maid service was very good the only downsize was the noise made by other residents the kids were mostly left to their own devices while the adults got totally pxxxxx and thought it was a good idea then to start a fight in corridors of apartment blocks in the early hours of the morning it was like a spanish butlins we stayed alinclusive the drinks were rank and the food was mostly the same what was left over from one sitting was then thrown into a salad for the next if you like sardines octopus and very chewy veal you wil be fine a week was long enougth the entertainment was fine for young children but beware of the stench from the river and also the mossies the pools were all very cold but i asume they will warm up more in to the season the staff were all very friendly but most of the british were really embrassed on the actions of some of the other residents
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diane greenan from glasgow travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
sunmaster
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2009 |
diane greenan rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: was really looking forward to this holiday had previously walked through and thought it looked great how wrong could i be.reception a nightmare took forever to get booked in not much information so had to walk about looking for our hotel block if you are all inclusive beware it boasts of 7 pools but there are only two where you use your all inclusive bands and only 1 where you can receive snacks.i could go on and on being picky but the main reasons i would not return to this place are food absolutely disgusting worst ive ever had at any all inclusive and ive been to many also we went early may god help them peak season the restaurant was so disorganised we ended up eating out last 3 days it was so bad.mosquitos everyone was covered in bites again this is something i had never experienced and took an allergic reaction my hand was 4 times its normal size and my whole arm was solid ended up paying a fortune for medical bills.the entertainment was indoors it was very hot smoky and loud but was ok as we sat outside and listened.all inclusive doesnt cover mini golf tennis pool etc.overall i was very disappointed with this holiday especially as an all inclusive you dont expect to go a/i and spend a fortune as a self catering i think it would be ok as it is in a good location and you have everything on your doorstep but please dont go all inclusive as i can guarentee you will be dissapointed.
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miles from saffron walden travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
thomas cook
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2009 |
miles rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we stayed in Fedra 2 in two apartments on the 4th floor. Asked for adjoining apts. and they were. Catering facilities were adequate if you needed to cook. There was a kettle, toaster which suited me. Son used the frying pan and microwave, no problems.Location fine, near the supermarket, drunken corner and don pedro bar. No problems, cleaning staff friendly, found reception staff efficient and helpful .Didn't bother with entertainment but it sounded ok and it was free!!
This was our third visit. We think its ideal for families but not for mature couples.
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Sharon from Lancaster travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Teletext Holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2009 |
Sharon rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The hotel is vast which is fine if the weather is good but not in rain.
The check-in system is appalling and it took us an hour to get checked in.
The food is reasonable but the buffet is manic with people everywhere and regular breakages.
Our room was freezing cold with no heating/air conditioning of any sort. Take extra bedtime clothes if you are going in the Spring - I went to bed fully clothed some nights! Extra blankets are available if needed.
The staff are really helpful and never seemed to lose their tempers.
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Lord from Dunfermline travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
travel republic
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2008 |
Lord rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We arrived at the bellevue by car around 7pm on the 16th. We were allocated our rooms which should have been 1 one bedroom appt and 1 studio. We discovered that because we had asked to be located together that we had instead been given 2 studios. This turned out to be ok as we had not paid any difference in price and the studio was large enough for us. We were disappointed with the view as there was none with 3 large trees right outside our balcony (3rd floor). We did complain and were offered alternative rooms but as these would not have been together decided to leave it. The rooms were clean but basic probably typical of a 3 star property. Towels only replaced 3 times in the week which is really not enough. Maids only visited rooms on these days too.
The only place we could eat to make use of our all inclusive option was the main restaurant. At breakfast and dinner the queues for entry and hot food were horrendous. By the time you had put veg and potatoes/chips on your plate you often then had to wait for fish/chicken etc to be cooked. By the time you got back to your table the meal was cold. They need to look at the set up in the restaurant to make it run more efficiently.
The evening entertainment for adults was too late. The outdoor area had closed due to the time of year and they tried to squeeze everyone into the indoor room with tables placed outside for the unfortunates who had not arrived early enough to get a table indoors. The outdoor area had no speakers so if you wanted to play the bingo or listen to the entertainment at 2200 you were disappointed. Can't see the point in closing the outdoor area only to set up tables in another area outside which is not properly equipted to cope.
If you are travelling to this hotel with young children and in high season when all the facilities are in operation then you will most likely have a good holiday. Go expecting only 3 Star and you wont be disappointed.
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Maureen from Swinton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
husband
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2008 |
Maureen rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We were dumped at main reception in a thunderstorm our room was miles away. Room was ok, not cleaned often enough though. This hotel is not for mature couples, good for families. We should have been advised against this. Its a bit like Pontins/Butlins in the sun lol Would not go again. Close to all the British bars and if you like bingo and karaoke your in good company here. Not many good restaurants, all pretty similar. Some good bars and some of them very friendly.
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Pete Tandy from Northampton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2008 |
Pete Tandy rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We arrived on a self catering basis, 2 adults one under 6 and an 11 month old. Our accomodation was in the Minerva II apartment block.
All in all, our stay was pleasant but there were a few issues that Whilst didn't spoil the holiday were rather irksome.
Firstly lack of air conditioning - this was a major issue as the whole family but in particular, the children became very hot and bothered and grouchy - not the best way to start your holiday - Nights were the worst. I did manage to procure a fan from reception for 18 Euros (+ a 10 Euro deposit) but the lack of power outlets in the appartment (1 in the living room/diner - 2 in the kitchenette and one in the bathroom) and the short extension leads on the equipment supplied made it nigh on impossible to feel any benefit.
Secondly - there were only two hobs and a microwave for cooking on - no oven therefore making only basic "snack meals" available to cook meaning more often than not we still ate out.
Thirdly - maybe being a bit pinickety but water pressure in the building was low making it hard at times to shower and wash up.
There were not enough sun loungers to meet demand around the pool that we frequented most and as a result, people were getting up at 5 am to "reserve" them.
Evening entertainment was ok - if a bit repetetive - think you would have a better deal if you went all inclusive.
geographically wise the resort cannot be faulted it is within easy walking distance of one of the cleanest beaches that i have ever been on, plenty of bars both on and off site and easily accessible.
Getting there by coach is a bit of a 'mare as it is about a 45 minute transfer from Palma but usually there are about 8 hotels to drop off at first.
Looking back though, we really enjoyed it, the hotels were clean if basic and the staff were friendly enough although the smell of overuse of chlorine in the pool did put me off going in on a couple of occasions
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Carol Osbaldeston from West Bromwich travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2008 |
Carol Osbaldeston rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in the Apollo Apartments. Very basic but clean. We first found ants up the one corner in the bedroom and when we opened one of the bedroom windows, but maid soon came and got rid of them. The maids came in every couple of days to change your sheets and towels. There were only two hot plates to cook your food on which meant most of the time we ate out. Quite a few nice restaurants on the high street, not too far away. It is very hot in the rooms and you did need air conditioning.
The staff were friendly but the entertainment seem to repeat itself on the second week we were there. Very large show garden and other places to have a drink too. The Red Lion pub on site did shows too with the reps.
Lots of pools and is quite good for families. Bike hire and go-carts.
The pirates show is a must. A brilliant show as is the catamaran. It is a bit pricey though.
The sun beds - to get these you need to be there at 7.30 to put a towel on or they do go. There are areas of grass but when you put your towel down, be aware. Loads of Ants everywhere and flies.
This may be due to the lake near by which is a nightmare. We were all bitten quite badly at night by mosquitos and the sprays we used and plugs didn't work. We had the mosquitos in the room too. This has put me off this holiday. Who wants to keep getting the ants and mosquitos off you all day long. It was very frustrating. We were also burgled on the last night when they came into our room and took my bag, camera's and children's ds's. We were asleep and never heard anything. Please be careful and watch your windows.
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dave from swinton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
thomas cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2008 |
dave rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just came back from belle view ( thankfully )diana 1 appartment.
The place stank of bad drains and stagnant water.
The food was absoluteley terrible which gave my mother food poisoning on the second day. This was the doctors opinion aswell as our own.
This led to us eating out for the remainder of the stay at additional cost to us. We had booked all inclusive !
The rooms were very basic if not shabby with loose 220volt light switches and sockets placed @9 inches away from the bathroom sink !!!
A bathroom door which had previously been smashed, therefore it didn't close properly. As for security the windows and patio doors wouldn't lock and showed signs of being previously forced open.there was no air conditioning whatsoever in any rooms.
And we were situated directly above two bars which were open till 3am, not ideal when the holiday was booked specifically for two children.
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Laura from London travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
First Choice
on a friends holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2008 |
Laura rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I think everyones reviews are so over the top!!
I went here in 2007 with friends and 2008 with friends and it was fine, it's not 5 star no but it's a fun holiday and yes you do get chavvy kids but you get that everywhere!
Fan would be a good idea but it's not too bad! If it was freezing cold people would complain too so you can't win with some people!!
i would definately recommend it
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Jacqui from Glasgow travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
first Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2008 |
Jacqui rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We arrived at the Belleview a bit apprehensive after reading some of the reviews. we needn't have worried though the rooms were basic but clean. the maids came twicw in the week we were there and changed towels and bedding. We stayed in ceres 2 and the pool was perfect, not too busy and always managed to get a bed no matter what time of day we went. As we were self catering, we ate out on the main strip every night and the only bad meal we had was the Indians, 3 different dishes that all tasted the same. I think we are spoiled in Scotland with Indian food though. Best meal was Lunas grill, went there a couple of times and it was superb. Yummys just across from the main entrance of the Belleview was also great,the people here are really friendly and my 11 year old loved the bingo and karaoke. Didn't get bothered at all by mosquitos after loading my case with all the sprays etc. the room had no air con but it wasn't too bad at night and we had temps of 36 degrees during the day.
I would definately return to Belleview as my daughter was never bored, she loved the go-karts especially.
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amanda o'rourke from coatbridge travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
www.sunshine.co.uk
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2008 |
amanda o'rourke rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Read the mixed reviews about this hotel. We enjoyed our holiday at the Bellvue. The only exception to this was the choice of food. We eventually gave up with the breakfast, even although we were all inclusive. It was swimming with grease and we had mini hot dogs for sausages, and the bacon wasn't even cooked properly! We ended up having to pay for or breakfast every morning in Yummy Yummy across the road from Bellvue. Pool areas were very busy and not enough beds available. People had beds reserved with towels on them from early morning, even although they didn't occupy them them till the afternoon! Rooms could definetly do with air conditioning!!!
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Emma from Preston travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2008 |
Emma rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I travelled to this resort with my husband and my 2 year old child. It was the worst holiday I have ever been on. The hotel was extremely dirty. My daughter had a pull out bed, that was crawling with ants (so obviously she had to sleep with us)I asked to move rooms on several occassions but nothing came of it, was told the problem would be dealt with, but nothing happened.
The food was very samey with very little choice.
I also suffered with mosquito bites, not one or two, in total I had 112 (sad that I counted I know)and had to go for an injection at the Gp's several times, so be warned.
I certainly wouldnt reccommend this holiday to anyone.
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mr cooper from chesterfield travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
sun4u
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2008 |
mr cooper rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: i like so many people sit for hours reading reviews about the hotel ive booked for my annual holiday,and it was no different when i booked the bellevue in alcudia,
if you have already booked or thinking of doing,sit back and relax and ignore all the bad reports as this place is spot on,
i travelled here with my wife and 2 children who are aged 6 and 4 and we stayed on an all inclusive basis which i highly recomend as things are a bit pricey.
we had booked a one bed appartment but to are delight was given a two bed in leda 3,the room was massive and id say it was the best room we have stayed in,very clean and bright and all rooms over looked the great pool area,
my sister and family who travelled with us were given a one bed in dianna 1 and was just as nice.
the all inclusive pool bars are situated at leda,diana and sirena appartment blocks but snacks are only available at the self service area at leda which opens at 11.30 and closes at 17.30.
breakfast is 8.00 till 10.30,
dinner is 13.00 till 15.30'
tea is 18.00 till 21.30 all of which is in the buffet restarant,
snacks are available from 22.00 till 23.00 in the same place,
pools bars open 10.30 till 18.00,
morocco bar which is at the side of the restarant opens at 12.00 till 24.00 and as pool tables and arcade games but is a bit smokey in the evenings,two great kids parks at the rear and seats outside also.
the barbacoa outside show bar is huge with two all inc bars and some good tribute acts through the week.
kids mini disco starts at20.00 and the show starts at 22.00,
only down side to the place is that as its surrounded by lakes it attracts the mozzies which didnt bother myself but the wife was none too pleased as she must have tasted better than me.
no aircon in rooms but took our own fans and was fine,
all in all a very pleasing holiday and seeing as we only payed 1300 for 2 weeks all inclusive with flights and transferes included we were more than happy.
we booked through sun4u and will be using them again,
hope you have a great holiday here which im sure you will.
p.s the local water park (hydropark) is not recomended as its really small and not worth the money at all.
hope i have been of some help.see ya!
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oldtimer from Norwich travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Sun4u
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2008 |
oldtimer rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Must give the staff top marks as they are hard working and polite, and always ready to help
I Do not do sun bathing and the pool was not surrounded with towels on sunbeds untill around 10 am
and there are 7 or 8 pools on site
Room clean would have slept 4 comfortably, it could do with a refurb,but as you are only there on a short term basis its comfortable enough,
We had a 1 bedroom app,with kitchenette,we went all inclusive and the food was good with a varied menue and,of a decent quality,we never had to wait for more than a couple of mins to get our food, and there are plenty of tables in the dining room
Be aware of the mosquito squad in the show garden as they take no prisoners,and are seeminly immune to most insect repellants and wipes,
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chandler from herne bay travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
teletex
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2008 |
chandler rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Leda 2 building in what is brochured as a 1 bed accommodation that sleeps 4.
In fact there wasnt a seperate bedroom at all, only an L shape room that had a double sized plastic folding door to partition off an area.
Our family consists of 2 teenage daughters and this style of accommodation didnt provide enough privicy. there was also only 1 wardrobe for all of us. The room was basic at best,and somewhat dated fittings throughout, but cleaned every other day by maids. Overall was about a 3 star quality accommodation.
The pool area was a screaming pit for children who were left by parents who in the main seemed more interested in the free poolside bar than the safety of their own kids!!
Meals were buffet style & repetitive, queing was tiresome. overall there was something to eat for everyone, but nothing to write home about!
Entertainment was a Butlins in the sunshine affair, with a 2 hour set starting at 10pm and ending at 12 with a compulsory half hour bingo session in the middle. Was bored out of our minds with the lack of things to do at this resort.
Bugs seemed to target my eldest daughter during the night..But I suspect because dispite constant reminders she didnt use the bug spray.
Overall a nice week away, but thankful we didnt book 2 weeks ! Good value, but you get what you pay for !!
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corinna from herne travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
teletex
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2008 |
corinna rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The soundproofing in this hotel is diabolical !
We were kept awake every night by the bloke next door snoring his box off !! I am sure he also had a heard of goats in his room by some of the sounds coming from there!!
Food average, entertainment average, nothing to do at this resort during the day.
At best with stretching it a 3 star accommodation.
Wont be going here again.
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mandi from summerset travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
firstchoice
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2008 |
mandi rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we had two weeks and we had agreat time even though it rained for 3 days,my kids didnt want to leave the kids club,the enterainers was friendly,all the staff was friendly+helpful.hotel was clean,food was lovely,and hotel was in walking distance of all bars+shops+beach.we all had lots to do.the only thing we didnt injoy was being bit by midges at show garden.but other wise it was GREAT!!we be going again next year.
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jon from bristol travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
first choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2008 |
jon rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: not long got back there was 8 of us all together all had a great time the maids cleaned our room every other day changing and replacing towels and sheets couldnt ask for much more cant say much abut the food we ate out every night cheapest place for our drinks the the oxford ran by danny also bugs bunny bar was a laugh a little expensive beach was great most annoying thing was my girlfriend getting pestered by women that wanted to braid her hair all together great holiday
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Jacobs from clacton on sea travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
cosmos
on a family holiday.
There were 1 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2008 |
Jacobs rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This was our third stay at the Bellevue as we had enjoyed the previous holidays.
Stayed for 10 days but could not book all inclusive so booked self catering 2 bed apartment knowing that you could upgrade to all inclusive on arrival. This cost 25 euros for adult and 15 per child per day. This is well worth the money as you could not eat out 3 meals per day and unlimited drinks and icecreams etc all day for this money.
The food in the restaurant is good with cooked breakfast, continental meats, croissants, breads, rolls and cereals etc as well as fruits and yoghurts. Other meals are veggie, two choices soups, kids pastas and pizzas, the inevitable chips, fish and other foods every day. The puddings are lovely with a huge choice too.
The restaurant staff do a fantastic job of clearing away quickly considering the sheer volume of people.
The only thing i would complain about is the queueing which sometimes took 10 mins to get your food.
However saying this, when we went in July last year they had the upstairs department of the restaurant open with food up there too, so we didnt queue at all last year.
Room is basic but clean. The maids came to change the towels every other day but not sunday. Beds are supposed to be changed on 7th day but with mine falling over weekend, did not get my clean sheets until 9th day, prior to leaving.
The entertainment is mini disco for kids at 8 pm, which little ones enjoy but the tribute shows etc start at 10pm(although this was usually nearer to 10.15. a little late for some of the younger ones, especially the disney, so it would have been nicer to have it a little earlier.
The boat to the beach is working which is easier to take rather than walking down the main strip with all your lilos etc and the beach is alot nicer there than the bit you walk to. It is 2 euros single or 3 return. the beach is the main reason for our returning each time as it is brillaint. Pure white sand and clear water which is shallow for miles and great for kids.
The pool area around the 3 leda blocks which is the main one for all inclusive guests gets very busy and sunbeds are usually reserved at 8 am ish which is annoying when some people dont get to the pool until lunch. However, some one from management did come one day and take off all the towels from any bed which was not occupied!!! The one complaint i do have (and i am not a killjoy as i have 3 kids) is the 20-30 kids and adults with the water pistols which are constantly squirted by bad aiming people. This is annoying if you have just got your young one off to sleep or just managed to nod off yourself!!
Here is the bar where you can get your unlimited drinks etc, icecreams and burgers pizzas, chips etc. However there are about 7 pools on the site to choose from which may be quieter and each have childs section. Most have bars there too although may have to pay.
This is definately a family resort hotel and not really for young singles. There are plenty of places to eat outside the hotel which include Burger King. chinese, english pubs and reataurants etc which are all busy. There are amusement arcades etc and plenty of shops etc. There is bike hire on two places and supermarkets which are cheaper than the spar on site.
There is also mini-golf on site too.
One other complaint i would mention is the toilets on the showground and the Morroco bar which are appalling. None of the toilet doors lock as they are all broken, most have no soap or toilet rolls and hand drying facilities so it is a case of going prepared. A couple of times i have had to ask for toilet paper. But these are minor details.
However i would recommend this hotel and for those that have already booked, enjoy!!!
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kate from pontypridd travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
cosmos
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2008 |
kate rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just got back last wk had no complaints. We stayed in leda 1 it was ideal right in the centre hardly any walking distance to the local shop colbert's had everything you needed. Stayed self catering so many nice restaurants to explore all had loads of nice play areas for the children.
Our room was cleaned ever other day and all staff we met were very polite and helpful.
Only went to the show bar one night as we found our small children age 2 and 4 had just as good time making friends in the local bars playing grounds Tivolis was good and champions and the massive one next door can not remember the name.
Definitely visit this hotel again but would probably come again in low season as the pools were busy already.
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S B from keighley travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2008 |
S B rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The complex is really large but all flat so easily walkable to everything. We stayed in Neptune 1 building and the room was clean, tidy and had everything you need for a self catering holiday. Only fault was the room was only made up for 2 people and it required 2 trips to reception and then a discussion with a rep before this was rectified.
Maids came 3 times in the week and cleaned apartment throughout and made beds and changed towels. There were various pools on the complex but we used the one between the Neptune buildings as it had a deep pool and a smaller shallow pool ideal for young children and was great for our children to play in. Clean pool - saw man cleaning daily. Not enough sun beds and some broken but grass area around pool meant you could lay by the pool on the grass so not really a problem for us. Grassed area also gave space to play football etc so was great!
The Thomas Cook kids club was fantastic and my children enjoyed this for a couple of hours 3 times during our stay – was available for two 2 hour sessions most days free of charge but had one day where our children couldn’t go as only took 16 children per session. The kids reps were fantastic and our children really enjoyed the time with them.
The complex also had a ‘vibe tribe’ mini club for kids but we didn’t use this as were with Thomas Cook and so used their club for the children. We saw the other club occasionally roaming around the complex with children running about – wouldn’t have wanted mine to be so loosely controlled near pools and lakes but depends on the age of your children I suppose.
The entertainment took place in the show bar, which was very large and had a children’s mini disco at 8pm and shows at 10pm each night. The shows consisted of tributes to Disney, Westlife, Elvis, Robbie Williams, Grease etc and were your average holiday shows – nothing special and didn’t think they were particularly worth watching although my children enjoyed the Disney show but was nothing like you would get in Disneyland!
Some positive points were – Doctors on site - the shops were always open – 24 hour reception – reps always about – beach really nice and a short walk away – lots of pools to choose from in complex and nice children’s play parks – lots of places to eat and a brilliant restaurant close by – Tivoli Terrace – on the corner opposite the complex entrance - which had superb food and an enclosed children’s play area so you could enjoy a nice meal while the children played. The complex was clean and family orientated and child friendly and plenty to do even when it rained!
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lovering from swansea travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
thomas cook
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 5 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2008 |
lovering rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The maids came 3 times a week, towels were changed, we stayed for 2 weeks and not once was the bedding changed. Ants were everywhere, my friend couldn't leave the bedding hang over in the night just in case she had an invasion!!! location is good near to beach. hotel staff are friendly, you do get if you ask. The entertainment is OK provided you don't mind getting bitten whilst you wait for it to start! The prices inside the resort are extortionate, 1 euro 60 for a small packet of crisps!!! you can go outside a pay 1 euro 50 for a huge bag from the supermarket. We ate out most of the time as the apartment was in no way shape or form enough to cook anything but toast. We recommend Yummy Yummy's which is just across the road, great value for money food is excellent.
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Geraldine Laverty from Portaferry Co Down travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Just 2 Travel
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
Geraldine Laverty rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Hotel Bellevue, Alcudia or better called Hotel from Hell.
I arrived home yesterday afraid I might not be able to travel due to food poisoning and infected mosquitto bites.
The place is filthy and they do not clean the pools but pour chlorine in at 9am in the morning resulting in my children getting infected eyes and us having to pay out over a 100 euros on medical suppplies aswell as 100 euros on mosquitto repellant which frankly does not work.
The food is awfull you do not know what you are eating and the insects and rats are there for all to see. Mobile phone stolen off the table by the pool jackets stolen in beer garden staff do not want to know unless you are handing them money for fans which are compulsary as it is impossible to sleep without them.
Fire alarm set off regularly fighting in the Karoke bar also a regular occurance.
I am sitting here writing this and feel so weak that I have to go back to bed have a doctors appointment at 3pm to have myself checked out as one of my legs is twice the size of the other despite me bringing and taking antibiotic tablets on holiday.
Please please do not go there. My only regret is that I did not read the reviews before I paid £2000 for us to be tortured for a week!
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sandra harling from castleford travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my traval
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
sandra harling rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we stayedin fedra 2, which we didnt like as we were round the back and had a tree out side our window. we had ants in the rooms and on our beds, we asked for a move 3times told us wont be today will be tomorrow in the end we stayed wre we were. our room was clean but a disgusting smell was in the kitchen so we didnt do any cooking at all we ate out at yummy yummys.hotel was good and the staff very helpful, we didnt go to see any entertainment we couldnt get a seat. all in all we wouldnt go back to that hotel whats so ever. we all got bitten alive by the mossies. and to add to it our daughters suitcase got left back in the airport.we only went for a week.
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T from Wigan travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Fleetway Travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
T rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Bellevue Hotel 2 adults Mid Sept - Ceres 11
We arrived in the early hours of the morning we got a car to take our suit cases from the main reception to our block, was very clean and the lifts worked. Once in our room I was surprised to find three single beds a couch, kitchen, bathroom and balcony with four chairs and a cot all for two people. Only one complaint the view was amazing as I love looking at trees (only jokin) and the pool was a little deep for me as im only 5'4 so I went to use the Leda pools. Food was labelled clearly in restaurant in three lanuguages and a picture incase you still didnt understand always managed to find something to eat. Hotel staff were very friendly and let us change our meal plan as we were delayed for our first dinner so they let us change it to the day we left. The only thing I would say is my partner and I are covered in midge bites we did everything to stop them and so did the maids they sprayed the rooms constantly. The security box was very reasonably priced nothing went missing, didn't rent a fan would only blow hot air around anyway. Reports were entertainment was good I cant personally comment. Wouldn't visit again unless mosquitos became extinct.
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Dave Smith from Pontypool travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Sunmaster
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
Dave Smith rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Had 2-weeks at this hotel and wouldnt really recommend it as there really are better out there for a few extra quid. Cleanliness in rooms and associated ares was fine, but pool was not cleaned properly, with toys, hair bands etc left floating and cloudy(ish) water only seemed to be chlorinated which made your eyes sting on certain days. Foul smells on certain days, even in appartment.
The hotel location was not bad, with the main entrance on the main street, but the hotel is very large with various appartment blocks.
We stayed in Fedra 2, which was 10 mins walk just to the main gate, with the beach another 15mins walk down the main shopping street.
The place felt a bit like a British holiday camp, which is fine if you like that sort of thing. Lots to do within the hotel, internet, karts, electric bikes, 4-wheel peddlers, Tennis, mini golf, shows and small fairground etc...
Not a bad holiday but the holiday camp feel was not what was advertised and was not what we were expecting.
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louise from liverpool travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
first choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
louise rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I stayed at this hotel for two weeks with my husband and one year old daughter, I think we were lucky to be placed in Minerva 2 as I dont think we would have enjoyed it as much if we were in one of the further apartments. When we arrived (four hours late, please note for those with small children the transfer time is closer to two hours rather than one)we were suprised by how clean the room was. We could go to our pool at around 8.30am and still find loads of sunbeds left although the pool can be a bit manky at times. I was bitten a lot by mosquitoes ans still have some bruising and marks left. Thought the location was great and this resort is perfect for families, we spent all of our nights outside of the complex. There is a fabulous bar called cheers where shrek and bella from the tweenies kept our daughter entertained and shine pub is great for a full breakfast. I would definately come back next year and recommend this to anyone as a cheep and cheerful holiday.
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p tobin from swindon wilts travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
p tobin rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Bellvue ideal location not far from shops and short walk to the beach, stayed all inclusive food basic, food not worth the money ended going out most nights to eat at chmpions restaurant great staff good food. Show gardens very good (abba, robbie williams, disney and high school musical) mossies very big problem all week. BIG word of warning lada II complex not very safe at all my son and his family and brother-in-law and familys apartment was broken into the back window to these apartment are not secure, not secure at all, jst to think our grandchildren were sleeping in there. Big let down to airtours and bellvue , anyway got moved to lada III never go back to bellvue again so if your staying in lada II check tour windows or ask to be moved
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A TOBIN from SWINDON travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
AIRTOURS
on a family holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
A TOBIN rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Bellevue ideal location not far from shops and short walk to the beach.
Stayed all inclusive food basic food not worth the money ended up going out most nights to eat at champions restaurant great staff good food, show gardens very good (abba, robbie williams, disney and high school musical). mossys a big problem all week.
BIG word of warning leda II complex not safe at all my son and family and brother-in-law and family apartments were broken into by the back window, these apartments are not secure, not secure at all.
Just to to think our grandchildren were sleeping in there, big let down airtour reps and bellevue managers who seemed to have known about these windows for a while. anyway got moved to leda III would never go back to bellevue again. So if you are staying in leda II check your windows or ask to be moved. AS ALL WINDOWS THE SAME IN LEDA II EVEN WHEN LOCKED YOU CAN GET IN.
Sorry for such a glum report but thought people should know about these windows.
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Kevin Tinmouth from South Shields travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
hotels4u.com
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
Kevin Tinmouth rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Minnerva 2, on arrival we were kept waiting at reception for over 1 hour to be checked in. After requesting a pool side view at home we were allocated a room on the third floor facing the main street, this was very disapointing, also first impressions were that the room was not very clean. Room we felt was very basic and more suited for a self catering group. We were led to believe that we would be alocated a studio this is not what we got. We were told prior to going that rooms were air conditioned this was not so, also towels were only given out every other day which I feel is totaly unacceptable. Food in general was acceptable there was always plenty of choice. The grounds were set out very well, nice pool areas, pleasant surroundings, but the lake did smell quite a lot, and 1 evening on the way to dinner we saw rats swimming in the water beside the restaurant. I feel that this comlpex is more suited to families with young children. I would not hesitate to visit Alcudia again but I would not be staying in The Bellevue Holday Village again, and I certainly will not be recommending it to anyone else.
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shelley from gravesend travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
hello holidays
on a family holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
shelley rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: My whole family went to bellvue in september. We arrived late in the night and we had to take our own suitcases to our room which was quite a long way. My mum got help with her bags.
We stayed in sirena 1 which was centrally located not too far from everything but the rest of my family were placed really far from us but there was a shop close to them. We were quite pleased with our room it was clean and it had everything we needed as it was only to sleep in. Towels were changed every other day but you have to put them in the bath.
The pools had alot of clorine in them and stung your eyes a little and the pool areas could do with more cleaning but considering how many people were staying at the hotel they seemed to be doing well.
Food was pretty good and we always found something to eat lunch seemed to better than dinner the only complaint i had about the food particuarlly breakfast is that it could of been hotter.
Entertainment was ok but it got a bit boring it started quite late the best one i thought was westlife then abba then the jacksons. The staff did alot of entertaining and although they really tried i think they should just get entertainers in.
Location ideally could be closer to the beach you can walk which takes about 15mins if you dont stop at any of the shops or you can get the boat which runs every 15 mins and costs 3 euros pp return inc your little ones which i thought was bad.
There are plenty of shops outside the hotel but they are really expensive and saw us british coming a mile off.plus they all seemed to be selling the same thing so i got a bit boring after a while. If youre thinking of going self catering theres plenty of restauants.
True there are rates that live in the walls of the lake but this is because people keep chucking bread in to feed the fish.
Staff seemed relatively pleasant overworked underpaid and fed up wit us english more likely but if we needed anything they always helped.
Gnats not mossies was the worst thing about this holiday they drove us mad i was bitten 12 times and my sister much more my sisters little boy got bitten all over his face yet my husband and step dad didnt get bitten once. We had a insect light in our room i reccomend this especially if you want the door open at night as mossie cream/spray wont stop them altogether.
I would go back to bellvue again it was such a cheap holiday i got what i paid for.
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tim capstick from Burnley travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
easyjet
on a friends holiday.
There were 6 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
tim capstick rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: On arrival , was amazed at the size of the complex,
We booked 3 rooms ( 3 couples ), but were only allocated 2 rooms , meaning we had to share with our friends , which wasnt the problem, but why get confirmation for 3 rooms, when this holiday was booked on 1-1-2007, and only get 2 rooms 9 months later when the complex was not full!!
