Holidays to El Arenal Majorca: Playa de Palma Packages

Playa de Palma works best for travellers who want a straightforward beach holiday on Mallorca with sights close at hand rather than a long drive away. Families tend to like the Can Pastilla end, where Palma Aquarium is about half a mile from the resort and the small beaches of Cala Estància and Es Puntarro are on the doorstep.

Couples and anyone after a quieter week can lean on the shoulder months, when the heat drops away and the coves are calmer. If you like a little culture between swims, the Museu de la Porciúncula is around 2 miles from s'Arenal, and the archaeological site of Illot Galera lies just off Can Pastilla.

The resort has two well-known ends, and many people search for them by name. Holidays in Can Pastilla, Majorca, put you at the western end, closest to Palma Aquarium, Illot Galera and a string of small beaches: Cala Estància right in the resort, Es Puntarro about half a mile away, and Cala Gamba and La Ribera roughly a mile out.

Holidays in Arenal, Majorca, place you at the opposite, eastern end of Playa de Palma. It is the base to choose if you want the Museu de la Porciúncula nearby, around 2 miles away, and a stay a little further from the Can Pastilla coves. Both ends share the same bay, so picking one is more about which sights you want on your doorstep than about a different kind of holiday.

May and June are the months to aim for. Palma averages 24°C in May and 29°C in June, with around seven and five rain days respectively, warm enough for the beach without the full weight of high summer. July and August reach 32°C and are the driest months, with just two rain days in July, but they also coincide with school holidays, when package prices generally rise.

September stays warm at 28°C yet is the wettest month, with about ten rain days, and October holds at 24°C. From November to March daytime highs sit between 15°C and 19°C, fine for a mild winter walk by the sea rather than sunbathing. Families tied to school dates should book early for summer and half-term weeks.

A package holiday bundles your flight from the UK, your hotel and, usually, your transfer into one booking, and when it is sold as a package it is ATOL-protected. That matters on Mallorca, where most British visitors arrive by air and want the hotel transfer sorted before they land.

Departure airports, flight times and transfer arrangements vary by provider and by date, so check the details listed with each deal before you book. If you would rather explore beyond the bay, you can also compare car hire here and collect a car on arrival.

On this page you can compare live Playa de Palma package holidays from Jet2holidays, TUI, loveholidays and On the Beach side by side. Look closely at the board basis, from self-catering to all inclusive, and at which end of the bay the hotel sits, since Can Pastilla and s'Arenal suit slightly different plans.

If you prefer to arrange things separately, you can check hotel prices, see tours and tickets for local sights such as Palma Aquarium, and compare car hire, all from the same page.