A drawing room in the Castillo Hotel Son Vida

Luxury guide · Mallorca

Luxury Mallorca: Our Favourites

The palace and castle hotels, nine MICHELIN-starred kitchens, hotel spas, the marinas and yacht clubs, and Palma’s stages.

Grand hotels

  1. A 19th-century manor house

    Hotel Sant Francesc Hotel Singular

    Palma old town·Palace hotel

    A five-star hotel in a 19th-century manor house on Plaça Sant Francesc, with a roof terrace over the old town.

    Plaça Sant Francesc 5, 07001 PalmaExplore View on map

  2. Botànic restaurant and a spa

    Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden

    Palma old town·Palace hotel

    A grand house and garden in the old town, with the Botànic restaurant and a spa.

    Carrer Forn de la Glòria 14, 07012 PalmaExplore View on map

  3. A castle above Palma

    Castillo Hotel Son Vida, a Luxury Collection Hotel

    Son Vida·Castle hotel

    A castle hotel in the villa district of Son Vida, in the hills above Palma.

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  4. A fortress on the Bay of Palma

    Cap Rocat

    Cala Blava·Fortress hotel

    A former military fortress on the Bay of Palma, with a spa carved into the rock, a Sea Club and La Fortaleza restaurant.

    Carretera d'Enderrocat s/n, 07609 Cala BlavaExplore View on map

  5. Home of Es Fum

    The St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort

    Costa d'en Blanes·Resort

    A resort on the coast west of Palma, home to Es Fum (one MICHELIN star).

    Carretera Palma-Andratx 19, Costa d'en Blanes, 07181 CalviàExplore View on map

  6. New on the Calvià coast

    Mandarin Oriental Punta Negra, Mallorca

    Calvià·Resort

    Mandarin Oriental’s first hotel on Mallorca, on the Punta Negra headland in Calvià.

    Carrer Punta Negra 12, 07181 CalviàExplore View on map

  7. Home of Sa Clastra

    Castell Son Claret

    Es Capdellà·Castle hotel

    A castle estate below the Tramuntana, home to Sa Clastra (one MICHELIN star), with a spa and a beach club.

    Carretera Es Capdellà-Galilea km 1.7, 07196 Es CapdellàExplore View on map

  8. In the village of Deià

    La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel, Mallorca

    Deià·Village hotel

    Belmond’s hotel in the village of Deià, in the foothills of the Tramuntana.

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  9. The 1929 hotel, reborn

    Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor

    Formentor·Resort

    The legendary Hotel Formentor, opened in 1929 and reborn as a Four Seasons, on its own beach on the Formentor peninsula.

    Playa de Formentor, 07470 Port de PollençaExplore View on map

  10. Home of Voro (two MICHELIN stars)

    Cap Vermell Grand Hotel

    Canyamel·Resort

    The former Park Hyatt Mallorca at Canyamel, home to Voro, Mallorca’s only two-star MICHELIN restaurant.

    Urbanització Atalaya de Canyamel, Vial A 12, 07589 CanyamelExplore View on map

MICHELIN-starred dining

  1. Mallorca’s only two-star restaurant

    Voro

    Canyamel·Two MICHELIN stars

    Álvaro Salazar’s restaurant at the Cap Vermell Grand Hotel: two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 guide.

    Urbanització Atalaya de Canyamel, Vial A 12, 07589 CanyamelExplore View on map

  2. Mallorcan cooking, one star

    DINS Santi Taura

    Palma old town·One MICHELIN star

    Santi Taura’s restaurant in Hotel El Llorenç Parc de la Mar: one MICHELIN star in the 2026 guide.

    Plaça de Llorenç Villalonga 4, 07001 PalmaExplore View on map

  3. Modern Mediterranean, one star

    Marc Fosh

    Palma old town·One MICHELIN star

    Marc Fosh’s restaurant on Carrer de la Missió: one MICHELIN star in the 2026 guide.

    Carrer de la Missió 7A, 07003 PalmaExplore View on map

  4. Now in Palma

    Zaranda

    Palma old town·One MICHELIN star

    Fernando Pérez Arellano’s Zaranda, now at Hotel Es Princep: one MICHELIN star in the 2026 guide.

    Carrer Bala Roja 1, 07001 PalmaExplore View on map

  5. At The St. Regis Mardavall

    Es Fum

    Costa d'en Blanes·One MICHELIN star

    The restaurant at The St. Regis Mardavall: one MICHELIN star in the 2026 guide.

    Carretera Palma-Andratx 19, Costa d'en Blanes, 07181 CalviàExplore View on map

  6. At Castell Son Claret

    Sa Clastra

    Es Capdellà·One MICHELIN star

    The starred restaurant of Castell Son Claret: one MICHELIN star in the 2026 guide.

    Carretera Es Capdellà-Galilea km 1.7, 07196 Es CapdellàExplore View on map

  7. In the countryside near Llucmajor

    Andreu Genestra

    Llucmajor·One MICHELIN star

    Andreu Genestra’s country restaurant near Llucmajor: one MICHELIN star in the 2026 guide.