Accomadation was in in Fedra 3, clean rooms , spacious, good job considering we were sharing, in a quiet location.
Pool area could have been kept a bit more clean and tidy, but it was coming towards the end of the season.
Staff friendly, but position of Fedra 3 was right at the far end of the complex, still it kept you in trim -ha ha.
Would consider a visit again.
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maggie from stockport travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
on th beach
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
maggie rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed in Bellevue apartments on the 24 september 2007 for 1 week with my husband and son. It was ok but wont do all inclusive again as there was plently of eating and drinking places. Beach was good very shallow for little children.
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liz from skelmersdale travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
sun4u
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
liz rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Sirena 2. Studio for two,did exactly what it was meant for. Clean, compact, great views across the lake.
Went self catering, but there was loads of places to eat because the hotel is right on the commercial strip.
Staff were friendly and entertainment fine, unless it was cold or wet.
Will be back when the grandkids are older.
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kelly healy from basingstoke travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
easyjet
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
kelly healy rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: the hotel all in all was good rooms were ok we stayed for ten days but we only got our room cleaned 3 times and once the maids gave us the same dirty sheets.me and my friends got bite so bad by the mosquitos we lived in the chemist everyday.we ate out everynight so i dont know wot the food woz like in the hotel.the location woz great lots to do and the beach was a 10mins walk.we didnot see all the swimming pools but the one near us woz great.the entertainment was ok more for the little ones.i would come again but i would have to go to the chemist first to stock up on mosquitos products.
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annamarie from southampton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
panarma
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 5 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
annamarie rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we stayed on the bellvue complex and hated every second of it the swimming pools weren,t cleaned correctly and my 5month old had ants in his cot when went to complain i was told that theres nothing that could be done abiut them and we were eaten alive by mozzies and the smell of the canels was horrible and to see dead fish in the canels was upsetting for my children i would never ever go to that part of spain again and the maids came and put clean towels in my
apartment once in 2 weeks so i went out and brought towels myself
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A Mc Cullagh from glasgow travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
mytravel
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
A Mc Cullagh rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: hi this is my fifth return to bellevue and returning in september this complex is brill for families the entertainment is first class room are clean and well equiped i have been in apts apollo diana cerus and the pools are good size and these apartment are only 3 floors up which is good for young families a good place to eat is the white rose and bugs bunnys and a good night out at the bar cheers the water park isnt far away and is recommend as we had a zgood time my family love the bellevue and a year wouldnt be the same unless we visited we been this year and going back for a week in september only down side is the moscquitos!!!
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becca from wakefield travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
becca rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: the hotel was great it was clean and tidy also very welcoming if there were any problems you would be sorted out straight away it as fab! when we arrived we were given our key and went to our room which was lovely. there was a show garden on site where there were different shows every night. there was a lovely lake where you could fish and with 8 pools it was very relaxing.
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lizzy from stockton on tees travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
thomas cook
on a friends holiday.
There were 6 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
lizzy rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: 6 of us aged 17-20 shared a 2 bedroom apartment. We were in leda 2.
the rooms were very spacious alot better than i expected.
The pool was shared by 3 hotel blocks. It was a decent size but was shallow. it had no deep end which is good for children but would have been better if there was a deeper section.
I was up at 6:45 to reserve sunbeds. The latest i would recommend to go down would be 7am.
We were self catering and although the hotel did serve food we never tried it. Places to eat out i would recommend would be shine becuase i think the food there was the best. Yumm yummys for value for money and lunas for good food and excellent entertainment.
Entertainment wise we visited the show garden once. it was a Queen tribute band.. They seemed to have a lot of tribute acts on and the show garden was very big but we didnt enjoy it as much as out nights out in lunas :) .
For entertainment off the complex, lunas grill was great. The bar nearest the stage has the 2 most frienliest and generous waiter/waitresses you will find. Take that tribute was my favourite night there.
The british oxford served cheap drinks.. it doesnt sell food but it does show the soaps, big brother, football and thanks to us X factor!
Shine pub was good for entertainment, especially for kids. it also did a pub quiz every night and bingo.
The cleanliness of the pool area was good and of the hotel.. the only problem i would add is that the rooms were only cleaned on a mon wed and fri.. and so this meant that we didnt have clean towels for a whole weekend and we had to buy toilet roll and 1 roll for 4 days was not enough for 6 people!
There wasnt really a problem with mosquitos. i think i and 2 other people were bitten once and that was it.
The staff at reception were hard to communicate with i dont think they understood what we were asking but didnt really have to talk to the staff to comment.
The entertainment team didnt push you to join in activities as much as other hotels i have stayed at which was good.
The maids were friendly.
I had a great holiday and would definately visit this hotel again.
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Brian H from Dewsbury, West Yorks travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Aspro (MyTravel)
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
Brian H rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Allocated to Fedra II on arival and I was disappointed to be staying on such a sprawling estate. The room was basic but frequently infested with ants, only kept at bay by spraying their "roads" with Jungle Formula. Mosquitos kept at bay by plug-in. Staying on the 3rd floor and the lift we had to use was far too small (one person and a pushchair squeezed in each time).
Maid appeared three times a week and one time took the towels but didn't leave any replacements. The microwave had to be replaced as it didn't work. The plugs in the kitchen sink, bathroon sink and the bath all didn't work properly. Finally there was a large number of light bulbs which didn't work and had to be replaced.
Went to the Show Gardens twice and was disappointed with the entertainment. The tribute bands on show were all doing the circuit so if you saw/missed a band on Monday and ventured off site, then you could see/miss them again on Tuesday in Lunas and further down the strip on another night.
We ate offsite 10/14 nights but when we ventured into the bar at Diana, the staff were friendly and the food excellent. The staff at Main reception and the local Reception in Fedra I were very helpful with all the issues above and a little Spanish went a long way.
One holiday company representative was unprofessional to say the least. One rep failed to book a car hire for a special occasion and a heavily subscribed excursion (Pirates). When we complained the person taking the complaint slagged off their colleague. He also was unhelpful when dealing with the issue of a lost excursion ticket and provided inaccurate information concerning fees charged for police reports (needed to get a replacement ticket). Finally he spent a considerable period of time trying to chat up my 15 year old daughter despite being asked to leave her alone on a number of occasions.
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jethro from bournemouth travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
first choice
on a friends holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
jethro rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: the belle vue is a complete disaster .
the rooms are basic but ok we stayed in fedra 2
bare wires from sockets not fixed
no fire escape
fire extinguishers missing about 20 in our block
12 were empty
fire door broken and wedged open
emergency lights not working
full of ants
smell of sewage from sinks
the pool was never cleaned properly only used a net
around the pool there is mould and slime as no drainage for excess water 26 people slipped over in 1 day resulting in hospital visits
no lifeguards most of time
we had to got to reception with 2 year old who slipped and put his teeth through lip given a map and told to go to the hospital by taxi ?
after several days of complaing about pool they cleaned the area bby putting neat chlorine down and scrubing ,when did they do this 9 am when the
pool was getting full and people were getting stinging eyes and skin was burning
the sunbeds were reserved by 10 pm at night and most were broken
when lifeguard turned up 1 day he sat reading paper or on phone
another day a female turned up about 2pm took of uniform and sat on table sunbathing all afternoon
because of severe stagnent canal around the site loads of mossies unbearable
also the african kitchen staff live in basement of fedra 2 and chuck all there rubbish out of windows
soiled matress and human waste it stinks lots of rats and cockroaches
lots of noise and foul mouthed people
throwing rubbish and peeing of balconys
sad to say all english ?
the roads on site are not owned by complex and have local kids doing handbrake turns and play music all hours.
the local shop hires out electric motorbikes on site and the kids drive over the paths and grass between the sunbathers very dangerous as many fell of in front of cars etc
you also have to walk to reception with all your luggage on departure as tour companys will not go around the complex
we had a meeting with manager who took copys of our photos and was shocked as never had such good proof before he promised to sort out but still the same when left on saturday 1st sept
he arranged for security to pick up our cases at 6.40 am to take to reception
guess what ,it did not happen
we will never go there again
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iain mcnie from darlington travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
jet 2 .com
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
iain mcnie rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: A massive hotel made up of varios blocks of apartments. Best for families not really a couples hotel. Rooms were clean. But fridge door broken still was after a week.
Also its a long walk to get out of the complex only one main exit.
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j johnson from nuneaton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
thomas cook
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
j johnson rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we had a double bedroom and then a singel bed and cot in the living room. Even with the cot there was pleanty of room for the 4 of us.
our room was cleaned about every 3 days and if you needed any extra the cleaning staff were more than happy to help.
this hotel if very close to lots of excellent eating places. the grill place near the show garden was very good, and if you turn left insterad of right and then 1st right there is a very nice scandinavian place that does great food and is a bit more cultured that most other along the strip -if you want a romantic night this is the place. Loads of really good places to the right thoug. The grill place dead opostit is really nice with a little play area if you have kids. I really must mention the crepe man. Just before the bridge on the way to the beach is a tiny crepe store with the best crepes Ive ever tasted and an amazing bloke doing them. Hes worth a watch even if your not tempted by the scruummy food.
We had 2 parties traveleing athe the other one had been placed quite far away. The staff were very helpfull in relocating them so we were all in menerva 2. the entertainment on site is a little cheesy, but we saw the queen tribute and Abba night and both were excellent. There is a good childrens section which is well organised. the bingo is ---well bingo, but the show garden is worth a trip.
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Abigail from Birmingham UK travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
MyTravel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
Abigail rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: After nearly 2 hours transfer time (goes quite quickly as you can see so many sights!!) we arrived at the Bellevue (Bellevue being the last hotel to drop off at) we were told we were checking in at Minerva 2 and got dropped around there on the coach...
Check-in was quick and easy and we were given 2 key cards to room 101 in Neptuno 2. As we had travelled with another family we were lucky to be in the same block but we were different end of Neptuno 2 (us on ground floor on one side them on 1st floor other side of building)
THE ROOM - FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Walking into the room the first thing that hit us was the slight odour of damp except from that and the fact that it was slightly outdated and needed a lick of paint the room was perfect... plenty of hanging space...full kitchenette including kettle, toaster, gas hob, large cupboard space, full cutlery and plates and even a fridge with an icebox...balcony (not as good view as we would have liked but we soon got over it)...good size rooms ect.
FOOD (HALF BOARD)
We were half board and although the food could have been warmer there was plenty of choice. At Breakfast drinks were free but at dinner you had to pay for any drinks
Breakfast...
full English (beans, eggs, bacon, tomatoes ect), toast, fruit, cereal and pastries (ect)
Dinner (evening meal)...
Meat, fish, salad, veg, fruit, cake, ice-cream, (ect)
POOLS
Out of the 7 pools we used the pool in between the 2 Neptuno blocks. We only used the pools for about 3 or 4 days during our 14 day stay. I had a rash, which we now believe to be from the chlorine. it looked like heat rash but stung like i was being stabbed repeatedly all-over. Most of my family including me had soar, bloodshot eyes after being in the pools, sometimes it was so bad our eyes would run all day making it extremely difficult to see and painful.
we didn’t see the pool attendant cleaning the pools but rumour is that the pumps for filtering and circulating the water wasn't working so pool attendants were tipping barrels of chlorine into the water. That explains the burning rash on my skin and stinging eyes.
SUNBEDS AROUND POOL
You have to be up really early to reserve sun beds but everywhere the same really
THE BEACH
Beach was brilliant...had to get there early for sun beds though but where don’t you?? Sun beds 3.50 euros for all day...beach fruit sellers get on your nerves a bit (shouting 'ello 'ello melon nana coconut for half hour gets annoying after the forth hour) watch out for pickpockets on beach!! Hair braiders are another pain to deal with but as long as you say no thanks they should leave you alone.
WATER
DO NOT DRINK THE TAP WATER!!!
For drinking water and to clean you teeth you have to buy bottles of mineral water (by the litre)
We bought an 8l bottle nearly every day and by the end of the day it was almost empty
SHOPS
DONT SHOP AT SPAR IN THE BELLEVUE!!!
As I mentioned in the water section we bought a 8l bottle of water every day... prices are as follows...
Spar on complex ... depends what price they feel like charging you... first week it was 2 euro 50 (reasonable) half way through second week it wad 5 euro 50 (really expensive!!) and at the end of our stay it had been raised to SIX EURO!!! (Ridiculously expensive!!)
Supermarket on main road (Colbert) started off for the first week at 1 euro 99 and by the end of the first week it was 1 euro 95.
just proves if you shop around a bit you will find cheaper prices for the same things.
WEATHER
Mainly hot but boy did we have some tropical rain on our second week...
Wednesday the 23rd was one of the worst days for the rain. we had booked a boat trip for that day and we got drounded running from Neptuno 2 to the restaurant in Leda 3 for breakfast then to the main reception just to be told our boat trip had been cancelled!! Rain cleared after about 1.30pm and sun came out.
Friday the 24th - it hammered it down!!! didn’t stop all day. There was a break in it for around an hour at 7pm but at 8pm we were in the show gardens and the rain started again (thankfully not as heavy!)
SHOW GARDENS
Good entertainment started at around 8 with a mini disco for the little kids then bingo for the adults followed by a show at 10pm.
The shows we watched were:
*Westlife tribute
*Queen tribute
*ABBA tribute
*High school musical performed by the staff
*Grease Performed by staff
After the staff performances the staff would do the dances on stage that you can join in with such as
*La Bomba (By king Africa)
*YMCA
*Saturday Night
*A Spanish version of Follow the leader
La Bomba is a really catchy song and the dance moves are really simple to do.
Entertainment team and other staff involved in the shows are really friendly many of them are in the Vibes Tribe
VIBES TRIBE
Vibes Tribe organise the entertainment in the show garden, organise and run the Bellevue channel (channel one on the TV in your room - Free) and run the mini, maxi teen and 16+ clubs.
They are very friendly and always talk to you. On our last day we had to be out of the room by 12pm and we wasn’t being picked up for 3 hours so I decided to go to the Leda pool-side to watch the kids club. I did a lot more than watch thou... I must have lucked a bit loopy a 14 year old dancing with the mini club which is meant for toddlers and little children up to the age of 8 (I think) but it was enjoyable. After the dancing I sat talking to Joey - part of the vibes tribe who was leaving the Bellevue to go back to Holland (his home country) to have an operation. He was really nice and one of the things I miss the most about the holiday.
EXCURTIONS
Pirates - Brilliant show - dinner, pop, wine and sangria all included in price.
Aqualand - lots of queuing but the rides are worth it
Scuba Diving - brilliant value for money
Most of the excursions can be booked in the Bellevue or on the main road with an agent called 'no frills excursions'
BIRTHDAYS
As it was our friends who we travelled with's birthday we ordered him a birthday cake and had a mini party in our room. Sangria is 1.55 euros for 1.5L at Colbert supermarket on the main road, which is quick cheap although i have seen it for 0.95 euros past the bridge. Pop, crisps, and snacky foods can all be bought really cheap at Colbert too.
Also you can have a birthday message put on the Bellevue Channel. You have to leave a message in the main reception for this the day before and they will put it on the TV for you.
DISABLED ACCESS
As my Nan was on an electric scooter for most of the holiday the shops she visited had to have ramps so she could drive down. Luckily, many of the shops had ramps and was quite wide. As we had an apartment on the ground floor we didn’t need to use the lifts but I doubt we would have been able to fit the electric scooter into the lifts as they were only about a metre square.
BATH TOWELS
If you need more towels for your apartment just nip to the nearest mini reception and ask for them, we had no problems once we asked for the towels
MAIDS
Maids cleaned the room every 2 days. Cleaning included a quick dust, mopping floors, making beds and changing bed sheets.
BIKES FOR HIRE
BE EXTREAMLY CARFULL ON THE MINI MOTORBIKES!!! my best mate came off his bike and sprained his ankle. He was so lucky he never broke a bone.
MOZZIES!!
As long as you spray yourself with a mosquito repellent you should be fine. I only use mozzie repellent Twice and only got two bites. Our friends all got around 10 bites each despite using mozzie repellent - I suppose we're not as tasty as everyone else!!
Would deffinatly come back to the Bellevue as I found it brilliant. I am hopping to come back with a few friends in two years time when I am 16. Alcudia was brilliant too!!
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Tom from Wolverhampton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
Tom rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I stayed in this hotel for two weeks and would never go back.
I found that the hotel was dirty and was amazed to find that we were cleaning our room more than the cleaners did. I think they cleaned our room twice in two weeks.
Our room did not have air conditioning so due to that we did not get much sleep because we were to hot.
The food was cold and there was pretty much the same there every night. The entertainment was not very good as it was more for children.
There was a boat outside the resturant which would take you to the beach. The bloke that owned this boat told everyone that it was the cheapest one on the island and it turned out it was the most expensive for the distance you travel.
The mossies were really bad and you would pay about thirty euros for some cream to treat it.
In conclusion I dont think that this is a very nice hotel as it not clean, the food is horrible and cold and I would not go there again!!
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Jacobs from Clacton on Sea, Essex travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Global Travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
Jacobs rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We were supposed to be staying at another hotel but on arrival there had been a mix-up and we were told that they did not have a room for us. After being sent to three other hotels in three hrs,(none of which was suitable for our family) we asked if we could be found a room at the Bellevue Hotel. We visited this hotel two yrs ago in June and to be honest we said we would never go back again. We were accomodated then in fedra 1, which was an awful building with broken cupboards, ten mins walk from reception etc and the huge problems with spanish students staying there causing problems with fireworks etc,as previously mentioned in many reports. We really didn't have a good time because of the conditon of the block we were staying in etc.
However, in light of being in Alcudia again with nowhere decent to stay we thought "better the devil you know" and requested the Bellevue again.
We were found a studio in Minerva 2. Well, what a difference to the Bellevue this year.
First of all, this apartment block (there are approx 15 blocks) was so much better, cleaner, more comfortable, quieter and not so shabby. so, having experienced two different blocks, I think a lot of what people have moaned about depends on where you are staying.
Our towels were changed every other if you left the dirty ones in the bath as requested. The rooms in our blocks were cleaned every other day, beds made and we had clean sheets three times in ten days.
We were given all-inclusive because of the mix-up. This meant that you could go the main restaurant in the centre of the village and could have breakfast, lunch and evening meal and as many drinks and icecreams and snacks as you wanted. Certain blocks would cater for the all-inclusive people so you could choose where to go for this. There were other restaurants in other blocks for half board. At the show garden at night there were two bars for the all-inclusive people to get their drinks from. (locally produced wines and spirits but san miguel lager etc). Be warned its like having three measures to our one!!
Staff were very friendly to you if you made the effort to smile and say "hola or Buenas Dias". Especially in the all-inclusive restaurant were they friendly and very helpful. They cleared away the plates etc very quickly. The food was a little repetative but there was such a huge choice to choose from that you didnt have to eat the same things each day if you didnt mind trying other things. There was always a choice of two soups, rolls, breads etc, salads, cheeses, pastas, veggie dishes, bolognese, meats and the inevitable chips! Desserts were to die for, with the lightest sponges I have ever tasted, ice-creams so many fruits etc. Considering the huge amount of people that they had at every meal time, the restaurant was very clean, the food was always hot and there was always plenty of food.
There are seven pools around the village so you can choose which one to go to find which is suitable for the children. Some of the biggest adult pools were no deeper than chest height so great for kids. The one big problem was that people were getting up very early to put their towls out so come 9.30am there was never a sunbed. But a few mornings the lifeguard would come on at this time and remove most of the towels where there were no people. It was quite amusing, (although a few rows were had with the poor innocent person who then came along and had that bed) to see their faces when they realised their towels were on a table. This should be done every morning I think to stop it.
The beach is absolutely fantastic for young children. It is pure white sand, clear water to see your toes and shallow for what seems like miles to walk out. It was too hard for us to go with three children, buggy, lilos etc down the main street to the beach. We used to catch the boat across the lake each time and then its just straight across the road to the beach. There is then a cafe and public porta-loo for any one caught short.
There is the problem with the mossies, but I think you are either lucky or unlucky, again depending on where you are staying on the complex and whether you are near the canals etc. Only one of my three children were bitten and it wasnt so bad this time as last time.
Please dont be put off by the previous reports. This is a very good family complex with loads to do for the children including the parks by the show garden, rides, bouncy castles, bungy trampolines, mini-golf etc. The tribute shows each night were excellent.
This years holiday couldn't have been more different than our previous stay. All i can suggest is , that if you are unlucky with your block, try and ask them to change it. Also avoid June as this seems to be the biggest problem with the students.
This is purely a complex for families.
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M livesey and family from warrington travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
medinland
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
M livesey and family rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We have just arrived back from the Bellvue complex, i must admit having read such bad feedback on this site, we were actually dreading going and honestly considering changing our accomadation. I would just like to say i am glad we never changed as we had a lovely holiday. We stayed in diana 2, although just basic, it was very clean, we found the staff lovely, i suppose they treat you how you treat them!! The food was just as expected when staying in an all inclusive hotel. we did hear people complain.
(maybe expected lobster)! but we thought, we got value for money, The children were kept happy, they had plenty to do and to eat.The entertainment was ok. overall our stay at the bellvue was very enjoyable, we would definatley go back again, i suppose everybody is entitled to their own opinions, but please dont be put off with bad feedback as we very nearly was.
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J Dean from Sleaford travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
J Dean rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just before I we went on holiday I read some not so good reviews and was very concerned, but when we arrived it was excellent.
We stayed in a 2 bedroomed appt in the Mervea II. The appt was spacous and clean with a large balcony.
We were on the 8th floor and I was happy with the balcony wall and railings as they were high enough to be above the head of my 4 and 6 year old (but I would say younger children climb). The room was cleaned every two days with towels changed (put the towels in the bath for changing).
The complex was clean and tidy with cleaners around all the time. The complex appears large at first but only really takes about 7 mins with small children to the front gate. You dont feel like your in a complex either.
We didn't use the entertainment as we had enough to do with the bars in and out of the complex. I found the on site bars/cafe the same prices as off site. The complex is right next to a main shopping/cafe/pub area so eating out is not a problem.
The swimming pools are clean and there are lots to choose from. People do get up very early to put towels on the sunbeds but I'd say get over it and buy a couple of cheap (£4) air beds and you never have to worry. The beach is a walk away but you can get the boat at a small price of a euro which takes 5 mins.
I would say that we were told by a local that May and June is mosquito season and people get bitten really bad at that time. Also that June is when the local collages break up and the complex is popular with large groups of collages students, but we never had any problems at all as it was July we went.
I would recommend this complex and return another time.
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Laura from Bradford travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
Laura rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We were dropped off right outside reception upon arrival and the staff in the reception were very helpful in showing us where our room was and which bars and restaurants were all inclusive.
The room was nice and clean and we had a good view from our balcony.
Our room got cleaned every other day and got clean towels if we left them in the bath (as requested).
The food was nice, quite a few things the same but there was a lot of choice so you didn't eat the same thing every night.
The location was fantastic, 5 minute walk to the main street with all the shops and a boat ride to a street by the beach.
The evening entertainment was excellent although if you were staying for 2 weeks some acts are the same.
The entertainers and staff were friendly and there were lots of things in the complex to do e.g. mini golf.
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Andrea from Ballymoney - Northern Ireland travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
Andrea rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: On arrival at the Bellevue were were driven straight to Fedra 1 and checked in at the reception there. We had requested a low floor as we had a 4 year old and a 6 year old the room we were allocated was on the 7th floor. The reception staff were very helpful and found us a first floor room in Diana 2. On arrival at the our apartment I was pleasantly surprised by the size and cleanliness of it. We had 2 large bedrooms with twin beds a good sized living area and separate kitchen with Fridge, Kettle and Microwave. The maid service was 3 times a week with plenty of clean towels and beds were changed in the middle of our stay. We were paranoid after reading previous reviews about the mosquitos but using plug ins and Jungle formula spray were enough to ensure that we had no bites. However I think that they were not as bad this years as other years. The pool at Diana was small which was great when you have small children. It is true you either get up early to reserve your sunbeds or lie on lilos, but with no air conditioning in the rooms and not wanting to keep the windows open for fear of mosquitoes it was nice to get out for some air at 6.30 in the morning. The whole bellevue resort is great for kids with a small fairground at night for the little ones and really a really good go kart track for the older ones - although it is pricey 20E for 8 minutes. We didnt spend alot of time at the Show Garden at night but what we did see was good. The only complaint that I would have is that the area around the pool are not pressured hosed often enough as the pool at Diana had an all inclusive bar and when sticky drinks got spilled the wasps had a field day, but the water its self was kept very clean. They ony reason that would make me not return to the Bellevue again is that there is no air conditioning - fans help but not really enough.
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phil,dawn and familly from stoke on trent travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
sunshine holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
phil,dawn and familly rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: When we arrived,we should have been booked in half board,but due some mistake on our booking,we were down as self catering,we were booked into fedra one.We complained as we had to walk the length of the complex to leda one(by reception)for our meals.we also asked if we could be upgraded to all inclusive.The next day we we paid the extrra to be all inclusive and moved to the sierra one building.This was a much better appartment.The food was ok,same as any other hotel we have stayed at(and was served in the main reasurant,not in leda one,which had been the deal with half board)the pools and the entertainment were fab !Although I agree that if you're there for two weeks you see the same acts.But there was no problems with ques at the all inclusive bar,even though the show gardens were full every night.My younger children 9yrs and 5 yrs had a fab holiday,even the teenagers 16yrs and 17 yrs, who hung out mostly at the moroco bar. Would definatley go back again.
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Craig 47 Jaki 36 Ste 48 Fi 40 Kath 38 Sami 19 Francesca 18 Jess17 Jay16 Cyd 15 Harry !4 Fish 14 Nathen 14and Cookie 2 from Preston travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
some people will moan about owt
on a couples holiday.
There were 5 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
Craig 47 Jaki 36 Ste 48 Fi 40 Kath 38 Sami 19 Francesca 18 Jess17 Jay16 Cyd 15 Harry !4 Fish 14 Nathen 14and Cookie 2 rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Could I start by thanking all the people who frightened the pants off us with their awful reviews and say how much fun we had in proving them all wrong by having a great time.
The Bellevue is a Three Star Complex and if you go here thinking of how much you have paid I think its great value for money.
Appartments are ample, basic but everything you need is in there. Clean and kept clean, Maids came every other day and if we saw them on the corridor and took dirty towels to them on days inbetween they would hand out clean ones no problem.
Pools were fine we were in Fedra II so had a big pool with lots of entertainment during the day. Around the pool was swept every but only hosed down every other day. There were 14 in our party a couple of smokers and 9 kids. The days we were by the pool we ate drank and smoked but always made sure our rubbish went in the bin. The mess some people left was really awful and if it wasn't a day for hosing this ment some areas around the pool could be a bit grotty. Yep its true you do need to be up early to get a sunbed which there is not nearly enopugh of , but there is lots of grassed areas where you can put your towel and lots of trees for shade.
The only bars we used were the pool bar ,which was quite expensive (much cheaper to buy pop and beer at supermarket and they sold plastic glasses) and Diana Bar which was last bar on our way home so "One for the Road" and all that. Antony the English waiter there works none stop and has good local knowledge, and it has all the sports channels.
Opposite Diana you can book No Frills excursions which worked out cheaper than booking in Reception. And it is true if you book with them to go to local waterpark you do get to jump the queue. We also went to Western waterpark at Magaluf with them , It was great here with not only rides but lots of shows ,something for everyone. Both park advertised no food allowed but noone checked your bags and food was quite expensive in the parks. We saw quite a lot of people with picnics.
Shows in the showground were really good we went to Queen and Westlife. We only went about 9 o'clock but managed to get seats even though they were near the back. I dont know whether it was because we were at the back or because we had had a couple or more drinks but they really were exellent lookalikes and brill sound alikes.
We had lots of teenagers with us who enjoyed the freedom of a large complex,they all seem to congregate in the Pool Bar near the show ground. Our kids made friends from all over and really had a ball, but word of warning our 3 14 year old boys got served in the supermarkets with beer and then got well and truely grassed up good and proper by their older sisters.
Overall The Bellevue is good value for money it has some bad points but lots of good points too.
Alcudia is beautiful. Ok maybe the main strip is a bit Blackpoolish but walk off the main road and its really gorgeous. The beach is beautiful white sands and blue sea, you can walk out for a few hundred yards and the water is still up to your waist. Also the beach is fringed with some fantastic houses, its great to walk along dreaming of that lottery win.
Depending on what you like to eat Im sure you will find it in Alcudia, There is all the typical bars with English style food, If you would like something a bit more spanish go off the beaten track a little bit. We ate down by the harbour one night and had Fresh Squid and Grilled Prawns Home made bread with Olives and Ali Oli and it was no more expensive than the places on the main strip, also it was much cooler away from the hustle and bustle.
Straight opposite gates of the Bellevue thre is a road at the side of the Pharmacy about 500 yards up there on the left is the Jolly Rodger this is owned by an English lady called Julie , food is great , atmosphere very laid back and there is a little pool in the back, we thought this was a place great value for money . Each night they have a different 3 course special and they were always really good.
The best chinese we found was the Shaghi Garden the buffet was fab and they finish off the night with a bottle of sparkling wine for everyone. We had a great night at Lunas Grill at the Take That tribute night. They were fantastic and so are the Lunas Kebabs.
All in All we had a great time and we would all definately go back to Alcudia, and if we wanted a cheap and cheerful we would go back to Bellevue.
Our Top Tips for you are..........
1.If there is anything your not happy with when you get to Bellevue ask and be firm you will probably get your way.
2.Take bread with you down to the beach ,the fish in the sea will eat it out of your hands (dont worry they're only small)
3.If you want a good table in a resteraunt book it during the day.
4.Always check your bill at the end of your meal !!!!!!
5.Take a trip on the bus to Puerto Pollensa to see the sand sculpters on the beach.
AND ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
prove the moaners wrong
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Dave from Wiltshire travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
Dave rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: 2 Adults and 14yr daughter and 16yr son (self catering)
Full of worrys after reading most of the recent reviews, but since we spent the money, and needed a break, thought lets see, well we arrived on time 1130 at FEDRA 3- room wasnt ready due to the fact that the people before use paid extra to stay longer, reception gave us a secure room to put our cases, and we got changed in the toilets into shorts and tshirts, told to come back at 1.30pm came back after exploring at 1.20pm and the room was ready,
(quick point "Mytravel" took us to direct to our block.)
The room we booked was single bedroom apartment
Big space for lounge and dining table plus bed and 3 seat sofa
Bedroom contained 2 twin beds and wardrobes with safety desposit box
Bathroom consisted of basin and bath with shower and toilet (clean and tidy)
Kitchen (is that what they call it) a real disappointment
fridge with small freezer compartment, microwave, kettle and 2 hotplates (didnt attempt to use very dodgy) and toaster
(This kitchen was used for the fridge and breakfast - toast and scrambled eggs or beans on toast, and making tea
Balcony - large with table and 3 chairs, ask for extra chair and was delivered same day
Maid server regular and towels changed when required
Not enough sunbed - how usual - that the way it works
(six oclock rising if you want one) - didnt play the game just brought a cheap lilo
pool noisy during the day but went to the beach so didnt really care
Entertainment - good attempts (queen, rod stewart, beatles) and
dont bother with Robby Villiams
Plus you can play water polo, and other activitys if you want to
No problems with getting drinks and it you put jungle formulas on you dont get bitten
the odd incident with plonkers using the pool after dark, but then security was alerted and it all stopped.
