Having recently visited Benidorm I was initially surprised when I first arrived at the beach...it was lovely! I don't really know what I was expecting, maybe the usual stereotype of the Brit-laden Spanish costas; dirty, over-crowded etc etc. However, as I say, to my surprise, it was actually very nice and played a major part in the enjoyment of my holiday. The beach stretched for miles, covered by glorious golden sands, with pretty clear blue water. The beach itself was very clean and despite hoardes of sunbeds, which cost to hire, there was also alot of free space where one was able to lay down a few towels or kick a ball about. The beach is manned ...  Read the complete review

I visited the resort of Son Bou, Menorca in May of this year. There were seven of us in the party; 4 adults and 3 children, aged 6, 2 and 7 months. We had booked the holiday back in November 2008 through Thomson holidays. We paid around £285 per adult and paid for just one of the kids at £149. That was for two weeks in a self- catering studio apartment. SON BOU THE RESORT When we landed at Mahon Airport we were transferred by mini-bus to our apartment complex, Girasol Garden Apartments, in Son Bou. The transfer took arrox 25 mins (which was a great relief as we have initially been told on booking that it was 1 1/2 hours transfer - phew). ...  Read the complete review

Caleta de Fuste is one of those man made inventions to satify the tourist trade. Mile and Miles of low level accomocdation blocks, chalets and complexes with simlar sounding names all set around fun shaped swimmimg pools. They all come complete with English/German bars catering to whichever group frequents it the most. It is what it is, and once you accept that, it does the tourist thing really well. Just built up enough to be comfortable, just local enough to be away from home. It's great for families and children. Plenty of shops, markets, rides, cafes and restaurants to keep most people happy. The people of Fuerteventura who look after you are friendly ...  Read the complete review

The resort is also known as Arenal & S'Arenal and is situated along the south coast of Majorca/Mallorca. Its only about 10km away from the airport which is a nice easy transfer time. Arenal is the German equivalent of Magaluf or Palma, its very loud and bustling - but as said it is the German equivalent, so not many british tourists venture here really. There is a lovely beach here which leads to C'an Pastilla & Playa de Palma resorts - the three resorts are joined by by a pedestrianised promenade with loads of shops, bars and restaurants - and there is a mini train that runs around the resorts all the time to take you back and forth for just a few euros. ...  Read the complete review

Having just returned from a week in Benidorm and refreshed my memory of this gorgeous beach it is easy to tell you about the thick, clean sand that covers the entire length of this lovely beach. It is cleaned thoroughly every day and they have a machine that drags through the sand to pull up the rubbish. You will find the occasional cigarette butt but mostly it is very clean. The sand slopes gently into the sea and the kids are able to play in water that is deeper than a paddle but nowhere near deep enough to worry about non-swimmers. It does get deeper quite quickly however and as you walk and there are rocks that you have to manouvere. These are quite sharp ...  Read the complete review