Amy Adejokun
Section editor
The Royal Cristina is a comfortable hotel located on the long beach of Playa de Palma, that meets international standards.
The hotel is located on Arena de Bilbao street, 3 miles away from downtown Palma, 2 miles away from the international airport ( about 5 to 10 minutes by car) and 100 meters away from Playa de Palma, the notorious beach on the East of the capital. Golf courses are available 6 miles away.
The Cristina offers 326 rooms, including 164 apartments of 20 mē and 25 mē. You will deplore the convertible seats for children located in the living room and the bathrooms, barely a little larger than in the standard rooms. Otherwise, the rooms are l; bright and very clean. The decoration is standard: furniture made of finish green wood, on beige tiles, a picture hung on the yellow walls. All the units have air-conditioning (individual), satellite TV, a large closet, a direct international telephone line, a safe(paying), a bathroom with bathtub, a hair-dryer, a small balcony with a table and two or three chairs as well as a small clothes drying rack. View of the pool or the tennis courts, located close to the street.
Built in 1988, renovated in 2002 and then again in 2003, the Royal Cristina is made of 2 white buildings with bright yellow blinds, on 4 to 5 levels located on Arenas de Bilbao street, an avenue animated by lots of shops, restaurants 50 meters away from paseo maritimo, the sidewalk that goes along the sea. A large outdoors patio, furnished in wrought iron is the most active place of the hotel. Here you will find the swimming pool, the very large show stage, the mini club set up on a very green grass area. Too bad that the surroundings of the hotel are squandered because of the view of nearby buildings. Inside, you will find the lounge bar, a snack also and even a large pool heated in winter (open until May) and care centres, massages, sauna and a hairdresser ( everything with an additional fee).
The restaurant dining room has a capacity of 380 guests and it is lighted by a large bay window. The tables are nicely set up with yellow tablecloths. The ceiling lighting is modern ( wall lamps). A large buffet offers mainly international cuisine for the three meals. You might get tired of this. For lunch, the clients can eat at the lounge snack-bar that opens on the large patio close to the swimming pool. Fortunately, the bay of Palma, puts together small lovely restaurants; a good option.
Located at the foot of the hotel, the large beach of Palma bay is pretty nice, with clear water and fine sand. This city beach, public and popular place, is very crowded and windswept in high season. Here you will find deckchairs and sunshades to rent, nautical activities as well as lots of bars, small shops and restaurants. A beach a little quieter is located at the back of the centre.
The hotel offers an entertainment team of 4 to 5 people that offers shows four times a week. The other evenings are run by artists coming from outside the hotel. The majority of the clientele is German and English. Two mini-clubs welcome the kids ages 4 to 8 and ages 8 to 12.
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