Use the Supermarkets off site about 2 mins walk from the entrance (water etc)
Best places to eat - Champion and Bug Bunny (great place)
meals average is aroung 6.50 but watch the deserts (expensive)
Beach is great - with loads of water sports available - go on the 4hr boat trip the rest are a waste of time
Get the fans - no air con - reception cost 18 per week but you can get them for 15
We used this as a base so just need a bed and shower plus you get telly (bbc 1 included).
People there included Germans, Dutch, Uk and Irish (mainland)
some where chavs but you get them everywhere
The Inclusive one's seem to be caged in the swimming pool but
there are enough pools if you want to chill somewhere else
Holidays are what you make it so enjoy it
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jackie from birmingham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
jackie rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: stayed at fedra 1 on the fourth floor even though we requested ground as we had two pushchairs. On a couple of occasions lift wasnt working, (found out that the cleaners would occupy the lift to get cleaning trolleys upto the floors) found the rooms very clean and pleasent. On the days we wanted to spend by pool coudnt as all the sunbeds are taken from late night before (towels and chairs put on them) didnt relise us english were that sad. Found the complex far to big, and as for the entertainment in the show garden very disapointed, daughter looked forward to the grease and the high school musical shows (nothing like them). On one night my eight year old daughter went missing in the showgarden, the staff didnt want to know, to busy having photos taken to help look for her, thankfully she was found but i was very distressed to learn that there is only one sercurity gaurd (an elderly man) who goes around the site on a bike, consdiering the size of the complex and how open it is to people of the main street this was very worring, especially as i have four young girls. Sercurity is very low, i would of thought there would of been someone on the main entrance checking who was coming in and out, anyone can drive in and out. Apart from that we had a lovely holiday, have been to alcudia many times before. But this was the first time to the Bellevue and it will be the last.
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Michelle McMeekin from Darlington travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Booked via internet
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
Michelle McMeekin rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed on an all inclusive basis in the Bell View Complex in Alcudia. There was my husband, my daughters aged 8 and 6 and myself in a one bed room apartment. The apartment was basic but fairly clean. The rooms were cleaned and beds changed about twice a week and clean towels supplied about three times a week.
My husband and I are not the complaining type, we are fairly easy going types and dont expect five star hotels for three star prices but i felt compelled to warn others about the Bell View. We felt as all inclusive customers that we were very much second class citizens and the self-catering customers got a far better deal. We were lead to believe on booking that there were eight bars but on arriving we learnt we couldnt use them. We could use the pool bar around our pool and there was always a long queue and two other pool bars during the day but there were so busy we could not get a sunbed and there were a good walk from our own apartment. On the evening there was only one place to eat (we had been led to believe there were three). The only way to describe the restaurant was like feeding time at the zoo. The food was cold, badly cooked and very repetative (spag bol lunch and dinner for fourteen days!).
The kids disco and entertainment on a night were fairly good but the mosquittos around the show garden were horrendous. Also there were hundreds of all inclusive customers and only 2/3 bar staff. You could queue for up to 45 mins for a drink and they wouldn't allow trays. You also got your drinks in plastic cups (I can understand this during the day but not at night). The self-catering customers had waitress service and had no time to wait for drinks and had their drinks served in proper glasses.
The mosquittos deserve a paragraph of their own because I have never seen anything like it in my life. I have just read a previous report from a customer of the Bell View and she said they could easy be deterred with anti-mosquitto repellants - Rubbish! I have been travelling abroad for years and have never been bitten before. I spent 50E on anti-mosquitto repellants and we still all got severly bitten, even the children. At one point i had 30 bites. My husband got talking to a bar owner in the Port of Alcudia and he said it was a well known local fact that the mosquittos around the Bell View were terrible. All the canals surrounding the Bell View have stagnant water and some have raw sewage and they all need filling in as they are a breeding ground for mosquittos. You could tell the customers of the Bell View by their bites. It was the major topic of conversation at the bar along with the terrible service.
The hotel staff were not very helpful or friendly and i got the feeling that they looked down on all inclusive customers. It has put me off going on another all inclusive holiday for life.
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ian and angela from glenrothes travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
direct holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
ian and angela rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed at the Bellevue self catering on sixth floor minerva 2 facing inward to complex.
Direct rep with us through 2 receptions arrived in our room. Basic dated and dusty but accepted as 3 star. Could do with makeover!.
Hired car for 5 days and travelled to Porto Christo Caves of Drach, Cala D'or, Cap Formentor, old Alcudia, Porta Pollensa and various other surrounding areas. 2nd week went on no frills island tour, bus boat tram train, a must do trip!
Champion bar on strip good, Lunas good + entertaining. beaches were brill.
Ants and mossies were avoided but were prevelent! good base but very Butlins typified. We never used any on camp facilites except Spar could be expensive! and Minerva pool claim your sunbed early!
Wouldn't recommend unless as a base! We won't return to Belleview but would go back to Alcudia port area or Porto Pollensa.
Do take in all you read most are true!
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Chloe from Portsmouth travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
going places
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
Chloe rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: On arrival at Bellevue we were put in Fedra 1 on the 8th floor, considering when we booked nearly 13 months in advance we requested a low floor as we have a 2 year old!
The apartment was clean although my son went onto the balcony and climbed on a chair and was nearly over the top, watch your kids on the balcony, they are not safe.
2 days after our arrival a hoard of Spanish students turned up. There was over 200 hundred of them. They started turning out holiday into a nightmare. We would have to wait 20 mins for the lift because the students were messing about. We would get woken up at any time in the night with students shouting off the balcony's and generally trying their best to ruin everyones holiday. We complained to the reps, got told we would hear the outcome by 7pm that evening, we never heard anything for the remainder of the holiday. 5 days before we were due home we went and complained at reception, The receptionist we spoke to was so rude and said there is nothing he can do to help, we would have to put up with it and walked off and refused to discuss the matter further. We were up calling security several times through out our stay and the morning of the 16th more students were arriving at 3am as we were leaving. Being a family resort they should not do group bookings of 17year old students in with families its bound to cause trouble. It didn't just ruin our holiday, there were loads of families complaining and we all got the same answer, there students there bound to cause noise! Well why put them in with families with young kids, why not stick them in a block on their own.
I will never go back to Bellevue, they have no discipline with people making noise at any time of night or early hours of the morning. It was no holiday for us, it was a nightmare we paid £2000 pounds for our holiday and it was not work half of that!
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rebecca and chris from leigh, lancashire travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
easy jet
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
rebecca and chris rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Me and my boyfriend stayed in the Serena 1 apartment of the Bellevue hotel, on arrival it seemed ok. We got into our room at approx 2am and we noticed it had no air conditioning and single beds, we requested went we booked that we needed air conditioning (as I'm pregnant) and we requested a double bed. We went back to reception and complained and they said none of the complex had air conditioning or double beds. We asked could we be moved as the view was horrible we looked out the window 2 a palm tree! He said come back in the morning and we’ll sort it out, the next morning we went down and they said there’s nothing they could do about it till 2 days after we said were not having that as we would like to undo our suitcases and settle down!
We finally got put in a room which was ok. Me and my boyfriend wouldn’t recommend this hotel to anyone as there was to many ignorant tourists there (German and Spanish) they was everywhere they kept pilling in by the 100`s it ruined our holiday they was so ignorant and noisy...
I think the worst bit of our holiday was having to be in your room by 10pm you couldn’t go anywhere because of the mosquitoes they was everywhere we left our towels out to dry and the next day they was all over them it was horrible, I couldn’t wait to get home!
We was all inclusive and the food was rubbish it was the same stuff everyday we must of spent half of our holiday money on meals out and snacks on the beach!
We tried to do a day at the side of our pool but couldn’t as so many beds had bin reserved very early in the morning.
I didn’t see any reps or any entertainers, the staff what worked there couldn’t understand you so we couldn’t get any help at all!! The staff in the supermarket on site was ignorant and rude, this is the worst holiday I've ever been on, the Bellevue is to open, anyone can walk or drive on it’s not safe at all!
When we were there 12 apartments got broken into and they didn’t do anything about it!! Please take my advice and don’t visit the Bellevue apartments
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fowlers from nottinghamshire travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
aspro
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
fowlers rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We arrived in resort at around 11 o'clock with 2 very tired kids ( age 7 & 2 who had been up since 1.30am ) in the morning to be told that we were unable to check in until 3pm, we had to leave our baggage in the luggage room across the road and come back at 3pm. So we were left to wonder around.
We were given our key at about 2.45pm along with a map and the wrong directions. We were staying in the Fedra block 2 which was a 10 minute walk from reception which wasn't easy with 2 very tired kids, a pushchair, 3 cases.
The lift was tiny, the room was basic but we did get a low floor which I had asked for. Hotel was fairly clean, staff okay, towels changed regularly but beds only changed once in 2 weeks.
Not enough sunbeds in pool area. The reps don't seem to know whats what, that is if you you can find one.
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john & carol from middlesbrough travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
dawson & sanderson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
john & carol rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The complex is far too big and you can only enter and leave by one road meaning some people had a very long walk only to pass their block once on the main road
we seen many people climbing the fences and passing children over.
They should just open the locked gates so people dont have to do this.
There is no air conditioning so if you need to stay cool you can hire a fan or you could open your patio doors to let all the mossies in for a feast on you.
Hotel food same stuff all the time just cooked different.
The sun beds were all taken by towels very early on a morning even though the welcome screen on the TV states not to reserve the sun beds. (Perhaps someone should be on duty removing towels from sunbeds where the people are not even at the pool sites).
Holiday was OK but we won't be going back.
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Debbie from Newcastle Upon Tyne travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
tThomson/Travel republic
on a family holiday.
There were 6 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
Debbie rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: On arriving at the Bellevue quite surprised on how big it was. It was a bit of a trek to the apartments but once there we found very good shortcuts.
We were placed in the Fedra 2 which was nice but the maid service was shocking. Towels were changed maybe 4 times in 2 weeks and the bed I don't think ever got changed.
Fedra 1 was a nightmare with all the Spanish students don't go the middle of June I think they all come then, all you heard all night was shouting and clapping errr.
Must say that the drunken corner (dannys bars) was great so was the Diana, food was lovely and the waiters were really nice. Leif and Percy are mad as hatters.
Then there is good old danny from the corner bless him. Also try the shine food well worth the money three course meal for 6 pound and lovely.
Also beware of Percy he will try and marry you!.
Down side the mossies are horrible out of 7 of us 6 of us got bitten to bits my sister and daughter got the worse bites.
My son had mossie bands on and only got bit on the last nite, so worth having them.
Not enough sunbeds for around the pool at the fedra 2, its like a mass race for a sunbed on a morning and this starts as early as half 6, if you not there by 10am the life quard will take you towel off your sunbed.
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michelle from portsmouth travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
direct holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
michelle rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just returned from the Bellevue. Was really worried after what we had heard but we absolutely loved it and would definatley return.
We stayed in Fedra 2 apartment was basic but adequate. The actual Bellevue complex is very big with loads of pools and parks and entertainment for the kiddies,theres is a Spar shop near every apartment block.
We only ate on the complex a few times as it was cheaper to eat out,Dianas is a lovely place not to dear on the complex.Off site Lunars is a must excellent food and staff are superb,we had great weather all week.
The spanish students are loud in Fedra 1 but luckily we were facing the back so we avoided the noise. If you are going here then dont worry too much there is loads to do I dont think you will be disapointed,we didnt want to leave.
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steer from brixham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
aspro
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
steer rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: On arrival at 12.30am we were given our room on the 9th floor in fedra 1. got the kids into bed, sat down and the row started. Spanish students in every room on the ninth floor except for ours, and in all the rooms below us. we had constant screaming, music every single night of our holiday. One of the students even brought a megaphone to shout to his mates with.When the parties stopped, constant ringing of our door bell started. We went to reception the next day to be told there were between 150 and 200 students in our building, and because of so many people complaining about the noise, there was nothing they could do.They were not interested. We were also told the teachers were in another building.The police and security had to be called every night because of problems.(not by us I might add, our phone didnt work) We had constant hell for 2 weeks, every one was so tired and stressed. The most undisturbed sleep we had was 3 hours. These students go here every year for 3-4 weeks in June. This holiday was advertised as quieter in the early summer and suitable for families. What we object to was being put with these unaccompanied teenagers, surely it is obvious that they are going to party every night of their holiday, and during their stay families should never be put with them.
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lynsey + jimmy from aberdeen travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
direct holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
lynsey + jimmy rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: just recently arrived back from bellvue on arrival we were dropped off right outside our hotel but many people we spoke to were dropped off at the reception and given a map to find their way, we stayed in the minerva II my first impression was basic but very clean the cleaners came in every second day towels were changed no problem and they were very polite. the complex is large and theres only one way out on to the main street as all the other gates are kept locked which was an inconvienience but we found a short cut which meant climbing a fence with 2 young kids but it was worth it as it saved us a good 15 minutes. The hotel staff were friendly and very helpful, we only used the hotel entertainment once as the mosquitoes were a real problem up there i got bitten alive so did my Dad but the rest of the family were fine many people took candles with them to try and keep them at bay. There were lots in the complex to keep the kiddies amused my 5 year old loved the go-carts but they were very expensive 20 euros for 8 minutes, a small carnival which opened in the evening with trampolines, boats a few carnival rides and a soft play area went down well there is also mini golf and a big play park. my 5 year old also enjoyed the kids club which we used often
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Samantha from Barnsley travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Beach Sun Holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
Samantha rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Last year, me and my boyfriend went to Bellevue Apts in Alcudia, it was my first time abroad. The run from the airport to the Resort took 2 hours. It was worth it, because I couldn't wait, there are 7 hotels in one viscinity (think I spelt that right). We got there late at night, so we went straight to our room. got unpacked and went for a drink. The next morning, we went for our breakfast, then dinner then tea, the meals were nice, then we went to the entertainment, which was on everyday that week, there were tribute acts to some really famous singers, one day there was Queen tribute, another Backstreet Boys etc etc. The first day was amazing. Then the next day we went for our breakfast the same as the day before. I was really dissappointed with the food from then on. As I realised that they used left overs from the day before, I knew this because I used to have pasta everyday, and it was really dry and had a rancid taste. So from that day on we ate out. as it made my bf unwell. The entertainment from 8pm was GREAT. My bf even got me to go up on stage to do this daft thing, where a couple of us had to keep this beer mat in the air using just our mouths and we had to pass it on to other people via our mouths. For some reason they all loved me n my bf at the entertainment night because we were from YORKSHIRE lol.
The cleanliness was good. Our apt was cleaned 4 out of the 7 nights we stayed. They were exceptionally good when I had to ring the reception the morning after the night before, We had too much to drink then gorged out on a Burger King. Which was just outside the hotels. I was sick on the bed, and they came and stripped the bed and put clean sheets on for us. which was really nice.
I would definitely stay there again, but go self catering. It was a great experience.
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paul from preston travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
paul rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: the main problem with this hotel is the dirt, when we got there we were given our room in the minerva block, we had our young daughter with us who had a pull out bed, we never actually used this as at the time it was home to a group of ants! even after several visits to the reception and being told it had been cleaned they kept returning!
lots of pools but they were all busy, all the time, as the complex is on the water there are lost of mossys's and everyone was being bitten (the local chemists must have made a fortune)
In all a verydisapointing holiday and I would never go back even if I was paid to!
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scorob from fife travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travel
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2007 |
scorob rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Sorry but we wont be back. There were lots of ants and mossies and on the last full day we opened our door to a cockroach.
The food was poor, cold, and the service was slow and unhelpful.
The location was about the only thing with pass marks however at 20 euros for the karts they do know how to take money off you, and as for the entertainment it was at best poor.
The truth was, it was terrible which was a shame becuase we are not the complaining type.
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Wilkes family from lowestoft travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
greatlatedeals
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2007 |
Wilkes family rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Sorry to say if someone paid me I wouldn't return to this hotel again.
We were dropped at reception 2 adults 4 children ages 6,4,2,1 and advised we were in Minerva 1 block, no explaining where about the block was. Given a map and that was that no offer of a luggage trolley which we later found out was available for a 10 euro deposit. Off we went in search of our room 4 kids 2 pushchairs 5 suitcases it was not fun, luckily an elderly couple staying close by helped us as they knew where to go.
Lifts, appalling big enough for 1 small pushchair 1 child and adult and that was a squeeze thank god we didn't bring the double pushchair it would not have fitted. The lifts were constantly breaking down, my husband would often go up to the floor via foot that the lift was apparently on get in it to bring it down to us.
Our apartment block had 6 floors we were on the 3rd floor room 312 inward facing. Our first impression of the room was good it was a good size the balcony especially big and safe, kitchen ok cupboards looked new, the fridge was dodgy wouldn't keep its temperature, freezer compartment didn't work. We had a kettle toaster microwave, mop bucket a very smelly tea cloth, which was never replaced, basic kitchen bowls etc 2 hobs no oven, as we were half board it was ok.
The bathroom was adequate the window had no lock on it though and easily swung out far enough to allow a child to fall out of it so we tied it up shut. Bedrooms, 2 of which both had 2 single beds, good sizes wardrobes a safe in one, beds comfortable enough. Living area had a TV unit and tele single chair settee bed and coffee table, there was a table and chairs too. All a bit dated but ok.
aid service was appalling they would replace towels Monday Wednesday, Friday, change the beds once a week, they made the beds a max of 3 times in the 2 weeks we were there. We cleaned the floors and bathroom and kitchen as either the maids hadn't or if the had they had done a useless job.
Food, lifeless bland luke warm boring, undercooked, when we complained to management about the pink sausages they just said thats how they are some people don't like them fully cooked. We hardly ate there in the second week as we all came down with a severe sickness diarrhoea bug lasting 6 days there were a lot of family's the same, I blame the food and lack of cleanliness for it. I can safely say we have never been so sick the worst one was my 1 year old, poor thing. When we did eat in the food hall they were constantly running out of food, you were always waiting for something to be cooked by which time the first food you had on your plate would be stone cold by the time you ate it. Table service was slow, we were always waiting for them to clear plates, severe lack of highchairs 5 max in the restaurant if you were lucky,take a harness as most highchairs didn't have one. When we complained we were moved to the Leda building restaurant in the second week, the food wasn't any better still the lack of highchairs, smaller restaurant though. We only visited the food hall as a family for the first few days before the sickness set in, my son seemed well again one evening and was hungry so went with me for food that evening, by the morning was being sick again, needless to say he wouldn't eat in there again. Even a chicken and mushroom pot noodle from the nearby Colber supermarket tasted good and flavoursome, that says a lot about the hotel food.
Colber supermarket is much cheaper than the onsite Spar, the Spar has a tendency not to price everything and by god do you get a shock when you get to the till, use the Colber, just turn right out of the bellevue and across the road.
We were not the only ones with the sickness we got quite friendly with one of the reps who was from Holland he said his room mate and 4 others from his team had it also.
Swimming pools were busy, which didn't bother us as we used the beach which took about 10 mins or so to get to what with all the kids pushchairs buckets boats towels etc wasn't bad.
Entertainment was around the Minerva pool at about 10.30am in the morning, but wasn't up to much, we found the pool at the Apollo building behind reception suited us better as it was small for the kids.
There was a sign saying no reserving sunbeds but that was a laugh loads of beds were being reserved this was
probably due to the severe lack of them. It also stated that the pools were to be emptied at 6pm for the chemicals to be put in, I'm sad to say this never happened frequently we saw people in there past 8pm at night, so was it any wonder there were so many sick people about.
The public toilets were foul to say the least the ones in our apartment block, the show-gardens ones reception, they were all disgusting.
The outside grassed areas were very well kept, the mini disco which was in the show gardens at 8pm followed by the evening show at 10 pm were fairly good, but the mozzies down there were too much a real pain which kept us away, we used jungle formula, but believe me the smallest bit of skin you missed they would bite. Luckily they didn't touch the kids at all though, you could spot the people staying at the bellevue a mile off due to the amount of mozzie bites.
The kids playground opposite the Morocco bar was well maintained and good fun for them. There was a small fairground each evening near the show-gardens around 2 euros per ride, very grumpy owners though. Crazy golf was a good laugh as was the go karting quite expensive though at 20 euros for 8 minutes.
The grounds were not very pushchair or wheelchair friendly as where are apartment block was to get to our original food hall you had to go over bridges to get to it to bridges with steps either side great with pushchairs alternatively you had to walk all the way round which was a good 10 minutes extra. From our apartment block it would take 10 minutes to get to the exit of the Bellevue, the top of the main strip, loads of hair braiders, thank goodness my kids are boys, looky looky men with sunglasses, no frills excursions nearby to the Colber supermarket.
Beach lovely as always could walk out for ages before it got deep, horse ride from the beach back to the Bellevue 15 euros, was a good laugh, banana boat etc on the beach.
Once out of the Bellevue we had a lovely holiday, I wouldn't stay there again and certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone, sorry for those already booked, I'm normally easily pleased I love Majorca just not here, it was certainly hellview for us and not Belleview.
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Mark Robinson from Felixstowe travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Flightline
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2007 |
Mark Robinson rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Well I will be blunt and straight to the point but overall opinion for the Bellevue complex is very poor. There is no way I would return there.
There was myself(25) and my partner(23) and our 2 daughters aged 6 and 2. My parents also came with us.
Upon arriving to the complex after a pleasant 45 minute bus ride from airport, First impressions of the Bellevue were good. Seemed a nice place and there was plenty of people about. A lot outside main reception waiting to go home, lot of people heading out for meals etc.
We were dropped off in main reception. After a short wait we discovered they had made a bodge up with our room and were planning on putting us in a 1 bedroom apartment. After that was sorted we were told we would be staying in Fedra 1 block and shown where it was on the map. We had to make our own way round and because Fedra blocks were furthest away from reception it was a good 15 minute walk from reception to our room.
We were in room 502 on the 5th floor which was not good with 2 children. The balcony was very dangerous. The green railing wobbled when you touched it. Also table and 4 chairs on balcony which again was very unsafe as our 2 year old daughter is now into climbing. We just had to keep sliding patio door closed most of time.
Room was not very spacious, cleanliness was OK. There was 2 bedrooms with 2 twin beds. In living area was one couch thing that was used for the 5th bed. Where was the 6th person supposed to sleep? Side bedroom table had been vandalised. Beds were really small and uncomfortable. Walls very thin as you could clearly hear next door. Kitchen was very basic with a kettle, Toaster, Fridge and Microwave. We just eaten out at all times though so that didn't really matter. Bathroom was OK with bath/shower however there was no lock on the door. Also only had 4 large towels and 2 medium towels. Overall opinion on the room is it no way accommodates for 6 people with a dangerous balcony.
Lifts were really bad. Often broke down, Were very small and often blocked by cleaners and kids messing around in them. We just used the hidden cleaner lift which was through some fire exit doors.
I can't really comment on the food as we ate out everytime. We attempted to eat in the main restaurant but ended up walking back out. It was very busy and looked like feeding time at the zoo.
All swimming pools were very busy with the usual stuff like towel reserved sunbeds, water fights. Most of time we just headed down the beech which was a lot better for the little ones.
Entertainment wasn't really up to much, Again most nights we went out as there was some brilliant family bars outside the complex. One night we stayed in the show garden and was greeted by a 1 inch long cockroach and plenty of mozzies. The show was supposed to be Grease but was Hirley's Hip Hop show which was a bit naff. Bit x-rated at times with the girl dancers spreading their legs on some dance routines.
Another bad thing here was the smell of the place. It made me feel sick, Raw sewage! Specially at night.
The last couple of days the class of people changed a bit. Must have something to do with the price dropping a bit as we went the week kids were off school. I don't mean to sound snobbish but you don't want foul language round your little ones all the time on holiday.
But I have to say outside the Bellevue the holiday was fab, Plenty to do and places to go. I certainly won't be returning and would not advise anyone to go at all. I taken on the Bellevue with an open mind but what you read from other reviews is true, I never believed it but take all what you read on board.
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huston from belfast travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
aspro
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2007 |
huston rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: My partner and kids 2 boys 5 and 3 stayed at the Bellevue 29th May 07. As it was the kids first holiday we were really excited.
What can I say. It was awful we stayed at Fedra 2 block it was very basic.
We walked for 10/15 mins just to get off the complex it was hard with 2 small children then another 10/15 mins to the beach.
The entertainment was awful and the mozzies are a real pain we paid £1000 for this holiday and were very disappointed.
Stay away its not worth the money Spanish Butlins.
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zoe stock from huddersfield travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
alpha rooms
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2007 |
zoe stock rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: What can I say about Bellevue. We'll start with the food, all under cooked, lack of choice and long queues. At all meals.
The complex itself was clean and well looked after the staff friendly and helpful apart from the maid who made my husband walk to reception for a toilet roll, when she was stood outside the cleaning room.
It was busy round pool areas and we only found the snack bar 2 days before we came home.
The entertainment was good with copy groups on most nights, be warned though its outside and the mossies were bad. My son got 42 bites and I ended up poorly and on antibiotics with mine I had that many.
If your going all inclusive be prepared to wait for drinks my husband queued 52 mins for drinks 1 night, and when we asked they said they were catering for self catering people who had bar men walking round tables taking orders. It was really annoying when they opened another bar for the self catering too which were never busy.
If you stay on the complex bre prepared to get up early to put your towel out on a bed.
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RAY & ANNE from LEAMINGTON SPA travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
FLIGHTLINE
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2007 |
RAY & ANNE rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just got back from the Bellevue staying in Leda 2.
We were all inclusive, food not bad. Not to keen on the lager as I'm a cider drinker. Ate out a few times.
Will go back with the family it was very clean, lovely beaches.
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p tobin from swindon wilts travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 03 2007 |
p tobin rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Bellevue ideal location not far from shops and short walk to beach. Stayed all inclusive food basic, food not worth the money ended going out most nights to champions restaurant great staff and good food, show gardens very good(abba,robbie williams, disney and high school musical) mossies big problem all week. BIG word of warning leda II complex not safe at all my son, family and brother-in-law and familys were broken into through the back window,the windows to these apartments are not secure, not secure at all. Just to think our grandchildren were sleeping in there.Big let down by airtours staff and bellevue managers who seemed to know about these windows for a long time.anyway got moved to leda III never go back to bellevue again, so if your staying at leda II check your window or ask to be moved
Sorry for such a bleak report but felt as if i should let people know the truth about these windows
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Tracey from Bristol travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2006 |
Tracey rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed on the ground floor of Creda 1 block.
This was ideally situated close to the show garden where the outdoor night shows take place and close to the fair, childrens playground, tennis court, mini golf and restaurant and bars.
Noise levels were no concern until half way through our week stay when 200 bikers arrived to stay. Initially they did not cause concern until after dark whereby we were treated to the rev of bike engines at midnight, 1am, 2am, 4am and 6am for no other reason than the sound.
All inclusive has a catch. You can only get drinks at all inclusive bar by showgarden or at Morocco bar (ok nice staff but money pit for machines and pool tables if you have ssmall children).
Our apartments had no bar so we had to use the pool and walk with a tray to obtain drinks in the daytime. Huge complex and very basic Butlin type complex.
Overall if mosquitos had stayed away and the sun had stayed out you can just about cope with the daily same - same, same entertainment and buffet menu (mainly spag bol!!)
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Louise&Simon from Preston travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2006 |
Louise&Simon rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just arrived back from Bellevue, this was the second time we had been to this hotel. Last year we all had a brilliant time, this year not so much. The mosquitoes were horrible!! My husband got bitten to death had over 50 bites after a few days!
The cleanliness was ok room got cleaned 3 times in the week and got clean towels.
Location is good although as this was the last week in October everything was shutting down.
Didn't see any entertainment this time.
Staff were ok from what we saw of them, apart from man at desk when we checked out telling us we were not on his list for the safety deposit box, so we could not have our deposit back, even though we had the key!
All in all was an ok holiday. Weather really good for time of year.
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lynne gowans from aberdeen travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
easyjet
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2006 |
lynne gowans rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Ceres 1, great pools which were very clean.
Accommodation basic but large and cleaned every 2nd day with fresh towels and bedding.
We opted for breakfast only, great choice for adults not so good for fussy 3 year old who's now addicted to chocolate spread!
We were aware of the negative comments from others but we knew there was no air con and we know you get ants in most spanish resorts (easily gotten rid of) the mozzies were slightly worse that we expected but take plenty of jungle formula including the plug-ins and you'll be fine.
Our kids loved the evening entertainment from 8-9pm for little ones and the playpark adjacent to the coffe-bar & restaurant is large and child-safe and you can even have a coffee/beer/meal and watch them play. There is a small funfair every night which the children also loved before bedding down, plenty of gift shops and a vast array of great child friendly places to eat and drink.
Beach a 10-15 min walk thru' the main shopping street and very worth the walk when you get there, clean with shallow water for kids to play in.
All in all a great holiday, we booked flight and accommodation thru' Easyjet in May and it cost less than £750 for the week (4 of us). Taxi 70 euros from airport, bus back to airport 10 euros!! Have now rebooked direct from Aberdeen for same time next year with the same accommodation and it's costing less for us all self-catering at the same apartments, bascially you get what you pay for and I'm sure some of the negative reports are from people who may not be happy wherever they go, you cannot expect luxury if you pay for budget!
Great holiday destination for October, 25-28 degrees everyday apart from one morning of rain so if you've already booked to go don't be worried, little word of warning the all-inclusive apartments/pool were much busier than ours.
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mel from barnsley travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
journeys direct
on a friends holiday.
There were 4 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2006 |
mel rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Appollo
This is our second time at the Bellvue we were in Fedra 3 last time and think we got the best block in the Appollo although pool was tiny.
We went on a cheap holiday and this best describes the Bellvue it has gone downhill since I last went in 2003
it needs a major revamp.
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Julie/Amanda from Blackpool travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
CO,OP Travel
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 5 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
Julie/Amanda rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Well,where do we start! From the outset arriving at the Hotel things went from bad to worse. We had previously requested rooms close by due to young children with a low floor. However it transpired we were not even in the same blocks. We eventually got moved and stopped in Leda 1 which is at the entrance to the complex.
Upon our arrival we were given a map of the site and the bars, pools and restaurant we were to use were circled on them. Upon looking out from our balcony, which was on the top floor, we could see two pools in the Leda complex. These hadn't been circled on our map but it obviously made sense to use these instead of walking a distance away to the supposedly allocated pools. At that point we didn't know that the pool bar at the Leda complex was all inclusive as again it hadn't been circled on our map but we found that out in the first couple of days.
From our first visit to the Restaurant (School canteen!!) the following faults were found:
1) Massive queues for your food regardless of the time you went in. At one point I counted 37 people in front of me.
2) Because of the queues at no time as a family did you all eat together, especially if you had to queue for your child first and then go back and queue again for yourself.
3) The food was of very poor quality and was cold/lukewarm. There was no experienced chef working and the food was intermittently undercooked.
4) Because of the amount of people trying to eat in the Restaurant you were lucky to get a table and it was so loud you couldn't enjoy your meal if you eventually got one and it was edible.
Overall we gave up very quicly and ate out for 12 out of 14 nights as did a lot of other people. We also skipped breakfast and so put ourselves just through one meal a day at lunchtime and this was because we would have starved by the evening if not.
