Amy Adejokun
Section editor
The Ambos Mundos is a hotel in Playa de Palma, close to the beach and all the nocturnal animations in this sea resort, well known for its evenings.
Ambos Mundos - © Luis David Alvarez / EASYVOYAGE
Ambos Mundos - © Luis David Alvarez / EASYVOYAGE
This hotel is located at the top of the busiest street in Playa de Palma, 4 miles away from the airport and 7.5 miles east from Palma. About 20 minutes driving to get to the hotel.
The Ambos Mundos has 96 rooms on 6 levels. The decoration has not been renovated and the facilities have not been replaced since the 1970s: see, for instance, the red rotary phone. This is why the rooms look pretty old and a little monastic; the decoration is not up to the mark. They offer satellite TV, a safe (13 euros a week), central air-conditioning, two beds, a non direct telephone line( with connection through the reception), a refrigerator and a bathroom. A balcony or a bay window offers view of the garden. The couples that have one child can always ask for a 3rd bed.
The Ambos Mundos is a large 6 level building from the early 1970s with no specific characteristics or signs. The reception is decorated with marble, flowers and green plants. It overlooks a large room with TV, sofas and a billiard table, a place to stick around when the weather is not that nice out. A little farther, you will find the bar of the hotel that serves cocktails and fresh drinks from morning until late in the evening. The swimming pool is pretty small, but it does offer a small pool for kids, deckchairs and sunshades. An area for sports with a ping-pong table has been fitted out on one side.
The hotel offers a main restaurant inside with a simple but international cuisine buffet style, little varied but at will. The dining room looks much better than the rooms, due to a special effort on the decorations and the setting of the tables. The dining room is pretty large, but the tables are so close to each other that they don't allow privacy.
Located about 200 m away from the hotel, the large beach of Playa de Palma is pretty nice, offering clear water and fine sand. This city beach, a public and popular place, is very crowded and windswept in high season. Here you will find deckchairs and sunshades, nautical activities and bars, small shops and restaurants. The beach is a little quieter set back of the centre.
Because of the massive urbanisation that took place in Playa de Palma in the last 20 years, the hotel is now surrounded by lots of other hotels. If you prefer a nice view of the sea, and not of the concrete buildinngs, you should mention this when you book your stay and ask for a room at the last flloor.
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