We visited this beach a couple of times in the evening whilst staying in the area. It is very busy and Brits will be in the minority around Germans and Dutch not that it bothered us. The sea is clean there can be a bit of litter on the beach mostly from the night before but we still had a nice relax and swim. There’s showers dotted about and plenty of nice bars, restaurants and shops. If you want a relaxing walk in the evening along the promenade walk towards Palma rather than towards all the nightclubs as it’s madness at night!

We stayed in the HM Balanguera hotel for five nights. It's a bit of a mixed hotel in Playa de Palma, El Arenal. Literally a stone's throw from Palma Airport so transfer in a taxi was 10 minutes. Hotel was nice enough, a boutique hotel which is okay but the set up in the room was strange, the hand basin being in the room itself with a separate 1 square meter toilet with a frosted glass door and another separate 1 square meter shower room, again with just a frosted glass door. There is plenty of room to enlarge and merge these cubicles and make a traditional bathroom. Room was a good size and a balcony with glass frontage overlooking the pool area. Rooms were cleaned and bed linen was changed a couple of times. We never ate in the hotel as breakfast was basically continental and we were eating out at night, or at least trying to. This resort clearly doesn't cater for British tastes and is geared more towards European tourists. There is a fridge in the room and a safe available to hire for 12 Euros. One thing they don't provide and don't advertise is that you can hire a kettle for 10 Euros deposit. Lovely bar area on the first floor, really enjoyed that and the staff there were great. We went with Easyjet Holidays and paid £1600 for 5 nights, room only which in retrospect is a lot of money for what you get. Flights were bang on time both ways so that was good. Overall, we'd not rush back to the resort.

Last minute , cheap break .pleasantly surprised . Nice promenade , clean , free of most traffic bar taxis and buses . Restaurants and bars ..plenty of choice. Pleasant staff in all we visited . We , two females in our sixties felt it was a safe area .German resort mainly gay visitors when we were there( we are not ) , we enjoyed ourselves..no larger louts .

OK beach, a fair bit of rubbish in the sea and one day quite a lot washed up on shore but did go so must’ve been cleaned up. €12 for a sunbed and parasol for 1 but did get a key safe for valuables which is good when on you’re own. Space for people who don’t want to pay. Beds were gone by 11am tho so get there earlier. Take noise cancelling headphones as constant shouts of “sangria Mojito”, lots of sellers too. Be careful of drink sellers they’re very good at ripping you off, wanted a mojito but as I paid with a €50 note she gave me a “free Sangria” but gave me change for 2 (€10 each!!) then scarpered, the free one wasn’t even what I like so did call her back later and make her swap it for another mojito, which she did. Saw her rip a couple of other people off too. I’d use beach bar. Lots of places to eat and drink just off beach too.