Sol Wave House

We stayed at Meliá Calviá Wave from July 18–28 in Room 216. Having visited last year, we expected another great stay, but this trip which naturally was highly priced due to the summer season was completely ruined by constant noise, declining quality, and chaotic organization. Yes, it's Magaluf and yes it is in general loud but our first experience was a positive one, both within the hotel and also in the greater part of Magaluf, now however.... the second experience has dwarfed the first.

The biggest issue was the noise. The room doors lack soft-closing mechanisms, causing constant, heavy slamming in the hallway every time guests walk in and out. This went on nightly until 1:00–3:00 AM. Despite complaining to the front desk twice around midnight, nothing changed. I urged management to take the opportunity to spend some time in the rooms on the second floor to experience what guests are enduring throughout the day/night. If you are a light sleeper, good luck getting any rest!

Other notable downgrades since our last visit in July 2025:

Breakfast: Unfriendly, disengaged morning staff. The fresh juice selection from last year has been replaced by low-quality machine juices, a clear cost-cutting step for sure so if you appreciate the freshness of juice/drink offerings - prepare yourself.

If you enjoy a certain level of quality and cleanliness, Melia Wave offerings it in some ways, for me (personal perspective) the tables in the restaurants while are cleaned repeatedly have a sticky residue on them that will impress even the biggest critic, my servette stuck to that table each morning and each morning I even tried drying or wiping the table myself to no success, while this is perhaps a small detail that many will overlook, for me the restaurant was a place to relax with the view of the ocean and enjoy your meal/coffee. Those that have been will know exactly what I am describing.

Pool Area: Complete chaos. Staff were seen dumping guests' personal belongings onto the floor to reassign loungers to paying groups or larger parties. Why is this worth noting? well, because last year you could book the sun loungers by the pool (the family pool upstairs) now it is a free for all, so at 6am guests are "reserving their spot" with their towels. Good news (or not) is that again Melia decided to forego this arrangement so now you have to book the loungers again - good luck finding out the right way of actually getting yourself a lounger.

We still love Mallorca, but we will not be returning to Meliá Calviá Wave. An expensive holiday meant for relaxation turned into a stressful, noisy experience.

Th Hotel is Clean but requires maintenance in some area's. We were only B&B and the Break Buffet has a good selection but not comprehensive. The pool area is relatively small for the size if the Hotel. There are only 11 double Beds around the Pool and cost €60/day which you have to spend on drinks & Food. Obviously the prices are 20% higher than outside. The Oasis Bar doesn't belong to the Hotel and cost €190/day which €140 is credit for the bar/Food & is 18+ only The hotel is split in 2 and requires lifts to get to the Ground floor, the beach is via steps so not the best for the less mobile. Even though the hotel is near the center the noise wasn't issue. I have been to worse hotels, but as usual dont take the hotels description as gospel do you homework.