The Resort

Who is the resort suited for?

The resort is a family resort and not really suited to those looking for lots of nightlife and heavy drinking! Resorts such as Magaluf and Palmanova are better for night time entertainment! Sa coma is a flat resort, with good pavements and is suitable for pushchairs. The main road through the resort can be fast and busy at times and while there are plenty of zebra crossings, people must exercise caution when crossing. The majority of hotels and shops have ramps. The resort is a summer only resort, May to October. Outside these months the majority of restaurants will be closed, though some of the supermarkets will be open all year around. Infact, all the hotels in the resort are closed during the winter season - only hotels in Cala Bona further north along the coast will be open. The resort is classed as "safe", obviously dont go out and do things you wouldnt do in the UK, but crime is low in the resort.

Accomodation comprises of hotels and apartments. Entertainment is mainly hotel focused, with shows and entertainment being put on by the holiday teams. In the resort iteself there isnt a nightclub, however there are two bars which stay open late, these being the Britannia Bar and The Kings Head. These bars stay open until the early hours and have singers and karioke most nights. In peak season these bars can get very busy.

There is a pharmacy in the resort, along with English speaking doctors. There are also cashpoints and currency exchange shops. There is the usual wide array of restaurants and tourist shops. The resort is clean and looked after with nice green areas and palm trees lining the middle of the roads. Here are some photos from the resort. Click a photo to view bigger. Hold mouse over photo for a description.

Facilities for the Disabled

Sa Coma is a flat resort so getting around is fairly easy. Like in the rest of Europe, roads have crossing places with sunken curb stones. Some of the pavements can be a bit narrow, especially when passing shops, though the majority are in a good state of repair and are quite wide. Unfortunately many of the restaurants require you to walk up at least one step, though a few have ramps (allbeit narrow ones) onto their premesis. Few restaurants have disabled toilets. Hotels tend to cater well for disabled guests with ramps, lifts and toilet facilities.

As for parking, the resort is free, so no need to pay to park the car outside the hotels. However, there are few disabled spaces, people tend to just park wherever there is a space, so although you can park for free, parking close to the hotel entrance wont be guaranteed. If you speak to your travel agent when booking your hotel, they will be able to allocate rooms with extra width door frames and facilities in the room for the disabled guest - this obviously being subject to room availability.

Whats the Beach like?

The beach is fantastic - its very long with white sands. Behind the beach is a nice promanade with a few 2 snack bars and public toilets. On the beach can be found the usual array of sun beds and umbrellas for hire, pedalo's, watersports and so on. There is a volleyball area and the beach is manned by lifeguards during the peak summer seasons and the usual colour coded flag system is in operation to warn swimmers. The beach although big can get very crowded in the summer months of July and August. If you walk past the Ranch (so its on your left) and follow a dirt track there is a smaller beach on your right which is usually much quieter.

Here are some photos of the beach, hold your mouse over the photo for a description or click to view bigger.

What about the Sea?

The sea is lovely, very clear and warm for swimming. Its quite shallow and great for children. There is now a lifeguard station on the beach and a coloured flag system in operation. As with the UK, a green flag indicates safe for swimming, yellow advises caution, and red means no swimming. There are no jet skis for hire, though you can hire pedalo's. Due to the warm seas you can often get jellyfish in the sea around the beach, if someone is stung, the lifeguards to have treatment for this, however this is rare.

Whats the resort like at night?

Well I would firstly say it is safer than walking around UK streets at night. You can go for a walk along the prominade, or just take a stroll into the neighbouring resorts - S'illot and Cala Millor. Thankfully in Sa Coma there are no touts and no people trying to sell you stuff on street corners. The resort is mainly full of (sunburnt) families walking around the shops and resturants. On Wednesday evenings infront of the Gran Playa you will find a market selling fruit, leather, jewellery etc. You may find some ladies selling hair beading but they do not hassle you. The latest bars close usually around 3am but this depends on how busy they are. See the things to do section for further details.

Neighbouring resorts

Looking towards the sea, to the left can be found Cala Millor and Cana Bona, and to the right can be found S'lliot. Cala Millor is approx 30 min walk and has a huge long white beach, clean promanade ideal for cycling, and more nightlife, with a few discos. S'lliot is an older resort with fishing boats and traditional smaller bars and restaurants. The beach is clean but small, however it isnt as busy as Sa Coma beach. There are a few shops in the resort, but for a supermarket you need to venture into Sa Coma.

To the left, photo of Calla Millor beach, next two photos are of S'lliot...

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