Accommodation
Majorca has a wide variety of hotels and apartments to suit all tastes and budgets, and most are available through the larger UK tour operators. It may be worth while checking the location of your chosen hotel before booking on our resort map page. If your accommodation is towards the rear of a resort it may be worth checking if they provide a courtesy bus service into the town centre.

Airport Transfers
Most UK tour operators now consider the transfer from the airport to your resort accommodation to be an "optional extra" and will charge anything up to £20 per person for the service. As an alternative, you may wish to consider the service being offered by Majorca Airport Transfers. They offer to meet you outside the airport arrivals hall with a uniformed driver displaying a greeting board with your name on it.

Banks
Most Banks are open from 9am to 2pm Monday to Friday. Always remember when exchanging any form of money to take along your passport, check the exchange rate before dealing, and collect a receipt before leaving the premises. For those who feel nervous about carrying large sums of money and their passport around together, most hotels will also gladly exchange money at perhaps a slightly lower rate. Many Banks also have hole in the wall type cash machines where you can withdraw money using either your credit or debit card. The official currency of Spain is now the Euro.

Bars
There is a wide variety of bars throughout all resorts, most of which either offer live music, karaoke, Sky Sports, or videos of films not yet released in the cinema.

Buses
The local bus service is excellent around the southern resorts but not so reliable if you want to travel further afield.

Chemist
You can always spot a chemist shop by the green cross they all display. Outside of normal opening hours, a notice on the door will always give the address of the nearest duty chemist.

Cycling
Majorca is very popular for cycling due to its varied terrain and mild winter climate and offers a wide variety of cycling challenges from 16km climbs to long flat roads ideal for time-trials.

It should be noted that if you are traveling on a package tour, many coach operators will no longer carry bicycles due to the increased demand and lack of space. You may wish, however, to cycle from the airport to your hotel but this would mean carrying your luggage on your bike. Taxis can be a very expensive alternative and they will not carry your luggage unless you and your bike go too.

An organisation based in the UK and Majorca offer to transport your luggage to your hotel and back to the airport allowing you to cycle across the island. Alternatively, should you wish to have your bicycle transported, they can also arrange this. Their address and telephone number in the UK is:

51 Peveril Road, Tibshelf, Alfreton, Derbyshire Tel: 01773 872720 or 01623 469652 or 01623 450837

Or by Email to: Carmela@Mallorcaweb.net

Their contact details in Majorca is:

(Cafe) Los Claveles, C/Gual, No. 12, 07013 Palma de Mallorca. Tel. 971 28 00 01

(Home) C/Cardenal Despuig, No.5, 2, B. Palma de Mallorca.

or alternatively, click here, to visit their Web Site.

For the less competitive, bicycles can also be hired in most resorts and are a good way to explore the flat Majorcan plains. In addition a cycle route runs the length of Alcudia Bay enabling access to the S'Albufera nature reserve.

Disabled Access and Facilities
It's fair to say that not all hotels on the islands are able to offer full disabled access to their facilities. Holidays with Wheels hope to be able to offer prospective disabled visitors to the island, practical first hand experiences of the problems that they may encounter.

Also, if you are looking to hire a mobility scooter once out there the British Wheelchair Centre based in Llucmajor are the people to contact.

Doctor
If you require urgent medical assistance, 24 hour English speaking doctors are available throughout the island. Salus provide a 24 hour free phone service on 900 221 022.

E111
In order to qualify for the Spanish equivalent of the National Health Service remember to obtain the E111 form from a UK Post Office.

Electricity
The voltage in Majorca is 220 volt. Most British items will work with the correct adaptor from the UK standard 3 pin to Spanish 2 pin socket.

Euro
The Euro is the name of the common currency of the 12 countries forming the European Monetary Union. Since January 1999 Spain has been a member, and the UK has opted out at this time.

Euro notes are issued in 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 denominations and are identical in all member countries of the EMU. The designs symbolise European architectural heritage but not royal or national monuments.

The coins are issued as 1, 2 and 5 cents and are copper in colour, 10, 20 and 50 cents yellow in colour and finally 1 and 2 Euros white and yellow in colour. Although all the coins have a common European face, each member state is allowed to stamp their own motif on the reverse face.

Food
Restaurants in Majorca cater for a wide range of tastes. In the larger resorts you can get anything from a traditional English breakfast to a Chinese take away. Traditional Mallorcan cuisine makes full use of the islands home grown produce, pork, fish and vegetable dishes are very popular, flavoured with garlic, tomato and herbs.

Golf
Majorca is famed for its excellent golf courses. With no less than 14 courses offering a variety of different challenges, and some spectacular sea views, it is fast becoming the "Golfing Mecca" of the Mediterranean. Clubs, trolleys etc can be hired at most courses at a cost. Whilst shorts are permitted, beachwear is frowned upon.

Son Vida Golf near Palma tel: 971 791210
Real Golf de Benedinat near Illetes tel: 971 405200
Golf Ponietente near Magaluf tel: 971 130148
Golf Santa Ponca near Santa Ponca tel: 971 690211
Golf Pollensa near Pollensa tel: 971 533216
Canyamel Golf Club near Cala Ratjada tel: 971 564457
Capdepera Golf Club, Roca Viva, near Cala Ratjada tel: 971 565875
Club de Golf de Pula, near Cala Ratjada tel: 971 817034
Club de Golf Son Servera near Cala Millor tel: 971 567802
Golf Vall d'Or near Cala d'Or tel: 971 837068
Son Antem, Llucmajor tel: 971 180094

An organisation based in Son Ferrer called "Mallorca Golf Connection" will organise on your behalf tee-off times, transport to and from the course and generally take all the hassle away from you. They can be contacted by telephone and fax on 971 230853 or click here, to visit their Web Site.

In addition, most resorts have mini-golf courses, but four of them have been developed into massive 54 hole complexes with enough attractions to occupy you for a full day. These are Golf Fantasia at Palma Nova and Arenel, Golf Paradis at Sa Coma and Super Golf part of the Hidropark water park at Alcudia.

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