Fiesta Hotel Cala Gracio

We spent 5 nights in July 2011 at the Cala Gracio Hotel. We chose the all in formula. - Stains in the bathroom weren't removed. The cleaning lady only made up the beds. - Hard flat pillows. There was a pillow menu on the bedside table with a wide choice of pillows. So the first night I decided to ask the reception a pillow from the pillow menu. Apparently I was the first hotel guest who ever asked for it; they never heard of this service although they promote it in the rooms. So we had to sleep on the flat pillows during our stay. -You have to pay for a remote control? - Rather expensive internet. This is 2011, it should be a free service now if you promote yourself as a modern deluxe hotel. Don't offer a pillow menu, when there isn't any other pillow than the hard flat ones!!! - We chose this adult only hotel to relax. But animators let children play on the tennis court next to the "adult only pool"... bye bye silence. -The sunbeds near the pool are packed and it's difficult to find a free spot. - The restaurant of the hotel next door looks like a school refectory, but the one at Cala Gracio isn't any better. It's lacking atmosphere: the place is deadly silent, no background music, waiters aren't motivated or friendly, the cook obviously has no inspiration... The choice of food is horrible: every day the same frozen meals like lasagna, pizza, french fries, burger... Once the orange juice at breakfast was sour and the bacon was burnt. After 2 days we gave up hoping for better food and went to local restaurants for lunch and dinner. - Cocktails from the bar are terrible: mojitos aren't freshly shaken or made with fresh limes or mint, but come from a bottle (and so is the piña colada). -If you want to stay in a hotel where you are just a number and can drink mediocre beer in plastic cups as from 9a.m. this is definitely a place to stay. If you are expecting a relaxing holiday, nice food, and friendly service please stay somewhere else.

So let me break it down for anyone who wants to stay here. 1. Cala Gracio is very much a part of the larger hotel that is right next door, Hotel Tanit. Guests at Cala Gracio use the reception desk, dining room, and any other ammenities that the other hotel offers. Plus you can use cala gracio's pool and its more intimate dining room. 2. the staff is very friendly!! 3. you can buy dicount club tickets at the hotel(hotel tanit reception desk) 4. all inclusive INCLUDING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. 5. Cala Gracio is definitely the more intimate hotel. I would say it is more of the hotel for couples while Hotel Tanit is one for families.