All Inclusive drinks were again awful. The fact that buying customers were allowed to have theirs in a glass and enjoy a pint the all-inclusives had to queue at one bar for a plastic tumbler of what was supposed to be local beer/spirits. There were a number of other bars for "paying" customers who did not have to queue. Had we not already paid for the food and drinks as all-inclusive?!! Again we ended up paying for drinks.All inc guests certainly appeared to be the por relations.
Worse was to come when we happened to speak to someone by our pool at Leda 1 the day before our holiday was to finish. They had booked half board and were staying in the Leda 2, the same complex as ours. They had been told on arrival that the restaurant they were to use was in the Leda building which we didn't even know about. They stated how good the food was, the choice and no queue.
Following this we spoke to the Manager who admitted that the Leda buildings were allocated to German tour operators and were only filled with British tourists if their allocation had not been fulfilled. We asked why we had not been allowed to use that Restaurant and we were told that we should have been allowed. Therefore for the last day only we were allowed to use this other Restaurant. It was fantastic! Three chefs cooked fresh food to your requirements. There was more choice, no queue and a far better standard of dining. Talk about a 2-tier system. It appeared to us that the German tour operators expect a far higher standard than ours. This became apparent when we were told the Leda complex was just for the German tour operator. It is totally fenced off from the rest of the Bellevue complex and is the only pool to have umbrellas for shade on the whole site.
We are putting in a complaint as we speak with regards to the way we have been treated and for the extra huge amount of money we have had to spend to eat and drink, but don't hold out much hope.
Overall the complex is in a good area and the entertainment is fantastic. The staff are accommodating but the cleanliness needs to be upgraded as does the pool areas. It was very hot as their is no air conditioning as people have mentioned previously in these reports. It's worth noting that we bought two fans that were better than the ones hired from Reception for a lot less cost. You can get these from a DIY shop in Aludia that sell them for 17 euros, well worth the money.
The strip outside the complex is very busy and quite a few good restaurants / bars.
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Sharon from Edinburgh travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
Sharon rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We have just arrived home from the bellevue. Never again!!
On my second holiday to majorca this year - I was very dissapointed staying in the bellevue. We were staying in 2 bedroom apartment, which on first impression looked good. By the end of the week stay, we felt the need to complain to the reps, something I have never had to do on any holiday I have been on.
We had continuous ants, had an awaful smell from the kitchen sink, floors were dirty and to top it off, we had to put up with continuous German entertainment just across from our apartment. We were never able to use the pool outside our apartment as people must have got up during the night to place towels on the sunloungers!
My daughter did go to the kids club a couple of times but I had to bring her home one morning in tears as not enough children had turned up. I mean try explaining that to a tearful 5 year old!!! The girls said that can sometimes happen in the morning clubs. Well a warning would have been nice.
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Louise from Scotland travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
Louise rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Back from Belleview yesterday stayed in Fedra 1 has an amazing time. Adults didn’t really enjoy it but we kids loved it!
Pools are really good.
The entertainment was amazing! I would REALLY recommend if you’re watching the entertainment at the show garden do not miss the Westlife tribute band on every Sunday absolutely amazing! Everyone in the family enjoyed them!
The hotel staff are relatively nice except one man who felt the need to call security on us and 2 friends we had met for sitting in the reception quietly talking saying we were to loud so be prepared for him!!
All in all had a wonderful time would definitely go back!!
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scarlett from halifax travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
scarlett rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We found the Bellevue apartments unhygienic and cramped. our room was on the third floor, which we were NOT happy about.
We specified that the we needed to be on the first floor, due to the inconvenience of a young baby in a pram needing to be lugged up and down the stairs. Because of the lack of cooking facilities in the fold away "kitchen" we decided to resort to all inclusive, BIG MISTAKE.
The food was simply inedible. We ended up having to eat out every night. The evening entertainment was excellent but we feel that we have wasted too much money just to be entertained.
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BEV from GRIMSBY travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
SUNSTART
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
BEV rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We spent 1 week half board at the Minerva 2 block - never again.
Our daughter spent the week sleeping on a sofa, during which time bedlinen was not changed, towels once and the room cleaned twice (we think, didn't look any different as to how we left it).
Due to a booking error we were refused entry to breakfast on the first morning, however on sampling food glad we were not all inclusive-evening meals were unimaginative and lukewarm.
On the positive side, evening entertainment brilliant-ABBA tribute band absolutely fantastic, pools clean (get there for 0700 if you want a sunbed), and lots for kids to do.
Be aware of refuse collection and sprinklers between 0300-0400, not conducive to a decent night's sleep.
Overall blocks need a good upgrade and some air conditioning.
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Alison Hubbard from Birmingham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Thomas cook
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
Alison Hubbard rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I have just come back from The Bellevue.
The rooms were fine.
The complex was well kept but the running of the place isn't very good. There are eight blocks, eight pools but only two all inclusive so if you are going all inclusive you might be allocated a room away from the facilities. some blocks (like ours!!!) back on to the main road full of bars, arcades and these will keep you up all night. Not all blocks do but be aware of this.
Food typical all inclusive some nice some rubbish! All inclusive drinks average.
Entertainment good.
I wouldn't stay here again as it was too loud and a pain having to make your way to a totally different pool away from your block! If you want noise, basic food and a good location fine but I think there are better places to stay!
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Kevin Gallagher from Glasgow travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
Kevin Gallagher rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Minerva 2 on the ground floor.
The room was dirty, bed linen was only changed once in 2 weeks, I had to find a maid to ask for fresh towels, the biggest problem was ants, the kitchen was over run with them,and when I mentioned it to the reception I was given a can of ant killer to deal with myself the 2nd week I opened the wardrobe door and my clothes were crawling with ants.
Entertainment was very good with tribute bands on every night, pools very clean, but you need to be up before 8am to get a sun lounger.
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Elle from Edinburgh travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
Elle rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Minerva II.
First impressions, well, we were a bit gutted at the size of the room (studio). It was not big enough to accommodate 3 adults, never mind 2 adults and 1 toddler. However, we just got on with it, as the majority of the time, we just slept there. We were also situated on the 6th floor so could never relax with our 3 yr old wandering around!
Our room was spotless on arrival and the maids did come 2-3 times each week, however, I don't think they believe in dusting as the wooden furniture/shelves were never cleaned and the dust under the beds was pretty disgusting. Bed linen was changed once a week.
With regard to the towels, there was a wee notice in the bathrooms saying if you wanted your towels changed, to put them in the bath, otherwise, the maids wouldn't change.
Our balcony overlooked the main street - we didn't find it too noisy. We did find it a bit of a pain though that we couldn't get directly onto the street from our block - instead, we had to trek through the grounds and back out the main entrance, which took about 10 mins or so. Still, we weren't far compared to other blocks.
Hotel staff we found very friendly and helpful.
Entertainment was fab also.
All in all, we had a good holiday, though I wouldn't go back to Bellevue (mainly because the room wasn't suitable).
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sharon from west midlands travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
panorama
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
sharon rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed in Ceres 2 - ground floor (just what we asked for)overlooking a great pool.
Apartment was spotless, maid came 3 times a week to change towels and clean. Once a week to change linen.
Outside Bellevue was all the pubs and resteraunts you need, dont forget to visit the crepe man just before bridge (crepes taste good).
Staff were friendly and most spoke good English. Dont miss tribute shows in show garden Westlife were great.
We couldn't get kids out of pool, they had a brill time meeting other kids.
Don't let bad reviews put you off we had a great time and will be going back!
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the russells from middlesbrough travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
thomas cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
the russells rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Minerva 1.
We arrived at about 1pm to be told our rooms would not be ready until 3pm so we had to leave our cases at reception and wander about for 2 hours.I wasn't very impressed because we had been up from around 2am that morning so we were really tired.The rooms themselves are a good size but the walls are paper thin and there is no air conditioning.
Self catering guests have everything they need in the rooms.In August it is really hot and sticky in the rooms so I didn't sleep much.We hired a fan from reception and had to leave it on low all night pointing directly at us.
You can't leave the patio doors open too much as the mosquito's get in and boy do they bite!!! I used a mozzy plug in repellant,spray on repellant and after sun with insect repellant in and I still managed to get bit about 6 times during our 2 week stay.I will say though that they didn't touch my son once for the whole 2 weeks we were there.Hubby got bit around 3 times.This is a problem at peak period as we were walking around on a night and some people were covered in bites,all over there arms and legs.Some of them were big open sores that were weeping.
Some of the electrics leave a lot to be desired too.The whole apartments would really benefit from a overhaul and update.
The entertainment is good and varied.The vodka was not very strong at the bar though and you could taste the difference if you went to a bar outside of resort.
Our rooms bed linens were supposed to be changed I think it was twice a week,ours were done once and the towels were supposed to be changed 4 times a week,ours were done 3 times in the fortnight.
Sunbeds are a bit of a problem if you are not up before 8.30am.Some people were actually putting towels out after they came in from a night out!!It does state around pool noone can reserve beds or if not in use for half a hour towels will be removed but noone actually does this.There is plenty of grass you can lay on though around the lake and its nice and breezy there too.
There is an abundance of lovely restaurants just outside the resort and breakfasts are very cheap too.We went to the port a couple of times and its really nice at that end for a change.We went to Caves of Drach and although it was nice to begin with it got a bit repetative halfway round and be warned there is loads of stairs up and down inside.
Would I go back to Belle Vue and Alcudia??? NO.
I'm quite a laid back person and easy to please normally so I feel like a bit of a moaner on here but I'm just stating the facts as we found them. Clear up the mozzys and update the apts especially with air con and I might consider it.The mozzys really put me off.
Anyway as I say I wouldn't return here in a hurry again.
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dawn + Philip from stoke on Trent travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
holiday rooms direct
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
dawn + Philip rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in sierra 1 which were so hot it was untrue, this complex could definitely do with some air con. The mozzies were a big problem too! Although it sounds like we didn't enjoy ourselves, it was a fab holiday, we shall definitely go back again next year, but more prepared for the heat and the little blighters!!
The maids came everyday to change the towels, although they didn't change the sheets, which were desperate by the time we left.
The entertainment was fab, very Butlins with the sun, the kids loved it, and if they're happy we're happy.
The pools were brill, and yes I was guilty of putting the towels out, along with half the complex Ha! Ha! I think it has something to do with the fact that you can't sleep for the heat.
Across the road from the complex is a small restaurant that serves 3 course meals for 8 euros - we were well bloated when we got home
The beach was lovely, you can get a boat from the complex to take you there every 15 mins, or you can take a leisurely stroll which takes around 20 - 30 mins, well worth the effort, one of the nicest beaches we have been on.
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Liz from Bristol travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
Liz rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: After reading several of the reviews for this hotel, we has considered trying to change our accomodation, however we decided to stick with it and give it a go....
The first thing we noticed when we arrived was the sheer size of the complex, it is huge. It's set in lovely surroundings, a lake and palm trees and the lots of amentities - resturants and supermarkets etc.
We stayed in Minerva II, which turned out to be about 10/15 minutes walk from the main enterance of the complex. Our apartment was basic but comfortable enough for a weeks stay. You can opt to pay for extra facilites, more tv channels, a fan, iron etc. We did experience a few ants in our room, but they were easily dealt with by standing on them!!! Our room was unfortunatly facing a busy main road too.
Overall, we didnt spend too much time in the complex, we walked to the beach everyday which is about 15 mins away (once you've walked out of the main enterance!!)There are lots of resturants, supermarkets and shops as you leave the Bellevue too. The waterpark is also about 20mins walk from the apartments.
The staff were friendly too and dealt with any queries we had.
I'd stay at the Bellevue again but only after we had tried other apartments in Alcudia first.
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peter from glasgow travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
fly globespan
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
peter rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I stayed for 10 days in Diana 2 mid-July. Apartments were clean, good view. spacious with two bedrooms and an excellent balcony.
Entertainment was good for adults and children and plenty of things to do and plenty of places to go for children of all ages. I was all inclusive, food and drink were fine, but weren't treated as well as those who were paying for their food and drink.
Felt a bit like second class citizens. Rooms definately need air conditioning, and make sure you use plenty of mosquito repellant.
Complex well situated if you do need to go outside. 15 minutes walk from beach, but the boat run by the complex - which we thought was courtesy service - was a rip off at 4 euros each person.
Despite that, it was a really good holiday. Would definately go back. :)
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claire from newcaslte travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
direct holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
claire rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I have just returned from the Bellevue hotel and had a very nice time. My fiance and I stayed in Minerva 2 and found it nice and clean on arrival. We were on the top floor with a lovely view of the lake.
Whilst staying there the lift broke a number of times but luckily there were 3 of them.
The complex its self is nice and clean and very very big. The only downside about the pool area was that there are not enough sunbeds, we stayed for 2 weeks and only got a sunbed 3 times, we were on the grass the rest of the time.
Our towels were only changed twice during our 2 week stay although the room was cleaned about 4 times.
As we were self catering we did not eat at the hotel but at the nearby restaurants. Our favourite was yummy yummys which is just across the road and has lovely food and then a fun quiz to do!
The entertainment in the hotel was good if not cheesy.
All in all I would not visit this hotel again as it is in a quiet location and
I would have liked it a bit more livley. All the pubs closed there doors at 12 and you had to sit indoors after that.
But had a lovely time.
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Jackie and Kevin from bury travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
Jackie and Kevin rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Mernerva 1 room rather big it was clean when we arrived but a problem on arrival.
We got to the Bellvue at 11:30am with no room available until 3:00pm. This we was told was check in time after waiting until 2:15pm we went back to reception and explained we couldn't wait any longer, because of the sheer heat; they found us a room, luckier than another family who waited till 4:00pm.
There was no air conditioning in the room we woke up wet through with sweat every morning and that was if you could sleep. The sheets on the beds were not changed for the whole 2 weeks and the towels were only changed twice.
The cleaner came just to empty the bins. Bellevue had beautiful surroundings all of the pools were lovely, entertainment excellent, most of the acts we have seen on "Costa cabaret" on sky tele.
Stayed there 8 years ago, much improved.
Especially liked the Italian restaurant the dolcia-vita on site; food excellent.
The reps were not very helpful.
The mozzies were a problem. After reading some reviews on this site it's not like Butlins or Blackpool with "sun".
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DAWN from BELFAST travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
THOMAS COOK
on a couples holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
DAWN rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Neptune 2 and it was great, apartments were clean and tidy on arrival the maids were inn 3 times in 1 week changed the bed and left us plenty of clean towels..
Lifeguard (Alex) on all day he was great fun, found all the staff around the pool & reception very friendly
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young from Belfast travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
mytravel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
young rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just back from the Minerva one, two weeks of sheer hell.
The rooms are never cleaned, towels changed once, and sheets not once during the fortnight.
The bellevue is a massive complex so be prepared to walk and walk and walk
We tried the hotel food a few nights and found it to be quite good but the staff were anything but friendly.
The pool area was rarely cleaned and to get a bed if you weren't there for 830 forget it
All in all...never again.
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the Edwards from Essex travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
sunstart first choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
the Edwards rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just got back from 2 weeks at the Bellevue stayed in Leda 2 room 301 on third floor over looking main strip of bars and restaurants it was absolutely fantastic. It was noisy but it didn't bother us in anyway.
We didn't eat on-site either as there is so much choice out of the complex and we liked to have a walk about at night and choose somewhere different to eat. There was a few places to choose from though on-site.
Our rooms were tidied and our towels changed every other day which was great and our sheets were changed maybe once I would have liked it to be more as it was very hot at night and you did get rather hot and sweaty. This is why you must buy or hire a fan other wise it will be impossible to sleep. We hired one which was about 44euros + 10euros deposit for 2 weeks which we think is really expensive about £38 and you get about £7 back. Apparently you can buy them out there but we was desperate and my husband went straight to reception for convenience.
The pool was cleaned evernight and all around us looked clean and tidy.
Can't really comment on staff as we didn't really have to use them, only for changing travellers cheques and hiring fan.
As I said we didn't get to see any of the entertainment as we liked to go out at night but heard it was excellent especially for kids.
My only moan would be that trying to get a sunbed was unbelievable some towels were on the beds at 1 o'clock in the morning it was ridiculous as many of the beds wasn't being used until after lunch which isn't very fair. There were signs up to say no reserving of sunbeds but that didn't work.
There were I think 2 kids clubs going on through the day 1 was situated by our pool [which would have been great]but it was German speaking so my kids had trouble understanding. There was a fully English speaking kids club but it was situated around one of the other pools which wasn't convenient for us. So apart from lack of sunbeds and badly needing air con we would definitely come back here although I would want to stay in Leda block as it is right at front of resort and for us ideally situated and clean.
If you read some other reviews on here it seems it depends on what block you stay in some say there unclean or complain of ants but we had none of that.
If you have kids and they like amusement rides and hiring bikes and go karts playing golf tennis speeding day by pool or going down to beach [5 to 10 min walk] this is ideal for you! At night visit Allstars bar at the foot of bridge brilliant little bar with arcade for kids very friendly staff, and you wont get any better or more friendly than Portofinos and lovely restaurant on main strip on way to beach excellent with kids and a proper English breakfast try, I think its called the New Inn or Canal Inn. It's down the side of the bridge along the back of the Allstars bar, and for value for money shop in the supermarket outside complex called Colber lots of choice and great value for money.
If you do any trips or excursions you must without a doubt do the pirate show in Magalluf it was out of this world it cost about 180 to 190 euros we didn't pay for little one as he was small enough to sit on our lap it was worth every penny. I've never known my kids to sit still for that long and my husband they sat with their mouths open I can't put it into words just go and see it!!!!!!!
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Tracey from east Belfast travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
Tracey rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Minerva 1. Rooms where spotless cleaners round every other day.
Hotel staff seemed nice and the entertainment was fantastic!!
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Natalie and nick from Sheffield travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
direct holidays
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
Natalie and nick rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Minerva 2.
In a very good location,it was always very busy, seemed to be lots of younger ones in the hotel, which wasn't a problem.
Rooms could do with a makeover ! And air con which was very much needed !! It was far too hot. Rooms were cleaned every other day and towels and beds changed, don't know why others wernt in the same block, very strange.
There wasn't any sunbeds in any of the pools spare until around 3 or 4 in the afternoon, which got annoying when you saw towels on sunbeds which were there all morning and afternoon with no one on them !
It was a very enjoyable holiday and I can't really fault bellevue apart from the air con problem.
Would go back again.
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Kate from Belfast travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 6 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
Kate rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Have just arrived back from the Bellevue Holiday Village and yet again it didn't disappoint us.
This year has been our 6th time going and it gets better every year. We stayed in the Minerva II for the 4th year running, stayed in the Minerva I before that. Have to say I can't complain about one thing about them. Very clean as usual when we arrived at 12.30am and the rooms were cleaned every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, and also given clean sheets and towels every one of those days..... as always, However we only get our sheets changed 1 a week as we feel there's no point all the time, get the towles changed every second time also, however that was our choice. Also sometimes if we didn't get to the door in time because we had been sleeping the cleaners would see this and just skip us.
Also the complex itself is cleaned every evening. I saw 3 women going round picking up any rubbish and they had a bin with them. Also the bin lorries come round at about 3am in the morning and they are very quick and I have to say quiet at doing their job.
As we were self catering we ate out about 3 nights a week, the rest we made our own food in the apartment, as we always do. Yummy Yummy's is a nice place to go to and is just across the road next to the supermarket. There are also two other restaurants to the left of the complex and are very good. I would recommend them esp the first one on the left, just beside the car rental place. However we did venture into the other one across the road just on the corner and I wouldn't recommend it for a meal, however the pizza is nice. The food is very over priced and you don't get very much of it. For a chicken curry and a bowl of tomato soup it was 17 euro, where as in the other 3 restaurants you were getting a 3 course meal for 7.50 euros.
The location is just perfect, just a 5 minute walk to the main reception and gate, and that is with 2 double prams and 2 singles, and 3 other kids alongside. The beach is about a 15-20 minute walk however there is a boat provided on site that takes you across and back the lake for 3 euros which is much better when you have blow-up rings, boats, prams etc.
The staff were very polite and helpful, one of the children were in hospital for 3 days with gasteroinoritis (sp) and the staff were more than helpful. The were a few other children in hospital for the same thing but this had nothing to do with the apartments, it is common at that time of the year and also I would recommend NOT taking ice cubes in your drink in the bars outside the complex as this is apparently one on the contributors to this.
The entertainment was as always excellent, Westlive and others on Sundays, Disney show every second Tuesday whiich is a must for the kids, Robbie Williams every Thursday. Also there was a Grease tribute show which, the same as the Disney show is performed by the entertainers on the complex. Also had The Jackson 5, the Beatles and others too many to mention. Over all the entertainment is excellent at the show garden, with the kiddies disco starting at about 8pm. There is also a chance to play bingo every night which is a lot of fun. 9 euros for 6 cards.
It was hotter than usual this year and we did need to buy some fans but this was only for the younger children at night as we were hardly in the rooms only for nap time and bed time, and at siesta we kept the door open and a nice we breeze came through.
We did have some problems with the mozzies also but nothing that a repellent couldn't fix, and it was mostly the 3 men who had the problems. The children weren't affected at all.
I would recommend this complex to anyone and have done so in the past and haven't had a complaint yet.
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debbie37, alan 35, aaron 13, liam 13 from hinckley travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
mediland travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
debbie37, alan 35, aaron 13, liam 13 rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just returned from two brilliant weeks at bellevue. Can't understand how it gets so many bad reports. We stayed in Minerva 1 which had the pool with all the games.
We spent our time at sirena pool (really friendly bar girls) this was where we got the free drinks (lots of free drinks!!! Try slush and vodka it's great)it was so nice that kids had as much slush and coke that they wanted all day without the worry of spending loads of money.
Apartment was clean and spacious with kitchen that had microwave, fridge, kettle and hobs, brill to make children some brekky if they don't get up in time for restaurant food (my two like their lie ins ).
No trouble with ants.
Had sheets and towels changed regular. No air con is a bit of a killer at night but we knew about this before we went so just make sure you get fan ...or two.
Bellevue is a huge complex but not as huge as some people make out. The walk from our apartment to the main bit was 2mins if that, this was where the restaurant, bars, show garden, shop etc were situated.
I loved the fact how it was spread out, you never felt it was over crowded even though complex fully booked. Lots of grassy areas around the pools with trees for those who like to chill in the shade.
Yes, it was almost impossible to get a sunbed(unless you were awake at 7am ) but we were quite happy putting our towels on the grass.
Food was lovely lots of choice although in the second week we did feel the need to eat out just for a change. My lads did get bit bored of chips and pasta as they are not very adventurous when trying new foods.
Entertainment very good although people seemed more excited at "putting their hands up in the air" at bingo than at clapping some of the brilliant tribute acts ( Abba and Beatles excellent oh and westlife is great for the teenage girls).
Moroccan bar seemed the hang out place for all the "getting drunk because they can" teenagers but we were all young once and there never seemed to be any trouble just high spirits.
Couldn't fault staff all very helpful. As I said before Spanish girls at sirena pool bar lovely and one day when my son cut his toe by the pool, Alex, the lifeguard, was straight over to help him.
As for mossies we didn't see any swarms and only got bit couple of times, just take repellent and you should be fine.
If it wasn't for lack of air con we'd certainly go to Bellevue back again.
Quick tip if you visit Aqualand at El Arenal don't get conned into thinking you need to rent floats, there are ones at the rides and if you don't mind a little wait you'll save yourself some money.
Great water park to visit though worth the 1 hour journey as loads more slides than at the one in Alcudia. Another great experience is the bull fight at old town Alcudia.
Next one is Aug 15th and well worth going to see a bit of true Spanish culture( so my lads and partner told me, I couldn't bear to see it!!!!)
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newell from oxford travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 1 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
newell rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Minerva 1, hell absolute hell.
Never ever again. Woken every night at 2am by dustman followed by road sweeper followed by water sprinklers. sleep is impossible.
Lifts impossible we had to climb 6 flights with cases at 3am not funny.
Cleanliness what is that I got so fed up I cleaned the apartment myself. Ants in the kitchen all the time. After 10days we had to ask for clean sheets.
Be prepared to put up with kids ringing your bell and running off.
Not a chance of a sunbed,lifeguard spends his day on mobile texing. Dont expect clean towels unless you ask for them.
Dont waste your money. We have been going abroad for 17years and never have we come across anything like this.
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Conor (23) Claire(23) Conor(4) Shauna and Sinéad (14mths) Paddy(24) Grace(23) Patrick(5) Shannon (3) and Megan(12mths) from Belfast travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a friends holiday.
There were 4 adults and 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
Conor (23) Claire(23) Conor(4) Shauna and Sinéad (14mths) Paddy(24) Grace(23) Patrick(5) Shannon (3) and Megan(12mths) rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just arrived back from the Bellevue this morning and wasn't disappointed. This has been or 4th time going and can't complain. We stayed in the Minerva II and cannot fault it. We were on the 6th floor which we didn't mind.
Arrived at 1am in the morning and the people n the desk were very welcoming and helpful. We were lucky to get 2 rooms next to each other, as last year we didn't but it doesn't really matter as you're never really in the room at all.
As far as I can gather Direct Holidays have rooms booked in the Minerva I and II as we have only stayed in these blocks.
Anyway rooms as usual were very clean, and they were cleaned every second day, and given clean towels and sheets aswell as the apartments being mopped and brushed out and the bin emptied. Cleaners also very nice. Always have a smile on their face. Also the complex itself was very clean, binmen came round every night between 2am and 5am and were very quick... didn't make too much noise. which is more than I can say about the binmen here at home. Also as someone else on here mentioned I also saw ladies walking around the complex picking up any rubbish that may have been lying around.
Apart from one night we didn't eat on site but the one night we did it was a very nice meal, although not very much of it. The spaghetti looked like a starter. Although when we went to the pool during the day we usually got something to eat from the pool bar at the Minerva I pool and have to say the food there is excellent. I even managed to get my son to eat a burger with his chips which he refused to do before!
The location itself is excellent, very close to the shops and supermarkets only a 2 minute walk to the main gate. The beach is about a 15 minute walk away..... but that may be shorter if you don't have prams etc with you, but the Bellevue provide a small boat service across the lake to the beach for on;y 3 euro return. Very handy with buggies etc. And when you get to the beach you have a nice quite spot where it isn't too crowded, which was perfect for us. Also very close to the beach bar/cafe which serve lovely burgers, hotdogs and chips.
The staff were very helpful, my friends wee boy had to go to hospital with dehydration (at no fault of the Bellevue) and the staff were very helpful and caring. They informed us that instead of getting a taxi they actually had a car that took the family to the hospital and back, which saved some money although it only costs 7 euros to the hospital.
The entertainment was excellent, we never went outside the complex at night- except to go shopping- as everything we needed was onsite. The show Garden is brilliant. The shows are excellent and the children loved the Mini disco and the Disney Show aswell as The Robbie Williams and Westlive tribute acts.
During the day the two oldest went to the kids club and loved every minute of it, it was a struggle to get them out of it.
At the swimming pool it was very hard to get a sunbed but when you have so many young children with you that isn't a priority. We were happy enough to sit on th egrass, it meant we were able to bring the buggies down with us and the children had enough room to play.
The only thing we had a problem with was the heat but we went out and bought 2 fans for 10 euros each and that was that. We were only in the apartment for at the most 2 hours in the evening and at night so it didn't bother us. If you don't want to buy fans you can rent them from the reception for 32 euros a week and you get 10 euros back, or do what we normally do and leave the front door open a bit and you get a nice breeze through the apartment.
As I have before and always will do, I would reccommend this complex to anyone and will be going back to the Bellevue again, we are atually looking to buy an apartment in the complex between us all.
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pete from belfast travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
kwik travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
pete rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just arrived back a few weeks ago from Bellevue had a brilliant time kids loved it.
On arrival we were allocated Fedra 1 which seemed like miles away when struggling with cases but once we found the short cuts it was about 5 minutes walk from entrance.
Apartments were basic but I found them clean. Got bed by pool most days but if not there was always a bed at other pools.
Entertainment was excellent but if not to your taste there was always something going on just outside the complex. Would have been perfect only for no a/c the fans were just not enough at that time of year.
One bit of advice for anyone going bring plenty of insect repellant as the show garden is full of mosquitoes.
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mand from cumbria travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
holiday index
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
mand rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Meneva 2 at the Bellevue complex we could not fault it at all they cater for all ages our 15 month old daughter loved it none of us wanted to come home.
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Julie Ryan from Cardiff travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
first choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
Julie Ryan rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed at the Bellevue for one week at the beginning of June. I think it depends on what block they put you in as to whether you enjoy it there or not. We were put in the Diana 1 which was quite a walk from reception especially with two children and three suitcases.
Thought the hotel entertainment was good considering we went 5 star all inclusive to Cuba in August and their entertainment in the evenings was terrible. Lots at this complex for the children to do although the pool for our block was one of the smallest oh yes and we didn't have any parasols around the pools except in the first block which I think was Leda 1 which along with the Minerva blocks looked like the best ones to be in so ask to be moved and my daughter also spent a week on a the sofa (which i think they assume is a bed).
All in all enjoyed the week but don't think we will be going back, be careful if your going in the summer as there's no air conditioning and the rooms get really hot.
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Stuart from Liverpool travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Alpharooms
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
Stuart rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just got back from the Bellevue having had a really great time...we stayed in Neptune 2, had a great apartment, clean and spacious with a great view over the pool and lake.
We originally booked self catering but upgraded to half board when we arrived, the food was bog standard buffet....not spectacular, but perfectly acceptable.
Breakfast was good, dinner had quite a lot of choice. The only problem we had was that a load of Spanish students were staying at the same time and at 8.00pm every night descended on the restaurant like a plague of locusts and made it impossible to get any food (we later found out that there were 300 hundred of the buggers...really rowdy and particularly ill-mannered) we duly complained and were instantly transferred to another restaurant which actually was much better.
The complex was as we remembered it from our previous visit 5 years ago, plenty to occupy the kids, and shows on every night (with possibly the worst Robbie Williams tribute your poor ears will ever experience. We were told on the phone by the hotel and hotetur, that the all inclusive option was quite limiting and did not cover the show garden, but we found when we arrived that it was much more comprehensive that that and there was actually an all-inclusive drinks bar IN the show garden.(although the queues were quite large).
All in all we had a great time and would recommend anyone with kids to stay here and definitely would consider a third visit....don't be put off by the bad reviews you read on this site, the staff were very helpful, if we needed extra towels etc, they were delivered within 20 mins, and on our arrival they insisted that they take us to our accommodation by van and drop us off!
At the end of the day if you want 5 star treatment pay for it and go to a 5 star hotel, for what we paid for this holiday we certainly got value for money.
The resort itself is also ideal for families, plenty of nice bars and value for money restaurants with things for the kids to do, the beach is really nice too, although I would recommend you take the boat from the complex to the beach...you still have a little walk when you get off, but the part of the beach you end up at is much quieter with plenty of sunbeds, and a lovely shallow part of the sea for the kids.
Also on the question of late check out, we didn't need it ourselves but spoke to a couple who had asked and were given prices for it subject to availability, the were unfortunately told on the day that they were fully booked and nothing was available, which i can quite believe as even though it was early June it was still quite busy (without being crowded).
And there don't seem to be many mozzies about either, hardly saw one in the show garden in contrast to last time we were there when there were swarms!
