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Hi....we're looking for a cheap self catering holiday at the begining of May and are considering Alcudia in Mallorca and looking for a nice apartment building adjacent to the S'Albfera nature reserve allowing me to indulge and perhaps re-ignite my passion for bird photography.
...prefer Thomson's or First Choice holidays so looking for a cheapish package deal,quality apartment that T or FC use.
Did anyone go to Alcudia in 2011 ? ...can you reccomend anywhere ?
...many thanks....Mike
I stayed in Alcudia in 1972 and there were two hotels there and nothing else. It was brilliant................now, pah!
Just thought I'd let you know Mike. Sorry I can't help.
Yeah..It's changed a bit now Gerry...very very busy, but I don't mind that, no objections to people having a good time and enjoying themselves so long as it doesn't affect me during the early hours.
...may have to re-think and stay in Porta Pollensa and catch bus to S'Albufera.
...cheers...Mike
Well I wish you a great time Mike where ever you end up mate. Just get yourself home safe afterwards. 
Hi Maggie...Porta Pollensa's great...been many times...whereabouts are you staying ?
...best place I've found for photography is the S'Albufera nature reserve in Alcudia some 10 miles from Porta Pollensa, ....easy to get to if you drive a car or it's on the bus route if you're near town.
Last September 2 weeks of wall to wall sunshine, never known it to rain we go for the sun and tend to mostly eat cheap.
Alcudia is very built up and commercialised but I wouldn't say Porta Pollensa was...you'll love it.
....Mike
Quote: Hey Mike when did you first go?
....obviously not as long ago as you dcash 
...don't remember it when it was just a beach with no apartments or restaurants.
Some people like to stay in out of the way places but we, like most people, prefer a modicum of facilities.
...a nice apartment to stay in and a few restaurants to eat at.....to each their own
....Mike
porta pollensa
Hi Mike
about a mile in from the marina with the beautiful mountains as a back drop
maggie
Quote: don't remember it when it was just a beach with no apartments or restaurants.
Oh there were apartments, hotels and several restaurants, with a lovely water front views before the vast marina.
There was no coast road from Alcudia, no burger/fish & chip bars either.
As they say Spain went for quantity not quality
In the absence of any reccomendations for Alcudia we've booked in the Flora apartments in Porta Pollensa.
It's a tad more money than I wanted to pay and I'll have to build in transport to and from S'Albufera but it's close to town / restaurants.
We've stayed at the Flora on 2 previous occasions and we cannot rate them too highly.
Everything changes dcash sometimes for better often for worse but I cannot see any reason to criticise Porta Pollensa,
Have a good one Maggie...you're not far from the centre and a few nice restaurants...not far from the old town either, well worth one visit....a walk through the Boquer Valley is good....enjoy.
.....10 of you eh ? ...don't pick up the bar tab too often.
.....Mike
Quote: Everything changes dcash sometimes for better often for worse but I cannot see any reason to criticise Porta Pollensa
Yes im aware that change happens. I was giving my opinion on how it was and how it is.
Why can i not criticise?
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