Tui Magic Life Cala Pada - All Inclusive

AVOID AVOID AVOID 3 star at best! Entertainment - truly awful ! Actually so embarrassingly bad I felt sorry for all the guests sat watching and my husband who worked so hard to pay for this holiday!! Silent discos 2 nights we stayed, a magic show which was actually three people dancing wearing a magician hat, kids disco spent 10 minutes of the 30 passing sand round! Food - if your child or yourself has any food allergies this hotel is not for you! Zero choice for gluten free apart from a small section at breakfast, the signs are misleading and only half the items had allergen signs! For example no allergen signs for mash potatoes but it clearly contained milk/butter!!! my eldest got good poisoning spent two days in bed! Snack bar has very strange and limited food, buffet restaurant same stuff most nights and limited kids section! Apparently the beach restaurant is nice but there was no space for us as you have to book this when you arrive! Huge queue for omelettes, poached egged and crepes so beware! Pools - on day 6 someone poo’d in the pool, the life guard was instantly made aware. He grabbed a member of entertainment team as she spoke better English, they looked in the pool, laughed and walked away leaving people unaware swimming in the pool! Are around the pool isn’t cleaned, ice cream lids rubbish debris left under sun loungers for days. Mosquitos and wasps - tricky as this is nature! However lots of wasps swarm the drinks machine making it hard to get a drink! I react badly to mosquito bites, so I have to thoroughly hunt the room when we arrive, Cleaners then come in and leave the door open whilst they clean letting them back in your room!! Also a few in the main restaurant area so make sure you’re prepared if you react to bites. Other moans / No indoor bar areas, we went In the middle of this recent heatwave so at nights it’s extremely warm and the only sanctuary is back in your rooms. We had clothing stolen from our balcony!! And the area around the hotel is very very recluse!!! This is a 3 star hotel!! Tui are lying when they say 4 star!

This was our first time in Ibiza and won’t be our last. It a short flight so very easy. The hotel was nothing to look at from the outside but once over the fresh hold it was everything we hoped. The rooms were great, grounds large and very well kept. Staff helpful. The food for an all inclusive was varied enough that for an eleven night stay we didn’t get bored of it. It’s very nice that you can walk through to the beach and we realised too late the beach bar is part of the deal or we would have gone more often. If I were going again I’d push us all to get more involved in the activities. They are happening but the team don’t push them, which is a good thing but sometimes you need a nudge 😁 The evening entertainment is ok but I do think they could make more of it to be honest, good but more would be better. Would I recommend though, yes absolutely.

Wow. Just wow. Lot of negativity on here and have to say that from our experience it must stem from some anger issues from some of the posters (but different strokes for different folks and all that). We took our first foreign(!) family holiday here in June 2022 and loved it so much we returned in late August/ early September 2023. Just to go though our experience with some structure. Arrival – short transfer from the airport which is great. Straight into reception (dark?! – not sure I get that from one of the reviews below – do you want a ring light shone in your face on arrival?). Check-in staff efficient, helpful, some more polite than others. Not obsequious – is that what folk want? Room(s) – simple. Yes, probably not 4 star to be honest but clean. The buildings are low rise and are not new – there was clearly a previous incarnation before Tui Magic Life – and yes, they show their age more than a little. If concrete, sterile monstrosities are your thing then you won’t like it. One gripe – some folk put their drinks glasses on the small windowsills to their bathrooms which are directly on the corridor (which is a bit of an accident waiting to happen). Wifi – not the most powerful but works fine in rooms. Stretched a bit at pool but do you/ should you really need it? Food – we thought it was great. Cold? Not in our experience. Breakfast was amazing. You can eat very, very healthily here. Or not, whichever you prefer. Everything is on offer. Drinks – not sure what is expected. If you are going away to drink then a) don’t come here and b) perhaps grow up a bit. Have to say I didn’t exactly sit down and savour the beer but hey, it was generally wet and cold. Yes, some wasps do gather near the soft drink dispensers nearer the pool(s) - didn't see anyone get stung (or close to it) over the 16 days in total we were here (they have tried to deal with it with covers, but the natural world is so inconsiderate). Crepe stand – awesome! Lovely lad serving. Bit of stroppiness from some customers who insisted on joining queue after being told it was closing (cue 'I've paid for this holiday ... blah, blah, blah'). The beach – first impression wasn’t great. Then I bothered to read about the sea**** and how it was actually encouraged for the ecosystem – crazy eh? Also, I absolutely loved how down to earth it was. One great scruffy (and cheap) bar called Tony’s – landlady will get around to serving you when she’s had a quick swim; great food. Another bar called Brisa del Mar – bit more polished and also great (incredible staff). To be honest, the mix of the low rise; the gardens and the beach led to a feeling of space that I cannot find elsewhere on an exhaustive trailing of the Tui website (not for anything like the price anyway). Great little boat shuttle from the beach to Ibiza town and Santa Eulalia. Strange how some here didn’t bother to find that. The Bodega – yes, the app booking is a bit of a nightmare. If you don’t have any patience. Or are