Our First Family Holiday To Majorca, Pirates Village Santa Ponsa

At the start of May, we went on our very first family holiday abroad as a family of five and we had a brilliant time. As it was the little twos first time on a plane and going abroad we wanted somewhere that was a short flight away and where the weather would be sunny but not too hot, so we decided to go to the beautiful island of Majorca which is just a two and a half hour flight and would not be too hot at this time of year. 

We booked Pirates Village hotel on an all-inclusive basis with Jet2 Holidays, as we had read so many great reviews on TripAdvisor and it looked like a really family-friendly hotel that was ideal for young children. 

It was the first time I had flown with Jet2 and it was much better than I expected. We arrived into Palma at around 10.00 am and after a long wait to pass through security and to locate our bags we were soon on the transfer bus and on our way to the hotel. 

Pulling up outside the hotel the kids were amazed as the hotel is all decorated pirate like with giant skulls, treasure chests and maps - I had never seen anything like it before.

 We were quickly checked in and shown to our room which was a ground floor terrace room we had paid a bit extra for. It was so worth the extra money as we were close to the children's pool and had a private garden area to sunbathe in complete with sunbeds. 

Our room was fine for a 3* hotel, it was really clean and it had a large bedroom with a huge bed and lots of storage, a basic but clean bathroom, a small basic kitchen / living area with camp and sofa beds for the children which lead out onto our gated garden area. 

 The pools were a highlight of the holiday for all three children, they had a big pool with a pirate tower and plank in the centre and the pool was divided into sections of varying depths - it was freezing though! 

They also had a splash pool with a water bucket, two small children's slides, a big blue slide four people can go down at once and two spiral slides. They even offer mermaid lessons for children who can swim for ten euro. 

We spent most of our time in the splash pools as it was shallow enough for my three-year-old to stand up in and he enjoyed the slides. 

The little two went to the kids club a few times, which was super safe although they didn't stay for long as they just wanted to be in the pool all of the time. They had mini-discos and entertainment on six nights a week. The entertainment didn't start until 9 pm so most nights we ended up putting the children to bed and then sitting on our terrace watching the show with a cocktail from the bar. 

We went all inclusive and it was worth it for drinks and ice cream for the children, they loved helping themselves to mini pots of whippy ice cream or drinks of slush from the machines. 

I am not a fan buffet style dining but I was surprised at just how nice the food was here. They had a snack bar where you could order freshly made burgers and toasties etc at lunch time. The main restaurant served breakfast, lunch and evening meal and they would cook fresh steaks or chicken breasts for you and they had a children buffet for the children with pizzas, nuggets, chips, plain pasta etc. Every day the food was different on an evening and they had a good selection of food available. 

The hotel was located in a quiet area but it was just a five-minute walk to the beach and the shops and bars and about a twenty-minute walk to the main strip in Santa Ponsa. We really liked Santa Ponsa as we felt safe with the children and it was not too big, meaning we could easily walk to wherever we wanted to go. We spent a lot of time on the beach as it was ideal for young children to paddle in the shallow, clear blue sea which was lovely and warm (it was a lot warmer than the hotel pool). 

We had planned on going on lots of day trips but we never got around to it as we spent most of our days wandering around Santa Ponsa, paddling in the sea or splashing around in the pool. We did go to mini-golf one night which was good fun for the whole family.  

There were so many family-friendly bars and places to eat around Santa Ponsa that we did eat out a few times. 

We had a bit of a routine of waking up around 8am we would then head to the restaurant for breakfast and then we would spend our mornings visiting the beach and shops in Santa Ponsa, often stopping for ice-creams along the way. Afternoons would be spent in the pool having fun. 

We got a surprise on the second day of our holiday as we were in the pool with the children and the next thing we know the other halfs dad is there! He had booked the same hotel as a surprise so he could spend time with the children, my son burst into tears as he thought he had come to take him home. 

Before we knew it the week had whizzed by and it was time for us to pack our cases as the holiday had come to an end. I think we were all a little bit sad to be leaving as we had such a lovely week. 

I am glad we booked Pirates Village as it was the ideal hotel for a family holiday with young children as the hotel is so family friendly. Yes, the hotel is pirate themed with the pirate decor, pirate night-time shows and the Sunday pirate attack but it is not over the top and you can have a relaxing holiday if you wish. 

 The hotel only had one entrance and exit with security on the door as only guests can enter and it felt safe as it is only a small hotel. All the staff were super friendly, especially the customer service lady and entertainment staff and the whole place was spotless with cleaners going around cleaning the hotel nonstop. 

  If we didn't have a wedding to pay for next year I would definitely have rebooked another week to Pirates Village later in the year as my children enjoyed it so much. 

We paid for this holiday ourselves.