The resort of Sa Coma is around 30km east of Palma, almost midway between the towns of Cala Millor and Porto Cristo. Transfer time from the airport can vary, but is generally around 1.1/2 to 2 hours.
Sa Coma is a modern purpose built resort that really only started to develop during the mid 1980's to meet the every increasing demand for tourist accommodation. Since then it has continued to grow in a fairly controlled manner by Mallorcan standards, to the point where the resort now offers a good selection of shops bars and restaurants, many of which are either British owned, or targeted towards the British tourist which tend to be in the majority in the town.
Sa Coma has an exceptionally sandy beach with the usual selection of water sport and beach facilities including windsurfing and pedalos to hire. Behind which is a wide traffic free promenade. Passing through the resort and S'Illot to the south, is the smaller sheltered beach of Cala
Moreya. If you do venture into Cala Moreya from Sa Coma the contrast between the 2 towns is striking. Cala Moreya is an old fishing village that has adapted and grown into a small holiday resort. Although even today, the few remaining fishing boats are still hauled up over the rocks onto a concrete ramp at the end of the beach. The two resorts are joined by a footbridge over the small freshwater lagoon and also a slightly longer road bridge.
Of the two resorts, Sa Coma does have a somewhat better selection of 4 star hotels, whereas Cala Moreya does have a larger number of self catering apartments.
Evening entertainment in the area is generally hotel based, although the resort does have a small number of lively bars.