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Darren from Worcester travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Findmeaccom.com
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
Darren rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just back from the Bellevue apartments, stayed here previously in 2001 and found the hotel was just as good this time.
Booked through Findmeaccom.com no problems at check in but there were quite a few people on package holidays who had to be moved to other hotels due to overbooking.
Stayed in Minerva 1, room was clean and spacious but no air-conditioning, maid service was 3 times a week (sheets once a week).
Friends of ours were also there and they stayed in Sirena and Neptuno which were both in a nice spot by the lake and rooms were spacious for a studio. I think the only block to avoid would be the Minerva 2 which were all studios and backed onto the busy road.
Resort and beach were good for families but as this was our 3rd time to Alcudia we will not be returning for a while but would recommend the Bellevue.
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Mark from Bridgend travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Mediland
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
Mark rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Minerva 2 room 610,the room was disgusting,the floor looked liked it hadn't been cleaned in weeks,overall it looked and felt grubby, I would compare it to a hostel for the homeless. It was that bad.
The location of our apartment led to us walking about half a mile every time we left the room just to leave the complex, I felt like I'd run a marathon by the end of the week as it was hot hot hot!
The hotel staff were quite friendly apart from one lady who was probably going through a difficult time of the month.
The maids came into our room once, I only noticed cos they moved my ashtray, apart from that they did'nt do anything.
I noticed there's a gate at the front of our apartment but it was always locked,probably to try and stop us all leaving ha ha.
Entertaintment was really good though, one night we had a mozzie attack though which was quite funny to see everyone jumping around trying to swat them, the mozzies had the last laugh by the end of the week though cos my girlfriend and I have about 40 bites between us.
Serves us right you Belle Vue lovers might say! It says in the hotel that your not allowed to reserve a sunbed then how come one certain nationality that I won't name ignored the sign and got away with it.
The lake also smelt really badly of sewage as it was so hot, a problem if you've got a week stomach. Would I visit again? nah don't think so. My girlfriends sister and brother in law arrived as we were leaving and i think by the look on our faces, they probably wanted to come back on the plane with us!
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anna from newcastle travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
2 can travel/easy jet
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
anna rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Diana 2 it was nice and spacious with plenty room the only problem was the ants we had loads of them.
We told reception and they sent a cleaner although the ants still came. The maids came in every 2 days to change beds and towels.
There were some nice places to eat the red lion was good you could get a 3 course meal for 8 euros and kids can play so they didnt get bored .
there was a bit of a smell at night but not that bad
the entertainment was really good ,they had disney shows and robbie williams which may I say was excellent.
Don't think I would go again not because I didn't like it cos we did but it was good for our first hol abroad.
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Jones from Sunderland travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a friends holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
Jones rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Got a last minute holiday, allocation on arrival to anywhere in Majorca. Arrived at Bellevue in Alcudia, and was over the moon.
It looked great, a huge complex with about 7 different apartment blocks. We stayed in Neptuno II and it was lovely and clean and situated in the best place it could be.
We absolutly loved the food (apart from the kebabs) on the main street (which is about 5 min walk from apartment) and the bars and pubs were great...we particulary liked The Prince of Wales after midnight.
We would def go back agagin as it was one of our best holidays....
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Dean from Blackwood travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Cosmos
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
Dean rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in the Ceres 2. Rooms were basic but ideal for self catering needs, we had a 2 bedroom apartment which was ok, great location, probably the best swimming pool on the complex,plenty going on for all ages. Pedal bikes to hire etc..,
Some of the other blocks seemed to be too far away from the main part of the complex.
We would go back if we could stay in the same Ceres block.
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gargano from glasgow travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
direct
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
gargano rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We arrived to find our party was split some at the front and some at the back of the resort. There was 12 of us 4 adults and 8 kids. But this was quickly changed and we all moved up to the back.
The apartment was ok not wonderfully clean, no air con it was so hot the fans you can rent didnt really make a difference they did help a bit.
We stayed in Fedra II the pool was great and a swing park right in front of the block. The entertainment was meant to be brill but we never managed along to see it!
It was a long walk down to the reception but we were in no rush. I would go again as it was very open with lots of space. The only complaint we had was there were 700 Spanish students in our blocks and they were very noisy and caused a lot of damage, think they should have been on an 18-30's holiday not in a family hotel!!
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The Boydell family from Maesteg in Mid Glamorgan travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
independant
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
The Boydell family rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We arrived on the 6th of June for a relaxing two week family holiday. What a joke!!!
We were staying in Fedra 1 block room 610 on the sixth floor, we had requested a low floor (our youngest daughter is only 3). The room itself was ok it had everything we needed but it then went down hill all the way.
We had slept in the same sheets for 8 nights when I complained, nothing was done. I complained a second time-nothing was done! eventually I saw a rep who helped me out. After complaining for a third time I was given clean sheets only to be told I had to change them myself!!! We were also supplied with clean towels.
These were the only sheets and towels we had for the entire two weeks! The maid came in approx twice and basically looked at the floor, she never even swept it and I don't think her mop had ever been used!
I can't think of anything positive to say about the Bellevue because during our second week it got even worse. We were there when the students turned up too. Nightmare! They kept us awake until 6am three nights running and I swear that every spanish girl of age 16 is called Maria!! That name was being yelled out over the balcony 24/7.
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sarah from wales travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
cosmos
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
sarah rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We returned home on 1st july and I have got to say we had a fab holiday loads going on for all ages.
Our room was cleaned 3 times a week which was plenty. We stayed in Ceres 2 which I think was the best pool. My kids loved it.
The site of the hotel is huge. The kids clubs are great for little ones my 5 year old loved.
Life guard on duty 10 till 6 staff very friendly and speak English. Entertainment for adults wasnt great but for kids fab and lets be honest if kids happy you will have a great holiday.
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emma from birmingham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
teletext holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
emma rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Me and my boyfriend stayed at the bellevue holiday village in Sierra 2. The room was excellent, however it was extremly hot and there was lots of mosquitos!
Alcudia its self was excellent, the beach was beautiful, weather was brillant, lots to do!
The maid service was OK she can twice in our weeks stay, however the maid left us a note as US to clean the room! Which I thought was pretty ridiculous! Our bedding was never changed and only got clean towels twice!
The pool area was great! However a child did poo in the day so it didnt bother us to much.
Overall it was a great holiday, would recommend it to families as its great for children. However I would say that the reception staff were very unhelpful.
When checking out a lady was at the reception, complainting that she had been there two days, had no electricity, since been there and had an ants nest under the sofa! So beware! But we had a great holiday nevertheless!!!!
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Shelley Bailey from torpoint, Cornwall travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
2cantravel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
Shelley Bailey rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: If you like cockroaches, glass round the pool, sickness and diarrhoea, crowded pools. No one could speak English not even understanding when I needed a to find a medical kit or first aid point to get a plaster to go on my sons foot where he has cut it on glass around the pool, which was still there 4 days later, no one even bothered to clear it up, even though I had told the staff it was there they obviously didn't understand me.
The shops are crowded the beach is lovely but quite far to walk in the heat with young kids. They tell you the hydro-park is a 15 minute walk away, more like 40 minutes. We walked in the afternoon to go there with the kids and it was so far and hot.
Don't go here its awful, noisy Spanish people stay here and keep you up all night.
The window fell out so we couldn't even shut it, no air con, electric appliances are so slow as there is not enough electricity to power it. The place smells of sewerage, and the buzzing from the pylons is infuriating, what more can I say!!!
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Sarah & Mark from Chesterfield travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2006 |
Sarah & Mark rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We have just returned from a week at the Bellevue Apartments in Alcudia. We stayed in the Minerva II Building. Rooms exceptionally clean and towels/linen changed every other day. We stayed self catering basis so didnt sample any of the food. Location of the Hotel is fabulous. Had the main road just at the back of us with plenty of shops/restaurants/bars etc. Plenty to do at night for sure. Beach only a 5/10 min walk away. Lifeguards by the pools and on the beach - very safe/clean beach for children (my babies are just 1 and 2).
The Hotel staff were extremley friendly and helpful. Didnt sample the entertainment either as we went out of the complex most nights.
Would most definitely return to the Bellevue Apartments.
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Andrea from Lancashire travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2006 |
Andrea rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Arrived on Tuesday 31st May at another hotel, we were moved to Bellvue on Tuesday 1st June. We were greeted in reception by loads of dog mess, where that came from i dont know. Given Diana 1. Room big enough, the kettle did not work, lights hanging off in the bedroom, beds smelt musty and generally uncomfortable, generally grotty. The noise was terrible from adjoining rooms, heard everything. Even though we were all inclusive bar wasn't open and never had a bite or drink at Bellvue. Locations not too bad, its a long walk though.We were due to fly home on Tuesady 6th June, flew home 2 days after arriving. Had to pay another airline to fly home, was totally disgusted at the whole experience.
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Marilyn from St Helier travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Travelmaker
on a singles holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2006 |
Marilyn rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This was out third stay at the Bellevue but this time the maid service was diabolical.
The bedding was never changed and only once out of the seven days did the maid come in and do anything in the apartment. One day she just handed in the towels, never even bothered to remove the dirty ones. We won't be going back there again.
The fact that the weather was rubbish too, only 2 good days out of 6, didn't help matters, but c'est la vie.
You can't win them all. What a good job the night time entertainment was brill.
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Marilyn from St Helier travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Travelmaker
on a singles holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2006 |
Marilyn rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This was out third stay at the Bellevue but this time the maid service was diabolical.
The bedding was never changed and only once out of the seven days did the maid come in and do anything in the apartment. One day she just handed in the towels, never even bothered to remove the dirty ones. We won't be going back there again.
The fact that the weather was rubbish too, only 2 good days out of 6, didn't help matters, but c'est la vie. You can't win them all. What a good job the night time entertainment was brill. Enjoyed walking down the strip. Loads of shops with friendly people.
Restaurants were all pretty good, some cheaper than others and the pancakes just have to be sampled from the pancake man.
If you want a nice friendly bar to drink in then try Einsteins, on the left over the bridge. It's not long been opened and the owner Andy will bend over backwards to please his customers. He makes some unusual cocktails and makes a mean cup of milky coffee, the closet you will get to a latte. He caters for all types of customers, the football fanatics, the soap followers and the party goers, check out his music, puts you in the mood for a good old dance.
His prices are good too, so well worth a try.
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terry from sheffield travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
sunset
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2006 |
terry rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in the Leda 3 block which was very clean and tidy, maid service was very good also. The apartment and pool area were excellent although the on site cafeteria left alot to be desired as no one ever seemed to want to serve us, we only went to one entertainment night which was a tribute to disney.
The kids 3 year old and 5 year old couldn't believe how Minnie Mouse could be 2 feet taller than Mickey as they had seen them both in Florida at christmas and remarked how much they had changed.
They soon grew bored with the show and so subsequently wouldn't go to any others, this meant that we frequented 'cheers' and linekers on an evening which became monotonous after a while.
We have decided that we will give Alcudia a miss for the foreseeable future as we found ourselves comparing it to blackpool but with sun.
All the same type of shops selling all the same stuff, the menus's at all of the restaurants was basically the same and again this grew monotonous.
Good points were the kids club on site run by the travel company which both kids who attended thoroughly enjoyed going too.
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john curry from newton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
teletext holidays
on a singles holiday.
There were 4 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2006 |
john curry rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We arrived at 1.30 in the morning and showed to our block by some security guard the company had a wierd name.
We had 2 appartments next to one another in minerva 2(although next to the road you never realised it). Only one entrance in or out. I got a bit sick of that and ended up climbing the fence. Be careful lads there is spikes.
The feeding area was quite a walk but the food was just ok. The bars at the pools open at 10 and close at 6. The moroco bar open 12 till 12.
Being all inclusive my band was a bit tight, on going home I got ridiculed about my tan and the nice white strip where it had been.
It was hot hot hot!
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LEE WOOD from MANCHESTER travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
THOMAS COOK
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2006 |
LEE WOOD rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The hotel was very clean and the grounds were well kept.
The food wasn't brilliant. For kids only chips were available if you went to dine before 8pm.
Location was good with a good selection of bars and restaurants and also loads of places to hire cars or
bikes.
We encountered a problem with our room as it was minus a bed for one of our children but this was recified quickly.
Entertainment was in the style of a holiday camp with childrens activities throughout the day.
Would go again but only on self catering basis.
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Valerie martin from retford notts travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
2CANTRAVEL
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2006 |
Valerie martin rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Minerva 2 on the 5th floor room 506. Our daughter spent 10 days sleeping on a settee.
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sandra and john from glasgow travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2006 |
sandra and john rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Minerva 1 and had a large apartment which was great as my partner likes to get up early in the morning and it meant he could leave me in peace in the bedroom.
Maid service was good, the pool at Minerva 1 was really clean, food was ok if you like pork every night.
All the facilities were very good and like other reviewers said the supermarkets outside are cheaper for everything.
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Steve & Wendy from Ramsgate Kent travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Cosmos
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2005 |
Steve & Wendy rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We found the hotel very good and as mentioned very clean. the maid service was excellent. The entertainment was great and catered for all ages very good audience participation.
There is a small fun fair for younger children which is good and the bars are also very updated and great sounds.
The pool is very clean and hosts events for the children and is well adverised with lots of sunbeds and lilos, rings etc for the children of all ages. We were in Minerva 1 but the hotel has numerous blocks which are all great.
It also has a left luggage place which is very secure and we felt safe leaving our cases in there while waiting for our coach.
The Piccadilly bar was great Kareoke till 3am very good for families of all ages and the staff are great.
Loads of shops, bars and restaraunts of all types to cater for all your needs.
We hired a pedal car for five of us it was great fun we even drove it down to the beach and parked up and locked it up to a bin on the side of the road. This was a practice run for us to drive on the opposite side of the road befor hiring a car, which was also very cheap with a small deposit. This enabled us to travel about a lot easier. There is a market which goes from town to town through out the week which is very large and good.
Bus Service is very easy and accessable from outside the main reception we just had fun and would return again. I'ts a 10 min walk from the Jupiter Saturno where there is a cheap supermarket which we found very helpful, plus other bars and restaraunts.
We rate this hotel as a 4 Star although its only a 3 star.
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Paula from Manchester travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 1 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2005 |
Paula rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Do not believe bad reviews. A holiday is what you make it. We stayed in Luna 2.
Bedding and sheets changed every other day and rooms cleaned. Reception staff were very helpful.
We overlooked a busy road there was noise, but with the amount we did during the day, the amount of noise did not bother us.
The entertainment was excellent.
The beach was very clean.
The entertainment staff were excellent, with both adults and kids I had 3 with me aged 13, 14 & 15.
The site is near lots of bars, shops and restaurants, try Bananas excellent value and great food, the staff were lovely.
You cannot reserve your sunbeds which is a good thing! Lots to do on this site.
Spar is very pricey try the supermarket across the road.
One bad thing, our electrics need did go off a few times but we put that down to a tropical storm. They went off once when there was not a storm, I rang reception & someone came to our apartment within 15mins.
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Lewis from London travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
Lewis rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Minerva 2 Very clean and had a great holiday. We could always find a sunbed somewhere even at 3 in the afternoon. Now for the bed news we were robbed while we were asleep don't know how they got in but the door was open when we woke up and 2 handbags were gone mobile phone camera watch. However, we were not hurt so we didn't let it spoil our holiday. If you are going just be careful.
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Jac from Liverpool travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Two Can Travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
Jac rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Have just returned home. Like many I have previously read some of the reports on this website and very nearly changed the booking. However, I'm so glad I didn't. We arrived at 2.30 in the morning and upon opening the door to the apartment we firstly noticed how large the apartment was and upon closer inspection - how clean. There was maid service usually every 2-3 days - beds were changed/made up and towels changed.
We were in Minerva II. On the second night of our holiday we found the music to be quite loud from the street below (as we overlooked the main stretch) which kept our three year old awake. We spoke to reception the next morning and were offered another room in Minerva I. We could still hear the music slightly but this was more like background music. Ten out of ten for the reception staff who were always extremely helpful and courteous - some happier than others!!!
The pool by our apartment was always very busy so we tended to walk to the pool at the "Diana" blocks and can say that even at midday, never had a problem finding a sunbed.
our three year old loved the pool. it was never dirty - maybe around the edge of the pool might get dirty but regularly saw staff cleaning the pool areas at the end of the day and jet washing the edge.
Go to the Colber Supermarket which is just over the road from the complex as it is cheaper that the SPAR on site.
If you want a good meal then Yummy Yummys (8 euros for 3 courses) is good and so is the Peach Pit (7.70 euros for three courses) which is to the left of the entrance and over the road - by the Burger King. Another nice place to eat is the Lunas Grill - their kebabs were excellent!
All in al we have a fabulous time and our littleun really enjoyed herself.
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S.Purt from Bournemouth travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a singles holiday.
There were 1 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
S.Purt rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I stayed in Neptuno 1.It was very clean, staff were friendly and helpfull. There was a bus to the market in old Alcucia from outside the complex which ran regularly. A bus to most other places on the island ran from near the beach, about a 20 min walk.
I have walking difficulties and found the complex fairley easy to get around. There were good ramps everywhere. I even met a lady who was using a electric buggy to get round, as she could not walk at all. She was able to get around the complex well.
I would like to be able to contact the hotel, in order to make some suggestions on how to make it a little more wheelchair/pushchair friendly. There is a very large outdoor arena where shows are held nightly. I've never been, but the complex entertainment reminds me of what I've been told Butlins is like. There's lots for children and adults to do.
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dave & belinda from denton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
dave & belinda rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said:
The apartment was a lot better than previous years more reception staff and quiet at night times.
Been to Alcudia 10 years don't let people put you off if you have children go. Rooms are basic but clean and bedding was changed enough times, but we don't eat the food on the site. It's cheaper outside.
Entertainment is better, and supermarkets are all close at hand. If your not a fussy person the Bellvue is o/k . Iv'e been in worse. Plenty of swimming pools for the kids. Reps are a bit like hens teeth to find. (scarlet pimpernel)but you honestly don't need them. Get out and have a good time .
You'll have to pay for a safe if you want one and on the day you come home. You have the chance to keep your room.(at a fee of course).
Beach is a stroll past the shops 10 mins if that. The beach
is spot on. Try the Jolly Roger & the Brtiannia for food it's the dogs balearics.
The Jolly Roger has a pool and you can chill all day. Owner Jan and family are very nice people.any way holiday
people out there. Don't be put off by la di da people.
The Bellvue is a big complex and you won't be disappointed. Have a nice one
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linda tommy from liverpool travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 6 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
linda tommy rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: 57,,55,42,30,33,15,12,10,6...after reading all the reviews about the Bellevue complex after we had booked we were very worried, but on arrival we found we had booked the right holiday,
Maids everyday clean towels/ bedding. The first apartment we found the ants had moved in,but went down to reception,and they moved us straight away. The rooms very clean,kitchen small but we found no problem cooking anything, however, we ate out all the time,due to the meals being very cheap.
Kids loved every minute,we booked again this year for the same place. There is a little noise at night times but not everynight,its there holiday as well i guess, we went out on day trips,even got the local bus to palma for the day very cheap for return ticket,there is a long walk to the beach but you can browse at the shops as you go.
Can get the boat over 2euros each,would rather walk pick up a few things on the way (drinks crips) dont be put off by all the reviews you read.
The beach was beautiful and good for the kids,lost my glasses in the sea was playing volley ball, but guess what I found them thats how clean the water was.
Cant wait to go back there,not for the complex but for the whole thing a holiday is what you make it,the supermarket is cheaper across the road and Bunnys for the meals very friendly staff made room for us putting 3 tables together. No flies what so ever. Ants can be a problem but hey we get ants back in the UK.
The pirate show is a must,expensive but well worth the money. Inca marcket is ok but its a day out. Puerto Pollensa is ok but beach is rocky and weeds.
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Robinson from Northampton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
Robinson rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We went on a family holiday with 4 teenagers and really didnt know what to expect (Especially after reading some of these reports!!) but I have to say all was well.
We stayed in Minerva ll which was about a 5 min walk from the main reception but ours still had its own reception for checking in and hiring fans etc. There was also drinks machines in reception which was very handy as we arrived at 4 in the morning!!
Check in was smooth and staff were friendly and helpful throughout. We were all on the same floor which was great for the kids to have there independence but we could keep an eye out!
Room was small but more then o.k towels and sheet were changed regulary and appliences were clean in fact looked brand new.
There is loads for all ages to do and the boys were kept busy till late.
Pools.....where do I start, there was a problem with sunbeds but there is lots of grass areas to trow your towel dowm and chill out... actually we really enjoed doing that, felt more relaxing.
Some pools were busier than others so it is a case of having a good look round and choosing what is right for you.
At the end of the day a hol is what you make it and you generally get what you pay for. This is a good all round 3* family complex
Enjoy your holiday.
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Jess from Birmingham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
Jess rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Hiya,
We stayed in Lada 3.
The room itself was great! Very spacious which was a good thing as there was me, hubby, mother-in-law and our 2 kids. There was loads of room for all our stuff.
It was very clean with a Microwave, Electric Hob, Toaster and Kettle!
The maids came in every other day to change the bins and towels. They even made our beds! (not that we did'nt!)
The only down fall for this complex is that there is no Air Conditioning and lets face it when you go abroad in the main weeks you need it! You can hire fans for 25 euros but the daft thing is you can but one from the local supermarket for 15 Euros!
The entertainment is fab! For the kids and us adults.
The resturants on Belleview Boulvarde are nice too.
It is a very bust place and quite loud until around 2am in the morning.
The beach is about a 20 min walk. You can get a horse drawn carriage but I personally think that it's cruel!
Would definatly go again! But we will book direct the next time as you can save quite a bit of money!!
Very good family holiday, but not for folk who like it quiet!
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mr i almond from blackburn travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
thomsons
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
mr i almond rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in neptune 1 which is a good location to the ameanites. It was clean and well kept.
Maid service four times a week and pool area was ok.
Not as busy as the other pools I can't beleive all the bad comments this place has had there must be some very fudy dudy people about.
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P Moore from Craigavon travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Panorama
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
P Moore rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed in Fedra 2 for two weeks, had a great holiday. Apartment pretty average in comparison to others we have stayed in previously, one large living area with a single bed and sofa bed and another separate bedroom.
Tiny kitchen, no way could you cook a meal (suits me ok) but there was kettle, toaster and microwave. A few ants in the kitchen area but we brought citronella oil and that kept them away.
Television in room and we got all channels, didn't have to pay although others may have had to. Very clean on arrival and maid service every day/two days. Brought two fans from home and oh boy but we needed them, the rooms got very hot. One lift, seemed to work ok (we didn't use it much as on second floor) but it was the tiniest lift I have ever seen.
Fedra pool ok, was always clean when we used it but could get crowded but if its a problem, move to another pool. Definitely not enough sun loungers. Pool bar expensive (surprise, surprise) E2.80 for a paper cup of beer which my other half reckoned to be a pint, I think less. Buy your beer in the supermarket instead. Do not risk the vino tinto from the bar unless you have a few walls to strip. Occasional smell from the canal/lake if a very warm day but seems fairly clean.
Organised entertainent was woeful, stay by the pool instead, we witnessed some blinding domestics. Watch out for the water guns and the mini scooters.
Our main feeling about the complex was that it was quite impersonal, being so large. A problem if you don't like your company (hence the rows at the pool) but it will suit those who want to do their own thing on holiday without bumping into Dougie and Mildred from Solihull every two minutes.
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mrs flattery from guernsey travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
first choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
mrs flattery rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Had a fantastic time, we stayed in Minerva 2, arrived at 4 in the morning with 4 tired children (having had to take two flights from channel islands) first impression was the size of complex, massive!
Gentlemen on reception not very happy or helpful probably tired.
We paid extra for TV channels which kept turning off. Were not told about fans, remote controls etc should have been informed on check in, not the end of the world.
Pool is very busy but kids loved it made loads of friends whole point of going away. Not impressed with scuba lessons in the afternoon at about 3 as pool packed and very anti-child and rude instructor. Don't go near pool if you want peace and quiet as you are not going to get it! Could always get a sunbed.
Hotel electrics are deadly they need to get an electrician in before the place goes up.
Cleaners came nearly every other day don't now what they did though as the corridor was filthy.
The entertainment of the evening was very good but agree with reports bar extremely expensive.
Found the supermarkets very good had mostly everything.
Would visit again proably direct as far too pricey from tour operators for holiday.
If going remember to keep doors locked belongings will get stolen.
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Bull from West Midlands travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Going Places
on a singles holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
Bull rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We found the apartments to be very clean clean, and with the maids changing our sheets every 2 days, we felt very comfortable.
The staff and entertainment were great.
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miss Rees from Cardiff/wales travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 6 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
miss Rees rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This is without a doubt the worst 3* accommodation ever!! I stayed in Fedra 2. This particular building was the furthest away from the main entrance and all of the shops/restaurants etc. This became a big problem as it wasn't fun walking back and forth about 8 times a day especially with a 5year old and a 2year old.
We stayed in a 2 bedroom apartement....which I thought was big enough, until we had a couple of 100 ants nesting in our rooms/balcony/kitchen and also our suitcases. This was reported a number of times but still staff refused to move us to another room,(another accommodation would have been better).
We didn't spend much time in our rooms as we were mainly on trips in other parts of Alcudia, so we didn't see the cleaner but we did have a clean towels/sheets and floors when we returned.
Outside the resort there was a long stretch of shops and restaurants which was nice as we always had a variety of places to go. Our favourite was "jolly rogers"it has a large pool and sun loungers with fantastic day time snacks.
All in all, I wouldn't visit Alcudia again, neither would I dare to recommend it. I agree with Belleview being liken to a council estate and a danger to everyone!
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Lane family from Bath travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
Lane family rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed in a two bed apartment (Fedra), which was roomy but very basic. Unfortunately electrics cut out if more than a couple of appliances on.
Concerned about pool area, as slimy algae had formed around edges. Children and adults constantly slipping up. Thankfully only witnessed one nasty accident and one ambulance arrive for a gent who had slipped at pool side and was unconscious for a while.
Entertainment - absolutely superb - loved it !!
We ate at the various buffet / restaurants on site all week. Food was fine (i thought). Unfortunately however, two of my children contracted a nasty dose of salmonella -(diagnosed by hospital tests) Luckily they did not start to become ill until a few hours after landing home, but were VERY poorly.
In conclusion, I'd probably return - but my children say definetely not!
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Louise&Simon from Preston travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Going places
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
Louise&Simon rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: After just reading some of the reviews on this website i felt i had to put one in myself!! We went on our holiday there last year and thought it was brilliant.
The kids loved it having so many pools to choose from, and having a boat in the resort to take you to the beach is brilliant.
Our room was a good size and was cleaned enough times in the week that we stayed.
The entertainment at night was really good, all tribute acts such as Westlife and Robbie Williams which where great for the teenagers.
Didn't ever eat at the hotel apart from burger at the pool so cant comment on that, but there are plenty of decent restaurants within 2 minutes walk.
All in all we had a really good time and have recommended it to other people who have since been and enjoyed it too. We also go back in October.
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annette from dunstable travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
thomas cook
on a family holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
annette rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Minerva 1 facing the front main road and it really was a main road and the noise just never stopped from traffic.
The pubs which never shut till gone 4 in the morning the arcade (right opposite our room)People shouting across balconies even at two and three in the morning.
One of our party even changed rooms to the other side but it was no better there. The room itself was very basic and certainly no good for a family with grown up teenagers.
There was no privacy and wasn't particularly clean either. On the eighth day we had to ask for our bed linen to be changed as it hadnt been done and on several occasions we had to ask for loo rolls and clean towels.
I wouldn't take a family to this hotel. Other people made complaints and while the staff tried to help I think it was too much for them to deal with.
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Graham from Portsmouth travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
Graham rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: FOR ANYONE GOING TO THE BELLVUE HOLIDAY RESORT IN ALCUDIA.
PLEASE IGNORE THE MOANERS ON HERE.
There is nothing wrong with this complex at all.
Last year my partner and me went to Playa del Muro which is a short taxi ride away from the Bellevue Area of Alcudia, each night we got a taxi down to the Bellevue strip as we really enjoyed the restaurants and the bars. I am 21 and my partner is 19.
Because we enjoyed it so much we decided to go back this year but book up a hotel nearer the Bellevue Complex. So we went with Direct Holidays and stayed in the Bellevue Complex from 2nd July to 9th July. I went on a few holiday review websites and was devastated to read some of the reviews, I thought we had booked a week in a complete dump and was really gutted, we decided not to worry and just take it as it comes, we knew the resort so even if the hotel was crap we knew we would have a good time.
First impressions were good, the airline Direct Holidays use is Monarch, very good airline, big planes and the flight was the best I’ve ever experienced, normally you can feel the plane rattle as it takes off but I think due to this being a bigger plane it just glided, very comfortable flight there and back.
When we got to the Bellevue complex we were preparing for the worse, so imagine our surprise when we pulled into a large complex set around lakes with little fountains in, also the grounds were well maintained with colourful flowers and trees. The coach took us to Minerva II when we checked in the reception area was very well maintained (we were expecting a bomb site) we went to our room the lifts and corridors were very well maintained as well, the key to the room was electronic, once inside we found a very spacious room with 2 very comfortable beds, kitchenette with everything in working order, bathroom had a shower which worked superb, all this rubbish about not getting hot water at certain times of the day is nonsense! I had a shower every day before 10am and the water was hot, a shower around 2pm and the water was hot, a shower at 6pm and the water was hot and finally a shower at 2am when we got home every night and guess what? The water was hot.
The Bathroom was also well maintained and was all we could of asked for. We had a living area with sofa, chair and table with the TV, when we asked at reception we were told the TV was free, imagine the delight when we found we had access to Sky News, SkySports News, BBC 1, eurosport, never had that in a hotel room before. Balcony was nice, no ants, mosquito’s seen all week, so where some people got that it was a problem are having a laugh.
The pool for Minerva II is located next door at Minerva I, large pool with bar, plenty of sun loungers, found the pool area noisy (loads of kids) but what was excellent was being able to move the loungers down onto the grass by the lake, laying there in the sun next to a big lake with palm trees, was so relaxing best sun bathing location ive seen and ive been all over Europe on holiday.
Elsewhere in the complex there is mini golf (good fun, apart from when my girlfriend beat me) tennis, which was a laugh! They have a boat that takes you over to the beach in Playa del Muro.
So all in all a fantasic holiday complex, I couldn’t fault it and it makes me wonder why all these people were moaning about it. Infact they are so proactive there on our first day 2 engineers come up to fix the lightbulb in the fridge! We hadn’t even reported it as not working, so they are on the ball when any prolems go wrong.
The resort is fantastic, loads of bars, restaurants and clubs, recommend taking a taxi to Playa del Muro only €5, loads of bars and restaurants down there as well, go to the Rose & Crown for DJ Danes quiz night, he is hilarious.
Felt the need to post this review as anyone thinking of or going to Bellevue shouldn’t worry about what some of these moaners have written, lefts face it some people will let a broken toaster ruin there weeks holiday.
Go and enjoy it, I bet you will be back on here posting exactly what I have said.
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Mark from Essex travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
Mark rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We read the reports on here before we left and were not disappointed. This really was as bad as it gets. Butlins in the sun springs to mind.
