TUI MAGIC LIFE Cala Pada

We visited May 2017 as a family of 5 (2A, 1 x 19 years & 2 x 12 years). We flew 6am from Gatwick & on arrival easy to locate the transfer coach & arrived within 45 mins after a couple of drop offs at other hotels. Reception was welcoming with cold soft drinks & check in smooth, quick & easy. Our apartment was g/f with a huge terrace with table & chairs and grassed area in front of that, with rabbits roaming around. We had two twin rooms, plenty of hanging space & wall sockets & a large lounge dinner with 2 sofa beds. Wall hung tv in lounge with English channels. All was light & airy and great with air con. The bathroom had two sinks & the shower cubicle was big and with a powerful spray. The breakfast/lunch/dinner was plentiful & great choice, although not so much for veggies/vegans if you want to eat more than noodles, pasta, pizza & chips. Deserts & fruit there was a lot of choice and even had GF items for all three sittings. There was always plenty of soft & alcoholic drinks on tap at meal times. Was nice to have a choice to eat inside or outside, we found to get a decent seat in either area to eat early on or quite late. The 24 hour Wunderbar was fabulous and drinks were plentiful and nothing was too much trouble for the serving staff. There was midnight snacks but not always the best choice, could be a cheese/ham sandwiches or peanuts. There is a huge fridge which is constantly stocked with large bottles of water which you can help yourself to at any time. Also soft drinks stationed near this too so children do not have to go upto the bar. There are 2 pools, one is heated and just a straight forward large rectangular pool but with plenty of sun loungers and a snack bar ie cakes and again plenty of drinks. Always life guards around and this pool shuts I think around 7pm. There are no lifeguards around after this and so the kids & I took a midnight dip and no one noticed, please be aware there is no gated area around this pool and in the evening a lot of cabaret shows are quite near, so keep an eye on the little ones. Further down from this pool is the activities ie volleyball plus two pools with a kiddies slides into water. I joined in the water aerobics class a couple of times and also went into the small gym a couple of times also. We played crazy golf a few times too. There was plenty of other activities which we didn't join in but could have as all staff were very welcoming. There is a kids park with climbing frame, swings etc which is gated. There is a drinks station of soft drinks, again so kids can help themselves & also a bar serving soft & alcoholic drinks until I think around 9pm. Never much of a queue as plenty of staff & quick to take your order. My favourite was a mojito. There is also a restaurant that serves the lunch time & snacks which had plenty of choice. It also re-opens as a restaurant in the evening & we ate there, but wasn't really to my liking, but that was more about my taste than the cuisine on offer. Service was polite, quick & friendly. Near the Volleyball area is the hut which you exchange your towels daily free of charge & there is also the exit down to the beach. We only went to have a look as we aren't beach people but was sandy & a wooden jetty etc. One of the all inclusive restaurants is there & friends we met there said it was very nice. Evening entertainment, well what can I say, we enjoyed the silent disco which was near the wunderbar area but didn't enjoy anything else in this area like the flamenco night or duo singing. We did watch a cabaret act near the heated pool & was good but was only 45 mins long, then that was it for the night. The kids entertainment is for 30 mins & is in german mainly and is obviously about calming the children and basically a good night song, with a lady dressed up as something handing out pretend sleeping dust maybe. Don't get over excited about it. Luckily for us adults we met another family who had children of the same age so the kids spent a lot of time together in the evening which took the strain off of us to entertain them to a degree & if us 2 hadn't had other adult company it would have been a completely different holiday evening wise. There is a shop that sells inflatables, nappies, sun cream, trinkets etc & whilst expensive not overly. There is a spa but didn't have the need to visit this. We visited Ibiza town and loved it, we got there by bus which is just opposite the hotel & took about 45 mins, we took the boat back which took 2.5 hours & never again. Was a choppy day on the sea & no life jackets offered to anyone, just to make you feel a bit safer. Would def recommend the bus as are clean, cheap & air con. All in all we loved this holiday & apart from naff night time entertainment I would definately recommend this hotel and all its facilities and there are a broad spectrum of visitors not all English & not all German. We had a fab week & wish it had been longer & was very sad to leave.

Beautiful Hotel. Very clean. We had a larger apartment sleeps 6 and it was bright and spotless. Very comfortable. The programs set up for the kids were great. My son had football coaching nearly every day with Ritchie at 10am. Then at 4pm there was family football. The reps were fantastic. There were a great choice of activities for kids and adults, including archery, tennis, table tennis and volleyball. The pool area was lovely clean and safe. The food was first class. We mainly ate at the buffet restaurant, but couldn't fault the quality and selection. However it could be a bit chaotic at times finding a table and there wasn't always someone around to assist you. We went in October to most people were eating inside so it was difficult to find a table at times. We loved this holiday so much, that we have booked again to go this October!