Globales Almirante Farragut Hotel

Hi. I would firstly like to say what a lovely time we had at your hotel. It is one of the best all inclusives we have stayed at. I have been reading some of the bad reviews, and I can say that our experience was nothing like that. Firstly, the staff were excellent. They work extremely hard, and are very polite. The room we had was spotlessly clean, so credit to the lovely ladies, who always had a smile when greeted. The food was plentiful. As its a large dining area, there was 3 separate areas to get served, so as not to have to wander around searching for food. Someone mentioned no milk in room. We was told that it was because it would curdle,so we asked in the dining room, and they kindly gave us some. The one criticism we have, is that we feel that both pools a a little too deep. My husband is not a confident swimmer and could just about reach the floor in small pool at the deepest end. Even the shallow end was quite deep. I could only just reach floor there. We are 5'10 and 5'4. The larger pool was much deeper. As no diving is allowed, I cannot understand the need for such depth. Anyway, overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay, and hope to return soon

This was the second time we'd stayed here all-inclusive. We think it was excellent value for money. THE ROOM Very clean. Fantastic walk-in shower. Rooms now have a kettle and tea/coffee which they didn't before. Comfortable balcony chairs. Comfortable beds. Large TV with BBC1, BBC2 and ITV. Very slight negatives - room on the small side. Very little space between side of bed and wardrobe. Although the lighting was nice, it wasn't possible to have light only at one of the bedsides to allow one person to read. Because of the position of our room overlooking the car park and racquet courts, it meant we got the noise of the racquet sport being played each weekday evening from about 5-8pm (looked like mix of squash/tennis). In addition, the courts were flood-lit which interfered with our view of the sunsets each night. THE POOL AND OUTDOOR AREA As pool areas go, this was pretty good, with varied spaces to choose from and, as far as we could see, no problem with getting a sun bed at any time (although this was October). There were beautiful and semi-secluded grassed spaces around the side of the hotel with a choice of semi-shade which suited us perfectly. Also a choice of sunbathing areas around the beautiful cove at the side of the hotel, accessed by various steps. The hotel provides you with beach towels and a beach bag, nice touch. Negatives - the loud and usually inappropriate (often cheesy/disco/thumping etc) music played outside. Just really out of place given the majority clientele. Difficult to avoid, although you could get some relief by moving well away from the pool area. It did mean we couldn't enjoy the little terrace bar overlooking the sea as it was very loud there. RESTAURANT AND BARS Huge restaurant but with very hard working and efficient staff who did an amazing job of constantly clearing plates and re-setting tables. Excellent choice of food. You could not really go hungry despite how fussy you may be. Some people have commented in reviews about the food being cold. The Spanish don't seem as fussy as us Brits about having food piping hot. Also, given it's a buffet, by the time you go round selecting your meal then carrying it back to your table in an air-conditioned restaurant, it would be a tall order to keep it as hot as we'd like it. The terrace bar downstairs has a reasonable choice of seating areas, although these are more limited if you're a non-smoker unfortunately. Most drinks self-service, including coffees. You could easily find a relatively quieter space, although the ever present music was hard to avoid. Hot and cold snacks available most of the day which came in handy if you go out and miss the lunchtime slot in the restaurant. The adults bar, although welcome if you're not fans of the evening entertainment, also suffered from often loud and very inappropriate music. Serious suggestion to the hotel management - please review this! How about some Spanish music, Spanish guitar for example, or at least something relaxing and laid-back? HOTEL AND STAFF Hotel environment lovely, and very clean. Staff do a good job, some more friendly than others, although this wasn't a major issue. Restaurant manager runs a tight ship. Overall we really like this hotel, with one or two minor niggles which you can work around. Great for a relaxing all-inclusive week. There's a lovely, doable walk into Ciutadella which is really lovely. A bus back is only €1.65. You could also travel to Mahon on the bus, or hire a car, although we didn't on his visit. Not much in the local resort, which is small. The lack of high-rise hotels throughout the island is a definite plus.