Majorca: villa with pool holiday!

Ginny Scott on 17 August 2012
What could be any lovelier than holidaying with friends and family? To get that great social space, look no further than a holiday villa with your own pool! Villas with private pools come in all shapes and sizes, and can be found in all types of locations, from isolated hill tops to fantastic beachfront spots.

You have to be very careful when travelling with very small children as most villa pools are not fenced off nor have pool alarms, except for in France where it is a legal requirement. My family group however was for 4 adults and 3 children aged 9, 9 and 6 so whilst we had to be vigilant, they were old enough to understand the safety issues.

I had holidayed in Majorca on two previous occasions and it is a favourite destination for my daughter. It ticked a lot of boxes for us though in terms of a short flight, great beaches, and a really good selection of villas to choose from and plenty of family friendly activities to enjoy. I chose a four bedroomed villa with a large pool situated in-between the old town of Pollensa and the beaches of Alcudia and Ca’n Picafort. It wasn’t particularly luxurious and was furnished with what I would call ‘good solid farmhouse’ furniture but it was very clean, very spacious and it had great views across the fields to the sea at Puerto Pollensa. From the roof terraces, the views were even better, and the goats in the nearby field were happy to eat our left-over fruit and vegetables much to the children’s delight! One of the other key factors in choosing that villa was that it offered a flexible duration and we were able to book a 10 night stay which was fantastic.

This area of Majorca is really lovely as it is quite rural and there are many small farms with livestock milling about. In the distance, the spine of mountains makes a lovely back drop and it is an easy 45 minute drive from the airport on really good roads. However, you are just 10 to 15 minutes’ drive from a really good selection of family friendly beaches in one direction, or 5 to 10 minutes’ drive from the old town of Pollensa in the other. Pollensa town offers easy parking, great exploration through a lovely old town and several times a week, a great market with meats, cheeses and fresh produce. We went early one Friday morning and had a wonderful breakfast amidst the hustle and bustle before making our way home laden with fresh pastries from the bakers and beautiful fat juicy peaches. My favourite beach is in the S’Albufera National Park where you can park your car and walk through the sand dunes on to a great soft white sandy beach. It has a small beachfront café which does great reasonably priced lunches as well as the necessary ice creams, and the sea here is safe and brilliantly crystal clear. Even in August it wasn’t too crowded until lunchtime at which point we packed up and returned to the pool! The pool which really was the most important factor on this holiday and provided the three girls the most wonderful playground for this holiday and I am sure they will all remember the diving competitions for many years to come.

I would thoroughly recommend this type of holiday for any family who loves to spend good quality time together in the sunshine.