    Camí de sa Torre km 8.7, 07609 LlucmajorExplore View on map

  8. In the north

    Maca de Castro

    Port d'Alcúdia·One MICHELIN star

    Maca de Castro’s restaurant in Port d’Alcúdia: one MICHELIN star in the 2026 guide.

    Carrer Juno s/n, 07410 Port d'AlcúdiaExplore View on map

  9. Fusion cooking by the dunes

    Fusion19

    Playa de Muro·One MICHELIN star

    The fusion restaurant on the Avinguda de s’Albufera at Playa de Muro: one MICHELIN star in the 2026 guide.

    Avinguda de s'Albufera 23, 07458 MuroExplore View on map

  10. Inside a fortress

    La Fortaleza at Cap Rocat

    Cala Blava·Hotel restaurant

    Cap Rocat’s restaurant inside the old fortress on the Bay of Palma, with dishes from a Mallorcan wood oven.

    Carretera d'Enderrocat s/n, 07609 Cala BlavaExplore View on map

Bars and beach clubs

  1. Signature cocktails

    Castell Bar, Castell Son Claret

    Es Capdellà·Hotel bar

    The hotel bar of Castell Son Claret, with signature cocktails and wines.

    Carretera Es Capdellà-Galilea km 1.7, 07196 Es CapdellàExplore View on map

  2. On the Bay of Palma

    Purobeach Palma

    Palma·Beach club

    The Puro group’s beach club on the Bay of Palma.

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Spas

  1. Carved into the fortress

    Spa at Cap Rocat

    Cala Blava·Hotel spa

    Cap Rocat’s spa, “carved into the heart of the fortress”.

    Carretera d'Enderrocat s/n, 07609 Cala BlavaExplore View on map

  2. Below the mountains

    Bellesa de Claret Spa, Castell Son Claret

    Es Capdellà·Hotel spa

    The spa at Castell Son Claret, with a day pass for non-residents.

    Carretera Es Capdellà-Galilea km 1.7, 07196 Es CapdellàExplore View on map

  3. On the east coast

    Serenitas Spa, Cap Vermell Grand Hotel

    Canyamel·Hotel spa

    The spa at the Cap Vermell Grand Hotel, with a rose-quartz sauna.

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Art and music

  1. In the old bastion

    Es Baluard Museu d'Art Contemporani de Palma

    Palma old town·Museum

    Palma’s museum of modern and contemporary art, built into the Renaissance bastion of Sant Pere.

    Plaça Porta Santa Catalina 10, 07012 PalmaExplore View on map

  2. Miró’s studios

    Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca

    Cala Major·Museum

    Joan Miró’s studios and foundation above Cala Major, including the white studio designed by Josep Lluís Sert.

    Carrer de Saridakis 29, 07015 PalmaExplore View on map

  3. Opera, music and theatre

    Teatre Principal de Palma

    Palma old town·Theatre

    Palma’s historic theatre, home to opera, concerts by the Simfònica and theatre.

    Carrer de la Riera 2, 07003 PalmaExplore View on map

Marinas and yacht clubs

  1. On the Paseo Marítimo

    Club de Mar Mallorca

    Palma·Marina and yacht club

    Palma’s marina and yacht club at the western end of the Passeig Marítim.

    Moll de Pelaires s/n, 07015 PalmaExplore View on map

  2. On the Moll de Sant Pere

    Real Club Náutico de Palma

    Palma·Yacht club

    Palma’s royal yacht club, by the old town on the Moll de Sant Pere.

    Moll de Sant Pere 1, 07012 PalmaExplore View on map

  3. The marina at Portals Nous

    Puerto Portals

    Portals Nous·Marina

    The marina at Portals Nous, with restaurants and boutiques on the quay.

    Torre Capitanía, 07181 Portals NousExplore View on map

  4. Designed by Starck

    Port Adriano marina

    El Toro·Marina

    The marina at El Toro, designed by Philippe Starck.

    Carrer El Toro s/n, 07180 CalviàExplore View on map

Shopping

  1. Palma’s main shopping streets

    Passeig del Born and Avinguda Jaume III

    Palma old town·Shopping streets

    The plane-tree avenue of the Born and the arcades of Jaume III, Palma’s classic shopping streets.

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  2. Blown glass since 1719

    Vidrios Gordiola

    Algaida·Glassworks

    Mallorca’s glassmakers, blowing glass since 1719, with a showroom on the Palma–Manacor road.

    Carretera Palma-Manacor km 19, 07210 AlgaidaExplore View on map

  3. The marina designed by Starck

    Port Adriano

    El Toro·Marina and shops

    The marina at El Toro, designed by Philippe Starck, with shops and restaurants on the quay.

    Carrer El Toro s/n, 07180 CalviàExplore View on map

Cars

  1. Porsche in Palma

    Centre Porsche Balears

    Palma·Car dealer

    The Porsche centre for the Balearic Islands, in Palma.

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