We stayed in Minerva 2 right opposite the amusements that stay open until 3am, on the main road back from the bars, so we were lucky enough to be able to be woken up constantly through to about 6.30 in the morning. That apart we did manage to witness some blinding fights and arguements.
The accomodation was VERY basic with no a/c so we had to hire fans,doors had to stay open all night hence the noise. Maid service was a bit hit and miss but once we complained wasn't too bad.
On the plus front entertainment was very very good, kids loved it. Shows were great, poolside was good if you could get a sunbed, kids club was good and the reps worked very hard to keep them entertained. Small tip, get up early if you want a sunbed even if you're not going to be there all day, that's what everyone seemed to be doing round our pool.
To sum up, wouldn't go back to this Hotel as my days of staying up all night are long gone now I've got kids.
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Pauline from Chelmsford, Essex travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Holiday Index Ltd.
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
Pauline rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We, like many others read previous reviews about Belleview after we had booked and almost dreaded going. In fact before we left England we had decided to hire a car for the full week to get away from the place! We took note of the lack of facilities and duly packed our case with kitchen utensils, scourers to clean the kitchen, a kettle (as we had been told on numerous occasions they had to be hired) and a fan.
When we arrived we were totally flabbergasted at the complete nonsense we had read on this web-site.
The room was roomy, spotlessly clean, had a brand new kitchenette with brand new toaster, pots, pan and kettle. They even provided a clean tea towel.
The grounds were also clean and tidy and there were lots of pools, gardens and facilities to use. We immediately decided NOT to hire the car!! Ignore all that complete rubbish about bad smells, rats, cockroaches etc. etc.
We stayed in Neptuno II which we thought was a lovely position just near to the big pool and entertainment without being right on top of it. What I would stress (like many others) is the need for a fan. We took a large office-type oscillating fan on a stand (don't ask how it fit into the case) but it was well worth it - we could not have managed without it. At the end of the holiday we sold it to another family for the same amount as we paid for it here so that we didn't have to bring it home, and I assume they will pass it on again when they leave!
The only complaint we had was not about Bellevue, but the selfishness and bad manners of other guests. We had a bunch of yobs in the next two rooms to us with blaring ghetto blasters and rowdy behaviour in the early hours when they came home drunk. But instead of suffering it for a week then moaning about it on this web-site, we went to reception where they immediately gave us the key to a new room wherever we wanted and we moved our stuff within 30 minutes. So for goodness sake, don't just suffer other people's bad manners and inconsideration, tell reception and they will move you! They could not have been more helpful!
The maid came every other day and change towels and cleaned - can't ask for more than that.
The entertainment was excellent, although we did not get to see it every night, but what we did see could not be faulted.
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Nicola from Nelson travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Sunset
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
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| said: After reading some of the reports on here we were 'dreading' stepping foot in the hotel.
We were housed in the Minerva I block which had its own reception situated in Minerva II.
We had a studio apartment, which was very clean and tidy, a little on the small side for 4 people! Limited storage space. The kitchen was very basic but had all the utensils needed - kettle, toaster, microwave, fridge/mini-freezer and even a tea-towel. The maid service was very good - we had our linen and towels changed 3 times per week. The maids also came in to change the bins and give the floors a sweep. (I don't know what they used to mop the floors but it stunk afterwards).
The biggest problem was the heat in the rooms, we were unlucky to get a room that had the sun blaring in all afternoon. The heat was unbearable and sleeping was impossible. My advice - hire a fan or 2! There is no way we could have managed without it.
As we went self-catering we were able to try out some of the eating places within the complex. The cafeteria was very clean and air conditioned but a little pricey and the food was only average.
The complex had 7 swimming pools, some better than others. If you want the chance of a place to sit the pool of the Minerva block is a huge No! Reservation of sun beds was forbidden but people were out at 7am putting towels on the beds. The majority of people wouldn't even use them until the later part of the day. Whilst we were there a bunch of British men were fighting with each other over who had a sunbed - pathetic, the language coming from the mouths of some people around this pool was terrible, no respect for those with children who had to listen to this foul language. After 2 days of putting up with the Minerva pool we went to the pool of the Neptuno block - complete bliss, sun beds were usually available and the atmosphere around the pool was calm and relaxing.
The evening entertainment within the complex was quite good. The kids will enjoy the fairground rides and the park. The 'Show Bar' had a tribute band/singer on each night (around 10.30pm) which was enjoyable to watch, although the bar was a little pricey 4.50 euros for a WKD!
Also on the complex was mini-golf which proved a winner with the kids! For 7 euros you can hire a 4 man pedal car, another hit with the kids.
The Hotel location was ok, the popular bellevue strip that leads down to the beach is packed with bars and restaurants.
The biggest fault with the complex is that they keep the side gates locked. What could be a quick walk to get out of the complex turns into a hike, we were walking about 800 metres to get to the exit of the complex - if the side gates were open we would have had to only walk 20 metres to get out of the complex. The walk to the beach is down 1 main road and takes about 10 minutes.
This Complex was average, what will stick in my mind is lack of respect some British holiday makers had for others. Teenagers 'hanging around' drinking, shouting abuse and smashing bottles. One evening me and my husband were sat on our balcony (3rd floor up) and all of a sudden some idiots from the top floor started throwing glass bottles down, one shattered against a palm tree near our balcony. Don't use the supermarkets on the complex they are more pricey than the ones outside the complex.
If you are looking for a Butlins abroad holiday complete with idiotic people you will love this place.
Won't be going again.
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king from dudley travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
first choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
king rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This place was fab. Yes the kitchen was small but who cares you go on holiday to have a break the place was clean no air conditioning but take a fan no problems.
Cleaners came and changed towels on most days. Weather was superb we only came back a week ago and it was fab
we stocked our fridge up with bottled water 2 big bottles lasted the week.
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Lisa from Dudley travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
Lisa rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Ignore all the bad reviews some people want the earth when they go away my view is a holiday is what you make it.
Kitchen is small but good, who goes away to cook and clean its got all the essential cooker kettle microwave toaster.
Rooms had no air con we took our own fan and managed fine saw no mosquitos at all no bugs. We stayed in Minerva 1 clean and spacious lovely view cleaners came on most days and changed the towels
Nightime we went showground bingo entertainment and kids disco on good night goes on till 1 am. Bbq just by it open till 11.30 food was nice there see rafael he will look after you.
Take a trip on the boat to the beach the sea is fantastic only 2 euro's each saves your legs.
We hired the electric bikes 10 euro's half hour. Good laugh.
Overall this place was great no complaints at all will definitely go back. Top weather. Food at Lunas bar just outside the complex 100% tasty.
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stewart family from dundee travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
cosmos
on a family holiday.
There were 5 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
stewart family rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: What can I say, the Bellevue resort needs pulling down. We were put in the Fedra 1 this was like a prison block. Apt filthy worse than basic and put on 7th floor and lifts constantly breaking down.
The pool area was a joke, not enough sunbeds for the size of the 3 Fedra buildings, people going down at 5 and 6am to put towels on beds! Pool filthy, although you could use any of the other pools it was same situation not enough sunbeds and pools dirty.
We could not stand it and after 2 days were moved to a different resort, too many bad points to mention I would be here all day but have to agree with all the other bad reviews.
The most expensive and worst of any of our holidays, my 16 and 17 year olds agree they were so disappointed and disgusted!!!
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summers from Birmingham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
direct holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
summers rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Fedra 1, it was indeed the furthest from the entrance but that was not a problem as we had our own reception to handle any problems - not that we had any.
Bellevue was fantastic, the rooms were cleaned every other day, providing clean towels and bed linen. The kitchen was basic but who goes on holiday to cook, I don't! We had a kettle, which I didn't expect so that was a bonus.
The staff were all friendly and helpful.
The entertainment was very good, especially the Robbie Williams tribute. My son loved the Morocco bar as that's were all the teenagers hang out.
The hotel was about a 10 minute walk to the beach, well it was if you walked straight there my husband stopped at nearly every shop to have a look!!
Finally don't take any notice of the negative reports you read, a holiday is what you make it, yes at night it could be a bit noisy but people are there enjoying themselves and having fun!
It was clean (no crawly things) in a convenient position and had loads going on and most of all it was everything the brochure said it was - great for families!!
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Ann from Scotland travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
Ann rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Ola. We stayed in Fedra III. It was the furthest away from the main reception but it wasnt really a problem. The apartments were clean and tidy.
The maid came every 2 to 3 days. She changed the towels,bed linen and cleaned the floor. The staff were helpful.
The only problem with the rooms was that they were lots of ants particularly in the bathroom and kitchen area. We also had a disgusting smell coming from these areas. In the kitchen we were provided with a two ringed cooker, microwave, kettle and toaster. Luckily we ate out most of the time as the ants seemed to appear every time a crumb was dropped on the worktop and floor!!
The pool area was cleaned every night, but unfortunately we only managed to get a sunbed once throughout the fortnight as towels were placed on them very early in the morning! You can hire bikes and scooters in the complex, but some people get carried away and could easily knock you over as you are walking along the path! The night entertainment was brilliant.
There was a tribute act on every night. The bar at the Show garden is really expensive. At times the place was quite noisy. People were shouting and screaming at three oclock in the morning.
It was not the complex's fault. It was the people that were staying there!!!
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glesni Williams from porthmadog n wales travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
glesni Williams rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We had two apartments next door to each other as we had requested the apartments were very spacious and cleaned on every second day of our holiday. I was annoyed that we had to hire so many of things such as microwave kettle and toasters I had no choice to hire a kettle because I had my 6 month son with us and indeed to sterilise his bottles.
I also was annoyed that the lift seemed to be broken which doesn't help with a baby buggy when on the 5th floor.
The pool were not very clean but ok main pool very crowded but we always went to others.
Never saw a Airtours staff only on last day when tracked her down to ask about flight times she was nice and friendly.
The entertainment was good but you had to get there early to have a good place to sit.
The fair was v good but very expensive in must have spent a fortune over 11 days.
The hotel is a very large complex excellent if you like a butlins in the sun hols which with kids we did thankfully.
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Liz Jefferies from Bristol travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
Liz Jefferies rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: After reading the reports on this site, We were very concerned about the Bellevue. We had considered changing the accommodation but we decided to give it a go.
When we arrived, the first thing we noticed was the sheer size of the complex. It is huge.
We stayed in the Minerva II building, which turned out to be about 10-15 minutes away from the main site entrance. The room itself was as you'd expect, quite basic but perfectly comfortable for a weeks stay. It is true, unfortunately there are ants, not many in the room just the odd 5-6 a day but they are easily stood on.
Our room was cleaned twice while we were there and the towels changed too, it was less than the accommodation had suggested but they did leave you with brushes and mops etc if you needed them.
It was quite noisy on an evening, people not having any consideration for others sleeping and also our room was situated on the main road side - thats not the Bellevue's fault!!
The reception staff were absolutely fine, spoke English and aided us with any queries we had.
As we were self catering, we didn't stay in the complex much, The Hidropark(water park) is about 30 min walk away and the beach about 15 mins (once you've walked outside the Bellevue!!...)Lots of bars, restaurants and shops in easy walking distance.
I would go back to the Bellevue again, however it really didn't overwhelm us enough. not to try other accommodation in the resort before hand.
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Aisbitt family from saltash travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Cosmos
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
Aisbitt family rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: On first impression the complex seemed good, we had a two bedroom appartment in Minerva 2 on the 7th floor.We travelled with Cosmos as it had a kids club, however the kids club was very poor despite the efforts of the kids rep,we had to pay an additional £160 for activities at the kids club which was situated in an un-air conditioned room, so instead of taking the children out of the sun in the afternoon the rep was forced to take them outside due to the temperature in the kids club, also there is only 8 places available at the club leaving alot of children disapointed.
The noise at the complex is very bad during the night with buses picking up and dropping off althrough the night, a bin lorry at 1.30am with 4 men who beep their horn or whistle at anything in a skirt, the gardener even cuts the grass at 4am using a tractor followed by a air blower then the sprinklers.The worst noise however is from the groups of single men and women shouting and singing throughout the night.
The apartment itself was ok with everything needed with the exception of air conditioning,the cleaner came 3 times a week on a monday, tuesday and friday.The lack of sunbeds caused a lot of friction with people getting up at 6am to reserve them, this is not a problem however as the gardener has woken everybody well before then! Cosmos only pick up at the main reception which is a 15 minute walk and no fun with 5 cases and 3 children.
The entertainment was good as were the pools and the location is excellent.
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angie wilson from glasgow travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
angie wilson rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed in Minerva 1, excellent apart from the people who hog the loungers from 6 in the morning then dont use them most of the day.
Pool entertainment was excellent with daily games of water polo taking place (wot a laugh). Night time entertainment really good went to see the westlife robbie and grease shows all very very good.
Bellevue is close to all shops and pubs and the beach is only a 10 min walk with loads of shops to pop into on the way there. Horse and cart ride very cheap and a good way to see some of the resort.
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Sharon Lewis from Worcester travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
Sharon Lewis rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This is the 2nd time we have stayed at the Bellevue and enjoyed it apart from a couple of incidents. We stayed at Minerva I and the rooms were nice and clean. The first week was lovely and quite and we had no problems getting sunbeds by the pool. The second week was not so nice as the place seemed to fill up and the rowdy gangs arrived. Kids and adults squirting everyone with water guns - 1 kid squirted it right in the face of my 3 year old and when I shouted at him he just laughed. I couldn't complain to his dad as he was also doing the same to other kids! It was a pian to get a lounger the 2nd week as people would reserve them at the crack of dawn and it annoyed me that adults had to sit on the grass whilst the families with about 20 kids all had loungers, sat on them for an hour then went off for the rest of the day and left their towels on them. Although the 2nd week some of the bellevue entertainers did come along at about 11 and the loungers with towels on them but no people got taken and put in a pile with the reps. It was funny to see people turning up at 12 after having reserved their beds the night before and seeing someone else on them. Ha ha - serves them right.
The beach was lovely and we always managed to get loungers for us all. It was lovely and clean and it was nice to get cold beers from the huts.
Food was great although the childrens menus seemed a bit sameish. My daughter doesn't really eat chips but they all chagned it to rice if we asked. My fav place to eat was Luna Grill. The waiters were all really nice and the food was gorgeous. My daughter spilt a drink and they were cleaning it up before it even hit the floor. They brought her a new drink and some lollies as she was upset. Cheers and Peach Pit were great for kids with the childrens characters although the one night we went to Cheers and Baby Pom was stood outside Peach Pit. Cheers had Shrek going round the steets in a jeep to attract more people but when my daughter spotted Baby Pom she wanted to got to the Peach Pit instead!!!
On site the best place for us was to eat at the place by the park so our daughter could play and we could keep an eye on her and the waiter (I think he was the head waiter) was really nice and friendly and got us anything we asked for (I think he fancied me! haha).
The place itself is lovely - the only bad things were things they could not control ie rowdy guests and mozzies. We did get bit a few times but bought little candles for the tables in the Show Garden and a plug in for the rooms and we were ok.
All in all the Bellevue is perfect if the fellow guests are ok but hell if they are not!
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michelle from rhondda, wales travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
michelle rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: What can I say about Bellevue,if you like Butlins you will love it,that is what it is like a Spanish Butlins.
Stayed at the Menerva it was clean and had fresh towels every other day. The location is good but by the time you walk through the complex it adds ten minutes to your time you are right on the main road with all the restaurants and pubs.
Hotel staff were nice the entertainment I thought was poor they tried their best. I cant say that I would visit this hotel again we never stayed in the complex much, there is a place called the red lion and that was great, great food great portions great prices and great entertainment and the staff in tere was nice.
The kids loved the park though and we did have a boat ride which we all enjoyed even if you do not intend going on the beach, and you can hire bikes which the kids loved.
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karen from mansfield travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
direct holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 5 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
karen rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Hey,went to bellevue 2005 june,rooms were very clean,polite staff,location was good,
we been before in 2000 and it was just as good this time,except could do with air conditioning as it was very hot at night
Food was good ,never went hungry,pools were very clean and you could get a bed somewhere as there was 8 pools to choose from
My kids age 12 ,8 and 2 loved every minute of it especially disco
Beach is gorgous, loads to do shopping etc.Lots of activities if you want to join in,a brill place!
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Paul & Lisa from Manchester travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2005 |
Paul & Lisa rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We were housed in the Minerva 1 building which is situated at the back of this large complex with a great pool next to it.
1st impressions of the place were not bad. The room was a fair size, although a bit dull decoration wise. The floor tiles were a bit grimy and the kitchen was far too small. The kitchen utensils and pots/pans would not come clean at all although this may have something to do with the water.
Maid service was a touch sketchy. Once they came two days running and then not for 3 days! They didn't go overboard on the cleaning to be honest, just made the beds and put towels on racks if used. The floors were never mopped and windows remained dirty.
The pool was great but the people around it were a problem. People were out at 5:30 in the morning reserving sunbeds even though it was forbidden. This led to some angry faces and many families having to sit on the grass verge away from the pool while other families hoarded all the sunbeds for children and even babies. I looked out of the balcony at 9:00 one morning and there was a chap sat there reserving 17 loungers for his family and other families who he had started talking to the day before! At most only 10 of those loungers were used for more than half an hour that whole day! Shame on you Mr lounger hoarder!!!
We read many reviews likening the complex to a council estate and were not under this impression in the 1st week as it was quiet. The 2nd week however did go some way to justify these reviews. The place was not overly loud or rough but we could sense as it got busier that the reviews may hold true in some peoples eyes.
We ate out virtually every lunch and dinner time due to the size of the kitchen. As vegetarians we found the food on offer soon became boring and repetative, every single restaraunt has the same on the menu! (Anyone wanting to make a few bob would do well to offer some decent veggie food!!!!! I'm sure we're not the only ones?) Our children were soon bored with going out for meals as the only thing on offer for them was Chicken nuggets chips beans, pizza, hamburger chips beans. A lot was wasted as they are tired from being in the sun all day and are not that interested in fried food after 3 solid days of chips.
A meal, including drinks, for 2 adults 2 children was typically around the 45 euro mark. Which I was converting to approx £30. Not bad really.
Best place we ate was as soon as you come out of the complex, turn left and 100 yards down. The American Country Bar And Grill (I think tha was the name!). The food was superb, all ingredients were really fresh and well prepared. Any veggies must try the veg kebabs and veg fajitas here, awesome. The restaraunt had a beutiful mini crazy golf course attached complete with geogeous water features. Here the kids could play a round of mini golf for 4 euros, which took them about an hour, while the adults treated themselves to some well earned sangria and san miguel.
The beach was a bit of a walk, just under 1km, but well worth the walk. WOW what a top beach. Beautful golden sandy beach with lovely blue sea. Plenty of room on the beach as it is massive. A peddle boat with a slide attached was 12 euros for 1 hour and was great fun for the kids. For those to tired to walk there was a boat from the complex to the beach front for 3 euros return per person.
Be prepared to get bored of the street hawkers trying to sell you anything from really crappy "gold" chains and fake shades to "hash, charly, weed" etc.. I was regularly stopped with the greeting "hello del boy", "hey young hooligan"(I am a 32 year old father of 2! young hooligan indeed?), "hey rude boy, white boy" etc.. really gets on your nerves after a couple of days. Also restaraunt owners trying to hustle you into their place became rather annoying.
All in all we had had a good holiday but don't think we would return as there was simply not that much to do on this side of the island. Looking at an all inclusive nearer to the water parks and fun in the south.
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Mrs Lowe from Manchester travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2005 |
Mrs Lowe rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed in Minerva 2 on this occasion, however have stayed in Minerva 1 , Fedra1 and Fedra 2 on previous occasions. Each time we have had a fantastic time. Rooms have been clean and fairly well equipped.
We have booked to go again in May this year and are all really looking forward to it.
The best entertainment around is in the Red Lion under Siesta 1 the entertainers are absolutely fantastic!!!
Throuhgout the day there are entertainers around the pool and all sorts of activities for children and adults.
The Hidropark is only 15 mins walk and the beach is about the same
I would highly recommend the Bellevue for families with under 10s
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tracy bevan from manchester travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
cosmos
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2004 |
tracy bevan rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I stayed in Minerva 2 for seven days, this block had its own 24 hour reception, and the staff were extremely helpful and helped with all enquiries. This block had 8 floors and I stayed on the first floor.
The room overlooked the main street, this was busy during the day but during the night (from midnight onwards) this was quiet, all music has to be kept to a minimum level after midnight.
I was not disturbed by any noise. The block had three lifts going up to the top floor, all entrances had disabled access. The reception had numerous vending machines with drinks and snacks; it also had 2 computers enabling you to access the internet for a very reasonable price.
The room was cleaned and had bedding and towel change 3 times in one week. There was 3 pools within easy reach of the block and all were clean and welcoming. The entertainment at night was very good and I enjoyed a few evenings at the show garden, listening to various acts and entertainers, all of which were appropriate for children and adults alike.
I found the complex itself had everything you could possibly need, for example shops, doctor, 8 pools, tennis courts, 2 restaurants, pizza parlour, bike hire, hairdressers, gym, a bar, go kart track and the evening entertainment venue, plus much more, there is even a boat which takes you to the beach every 15 mins. I would recommend these apt if you’re after cheap accommodation with everything thrown in.
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The Grays from Newcastle travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
My Travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2004 |
The Grays rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Really clean and tidy hotel. 8 pools to choose from, a lot of poolside bars. We thought is was really good value for money. great enterainment. would go back with no doubt about it . If you are goin dont go with the other reviews as the bellevue is amazing!!!
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Kathryn from Scotland travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Dirct Holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2004 |
Kathryn rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Hotel Cleanliness was not too bad but the smell as soon as we went in to our apartment it was disgusting. The hotel cafe was nice but not much of a choice. The location was excellent, could'nt be better. Nevr had much to do with the hotel staff so it was a good thing. Hardly seen the maid only, came in twice with towels and twice with toilet roll, never changed sheets. On arrival 12.30am no bedding for 4th person, had to go get some at that time in the morning, came back with 2 sheets no pillow! Entertainment was brilliant. Would'nt go back to this hotel.
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nadine & Shelley from Dundee travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2004 |
nadine & Shelley rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We are two 15 year olds who went on holiday with our family and we loved every minute. There was lots to do on the complex and the choice of pools was terrific.
The hotel was situated near the shops and restaurants and the beach was just about 10 minutes away.
Our pool was so good we spent nearly every afternoon there. If you don't like the pool at your own block you can use any pool. There were quiet pools and noisy ones so it was good to have the choice where to go.
The entertainment was brilliant, we thought all the tribute bands were really good, so did our mum and dad.
Our apartment was very spacious but only had a small kitchen but this was ok as we went out for meals most of the time.
We loved it so much we have convinced our parents to go back again this year. yippee!
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SK7 from STIRLING travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
THOMSON
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
SK7 rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This Butlin's resort was certainly not for us - very downmarket.
The room was small and very very hot, and the hired fan did not really help. There was also a real problem with mosquitos partly due - i imagine - to the puddles of stagnant water around the complex. Going to Majorca, I did not not pack a mosquito, but 19 bites later, I think it may have been useful.
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E.Hepple from Durham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Going Places
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
E.Hepple rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I had read with interest reviews before I went to alcudia, belle vue. I was quite apprehensive to say the least about all the bad reviews only to find out they were all correct.
This has got be the worst holiday and I have been to majorca before and will not be returning to belle vue.
The entertainment was ok and about the best thing there in the show garden, We got a meal card to use at the restaurant in the complex which was in the centre of the complex. Lots of choice but was'nt very nice so cheaper and better to go out for meals. Lovely pub called big ben which did a great sunday's dinner.
Sprinklers were in ground with no hazard sign fell over one - dangerous as they are like big pot holes.
This is one place or holiday we will not consider again. Holiday from hell and far too much money for that kind of place.
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Alex from Swindon travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Cosmos
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
Alex rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I found the room comfortable for two adults, I think the hotel should invest in Air conditioning (but then would loose the revenue on Fan hire.) I found the room extremely hot.
As for the maid service this was hard to find, and I spent most of the week using my beach towel. As for the layout of the complex then I agree with certain other comments regarding council estates.
The Rep was more interested in selling trips than making sure we were looked after, promising us fans if we went to their meeting. Fans are available from Reception.(about 18 euros for one week.)
The spar supermarkets(on site) are at least double the price of supermarcado which are just outside the hotel.
The hotel is suitated about 15 mins from the beach but there is a boat service (again more money.) that runs every 15 mins and costs about 2.50 euros for a return ticket. I choose to walk every day, it's not that bad.
There was certainly enough at the hotel to keep the kids amused (although I don't have any) with fun fairs, entertainment.
The hotel has got a good location if you like walking around the bars and restaurants at night.
As for Alcudia - thought the resort was top notch and the beach lovely (although I did come across a dead jelly fish on the beach.)
I would go back to Alcudia, but stear clear of the Bellevue complex. Didn't hear too much noise at night but then I'm a good sleeper - when I wasn't covered in sweat.....
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claire from ashford, kent travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
first choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
claire rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We were a bit apprehensive after reading other reports on this site, but I am pleased to report that the hotel was fine, only air conditioning would have been better!!
The hotel room was clean when we arrived, we stayed in Leda 2, and had maid service 3 times in the week that we were there.
As we were self catering we were eating out, but places to eat were everywhere. A favourite with us was Lunas Grill, straight outside the main gates of the hotel.
The kitchen at the hotel was very basic, but when I go on holiday it is for a complete break, not to spend half of it in the kitchen like at home!!
The pools were clean, and at no point did we come across the funny smell described in other reports!
The evening entertainment in the show garden was very good, with Robbie Williams, West Life and Beatles tribute bands, and a Disney tribute for the kids. Only criticism about these is that they don’t start till 10pm which is a bit late for the kids.
We enjoyed days at the beach which we found to be a 10 minute walk away, and even with a 2 year old and a lilo, did not find the walk a problem!!
Did not have many dealings with the hotel staff, but when we checked in they were quite friendly and helpful.
I would certainly go back to the Bellevue Apartments without a doubt, I am not sure what some people want when they go on holiday (other than a good moan) but for us this place had just about everything we needed, and wanted.
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liz & charlie from bangor, northern ireland travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
mediland
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
liz & charlie rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We were very sceptical before we went after reading reports on this site, some things were true.
We stayed in Serina 1. We went self catering and we found you had to hire a kettle, toaster, TV ect, they start at 12 euros each for the week.
The room was clean but very hot, you can hire a fan for 18 euros, but was told it did not make much difference. You get woke up very early every morning around 6.45, due to the sprinklers and someone with a petrol driven blowing machine, so you won’t need an alarm clock!
We didn’t smell anything untoward during are stay.
Entertainment is not too bad, expect a lot of kids there, it's known as pram city, if you’re a couple wanting a quite holiday, forget it!
If I had known would have gone elsewhere, hope this helps
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james from chatham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
booked over internet
on a friends holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
james rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The hotel was quite clean at all time, but there was a smell about every now and again as is mentioned in an earlier review, but it only drifted across the ground. I don’t think this had any thing to do with the hotel at all.
Yes, self catering you get two hobs, you can hire almost any thing you need like microwaves, heater, fans, irons, TV, video, radio, hair dryers etc. Some items I agree with having to hire, but not fans, heaters or microwaves.
I came back today after two weeks. Overall me and my group of friends had a good time. There is quite a lot to do on the complex, it all costs but your on holiday everything always costs. If you to hire bikes or do anything don’t accept the first price they give you, you can beat them down a bit.
I found the staff (waiters, cleaners, bar men/women, shop worker etc.) in the main most helpful and pleasant, but you have to watch out for your girlfriends and teenage daughters with the cheek bar men and waiters. (Mostly they're just overly friendly and don’t want to offend you, talk to them they will more than likely buy you a drink to.)
Entertainment, well two sides to this good and bad. First the good the entertainment staff - most of the entertainers you will see out in the day doing events for kids and adults then work at night. They do put a lot of effort in to their work and are friendly.
The bad - this is more a problem with the management of the entertainment. They run a mini disco every night for the kids, this a good thing in one respect but it is pretty much the same thing every night if you can sit through this for your kids sake it’s ok. Bingo every night wow, after the mini disco.
And finally another plus and minus is the entertainment. After some good act tribute bands and such but also some weak acts, not to mention the acts they like to repeat. In one instant we turned up to watch an Abba tribute band at the show garden (were all the entertainment goes on)the compare carried on throughout the night still saying we have Abba at 10 o'clock. 10 o'clock comes around the curtain goes up and there’s a pub band standing there. We ask one of the entertainers what was going on and they told us straight that Abba had pulled out at 7pm and this is what they could get hold of at short notice. Not a problem if we had been told at the start instead of sitting though the mini disco and then the bingo again what a waste of a night.
So it’s good it’s bad more good if you have young children not if you have teenagers.
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Mel and Dave from London travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
Mel and Dave rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Amazing!!! Nothing else to say. Cleanliness you could lick your meal off the floor and I mean you could.
Alcudia is a lively place with many bars and pubs which was great for us and the food was lovely at the hotel restaurants.
I must say that the hotel supermarket is a bit expensive but there is another along from the hotel so it was'nt a disaster for us. Going back defo.
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The Thompsons from England travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
The Thompsons rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This is our 4th vist to the Belle Vue and this time it was much better. The kids loved the pools but we mainly stayed at 1. We read the reviews before hand and were a bit worried but when we got there, there was nothing to worry about. Room was nice and clean but not many amenities but you can hire them. Recommend this to families.
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stevo from kent travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
stevo rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just grabbed a quick week away, very disappointed.
Room dirty no change of towels at all, very rowdy, low grade typical brit abroad resort.
People were arriving dressed in fake designer gear! I am no toff, come from Dartford, and lived in s e London for 22 years on a council estate, but this place is in need of a re-furb.
After reading the other reviews I had to write. Good points are the beach (apart from the fag buts) and the ease in travelling about.
Restraunts ok bars ok (tapas bar excellent, well friendly) just the resort poor. And as for the rats which some people didn’t see, the wife and I spent an hour each night rat spotting on the bridge, we weren't let down once !
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kat from gloucester travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
going places
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
kat rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Myself and husband went there for a break without our children it was my first time ever abroad and I could not have chosen a better place. We stayed in Minova 1 and I found it clean and the staff were freindly.
I would definetly go again and am planning to go back with my 3 children next year.
Everything is close the beach is a 10 min walk depending on how fast or slow you walk. The beach is clean and ideal for families or for people who just want a relaxing holiday i'd recommend this place to anyone with or without kids.
The food on the resturants was good value for money. The shops are good value too.
We had maid service 3 times in the week.
The the night life was fab on and off the bellevue complex.
We did go out to eat ther is plenty of resturants and caters for all food tastes myself and husband are trying to convince other family members in coming next year with us.
I cant wait to take my children I felt safer there than I did in my own town and think there is nothing to worry about I think it boils down to personal taste I didnt smell anything nasty nor see anything to moan about.
Yes basic but brill would recomend it to any aged person familys and couples but I did speak to many people other ther found it easy to get on with anyone we came in contact with and think yes one week is long enough as the entertainment is the same it is like a rosta a different thing every night but the same every week. Even found the Robbie show good Abba and well what can I say I can't praise the place enough as you can see from what I have written so far.
