Magaluf from older eyes.

Magaluf is not the sort of place Mrs Delboy and I would normally pick for a holiday as we prefer the quieter resorts. Why did we go then, well it was the TA 3rd meet up and wanted to meet the guys and girls on the forum. However we did pick a hotel on the peninsular on the Palma Nova side (see resort review).



Magaluf has one beach which is golden sand.



Although at the far end it is extended using concrete platforms and decking with chair beds.



Facing the sea the beach is enclosed by two headlands the one on the left divides Magaluf from Palma Nova.



The peninsular on the right heads around to Cala Vinyas Bay (see review).



On Magaluf beach there are chair beds and parasols for hire but I did not use them and I can only assume they would be the same price as Palma Nova 10.80 euro’s a day for two beds and a chair.

Along the back of the beach is a promenade walkway with beach restaurants we did have lunch in Tom Brown’s and found them very reasonable.



Behind these beach restaurants there is a road which is known as the Magaluf Strip. During the day it looks to have quite a few shops and bar/ restaurants.





If there is a football match on there appears to be so many televisions in the bars that it appears to be a street of televisions.

After the meet, which ended gone midnight we walked up the same strip which had been completely lit up like Blackpool and the bars and other various establishments came to the forefront.

In October the number of people on the street was few but July/August would probably be packed. There were a few people trying to attract us into their bars on the way back but they knew they were on a loser. The young seem to be enjoying themselves.

There are two manic rides at the top of the strip where one would have to be out of your mind to go on.as they were either flung 200ft in the air in a pod on elastic or vertically spun round in a pod on a 100ft arm.



We could hear the screams from our hotel, the pod is above the two lit poles and taken from a video shot



During the day there is an upside down house called the House of Kathmandu with entertainment inside



and next door there is a very good golf putting course which has a very picturesque layout, there are 3 courses of 18 holes. We played one round of 18 holes and the cost was 8.90 euro’s.



Our final night we walked up the Strip about 9.00pm and were approached by around 6/8 people trying to get us into their bars and one of them did not want to accept a no, to be honest I found it intimidating.

Summing up a place for the young and those that like a boisterous scene

Some great pics there, looks really nice but since ive had kids ive always been put off this area by the thought of stag parties / large drunken groups etc. Would have been heaven 15 years ago but not sure it would suit us now?? Or have i got the wrong impression??

Is Palma Nova OK for families given its proximity to magaluf. Certainly has superb looking beaches.

I think there might be a fair amount of disagreement on the answer to this, - and we're all friends!

Palma Nova is superb, Magaluf is fine during the day and early evening but it's not so good these days at night, for the reasons you mention.

All IMO of course.

I agree with Mark, I think the first line of my review sums it up for me Ian, but for the youngsters it's their heaven

I go to Magaluf a lot, but I would totally agree with Mark. Palma Nova is great for families, with more than enough to do. Magaluf is great as well, but I will strongly recommend avoiding the strip (Punta Balena) area at night especially. You will get mithered by PR's offering you this & that, & in some cases the other. Plenty to do in & around PN & Maga, such as Golf Fantasia, Go Karting, House of Katmandu, Pirates, also close to Palma City for a day out.