Saturday 2 July 2022

A trip to Macdonalds Dona Lola Resort in Calahonda, Spain

Macdonalds Dona Lola in Calahonda, Spain

Stayed here in June. Fabulous weather. Lovely view of the sea but the apartments have been built so that the sun never comes inside or on the balcony. Sunbathing on the balcony just isn’t possible. The apartments are comfortable with everything you need except a washing machine but there’s a laundry on site. There’s plenty of restaurants on site including one next to the pool with entertainment some evenings. The hotel is right on the boardwalk with access to the beach but no sunbeds or umbrellas in the immediate vicinity.

Reception area

The path to the main pool area
View from our balcony
The cottages beneath us
Flamenco show in La Plaza Beach restaurant

The guitarist was particularly good and the dancer included hotel guests.

The adults only heated pool.

There’s an adult only heated swimming pool with plenty of sunbeds and umbrella. There’s a gym and indoor pool for the occasional bad weather days.

Adult pool area
La Plaza Beach restaurant pancakes
La Plaza Beach restaurant chocolate fondant
La Plaza Beach ABBA night

A fun night out with nice food.

Plaza Beach risotto
La.Plaza lamb chops
La Plaza Beach dessert

To summarise, the Macdonalds Dona Lola is a relaxing place to stay. If you have mobility issues it can be difficult to get around as there are lots of stairs and no lifts. A mini market on site was very useful and Mercadona supermarket is over the main road. The apartments are fairly well equipped so it’s easy to rustle up a snack.

In typical Spanish fashion the apartments are built to avoid the sun so it wasn’t possible to sunbathe on our balcony.