Just returned from this hotel and had a great holiday.

This was our first time to Minorca and we were very impressed.

We opted to stay in Es Castell as it was the old part of the island and use it as a base and explore the rest of the island.
Es Castell is a typical Spanish old town very quaint narrow streets and a harbour with restaurants and was very picturesque and welcoming.

The Hamilton sits on the entrance to the port of Mahon and has stunning views across and up river. We paid a supplement for a sea view which is a must and the views were stunning. Right in front of our room on the river was boating activity all day long ranging from cruise liners to sailing boats.

The Hamilton itself for a three star hotel was very good value and we upgraded whilst there for a small fee to all inclusive.

The food standard was good with full English breakfast and the evening meal was a buffet with a particularly good salad counter.

All the staff were very friendly and helpful and the rooms were kept very clean.

We explored mornings in the car driving on very good well marked roads and found a beach in the afternoon to relax for a couple of hours.

The highlight was a trip to Fornells where we hired a boat and went up the river and to a beach un accessible by car.

Take a trip one evening into Mahon and you can look at the boats moored along the marina that have been passing by the hotel all day what an eye opener and pleasant way to spend an evening sat on a pavement bar with a cool beer seeing how the other half live.

We found the hotel very good and Minorca a very pleasant island if you are not fussy about being by a beach use the Hamilton for a base and go out and explore make sure you pay the supplement for a sea view though.

We booked it all independently and it was a lot cheaper and very simple go and enjoy and have a nice holiday

Our second stay at this very comfortable, clean hotel. We booked through travelrepublic paying just under £300 for the two of us for one weeks half board which we thought was unbelievably good value. We do not normally stay half board but as we couldn't book just bed and breakfast we thought we just wouldn't bother with the evening meals. However on our second night we decided to give it a go and were very impressed by the variety of food on offer. Although we are vegetarians there was plenty for us to eat and we ate there every night after that.
We arranged a harbour view directly with the hotel and it is worth it for the small supplement., the views are wonderful especially towards sunset.
Although not large the rooms are of adequete size and the bathroom has a 3/4 size bath with a good shower over it. The towels were changed as required and bed linen every 3 days. The air conditioning was excellent and quieter than many places we have stayed. As mentioned in other reviews the aircon to the bedrooms is turned off during the middle of the day but this is only a problem if you spend the day in your room, if you return after a day out it only takes 10 mins for your room to cool.
For us the hotel was in an ideal location as we had a hire car to travel around during the day and we enjoy spending time in the bars of Es Castell and Cales Fonts on an evening.
The nearest sandy beach is at Sa Mesquida about 15mins drive and is absolutely gorgeous.

My Husband and I booked a half-board package deal to come here in June 06 for 1 week with our 3 year old.

On arrival our at we were informed our room wouldn't be ready for a few hours. OK if you have booked flights / hotel seperately, but this is the first time this has happened to us on a package holiday. We couldn't get sunbeds by the pools so, If it had just been the two of us, we would have gone for a walk, but not that easy with a 3 yr old in the midday sun. We were a bit annoyed by this and wasted a couple of hours in the hotel bar and reception area.

The pool area was small, but had a lovely friendly atmosphere. There were a limited number of sunbeds, parasols and sunny spots so if you want to sun worship you have to be up early to get a spot in the sun all day. The hotel has a policy against reserving sunbeds, which wasn't upheld, so, as we couldn't face getting up at 7am to go and reserve a sunbed, we spent most days driving to the beautiful beaches around the island.

Our room was very spacious, but the balcony was tiny and the room needed updating. It also smelt damp, I suspect the air con unit was leaking.

The food and the restaurant was good. The staff were excellent with our little boy. there was plenty of choice, and they gave us a free of charge picnic after breakfast one morning when we were heading off to a beach.

The entertainment on an evening was aimed at the older generation, however we enjoyed having a drink and people watching in the main outdoor bar area. We also loved watching the yachts sailling by on their way to Mahon harbour - seeing how the other half live!

All in all the hotel was ok, not great rooms or facilities but clean and good staff in the restaurant and food.

We booked our stay at the Barcelo Hamilton as a package from Madrid and stayed for a week in July 06. ROOMS/HOTEL: problem was the Air Conditioner. They say the rooms are air conditioned, but don't tell you that they turn it off during the hours of 10am and 2pm- by the time it came back on, it was a sauna! VERY unpleasant aspect, and doesn't get cooler until you return to the sauna, insert your key to start the electricity/AC and wait for about an hour. CUSTOMER SERVICE: not great. MEALS/HOTEL RESTAURANT (all you can eat buffets): pretty good, even though you may want to check out more of the local restaurants. Also, you can not get any food or drinks (other than water) in the hotel after the dinner hours. BEACH NEARBY: Not a beach, which we knew, but more a rocky cove- not too bad... except that it was closed for contamination. There was nowhere to access the water nearby. We rode the bus every day to get to the beach- roughly 1 hour each way with changing at the local station. ENTERTAINMENT: Not what attracted us, but since our room overlooked it, I may as well report. It was slightly cruise ship comical.

BEFORE BOOKING- DO NOT use this hotel in summer months, DO call and confirm "beach" is open unless the pool is all you are looking for!