Both suit Tramuntana walkers. La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel adds art studios, a summer kids' club and Deià on foot, for occasions and families; Maristel Hotel & Spa, for over-16s, costs under a tenth as much and looks down its valley to the sea, for couples watching the budget.
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 smart moneyA Tramuntana village hotel with a pool looking down the valley to the sea and sea-view rooms from about 160 euros.
€From about €135 a night
Choose Maristel Hotel & Spa if
The catch
The basic Cosy Rooms are twins whose window may face a courtyard or a wall, and the sea view costs extra.
| Best for | La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel | Maristel Hotel & Spa |
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| Best family hotels in Mallorca | On the list | Not on the list |
| Best adults-only hotels in Mallorca | Not on the list | On the list |
| Best spa hotels in Mallorca | On the list | On the list |
| Best value hotels in Mallorca | Not on the list | On the list |
| Best quiet hotels in Mallorca | On the list | On the list |
| Best hotels with a view in Mallorca | On the list | On the list |
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The verdict
Both suit Tramuntana walkers. La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel adds art studios, a summer kids' club and Deià on foot, for occasions and families; Maristel Hotel & Spa, for over-16s, costs under a tenth as much and looks down its valley to the sea, for couples watching the budget.
Questions people ask
Both suit Tramuntana walkers. La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel adds art studios, a summer kids' club and Deià on foot, for occasions and families; Maristel Hotel & Spa, for over-16s, costs under a tenth as much and looks down its valley to the sea, for couples watching the budget.
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.
The Maristel is the affordable way onto Mallorca's wild west coast: an adults-only village hotel whose pool and better rooms look down the valley to the sea, with sea-view rooms from about 160 euros. Pay the step up to Dreaming Sea and check what your rate includes. Smart money on the wild coast: a modest village hotel whose pool, terraces and better rooms look down the valley to the sea, with sea-view rooms from about 160 euros. It is a hire-car and walking-boots kind of place, with no beach on the doorstep and plain rooms at the bottom of the ladder.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.