So if you do read a bad report dont worry you could even go as a single person and meet people and have a great time.
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Julie Hinton from Daventry travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
Julie Hinton rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Went for 2 weeks on self catering basis with our 3 children. We had a great holiday.
The pools are brilliant with loads to choose from, but beware the tiled floor is extremely slippery when wet.
The apartment room is very basic with very little in the way of utensils.
We requested a room on low level and ended up being put on the 7th floor. The lifts were forever breaking down and on complaining to the staff got a very rude reception - not much fun having to carry a 1 year old a 2 year old and 2 prams up to the 7th floor.
The entertainment is brilliant but found that the main shows started too late for us with 3 young children - they did not start until around 10pm.
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Karla from Wales travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Easy Jet
on a friends holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
Karla rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Enjoyed this holiday as it was a Hen Weekend, and we all had a fab time.
The rooms were clean; nice bathroom, good size lounge area, bedrooms were a bit small but didn't spend much time in there anyway.
Couldn't comment on the food as we were s/c, but there is a supermarket 2 mins away with a variety of food and drink.
Hotel location was good as all bars, clubs and restaurants were near by.
Couldn't comment on the staff either as we were out all the time and didn't see any staff at all. Again couldn't comment on the entertainment as we were out each night, but sounded good when we wee leaving our rooms.
Good place to stay, you can go into any pool as it is on a large complex.
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Gillian and Gary from Livingston travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
My Travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Gillian and Gary rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: After reading comments on the Bellevue I was a bit anxious about going even to the point I had not told my partner I had read the reviews!! We have just returned and I now see that the negative comments have obviously came from people that have been Royalty in a former life!!!! We were in a two bedroom apartment in Minerva 2 which was at the back of the complex, the room was large basic but very clean and was cleaned 3 times a week. Staff were all very friendly. The pools are situated throughout the complex but if you cant get a bed there is loads of grassy areas to lie. There was the odd smell but nothing to shout about. The entertainment was great the kids were all kept busy day and night. The beach was about 15 minutes walk down the boulevard. The shop on site was expensive but across the road from the complex the supermarket was a lot cheaper. We were half board and the food was great. Recommend the pirate show that airtours run, it is expensive but well worth every penny.
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carol croft from houghton-le-spring travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
direct holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
carol croft rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in diana 1 which was not far from main entrance, however it was not that clean, there was no usual items such as kettle,toaster these had to be hired luckey for us when booking with direct holidays these were free. The first week we had clean towels Mon, wed, & fri, but only twice the next seven days.
We never saw the pool cleaned the whole fortnight, by the time we came away you could not see the bottom of the pool. my husband has returned with an ear infection in both ears. There was no security round the pools on a night as groups of people were in and out the pool from 1a.m. til 4a.m. causing a lot of noise and damage. The entrance to our block was totally empty not a chair or even a vending machine like there was in other ones.The entertainement was good, and you could still get a seat after 9pm, but the same show was repeated the second week. overall the complex was kept tidy and staff were friendly but we would not return again to this complex.
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Andy from Wirral travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Andy rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed in Minerva 2 and got there at 10 pm at night. Very warm and had to hire a fan as there is no air conditioning. Pleasant enough staff although one member of staff gave a key to our room to another family at 2am!! Had to go and sort this out which did not make for a good start to the holiday. Also found a small lizard in the room although this was the only one we saw in a week.
The Minerva 2 is located close to the entrance to the Bellevue which is good. Pool close by was very popular and you had to get up very early to get a lounger (or the night before).
Didn't see any rats. Got bitten by mosquitoes but were told to spray arms and legs with lemon to ward them off. Not a great problem though. Saw some ants on the balcony but again not a great problem.
Entertainment at night was good with a different show each time. Staff played games on stage with holidaymakers and had a kids section earlier in the evening. Bingo took place each evening which was good with most people taking part. Sounds corny but had good holiday feel to it.
Went self catering but rarely cooked there. Mix up with rooms but compensated by being given half board pass. Food was good with plenty of choice and you could help yourself to as much or little as you liked.
Plenty of choices to eat out and quite reasonably priced too. Plenty of shops to browse in. Opportunities to go and see more of the island and visit marine parks, markets, water parks etc on various excursions.
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Dave Lewis from Portsmouth travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Jumbo Tours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Dave Lewis rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Bellavue: Fedra 2
Just back from the resort
3rd week August week 2004
Booked with Jumbo Tours on Teletext (Brilliant)as they are cheeper that the tour operators and are organised, all Transfurs between the airport to the resort are sorted by them. Please understand that there are no reps there when you arrive its up to you to go to the various kiosks at Palma Airport to find your transport, normally a company called Transunion, who are the major transport players there in Mallorca. Dont be put off as they found us and we had a minibus take us to Bellavue. We tipped the driver 5 Euros as we were so pleased with the pickup.
We found on arrival that the appartment was VERY clean and we had the immediate impression that we where going to enjoy staying here (True) and it was nice to see the kitchen had a fair size Fridge and Cooker, the resort "is the best you will ever get for a family holiday". Be ready though for sleepless nights as ahe heat in the room is soooo intense even with fan/s going, this time of year there is NO air movement. Not the fault of the HOTEL as they do tell you this beforehand. The kids seem to deal with it ok. As a pair, your combined body heat is umbearable you cannot cuddle at all, unless you want to take a midnight swim which is a recomedded option!
Food: You must have someone on gaurd to to swat away the flies, if you leave the table, if you dont have a 'gaurd' you wont eat the food, mentally you will be thinking a fly could have landed on it and you wont eat it.
Its such a shame that the Spanish spend sooo much effort cooking good food only to see it being wasted by us, we brits hate the flies!
Marks out of ten for a family that has 2 adults 35/40 and kids 10/15 year old
9 out of 10
Sort the flies out and it gets 10 out of 10
I really do recommend it but dont forget a holiday is what you make of it .... enjoy
Dave
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Joanne from Liverpool travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
MyTravel / Direct Holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Joanne rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY !!!!!
Before reading my review, please understand that I do not consider myself difficult to please and have been on several holidays where things were not quite what I had expected but have left good reviews all the same.
I have just returned from Bellevue Holiday village and can only describe it as the worst holiday I have ever had.
Firstly, do not be fooled into thinking that you are going to Spain. This 'holiday village' is more likened to a rough council estate, complete with the louts, rubbish and sewer smell that you would expect.
We were in Fedra II, which was relatively quiet in comparison to some of the other apartment blocks. We had a one bedroomed apartment with kitchen bathroom etc. The self catering facilties were laughable, and I would congratulate anybody who was able to cook for their family given the facilities provided. We were not provided with a kettle, despite having a baby, who needed bottles, nor were we provided with a cot and upon requesting the same were advised that we would be charged 27 euros per week for the privilege. The beds were extremely uncomfortable to say the least as was the heat. Fortunately however you can hire fans from reception for the very reasonable (NOT!!!) cost of nearly 100 euros for the two weeks.
The cleaners were very friendly, but we only had our room cleaned twice while we were there. We were there for TWO WEEKS ! We went for NINE days without clean towels and actually had to wash them ourselves.
On top of this there was a lovely aroma of raw sewage in the bathroom and kitchen for the entire duration of our holiday. We could not complain to our rep as she was generally nowhere to be found.
We were on the third floor of the apartment block and the lift never worked. We have two young children and you can probably imagine the fun we had getting up and down! There was a man who actually slipped and broke his ankle while we were there, as he was struggling to get a pushchair down the stairs.
We did not see the pools being cleaned once while we were there, although we did see plenty of kids in the pool at around 1am, throwing the sun loungers and rubbish into one of them. In fact most of the kids ran wild while the parents were nowhere to be found.
The 'entertainment', and I use the term loosely, was in a word crap. The ones who didnt mime, resembled extremely drunk karaoke singers and the same shows seemed to be on week in week out. The whole holiday vilage has an overwhelming 'Butlins' feel to it, and in my opinion, there is nothing there that you would not get in Blackpool. Okay maybe the sun, but thats about it.
The 'lake', or sewer outlet as it seemed has obviously not yet been spotted by environmental health as it would have been cordoned off. It was full of litter, sewer etc and emitted a lovely aroma day and night.
I was truly ashamed to be British while I was over there, the trouble with a lot of people is that they go to Spain expecting the Spanish to be English for them.
If your ideal holiday is to be out at the pool after breakfast and stay there until tea time and then follow everybody else like sheep to the entertainment arena for overpriced drinks, bingo and bad singing, then this is most definately your cup of tea.
I would go back to Majorca, and only wish that we had hired the car for the full two weeks as it is such a beautiful island. We went to Porto Cristo, Soller, Port de Soller, Inca, Pollenca, Manacor, Palma and Formentor to name just a few, and made the breathtakingly beautiful drive through the Serra de Tramuntera which is a must for all white nuckle ride lovers with views that will etch themselves on your mind forever. Alcudia old town is also a must, the market is held on Tuedays and Sundays but we also went when the market wasn't on and some of the authentic spanish sights and picturesque views are not to be missed.
All in all we had a good time when we were away from Butlins, or Colditz as my partner said and have some very fond memories of the Island. I would recommend to anybody going to Majorca to get out and see the Island, you really dont know what you are missing by staying at the pool all day.
I would not go back to Bellevue if my life depended on it and would not recommend it to my worst enemy.
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pedpolly from Nottingham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
medinland
on a couples holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
pedpolly rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Hi there, Just got back this morning from our week at the bellevue complex.
Its been a hot sticky week with the odd thunderstorm thrown in and enough mosquitos to last a lifetime.I was reading a local paper and an article in it said the humidity on the island was un usually high, well i can vouch for that.
We were given an apartment on the top floor of the minerva 2 building overlooking the humpback bridge and due to the sticky weather had the balcony door open all the time the noise up till about 4 in the morning was very loud at times i thought i was on bungee hill in magaluf.
The rooms at bellevue do not have any form of airconditioning but they make a few bob by hiring fans for about 18 euros a week, there was a tv in the room but again you have to pay to make it work , a little tip here i found a way of switching it on and passed the info on to a few of our neigbours ( press the on button and keep it pressed while pressing the middle button for about 30 seconds and the tv eventually comes on).
The apartment unlike our last visit was clean on our arrival although we could only get one of the cooker rings to work and it would,nt get hot enough to cook anything , that could have been a problem if say a young family wanted to eat in but we decided to go to the local restaurants.
I put a question on the forum pages a while ago asking if anyone knew the company who did our transfers ( Resort Hoppa ) we had a lot of stress on our holiday caused by them. On arrival at palma i went to thier desk we were told to wait on a bench for the pick up they said they were very busy so i didnt mind waiting but after a while a driver tuned up and asked us to follow him, he then procceded to run through arrivals and the bus park we had a job keeping up with him as he barged his way through queues of people boarding coaches as we were hauling our cases it was almost impossible to keep up with him. I had vouchers for the transfers and was told to phone thier number 24 hrs before departure to arrange the pick up, i called at a public phone to call them and the man answering said he could not find our names on his list and said " well you could be anybody wanting a free ride to the airport" i asked him to check the list of names from the previous saturday arrivals , he then said " go back to your room and get all your paper work and fax it to me to prove you have paid" I did as i was asked and spent the whole day going to and from reception waiting for thier reply. I phoned them again and the guy got even more abusive this time he said " your not the only people wanting to get off his island" I thought to myself i dont need all this stress
or talking to a stroppy person for hours on a phone just to get a transfer which we have paid for. I worked out that i had spent over 20 euros on phone calls to them plus i had to pay to send the fax.
I eventually recieved thier comfimation fax on the morning of our departure and it said pick up at 10.00, as we stood waiting with our cases
i was wondering if they would even turn up , and as the time got nearer 10.15 was getting ready to hail a taxi so as not to miss our flight. The mini bus then turned up to our relief.
So the holiday was over and thanks to resort hoppa i was so stressed I need another to get over it.
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Unknown from Lowton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Easyjet
on a friends holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Unknown rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I stayed with 10 other friends in fedra 1 and had three apartments beween 11 of us on the 6th and 7th floor. The apartments where clean when we arrived but i cant really say the same for when we left, but what would you expect from 11 17 year olds? Bellevue is great for groups of people my age as it isnt strict, you can arrive back at any time in the morning you want which with us was between 5 and 7 in the morning and you can jump in the pool at what ever time you want, personally i preferred it in the early hours of the morning because it wasnt full of idiots with water guns! I wouldnt recomend bellevue to anyone going for a quiet peacefull holiday, there arent enough rules and people can get away with anything. Security is useless as he came to one of our rooms 3 or 4 times and was rather friendly but only spoke in spanish which isnt much use for a resort filled with english people.
I wouldnt recomend using the swimming pool there or sunbathing near it as ther where inconciderate people who thought it would be funny to squirt everyone with water guns. Dont get me wrong i'm up for having fun but when your trying to sunbathe and all you get is water sprayed all over you and all your towels and bags with money and mobile phones....being annoyed is an understatement!!! we asked nicely for them to stop and that didnt work and shouting at them didnt work. we couldnt even tell ther parents as they where just as childish!!! We spent most of our time at the beach or at the pool near the beach its clean and peaceful and alot nicer than the pools at bellevue.
The bellevue cafeteria serves nice food but the flys do get rather annoying! I must recomend going to lunas resatuarant which is not far from bellevue, the staff are friendly and the food is great!
I'e read about other people complaining about the smell but we only smelt it a couple of times the whole 2 weeks we where there and didnt see any rats at all.
We didnt really see any entertainment there at all on the complex as we went out at night.
I wouldnt like to visit this hotel again because i wouldnt like to have to put up with a group of people like us...haha...i'd rather go somewhere nicer and quieter with my boyfriend.
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karen from wallasey travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
karen rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed at the Bellevue in Alcudia.
The hotel was clean when we arrived, pretty basic really.
We were located in fedral 1 which is right at the very back of the complex so it was a walk every day and night to the main road.
Did not have much dealing with the hotel staff.
The entertainment at night was ok me and my partner liked the robbie williams tribute and my daughter and her friend loved westlife tribute but thats about all.
No i would not go to this hotel again, the noise in the hotel pool at night was terrible especially after 1 am in the morning and there was no secruity to remove these people. And this went on every night till about 3 am.
I was not pleased on my last night there as i had to get up at 6.30am as my coach was picking us up at 7.20am so i only had about 3 hours sleep that night so i was in a very bad mood all the way home and i just couln't wait to get home and sleep in my own bed with no noise.
Also no air condition in the hotel room so you could never shut the doors to block out the noise as it became to hot and you still couldn't sleep.
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Adam from Staffordshire travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
cosmos
on a family holiday.
There were 6 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Adam rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Fedra 1. When we got there we were pleased with the accommadation, it was clean and tidy. However,our party had 3 rooms altogether, and 1 of them wasn't clean when we got there so they had to wait in the other two appartments for an hour until the cleaners came to clean it!
The facilities for self catering weren't the best I had ever seen, there was only 2 gas rings, no oven. 2/3 of our rooms had no tin openers, it took us ages to open tins, we had to use a knife! 1/3 of the rooms had no toaster, and 1/3 of the rooms had no bed under the sofa. The view from the balcony was really nice you could see the pool down below and you could also see into the whole of Alcudia.
There was a wide range of things to do on the site, including tennis, mini golf, swim in the 8 pools ect.
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Martin from Liverpool travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Martin rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This complex is just like Butlins only not as upmarket.We stayed in Fedra II which was on the far side of the complex with a long walk to the main entrance. The room itself was ok, but had no air conditioning. The lifts were not working for the majority of the time we were there and there was no sign of the Direct Holidays Rep to complain to. The bars on the complex were ok except for the fact they expected to be tipped even if you only bought a bottle of water. We never used the cooking facilities in the apartment and chose to eat out. There isn't much you can do with two rings anyway. The pool was always crowded and the towels out by 06.30, despite the fact that most they were still empty by 10.30 (extremely selfish). The beach was at least two miles away unless you used the boat which cost us in the end 40 euros a day, something that we weren't expecting. Some parents didn't care what there children were up to. This led to gangs of youths hanging around and on one occasion slashing inflatables with knives and throwing them into the pool.Some of these kids were still out at 03.00am and kept us awake on a number of occasions.On a good note Robbie Williams was excellent. I will not be returning to the Belle Vue but can understand why some people may enjoy this kind of holiday but it was not for us.
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Neil "the phil" from Mansfield travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Neil "the phil" rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I have stayed in the Bellevue now on many occasions. Each time I have visited it has given me memories that I will always remember.
The staff are fantastic. The reception is at hand 24 hours a day. The night staff are good but if something is wrong during the night and it can wait until the morning, its best to go in a speak to Racquelle. Racquelle is the head receptionist, she will help just remember she is a human being too. If you dont treat her with respect she will not help you.
This is my tip for your best holiday.
The blocks are basic self catering apartments no mod cons but why do you want them when travelling to another country. Live like the locals dont expect modern newly build apartments or penthouses. Go and see a beautiful country. They cleaned my apartment 3 times as they stated in the brochure. My kettle and toaster was delivered to my room free of charge,as soon as I had contacted reception on day of arrival.
The entertainment was ok, but I spent all my time eatting out in Pizza Roma ( the best Italian in Alcudia's new town) the best bars ( Goodfellas, Peach Pit and Cheers, only go in these after midnight if you are after the best nightlife). Goodfellas is by far the greatest place to drink.
The team of rep's in the Bellevue made my stay this year the most memerialable. Neil, Adam, Danna, Laura were crazy, fun and great people, i'm glad i gat chance to meet them all.
This complex has everything happy, go with the flow and fun loving people need for the greatest time in Majorca.
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lez from st.helens travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
lez rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Imagine our shock, after an 11 hour delay to our flight, to find our apartment not only to be too hot but unclean with no facilities at all. Gone 11 o'clock at night, tired, upset and very angry! what a way to start a holiday!! reps what reps we are returning to alcudia this year as a larger family group not here though it was like a teenage holiday park and not a good one at that
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Alan from St.Helens travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
My Travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Alan rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: After an 11 hour plus delay by MY TRAVEL we were relieved to finally get to the hotel. We entered the Sauna...er room only to discover there was no Air Conditioning, no Kettle! no Fans etc. Couldn't open the windows because of mosquitoes, no REP to be found anywhere. A nice start to a holiday eh!
What can you say about this place? Its like a bad housing estate, no security, kids jumping in the pool unsupervised at 2am.
Entertainment - We had a resident muppet next door arguing all the time with his even louder missus...but thats life.
There are facilities for golf, tennis etc, and amusements for kids, motorcycles and bike hire close by.. so kids can ride round the estate...er complex and annoy you. We were on the ground floor which was ok, but all in all the hotel was dire!
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Jo from Runcorn, Cheshire travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Cosmos
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Jo rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Our stay at the Bellvue was fantastic, with kids aged 3,4&5, the kids clubs were great and they enjoyed them very much. The 8 pools on the complex were very clean and were deffinately clean, as was the surrounding areas.
Entertainment was great but having young children and the shows not starting till 10pm it was a bit much for them, Kids fair was great as well.
Room was clean but basic, we only eat breakfast in the room as we were out all day, so can't comment much on the cooking facilities although a holiday is supposed to be just that! so I wasn't going to cook anyway!
Towels were out from 4am!!!!! bit annoying as we only wanted to sit and watch our children play but with all the Sun Beds 'taken' but empty this proved hard, so we tended to wait until after 3pm to hunt for a spot around the pool.
Would very much like to visit the complex again, but would go for 2 weeks next time as we didn't get enough time to do everything we wanted.
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nicole from cheshire travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
direct holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
nicole rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I thought alcudia was a beautiful place the bellevue
was fanstastic I loved it so much it was so hot. The
cleanliness was really good the beds were changed everyday the hotel was cleaned including bathroom and kitchen. On the balcony we had a great view and in the
distance we could even see the waterpark.
The staff were very friendly and helpful. We ate out at yummy yummy's the food was fantastic! no doubt. The entertainment was really fun they have lots for the kids to do and games for adults.
I would recommend this to anyone it's a great place to be. I would defently vistit again!!! Well im goin this year for the 2nd time back to the lovely hot sun.
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Gregory from Sheffield travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Thomsons
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Gregory rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We found everything at the Hotel to be excellent. I, like many others, had read the reviews before we went and I was making myself physically ill at the thought of what I had let my family and myself in for. No worries!
It was one of the best holidays we have had - honestly! and I am very hard to please. We stayed in Leda III and we could not have wished for anything better in terms of cleanliness, facilities and location. My grandson only asked this week when we would be going back there. I'm looking now!!
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Higgs from Stourbridge travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Independant
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Higgs rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Arrived August 2005. We stayed in Fedra 1 which was a good 10 minutes walk (with a 4 year old) from the main entrance of the site.
The apartment was fine, room for 3 kids in one bedroom, adults in the other, separate kitchen area. Very lively site lots of kids hiring motorised scooters and being a nuisance and a danger.
Pool busy up to 4ish, all sun beds gone by 8am even though pool empty(no Germans around to blame). Didn't bother with any on-site entertainment, but the fairground was value for money.
Found an excellent Scandanavian place to eat - £7.50 fixed menu and kids meals free! (lots of choice without chips and free internet too)!
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Clark from DUMFRIES travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
COSMOS
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
Clark rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed in Fedra 11, farthest away from reception! Long walk with kids and cases. Had to hire electrical appliances. ie toaster and fans. No air con!!!
2 bed apt. think camp bed was lousy cause I was the only 1 to get bitten and boy I mean bitten.
Alcudia as great, been there before and would love to go back. Staying somewhere else though.
Tivoli is great for food and beach is wonderful.
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mullinger from bordon travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
first choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
mullinger rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I felt I had to add my bit , the hotel was boiling - no air conditioning although you can hire fans , but expensive, take your own from home. tv films extra price, everything seemed to be extra, however it was a cheap holiday last minute.
The resort smell was disgusting. The beach is beautiful and makes all the suffering worth while ,little boat trip. Watch out for the rats around the boat area at night.
Rooms were very very basic, holiday camp beds, but livable and you don`t spend any time in your room as it too too hot.
Entertainment was really good but repeated weekly. I would never return as it is butlins, my son became ill from the pool water as did a lot of children , and the nearest e111 doc in magaluf so have some money for taxis, there are much nicer places to go ,so please do go.
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Gemma from Surrey travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Independent
on a family holiday.
There were 6 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
Gemma rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We have stayed in these appartments many many times before and although the entertainment/food is nothing to rave about there isn't much to complain about either. most of out time is spent outside the complex anyway. the staff have always been polite and helpful. for the las two years we have booked directly through bellevues website which has turned out to be very easy to do and cheaper too. the appartments are in an excellent location which is brilliant for kids and grown-ups alike.
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Ash from tipton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
panarama
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
Ash rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we thought that the hotel was situated in a ok place but a bad place for the people who like the beach also the entertainment was ok but the entertainment team could not sing or dance on the whole it was a quite good holiday
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gary and alison from methyr tydfil travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
gary and alison rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: just returned 11th july - 25 july 2004, stayed in neptuno 2, reading comments on this site i was very dubious about our holiday. all fears were quickly dispelled the food was excellent and varied, the room was cleaned 3 times a week and the pools were excellent (except for towels on the sunbeds), the complex is next to a lake so mozzys were around but by using citrus shower gel not a real problem. the entertainment in the showgarden was varied night to night. some down sides the supermarket was pricey but walking 10m outside the camp savings were made, self catering could be a problem as only 2 rings per cooker but we went half board. the complex entertainment team were excellent from daily activities to evneing entertainment,
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I.G.Thomas from Port Talbot travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Panorama
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
I.G.Thomas rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Well, did we have a holiday from hell,when we first arrived I was apalled, I had booked a holiday in Alcudia where I had been many times before and loved it,but this was Porto Alcudia I was also told that the hotel it was practictly on the beach, it was no where near.
When we enterd the room(115 Ceris 1)the smell was enough to knock you down, the sewer outlet from the toilet must have been weeping for years, a thin brown fungi had encircled the outlet,after the purchase of a can of air freshner and using most of it we prepared to settle in,room by a nice pool, what a disadvantage that was, 3am a gang of screaming teenage girls decided to have some fun in the pool, I got on the phone to reception for security to put a stop to it,this was to no avail I had to dress and go down to reception and create holy hell,evetualy somebody put a stop to it.
The second night at 5.00 am our neighbors from hell started quaralling, there was shouting,kids sceaming,chairs getting pushed and dragged I had to dress and go tell them very unpolitly to be quiet.
Then there is the matter of the open sewer outside that is supposed to be a waterway to a lake, theres even a fountain in it,the stench is almost unbearable.I paid almost £2,000 for this holiday(I consider myself caught)I would not rate this place one star.
Eventualy luck came on my side a notice appeard on the notice board asking if anybody wanted a free transfer to another hotel on a fully inclusive basis at no extra cost, needles to say two coach loads of us took up the offer and may I say that it was from hell to heaven,by the way Ibooked this holiday through TV TRAVEL SHOP I intend to write a stongly worded letter to them as well.
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Emma from Co Durham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
Emma rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We have just returned from Alcudia in July 2004, we stayed in the Menerva 2, we were only staying for 1 week but had our room cleaned twice. A bit of a smell at night from the lake but not too bad, it soon went after a few drinks!!! The surroundings of the hotel lakes, fountain's etc looked very nice and the hotel is right the middle of it all shops, bars and restaurant's. Do try the water park for a day out we had such a laugh on all the slides, but remember if you pay to play mini golf you enter the water park free! Lots and lots of places to eat and drink we enjoyed Roma's Italian restaurant and for a nice English breakfast try the Bugs Bunny's Bar or the Canny Lad. We had no problem with the hotel at all so dont panic about going, we would all go back again.
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jolene from sheffield travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 5 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
jolene rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: When we got to this hotel , It was the middle of the night and the heat was unbearable. We asked if we could have the air conditioning on only to be told there was none! We then had no choice but to hire a fan which cost a fortune.
We then discovered that they had put us on the top floor and my father is disabled! the lift kept breaking down so he was constanly stuck.
There were ants in our room and someone stole my perfume from the bathroom. The entertainment was fantastic, second to none, but the noise around the complex was horrible.
You were woken up at 4 every morning, to people on loud vehicles sweeping the roads and empting the bins.
Alcudia itself is ace for the family, but this hotel isnt.
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Pauline from Edinburgh travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 |
Pauline rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We came back from the Bellevue complex 2 weeks ago and won't be going back! We stayed in Diana II for a week and were thoroughly disappointed with the standard of accommodation. On arrival, the room was damp and there was a distinctive smell in the bathroom (of what we weren't quite sure!). The kitchen had 2 electric rings - be prepared to eat out - no way could a meal be made for a family of 4. Dishes had to be washed before they were even used - but no dishtowel to dry them?!
Towels were changed only twice during our week's stay and I had to ask for clean towels on one occasion!
Our apartment looked completely different from the standard apts. in the brochure - and not for the better.
We have never been so disappointed with holiday accommodation in years.
Hope you enjoy and it's a far better experience than ours.
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karen from st.helens travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
cosmos
on a family holiday.
There were 1 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 |
karen rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I came back 29th June. I stayed at the Bellevue and i was appalled, the apartment had a smell which took days to get rid of.
I went s.catering and stayed at the Fedra 2 there was nothing provided for s.catering except 2 electric rings. You had to hire everything, it would of cost me almost 200 euros to hire a kettle toaster t.v and microwave on top of the money i had already paid for my holiday one big rip off.
The apartment on the ground floor got broken into and had passports and money taken this made me nervous as i was there alone with 2 children.
I have been to spain many times and all the apartments i,ve stayed in have been lovely with everything you need for a s.catering holiday. I did like alcudia and i will return in the future but i won,t be staying at the Bellevue.
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VIC AND TOM from REDCAR travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
DIRECT HOLIDAYS
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 |
VIC AND TOM rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Booked 3 days before we went on holiday did not choose Alcudia or the Bellevue but for 189 per person for 2 weeks we could not fault it, however would of prefered air-conditioning.
We always go to Turkey be really enjoyed Alcudia and would definatley go back again but would not pay full price as I dont think is worth 549 per person, thats what I have been quoted.
My whole family really enjoyed it a holiday is what you make it.
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Emily from Wales travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 |
Emily rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I have been to the Bellevue twice, this time we stayed in Fedra 3 which was relativly clean and spacious.
I advice you pack mosquito spray as you do get bitten quite alot! the entertainment is very good, there are shows everynite some repeated but they were excellent so who cares!?
Food around the pool was very nice but there were a lot of flies, others at the pool always stole towels, rubber rings, balls and lilos so dont leave them lying about.
When we went the weather was very hot and sticky the Spanish told us it was the hottest weather they had had for 20 years!!! so a midnight dip in the pool was very nice!!!!
A lovely pub on the complex right next to Fedra, where the staff were very friendly! The location is a bit awkward for young children and for the beach lovers, as it is a fair walk down to the beach.
The lakes did whiff a bit as you walked past them and there was quite a lot of rubbish in them but after you had passed them you could smell nothing, hotel staff were a disappointnment as they were nowhere to be found!!!! Most stayed at the reception and at the kids clubs but there was nowhere else they could be found!!
I was very upset over the horse and carts there please I advise you not to go on them as the horses are hot and bothered at running around in unbearable heat some with no shoes on!! It is terribly cruel!
I would go back to Alcudia and I would go back to the Bellevue because a holiday is only what you make it!!!
By the way renting a car is a very good idea and the waterparks are brilliant.
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Neil from Blackpool travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
My travel/Direct Holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2004 |
Neil rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The Bellevue Hotel is a very good, clean complex which is situated on the main high street in Alcudia. the complex is split up into about six or seven hotels with all the facilities situated in the centre of it all. The hotel my partner and i stayed in backed onto the main road,but there wasn't a problem with any noise due to the fact that at midnight all outside music broadcast's have to stop playing by law.(you heard the odd shout but nothing special).Even though we went S/C there was no shortage of places to eat and we more or less ate at a different resturant every night, with prices very reasonable and at good prices too, the same applies for the drink also. I would recommend this resort again to friends and family especially those with kids as there is loads to do,tennis, crazy golf, fishing on the rivers, go karting etc and all this within the bellvue complex. The only thing that spoiled our holiday was the tour operator and Airline, So we won't be using them again!! .....
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Teresa, Triena, Niamh from Ireland, Laois travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours (Panorama)
on a friends holiday.
There were 3 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2004 |
Teresa, Triena, Niamh rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We opted for self-catering, to go out and sample foods from the different restaurants around the resort.
We stayed in fedra 1 Bellevue apartments; the room was nice, clean and quiet.
The staff didn't have anything much to do with them, but when we did meet the cleaning staff they seemed friendly
The location to the Bellevue Apartments is excellent, just outside its gates is the town. All amenities of the town as little as 1-10 mins walk.
In Bellevue each apartment has a swimming pool directly in front of it, all were very clean. Also on location there are Spar shops, pubs and restaurants, bicycle/go cart hire.
Entertainment is very good for kids (adults) of all ages, e.g. swings, slides, go karting, amusement arcades, pool, mini golf, tennis courts.
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FOSTER from SOUTHAMPTON travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
AIR TOURS
on a couples holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2004 |
FOSTER rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Self catering but who wants to cook when there are excellant restraunts within the complex or just out of the gate. We were told by people that went all inclusive the meals were first class.
