Both are old Mallorcan manors, closed from mid-November to mid-March. La Residencia, from about 1,805 euros, if you want the village on the doorstep, Miró on the walls and donkey walks through the olive groves. Castell Son Claret, from about 655, if you would rather arrive along a palm avenue to a castle front and eat at Sa Clastra's starred table in the courtyard on fine evenings.
The classicDeià's manor-house classic since 1984: olive terraces, Miró on the walls and the village on the doorstep.
€€€€From about €1,805 a night
Choose La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel if
The catch
Built into a hillside, with steps between buildings and sometimes more than one lift to reach your room
The special oneA Mallorcan manor given its towered castle front in 1888, with a starred dinner in its courtyard on fine evenings and 132 hectares of Tramuntana foothills around it.
€€€€From about €655 a night
Choose Castell Son Claret if
The catch
The hotel closes from mid-November to mid-March, Sa Clastra stops serving at the end of October, and the 2027 calendar sells stays of three nights or more.
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La Residencia, A Belmond HotelCastell Son Claret
La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel
Castell Son Claret
The verdict
Both are old Mallorcan manors, closed from mid-November to mid-March. La Residencia, from about 1,805 euros, if you want the village on the doorstep, Miró on the walls and donkey walks through the olive groves. Castell Son Claret, from about 655, if you would rather arrive along a palm avenue to a castle front and eat at Sa Clastra's starred table in the courtyard on fine evenings.
Questions people ask
Both are old Mallorcan manors, closed from mid-November to mid-March. La Residencia, from about 1,805 euros, if you want the village on the doorstep, Miró on the walls and donkey walks through the olive groves. Castell Son Claret, from about 655, if you would rather arrive along a palm avenue to a castle front and eat at Sa Clastra's starred table in the courtyard on fine evenings.
The Tramuntana classic, booked for the art, the olive groves and a terrace facing Deià, if you can live with the stairs. Check availability for a Deluxe Junior Suite. Old Mallorca at its most polished: manor houses, olive terraces and art in a village that has drawn painters and writers for generations, with the sea a walk downhill rather than at the door. It is quiet, hilly and priced as one of the island's famous names.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
Castell Son Claret earns its place as a Mallorcan manor with a castle front and a starred dinner in its own courtyard on fine evenings, a short drive from the south-west coast. Pay for a Deluxe Double, hire a car and give it three nights. A castle in the countryside rather than a beach hotel: 43 rooms on a quiet estate in the Tramuntana foothills, a starred dinner in the courtyard and a car for everything else. Priced as a splurge and run for calm.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.