Accommodation in Mallorca

"Phil Bixby" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi Folks

My partner and I are off to Mallorca for a week in March - flying to Palma and cycling up to the
Pollensa area and then back down, exploring along

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way. We'd like to spend a day or two around the central plain (my uncomplaining travelling
companion isn't wild about hills, not for cycling up anyway) but are finding it hard to track down
accommodation. Most in

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guides is in the walking areas, most on the web is in the £100+ per night category. Does anyone
have any contact details for affordable (say under £60/night for a double room, if that's not
unbearably cheapskate) accommodation in the middle of the island - Sineu / Montuiri / Petra /
Lloret de Vista Allegre / or anywhere nearby etc?

Sounds a bit weird, but there are monasteries in Mallorca that offer accomodation at a very
reasonable price:-

mallorcanow.comgen acc1.htmlOpen ↗

Lluc is in the hills (and rather commercial), and I think Alaro is too, but check out the others -
accomodations is comfortable but spartan, and remarkably cheap.

IMO, the plain area of Mallorca will be a trifle boring - it's flat and empty. The road from Soller
to Pollenca is "entertaining" - it rises from sea level to 1036m, but it's a very enjoyable and
unbelievably beautiful ride - and you can stop at the Lluc monastery and fill your bottles from the
natural spring there.

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"Phil Bixby" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi Folks

There's accomodation at the Monastry right by Pollenca on top of the "Puig de Santa Maria", although
I wouldn't want to push/ride up that thing after a hard days peddlin, Dransfield

The Spanish tourist office tourspain.co.uktourspain.co.ukOpen ↗ produces a leaflet listing pretty well every
hotel and pension in the Balearic islands with an indication of prices and facilities. They may also
be able to give other info on a cycling trip. Rough Guide print a mini-guide to Mallorca which lists
modestly priced places in the island.

Having said that, I got the impression that there are few hotels and pensions in the central plains
area of the island.

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Andrew Nightingale of Cambridge (UK)

Thanks for that Simon, I've put in a request for the relevant brochure. Most of the info I've found
suggests that there are a few "rural retreat" sort of places (at around £120 per night - eeeek!) and
not much else; but I'd hate to get there and find there are lots of smaller ones that never make it
onto the website listings.

Best wishes Phil B

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The Spanish tourist office tourspain.co.uktourspain.co.ukOpen ↗ produces a leaflet listing pretty well
every hotel and pension in the Balearic islands with

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indication of prices and facilities. They may also be able to give other info on a cycling trip.
Rough Guide print a mini-guide to Mallorca which lists modestly priced places in the island.

Having said that, I got the impression that there are few hotels and pensions in the central
plains area of the island.

--
Andrew Nightingale of Cambridge (UK)

i got my flight via Opodo, flying with Air Europa (who incidently are part sponsors of the current
tour of majorca!) and the flight cost me £85. then booked 7 nights half board at the Hotel Tobago
(cheap and cheerful, i'll be spending most of the time on the bike hopefully) booked through
www.majorca-hotels.com which came to about £125 including single supplement. £15 for hire of bike
box and may buy a new pair of shades to pose in but all in all the whole shebang should come to
under £350...bargain

mark

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Thanks for that Simon, I've put in a request for the relevant brochure. Most of the info I've
found suggests that there are a few "rural retreat" sort of places (at around £120 per night -
eeeek!) and not much else; but I'd hate to get there and find there are lots of smaller ones that
never make it onto the website listings.

Best wishes Phil B

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Just realised I completely without provocation called you Simon. Apologies!!

Phil B

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The Spanish tourist office tourspain.co.uktourspain.co.ukOpen ↗ produces a leaflet listing pretty well
every hotel and pension in the Balearic islands with

an

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indication of prices and facilities. They may also be able to give other info on a cycling trip.
Rough Guide print a mini-guide to Mallorca which lists modestly priced places in the island.

Having said that, I got the impression that there are few hotels and pensions in the central
plains area of the island.

--
Andrew Nightingale of Cambridge (UK)