The hotel was very clean and a room valet sevice every other day.
Location for all ammenities is also first class and would recomend this to any one with young families,it is safe and parents can relax.
5 star entertainments on the complex again ideal for the young and not so young.
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Sam from Walsall travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Panorama
on a family holiday.
There were 6 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2004 |
Sam rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We had three rooms between us, two on the fifth floor and one on the sixth floor of Minerva II. Our room (sixth floor) was cleaned 3 times a week, clean towels, changed the beds - excellent. The other two rooms however on the fifth floor were only cleaned 3 times in the two weeks! We were on the verge of complaining as the other members of the party desperatley needed clean towels when the maids turned up!!
We went Self Catering but did have a couple of snacks on site. The vast array of restaurants are fantastic and the location of the Bellevue couldn't be better to reach all the amenities. The restaurants offer good quality food at reasonable prices - there were 7 of us and not one of us had a bad meal throughout the 14 nights we were there!
We would recommend eating at Nevada's - a small but friendly place (out the gate, turn left and it's just a few yards on the right hand side of the road). Angelo and his waiters were extremely friendly and the place was very clean.
Breakfasts - J.P's The Best British Pub (Next to Nevada's) do a bostin'sausage and egg or bacon and egg crusty roll (so my husband says) and Yummy Yummies are good value. Also Yummy Yummies does quite a good Vegetarian Menu - I would recommend their Vegetarian Lasagne!
We had a couple of meals at Tivioli Terrace ( right opposite the gates to Bellevue). This was a more sophisticated restaurant, typically Spanish and slightly more pricey (but not too bad) - would definitely recommend it especially if you get fed up of eating chips, chips and chips!!!
If you have small children with you Cheers and The Peach Pit (over the other side of the bridge) are a must. They have all the children's favourite characters such as Tweenies, Bob The Builder etc and have fun disco songs for them to dance to - my nephew who was 3 thought it was FAB!
Hotel staff were pleasant and friendly, as were our reps.
The Entertainment on the complex was 110% - we saw Robbie Williams, Westlife, Lord Of The Dance and Grease - all of which were on in the Show Garden. However, as we had chose to go in the wettest May for 100 years it was rather chilly, so we had to huddle around the Patio heaters.
The complex itself is huge! Crazy golf is great and the mini Fairground ride is a must for children - there is so much to see and do!
I'm not sure we would stay there again though, as it was a bit too big for what we like and was getting more rowdy towards the end of the holiday. If we went back to Alcudia though, we would definitley use their free facilities (entertainment, fairground, crazy golf, bike hire etc).
Had a great time, shame about the weather though!
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Amy from London travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
JMC
on a friends holiday.
There were 2 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2004 |
Amy rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I went to the bellevue just a week ago with my mum dad and brother and 6 friends we stayed in Neptuno II we had a great time. Of a night time it was soo safe and a variety of very nice restaurants we went to a bar every night called the Picadilly at the end of the strip it was brilliant and there was a very fit DJ called Mike in their its great for all ages im 14 and had the best time ever.
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cheryl from manchester travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
tv travel shop
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2004 |
cheryl rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Hi I just had to voice my opinion as it makes me mad reading some of the comments regarding to the Bellevue.
Myself, my partner and two children had a great time on our 7 day holiday. Just let me tell you it is clean believe me. I have been on some holidays and this was the best by far - so good that I am going again to the Bellevue in June 2005 for 2 weeks.
The reps were great as was the resort itself loads and loads to do and places to eat.
The entertainment was brilliant and the staff were really helpful. The reps would come round in the day to get the kids joining in the activities and the same at the night time.
It's not loud and dirty and there’s no vandalizing the pool, the lake is beautiful and doesn’t smell and there are no rats. I know I may sound like a sales person but I am just a mum with 2 kids who had a fantastic time so don’t listen to all the rubbish. If you have already booked and are reading some of the comments ignore the them because this place if fantastic
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Malita & Family from Lincolnshire travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Cosmos
on a family holiday.
There were 1 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2004 |
Malita & Family rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed at the Bellevue last May for 2 weeks and thought this was the best complex we have ever been to.
We have been abroad 9 times in the last 6 years and always somewhere different. The room was great, cleaned regularly, and all utensils and stuff found in any self-catering apartment.
We were in Neptuno 2 block (which is only 3 storeys high) and had a beautiful view overlooking lake Esperanza (which didn't have any smell whatsoever during the whole 2 weeks).
The entertainment for kids were fantastic: a fairground, great shows (the disney show was great for kids), big playground, pony-rides, full-size go-kart circuit, good- sized crazy golf course and 8 pools to choose from!
We went self-catering and found meals in Alcudia average price, but tried the Bellevue restaurant during 2nd week and went back nearly every night. It worked out roughly 4pounds for myself and only 2pounds each for the kids - to each as much as you wanted, the choice was excellent too.
Must admit that the rooms in the blocks behind the main reception and the big high blocks looked a bit crowded, but we were lucky to have the peaceful and scenic block Neptuno 2.
Didn't see one mosquito during the 2 weeks, not even near the lake (where we spent all day sunbathing on many occasions). As for rats? - i was worried about that, but again Not ONE to be seen anywhere!
Wish we could pick up this complex and take it around the world with us - would never find better.
Only complaint was Alcudia, didn't think much of it at all. Not a childrens resort at all. One Waterpark, one arcade - thats it for kids.
Like I said before we go abroad every year sometimes 2 or 3 times a year, and we've been all over Spain, Balearics, Canaries & Greece, so we have lots of hotels and resorts to compare to - and our opinion Bellevue was EXCELLENT!!!
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linda from andover travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
cosmos
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2004 |
linda rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This complex is huge lots of pools and very clean, they were even repainting the play ground whilst we were there
not to far from the beach. Staff not that helpful and entertainment not that great.
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B L George from Leeds travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a friends holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2004 |
B L George rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I found the Bellvue in a good location for all the bars and night life. As I went out at night I slept mostly through the day so I did not see local attractions. Before I went out at night I was partial to play bingo and watch the nightly entertainment, where I found one of the entertainers very sexy!!
I found the hotels cleanliness very good but there was a bit of a damp smell. The restaurant and hotel staff were outstanding and very helpful.
I recomend that you go there x x x
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Karl from liverpool travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2004 |
Karl rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Got back from the Bellevue on the friday 23rd of April. If you're looking for a quiet holiday then go there.
At the bellevue there was a funny smell for about two days but the island has a funny smell any way. Tell you all the staff are very helpful and the cleaner's are boss. Very nice, clean the room every day and change the towels and sheets every other day. There was a bit of banging at night but did't mind, not every night just now and again.
There are Spar shops at the Bellevue park but was very dear so I would use the shop's on the main street. In the cafe for people on half board and the restaurant, I will tell you breakfast was ok and at dinner at night it was more than ok the food was bang on.
So any one planning to go then go and have a nice holiday.
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Kirsten from Manchester travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Expedia
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2004 |
Kirsten rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in the Sirena I, which was clean and slightly quieter than the other buildings.
Towels are changed 3 times a week and they are a joke! Thin as hell. The hotel doesn't even leave a bar of soap in the bathroom. The blankets are ridiciously thin and be prepared to sleep on camp beds. But rooms were clean.
Our room was freezing cold and we got charged a lot for a heater (most of the guests hired heaters as the rooms were like freezers due to previous bad weather).
Staff were okay but not too helpful or friendly. Some were a bit defensive.
The food was a disgrace. Chips, sausages, chips, sausages, ... all swimming in oil and you could have them even for breakfast. The boiled eggs were served raw (uncooked) in the mornings. The bread was at least two days old and the juice in the morning resembled sugary water with some colouring. But the fruit was fresh and very nice( especially the oranges and melons).
The location was good. The walk to the beach is only about 10 minutes down the mainroad which is no problem.
If you are looking for quality, don't go to the Bellevue. It might be a cheap week in the sun (or maybe not so cheap if you add up the costs for hiring hair dryers, paying for the TV and remote control, etc) but don't expect quality service or food!
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elaine walsh from ramsbottom, bury travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
direct holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 1 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2004 |
elaine walsh rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: My son (15)and I went to Belle Vue a few weeks ago and this will be our 6th visit. We stayed in Minvera II although we have stayed in Federa III, Serena 2, and Miverva II over the years. I would recommend it to any family with young children. Everything is to hand and all the amenities are within walking distance. If you like the beach it is very clean and so is the complex itself. I cant understand why people moan and groan. For the price and the location it is well worth the money. The food is excellent, we only had breakfast but there was plenty for everyone. We always visit the Tivoli restaurant which is just across the road and one to recommend is the Tamrindo restaurant. Its located right out of the complex and on the right hand side, you cant miss it and another is the chinese restaurant which is further on. I find the Majorcan people very friendly but most English expect then to speak our language. Well it is their country, and would the English learn Spanish if they came over here. I think not!
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charlotte from derby travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2004 |
charlotte rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We went here in April. Apart from a holiday to Ayia Napa in 2000,this was the worst place I have ever stayed!! It was like a prison camp come 1970s Pontins! The room was tiny, not particularly clean and absolutely freezing! I had packed holiday clothes and ended up wearing 2 jumpers, jacket, jeans and 2 pairs of socks - however I only had to endure this for two days as we were so disappointed that we spent £300 to get on the first plane back home! Would never go there again.
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laura from pontefract west yorkshire travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 6 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2004 |
laura rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We were allocated this hotel on arrival at Palma airport when we got to Alcudia it was very late the rooms were basic but clean staff were helpful.
We didn't eat in hotel but found some really good places to eat, Tivoli Terrace, Lunas and a small restaurant near the beach which did a wonderful menu del dia.
The pool was rowdy during the day around the Minerva 2 but there are lots of pools and we could always find a spot to our liking.
I would visit this hotel again all 6 of us had a really good holiday at the Belle Vue all for £114 transfers included what more could we say.
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Ray Dave & Chris from leeds travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2004 |
Ray Dave & Chris rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed at the Bellevue apartments in April and we would never go back!!!
We went half board and most nights we went out to eat as the food was horrible. It was the same nearly every day.
The hotel cleanliness was really quite clean but the cleaners only cleaned our room once out of the whole week and changed our towels once. So we went down to reception and asked for some fresh bed sheets and fresh towels. The women at the reception said that there would be someone bringing them up to us in about 10 minutes. After waiting an hour and still no towels we went down to reception and asked again. She said that someone had been up and gave us them, which they did not a we stayed in the room the whole time!
The location of the hotel was quite good it was near all the shops and the restaurants are very nice.
The hotel staff were quite friendly and all spoke very fluent English.
There was no entertainment at all the whole time we were there, so we went down to go ask are rep but surprise surprise she wasn’t there and wasn’t the whole week.
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Deirdre mCmahon from Belfast travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
My Travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 03 2004 |
Deirdre mCmahon rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This complex was very well laid out and food was very good. However, very out of the way from anything and NOT the place to be if the weather is bad. If you are arriving during the night be prepared for a 2.5 hour check in wait. We were allocated a 2 bedroomed apt which was massive but extremely cold as the hotel did not have enough heaters and the small amount of heaters being used in out block caused the electric to short circuit. Also - not worth paying for TV as there are only 2 english speaking channels.Entertainment in hotel appalling.
I would only return to this hotel in the summer and would advise anyone going in the more colder months to make sure they wrap up well!!!
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chris from newark notts travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
MYTRAVEL
on a family holiday.
There were 5 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2003 |
chris rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This was our 2nd visit to the bellview.we went in july 2002 the holiday was brilliant.2003 holiday was a nightmare.fedra 3 we stayed, the same as last time, cant fault the accomodation or cleaners. the pool was filthy,two of our party ended up being ill for ten days of the holiday.they tested positive to cryptospiridium on return. my advice stay elsewhere but use the free entertainment at night.
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Nicola Powell from Middlesbrough travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
MyTravel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2003 |
Nicola Powell rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We all stayed in Minerva 2 and it was simple but clean. The food I couldn't fault at all there was something for everyone no matter how fussy and the kids loved it. The pool was great and also clean and tidy eveyday. The location was ok and you could catch a boat to the beach if you didn't want to walk and the beach was lovely! The staff at the hotel were ok although some of them didn't speak a lot of English but we didnt mind.
I did see a few rats near the river on a night mind you but it was out the way from kids and away from hotel.
I have read some of the reports about the place and was surprised to see that so many people were not happy with their hotel and pool. Well I can't comment on other hotels on the site but Minerva 2 was ok. we had a great time there and would definately go back. It was cool!
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mel edwards from barnsley travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travelt
on a family holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2003 |
mel edwards rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: My visit to the bellvue was excellent. We stayed in Fedra 3 and Dianna there were 18 of us all together and not one of us had a complaint. Definately going back.
I heard a few bad results and was expecting the worst but when we got there we were surprised. Try yummy yummys for breakfast you can't go wrong or one of the steak houses also billy bunters is good pub to take kids as there is a park right outside so you can watch the kids while you have a drink.
The water park was excellent and cheap if you just walk ther instead of getting tickets off rep only a fifteen minute walk.
The best nights out we had was at tropicana golf course it was about 40 euros per adult and 20 euros per child and you could eat and drink all night for that and the kids can keep going up for drinks as well there is also a group on every night brilliant for families it might have gone up a bit in price now.
The beach is beautiful kids can play in the sea as it shallow for about a mile, the only thing that got on my nerves were the lucky lucky men and the african ladies that are wanting to plait your kids hair and still ask when they can see they've already had it done .
The one thing I would reccomend is going to the Port and getting the sea cat back that was a good day, I could go on for hours telling you all the good points it has so just go and try it!!
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hayley from birmingham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
my travel
on a friends holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2003 |
hayley rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The apartment i and our group stayed in was fedra III. Well me and the other people thought that the apartment was pretty clean, alought it you cudnt leave the windows open why u was out because all insects would enter your apartment room.So when you came back it was really hot.
my apartment was very well locatated.A few minutes walk to the shops and the boat and all the bars.On the site there is restrants, bars, show garden, a litle fair,big parks etc.The hotel staff around the pool were very nice they alway play water games like:
. volleyball
. water gym
. basketball etc.
On the night the entertainment was very good.The show garden had shows on like:
. abba
. greece
. kylie and robbie etc.
I would defanily come here again. Bellevue is a lovely place to stay.
my ratin is 9/10
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bernie rice from mayo ireland travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
panorama
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2003 |
bernie rice rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we stayed in Fedra II the room was fine but there was no air conditioning and even though we hired a fan it was very hot too hot to sleep. the ground were ok not great the only thing we really loved was the evening entertainment it was brill. the beach is too far away if you are walking with kids there is a boat @ 10 euro return per day. it depends on where your building is in the complex as to how near the town you are we were far away and had a long walk just to get to the front gate. the reps are non-existant and beware of the early check-out if you have a late flight this bothered me with a one yr old but maybe not bother others.
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steph thompson from middlesbrough travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2003 |
steph thompson rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I visited the Bellevue a few years ago now but I thought it was the best holiday I have ever had.
The staff were lovely and friendly and there rooms were modern, spacious and clean.
The children’s clubs were fantastic and offered a lot of activities and games to keep the kids amused.
I always got a sunbed when I wanted one. The pools are very clean and big enough for everybody.
Only a short walk to the main shops, bars and restaurants where I always found plenty to keep us amused.
The Bellevue isn’t far from the beach which is very clean and has lovely white sand and clear ocean.
I think for what we paid to stay at the Bellevue was worth it because I had a really great holiday and I would go back.
I recommend the Bellevue to any family holiday.
I am quite a fussy person but I had no complaints at all towards the Bellevue.
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Vicky from London travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Thomson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2003 |
Vicky rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Me and my boyfriend went to Majorca, on a quick break, we needed to get away so we booked this up.
We had already been to Jamaica early on in the year, so we just wanted a quiet relaxing break. wasnt too impressed on the accmmodation, high raised hotel blocks wernt my thing, so I didnt like it at all.
The rooms were clean and bright though, so that what a plus. Well, during our stay, I didnt see many staff only those working in the bars and shop. What is nice is that the hotel is set in huge grounds, with 7 pools and an enormous lake, so it was nice to get up and wonder around and still know you were in your hotel.
The food was awful, I was very sick one night after eating in the restaurant, and when we finally found a member of staff floating by, he was very rude and ignorant, not a word of english this bloke could speak. He was working in a hotel visited mostly by english speaking tourists, he should speak a little.
We witnessed a young girl cut her leg open on the glass door, and we didnt seem to see any immediate medical assistance, the Spanish seem to go about situations in a very laid back manner. In all my times I have been away, I have never wanted to go back to England, but leaving Majorca seemed so exciting and I couldnt wait to get back home.
Never again will I return to spain, my holidays now are always, without hesitation, taken in Turkey or Greece.
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welshvixen from UK travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
cosmos
on a Unknown holiday.
There were Unknown adults and Unknown child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2003 |
welshvixen rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Went with Cosmos. We have been to the Belle Vue Apartments a couple of years ago, I have 3 kids, and we loved it, this is the best hotel on the island!! We will be going back there!
I can't believe all the negative reports people have given it. We were so impressed. Alcudia is fantastic, the beach is the best.
The complex is situated right in the middle, by all the shops and restaurants, then stroll to the beach.
I'd recommend it to anyone going to Alcudia, Fantastic!!
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KAREN from GLASGOW travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
AIRTOURS
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2003 |
KAREN rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Prime location, that is about the only good points for the Bellvue. Not cleaned properly, self cater facilities were a joke and the stench of sewerage from the lake which runs through the complex is horrific. We booked a full year in advance and requested a lower floor with a pool view. We were on the fifth floor and the pool was'nt even at our block. Money was taken from my 13 year old daughters room, so make sure you lock EVERYTHING away at all times.
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becominglisa from UK travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Unknown
on a Unknown holiday.
There were Unknown adults and Unknown child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2003 |
becominglisa rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We have just got back from2 weeks at the belle view,i was so worried after reading some of the things about the complex.
All i can say is it was brill,when we first arrived there was a horrible smell but i didnt smell it again for the whole 2 weeks.Infact the whole island had a funny smell at times.
the only thing i had to moan about was the ants,they were everywhere. there were no mosquitoes and definatly no rats.
its really expensive especially if you have small kids,there are so many small rides and the drinks are really expensive,we took some bottles of beer down to the show garden in a bag,they are so much cheaper in the supermarkets.
the cleaners were brill,we had the apartment cleaned everyday and the beds and towels were changed every other day.
the entertainment is fab
i would definatly go back to the belle view,all i can say is dont listen to everything your hear or read about the belle view.
i dont understand why people have to moan about it,what do u expect a holiday at the palace
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george from wolverhampton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
panorama
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2003 |
george rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: did not enjoy this holiday as we stayed at the fedra block which is the furthest away from the main road.having a 2 year old child with us ,we dreaded the 15 minute walk every night to get out of the complex.would have been better if we had moved to a block nearer the entrance.definately recomend this advice to anyone with small kids. hotel was ok though.
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Claire from Liverpool travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Sky holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2003 |
Claire rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I stayed in Minerva 2 with my mum and dad and my mate/. This is by far the best ever holiday we all really enjoyed it. My mum and dad are the more exploring type and went off on day trips and excursions most of the time but they did catch up eith us by the pool sometimes. Me and my mate thought irt was brill we stayed by the pool or the beach in the days and then went the shops and stuff then at night we went to the clubs and bars whivh were amazing. They have good entertainment at the hotel and the shops and beach etc were right outside the door. We lo0ved the hotel staff who looked after uis when we got a bit drunk and its so safe yoiu wouldnt believe it. The food is really nice and because their are so many restaurants there is so muych variety to choose from. Everyone has something to do beacuse there will be go karts and trampolines and loads of stuff for the kids All in all it was the best hjolidy ever and ive been twice now and ill definatley go again.
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Barker from Middlesbrough travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Direct
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2003 |
Barker rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This hotel was an embarrassment to Alcudia.
The brochure does not tell you what the hotel is actually like.
There is a pool between every two apartment blocks which is nothing fancy it is basically a concrete square filled with water!
The apartment blocks are more like hostels, with a reception between every 3 blocks and was not 24hrs most of the time when you visited it, it was like ghost town.
The first room we were given we went in and there was hairs on the floor in the kitchen, right near the fridge and broken glass on the floor. And for the 4th person their bed was a camp bed (no bedding and still folded).
The other couple were given a key to an occupied room, when they finally go the right key there was no bedding drawing on the walls and stagnant water in the runners of the kitchen door which stank! And also the kettle didn’t boil and in the pubs we were told that this place is a standing joke, it is known as the Colditz of Alcudia!!Once you get in you can’t get out.
When we finally got a different room we hired a TV, only to have the ariel cable coming from the top of the building down all the balconies and in through our balcony doors so then they wouldn’t close!
Then as for the rats, the reps said there wasn’t any but I can guarantee you that there are plenty of them about. One of them was even sat on a child’s ride!
Yes I know it is built round a lake but something should be done about this, as the terrible stench was breath taking!!
Also take plenty of insect repellent as there are mosquitoes everywhere!
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helsbels from UK travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Unknown
on a Unknown holiday.
There were Unknown adults and Unknown child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2003 |
helsbels rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: i worked there before i was moved to the lagomonte
i hated it
i think its like a counsel estate as its so big and would never recommend it!
we lived in staff accommodation which was @#%$ but the guest was nearly as bad! the staff can be rude and the kids run riot
evening entertainment was good and all the staff worked hard with this
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ann bromley from maryport travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a singles holiday.
There were 4 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2003 |
ann bromley rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: myself and my family first went to the bellvue when my children were 8 and 12.we have been back 7 times last year taking two of the grandchildren.we were booked again for this year but had to cancel due to illness.last year was the first time we have gone halfboard and the choice of food was very good for all ages.always went selfcatering before but due to euro the food is quite expensive now to eat out.i cannot fault the hotel,food on site,location or anything else.i an so dissapointed we had to cancel for may but we might get back later on in the year if everything goes ok.
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Melanie from Manchester travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
JMC
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2003 |
Melanie rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: From the moment we booked this holiday last year, every person i spoke to about it had glorious things to say about the complex. I therefore am really shocked to see some of the comments about the complex.
We visited and stayed for a week in May 2003, the apartment was fantastic, we asked for a quiet spot and a low floor and we were placed in a low floor building, Fedra III, which is to the rear of the complex, ideal for those with very young children as some of the other apartment blocks have bars at the bottom which have music, karaoke and dancing.
I think the complex is well situated, as it is just off the main street where there are plenty of shops bars and restaurants.
The beach is about a 10 minute walk from the complex, or a boat can be taken from the complex to the beach.
The amenities on the complex were fantastic and the children's club which my son attended regularly was brilliant.
The pool area was clean and the pool itself was very clean apart from the odd leaf or two, which could not be avoided as the pool area was surrounded by gardens and trees.
The staff were very pleasant and very helpful, especially in the reception. The cleaners were always around and the apartment was spotless.
In the time we spent at the complex we never encountered any ants, cockroaches, rats or any other type of pests.. apart from a few rowdy 'Spanish' teenagers who were quickly dealt with by the security.
I cannot really comment on the entertainment at the nightime as we tended to go and have a meal nearby, which we found very reasonably priced.
The food on the complex was reasonably priced and very nice.
I think that the Bellevue complex is an ideal place for families with children of all ages.
My family and I thoroughly enjoyed this holiday and we have booked to return in May 2004, and I have invited my parents along this time, that should say something..
So I shall look forward to giving an updated review to those travelling later in the year.
Don't forget though, a holiday is what you make it. so enjoy..
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mark bluck from birmingham travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2003 |
mark bluck rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we stayed self catering but did eat at the bellevue and the food was good, the rooms are basic but clean we did not see any rates or ants , the location is great very flat so ideal for wheel chairs hotel staff ok and the nightly entertainment was very good with a out door stage and indoor one we are returning in may 04 with family and one is in a wheel chair will report on how we got on
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paul from nottm travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2003 |
paul rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This complex is too vast for any personal touches.
We were over powered by mozzies and bit often.eve entertainment good but lack of seats if you arrive late.
this complex needs a good re vamp as its becoming a bit low class!
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cart583 from UK travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Unknown
on a Unknown holiday.
There were Unknown adults and Unknown child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2003 |
cart583 rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: if we had not been to the bellvue and just looked at peoples reviews we probably would never have gone. as it is we have been 3 times and would probably go again but fancy a change. we love it. true it is basic where the rooms are concerned but you dont go on holiday to cook all your meals and there are plenty of restaurants around which are cheap. our favourite last year was the new tropical mini golf just across the road and to the left. you pay 20 euros per adult. 10 euros for 12 to 16 yrs old and its free for under 12s. for this you get all you can eat and drink all night plus entertainment and a round of minigolf. the food is great and topped up all the time. back to the bellvue, its in a good place with shops and bars a plenty just outside and its about 15mins walk to the great beach. we have stayed in fedra at the back of the complex, leda at the front(which has now been sold to the germans) and minerva nearby. obviously leda was the best as it was the most convenient but we still had a great time at the others. the cafe on site is reasonable and we sometimes sat there on an afternoon just people watching while the kids had a game of pool and it was so lovely and relaxing. we never smelt anything bad or saw any rats. the kids loved the go karts and every year we have been my husband and kids have picked a day to climb the mountain as they call it which can been seen from the outside seating area near the playground where i usually sit having a drink and a read while they climb. all in all i would recommend the bellvue to anyone with a family.my 12 yr old would go every year if he could and alcudia must be the best place to go on holiday.
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Degsy1013 from UK travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Unknown
on a Unknown holiday.
There were Unknown adults and Unknown child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2002 |
Degsy1013 rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: In Fedra II for the first 2 days but got moved due to lift not working and we were on the 3rd floor despite requesting low level as we had 2 kids with us (one still in a buggy).
The second room in Ceres I seemd O.K. at first depite the damp smell. The cockroaches soon came out of the woodwork. Although most of them were babies I caught about 25 throughout the week.
our view was of a festering lake with God knows what floating in it. The rats seemed to enjoy it at nights though.
Nightime entertainment was O.K. for the kids. At least they enjoyed themselves.
I have never been charged for leaving left luggage on the last day either until I came here.
Had this holiday booked for 14 months and was looking forward to it. Am waiting for a reply from Panorama in reponse to my letter of complaint.
No way is this a 3 star complex.
WILL NOT BE GOING BACK
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Eileen Robbo from UK travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Unknown
on a Unknown holiday.
There were Unknown adults and Unknown child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2002 |
Eileen Robbo rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I have just returned (21.9.02) from the Belle Vue Apartments in Alcudia having travelled with My Travel. (Three women of varying ages)
We found the complex to be very clean and well maintained.
Reading other reports on this complex I found some of the comments disconcerting!
There was plenty to do on the complex, the entertainment was OK ... have seen better but also have seen much worse .. go karting and other things to do if interested. The pools were plentiful and very clean .. the few pools round the lake area were very scenic ... nice lazing around a pool with the pool on one side and the lake on another. The canals were also very pleasent.
We did not have a problem with noise and did not have any problems whatsoever with mosquito's, there was no foul smell from the lake and the maid service was fine. The walk to the beach was a pleasant one and not as long as some people are making out. The beach itself was lovely, nice and clean and not too crowded.
I would certainly book up agaim to stay on this complex and would recommend it to my friends, especially families, it is nice and clean and safe for children!
Go for it
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Julie from Cardiff travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
MyTravel
on a family holiday.
There were 6 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2002 |
Julie rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I have been to the Bellevue twice before and had no problem took my family out there because I recommended it, it was a nightmare we had 4 of the kids under 5 so we asked for a ground floor they put us on the top.
We ask for a pool view, we had a tree. We asked for the rooms to be together, we were all on different floors. Our apartment had hairs in the bath, the toilet had poo in it from the people before. Everytime we flushed the toilet it came up in the bath. We asked to be moved but there was no where available because of the storm a couple of days earlier and they had to move people into the Bellevue. We had ants everywhere. We had to keep the windows closed due to the tree outside our window because all of the insects were coming in from this tree outside of the apartment. It smelt like a sewer, it was horrible.
Apart from this it was ok except for the boat wasn't working to take you to the beach, so we had horse and cart to take us which cost us a lot. Couldn't walk because of the small kids.
The night time entertainment was really good wouldn't go there again this one really put me off.
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tina from somerset travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
search travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2002 |
tina rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Diana 1, no problems with the room at all, although when booked the agent did say that there would be five beds as said the last thing I wanted was to make beds up every night (after years of caravanning did not want to do this ever again)
When we arrived the hoppa was about 1 half hour late but didn't bother us as was first holiday abroad for children.
When we got to reception was shown a map of site and told where to walk to our hotel, 20 minutes of walking later with heavy suitcases and we found it, although the room had only 3 beds, so went to reception and they said that the sofa is one bed, and that we would have to sleep the five of us in 3 beds and one single sofa for the night and they would see if they could move us in the morning. Well after we had looked around the site and got drinks for a couple of hours went back and a camp bed had appeared, couldn't be bothered to complain just carried on with holiday.
Room was fine.
All inclusive bar was great(Morocco bar) although would be packed too much in high season. The all inclusive buffet was ok, all food was hot although not much for kids. The place for snacks througout the day was too packed to even go in, all in all though would go again.
Bar staff very friendly, site clean enough, food edible although saying that husband loved the food and kids loved the cakes.
Reception staff not too helpful, and waited in line for an hour to get beach towels as it said to get beach towels from reception, only to be told that they were 15 euros each for deposit and they were not allowed to be taken to the beach.
Although sounds like I am whinging I am not as we enjoyed our holiday, although I got bit by mozzies and husband acted like a baby when he got bit, kids were fine.
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A Cox from Carterton travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
Skytours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 01 2002 |
A Cox rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed in Leda 2
Constant noise all through the night, even earplugs did not work!!.Security just ignored gangs of teenagers throwing sunbeds into the pool, and playng football at 3am.
Cleaning was patchy and had to get the rep to get us pillows as all they gave my daughter was a rolled up blanket in a pillowcase.
Entertainment was great.My advice is to stay somewhere else and come here in the evening for the shows.
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Martin from Perth travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
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on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 01 2002 |
Martin rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Nice hotel with big pools and good entertainment. Ants were a big problem. Good location but it was a right walk from the shops and bars to our part of the hotel. We thought that the were fine! Snacks were available by the pool although they were quite expensive.
Didn't really see much of the staff so cant really comment on them. There was staff that came around the pools to play water volley ball etc!
Archery could be played. Mini-market was good.
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angela from leicester travelled to Bellevue Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 01 2002 |
angela rated the Bellevue Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in Diana 2 and compared to our accomodation 2 years ago (which was in Fedra 3)it was excellent.no mosquitos or cockroaches.Very clean,towels changed 3 times in a week,bed linen too.could not fault maid service! we were self catering and we found ourselves in the Belleview cafetierra most nights.excellent food and value for money. we had breakfast in the Drunken Corner which we really enjoyed and very near to our appartment.The entertainment at the show garden was excellent.The Tribute to Westlife band were very very good as were Abba and robbie williams. The location of belleview in respect of the water park was good(just straight out the gates and straight on, about 15 minutes walk) but we did find that abit expensive. 2 adults and 1 child was 38 euros!.we just thought it was a waste of money.
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