The catch at Cap Vermell Grand Hotel

Cap Vermell is built on the Atalaya de Canyamel slope above the valley, and it has no beach of its own. Canyamel beach, the sandy bay at the mouth of the valley, is 1.8 km away: 25 minutes on foot downhill, then about 60 metres to climb on the way back.

The car is quicker, but only if you know the way. The hillside streets end above the north end of the sand, 4 minutes from the hotel, with footpaths and steps down to the beach. The road to the beachfront itself, where the cafés are, goes round by the valley and takes 11.

Voro, Álvaro Salazar's restaurant in its own building on the Plaza de la Torre, is the only two-MICHELIN-star kitchen in the Balearic Islands in the 2026 guide. It serves one menu, Devoro, of about 28 courses at 290 euros a head before wine, with pairings at 170 or 370. Seatings run from 7pm to 8.30pm, Tuesday to Saturday in March, April, May and October and Monday to Friday from June to September, so it is closed two nights in every week. No one under 16 is admitted, there is no vegetarian or vegan version, men need long trousers and closed shoes, and every guest needs a prepaid ticket, refundable by email up to 48 hours ahead.

This is the far north-east of Mallorca: 71 minutes by car from Palma airport and 78 from Palma Cathedral. The estate holds four restaurants, the spa, the kids' club and, eight minutes away on foot, the Country Club. Beyond that, every meal and every outing is a drive or a long walk. Canyamel's restaurants are 10 or 11 minutes away by road, Capdepera's square 10, Cala Rajada 12 to 13, the old town of Artà 12 to 13 and the Coves d'Artà 4. Parking at the hotel is free, and a car is what turns the east coast's coves and villages into day trips rather than taxi fares.

The three junior suites, Garden, Resort View and Valley View, are all 53 m² with a king or two single beds, and each takes two adults and one child at most. No junior suite takes a family of four. The hotel's answers are the Family Room, which is two connecting rooms for two adults with up to four children or for three or four adults, and the Grand Suites of 103 m², with one or two bedrooms. Both are bigger and dearer categories. The free kids' club for 4 to 11-year-olds is a reason to bring children; Voro, which admits no one under 16, is not.

The hotel's season runs from late March to the end of October; from November to late March it is closed, so it is no use for a winter break. Within the season the price follows the calendar: April and late October are the cheapest weeks, and July and August cost the most. When the resort is full, the pools feel small and breakfast service slows, two complaints that recur among guests. Voro's nights change with the season too: Tuesday to Saturday in spring and October, Monday to Friday in summer.