Playa Parc Apartments

We stayed at Playa Parc Apartments in Son Parc from Sat 22nd July to Saturday 5th August. On arrival we were immediately taken aback by the very dated apartment that we ended up in. It looked and felt very old. The cupboard door in the kitchen was falling off. There was old broken sun umbrellas on the balcony. The furniture was all very old. We asked if there were any other apartments to move to and to be fair we were moved to another apartment the next day. This apartment at first glance seemed modern and bright. However once we settled in we quickly realised that, a bit like the entire resort, the apartment was in need of an overhaul. Plus there was a bowl that had been used as an ashtray left full of cigarette butts on our balcony upstairs. Also our main request had been for air conditioning and whilst the apartment had air conditioning downstairs it had none upstairs. Hence the bedrooms were absolutely roasting/suffocating during the night and both my children and ourselves had trouble sleeping. We had to open all the balcony doors upstairs at night to let any bit of air in. This then unfortunately allowed for cockroaches etc to also come in. The bathtub needed replacing and hence no amount of cleaning was going to help it. We constantly had insects in the bathtub and sink. There was a wooden round window in the bathroom which was completely falling apart and rotting. There was patio furniture provided on the balcony and a clothes horse but no sun umbrella. The one positive of the resort was that there are numerous swimming pools including one right outside our apartment which was great. However a few of the sunbeds were broken and there were no sun umbrellas. One or two of the staff were very good but apart from them you would get a lot of “I don’t know” from the others so had to constantly wait for those two particular staff members to be working to get anything done. We requested an extra pillow as each bed literally only had one pillow and it took 3 days to finally get it after asking repeatedly. The resort itself is so badly in need of work and feels so neglected. Walking around you came across broken furniture thrown around, rubbish, closed up buildings and restaurants. The bar in the resort that provides the entertainment is fully closed by 11pm. The entertainment stops at 10pm and by 10.30pm you are handed paper cups to put your drink into and the tables are cleared! There is a severe lack of places to eat in the resort. A few of the restaurants once you’d tried them you would not be bothered going back. Bad service, dreadful food. There seems to be an issue with flies in the resort and one of the restaurants that we tried to eat in we ended up leaving our meal uneaten as we were being so attacked by flies. There were nights when it was nearly impossible to get into some of the restaurants/bars to eat. Not because they were full but because they would only accept a certain amount of people in due to staff shor

We had a very positive experience at Playa Parc. The service was great at the reception and the swimming pool bar. The cleaning personnel was extremely helpful. It was very easy to find a parking space every time. Everything went smoothly.

We arrived at 10pm after long day travelling to find there was nowhere open to eat and couldn’t even get any bottled water, luckily the lovely receptionist took pity on us and sorted out some cans of pop and some eggs to cook. The trek to the apartments is like off roading up steps and slopes in the dark, after it rains some walkways are slippery and my husband did slip over once. The apartments themselves are lovely and were clean and were regularly cleaned, the beds were comfy and there was an added bonus of a bath! Sadly covid has left this area with not a lot, there was one bar and one restaurant open which was a good 10 minute walk away, there was one supermarket open which was ok but bit overpriced on some bits also some bits were well out of date. We ended up hiring a car so we could access a big supermarket as self catering and visit other places, after visiting menorca before I can say I think covid has impacted everywhere massively as it’s so much lays closed and empty and not from being end of season. Son parc has an amazing beach and a lovely play park and is pretty but it was like a ghost town you barely see anyone! I didn’t want a clubbing resort but I have a 10 year old son and there wasn’t anywhere to really go except the beach, was too cold for the pool sadly. If you like walking and want a retreat it’s for you but if you like some life or maybe for families or those with kids it’s not ideal. Can’t fault the actual apartment or the 2 staff we met though.

Lovely set of apartments. First holiday abroad with my boyfriend and his kids. Stayed in a two bedroom apartment at the back. Rooms have everything you need, we had more of a balcony and others on the ground floor opened up to the pool but our felt more private. Well cleaned. The snack bar is a triumph. The lady working there works so hard and with a friendly smile. I would have liked it to be open all day but we knew the times and worked around it. Food was great and a massive hit with the kids. We got food from the supermarket across the road. It had everything we needed. The resort is quiet compared to other places I have been but the apartments were lovely. We took a taxi to Fornell which was reasonably priced and a lovely harbour town with beautiful restaurants and history thrown in. We also walked the cliff coastal path to the neighbouring resort which had more stuff going on, but was very hilly. Again an excellent day out. The resort has clearly been hit by covid with some things not re-opening. Paradise Beach was a hit with the kids and the food was lovely. Bar Alexanca was lovely where we over ordered on tapas. Like others have said, this area of Menorca is beautiful but the trees seem to bring flies inland and that’s a struggle for eating out. Mind you, didn’t see them at the apartments, just a few wasps. Exactly the right holiday for kids and getting back to the room to play games, but for couples you probably need more to do or a car. I’d fully recommend the apartments. I’ve just probably seen everything that this resort has for now.