Both restaurants cook tasting menus, and both hotels close for the winter. Castell Son Claret, from about 655 euros, if you want a castle-fronted manor and Sa Clastra's starred menu, 205 euros a head in 2026, served in the courtyard on fine evenings. Cap Vermell Grand Hotel, from about 500, if you would rather have Voro, the Balearics' only two-star table, at 290 euros before wine, and a free kids' club.
A 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
Special occasions
Food-led couples
Slow countryside stays
Walkers and cyclists
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.
Both restaurants cook tasting menus, and both hotels close for the winter. Castell Son Claret, from about 655 euros, if you want a castle-fronted manor and Sa Clastra's starred menu, 205 euros a head in 2026, served in the courtyard on fine evenings. Cap Vermell Grand Hotel, from about 500, if you would rather have Voro, the Balearics' only two-star table, at 290 euros before wine, and a free kids' club.
Good questions about Castell Son Claret vs Cap Vermell Grand Hotel
Castell Son Claret or Cap Vermell Grand Hotel?
Both restaurants cook tasting menus, and both hotels close for the winter. Castell Son Claret, from about 655 euros, if you want a castle-fronted manor and Sa Clastra's starred menu, 205 euros a head in 2026, served in the courtyard on fine evenings. Cap Vermell Grand Hotel, from about 500, if you would rather have Voro, the Balearics' only two-star table, at 290 euros before wine, and a free kids' club.
Is Castell Son Claret worth it?
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.
Does Castell Son Claret have a pool or a beach?
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
Is Cap Vermell Grand Hotel worth it?
Come for Voro and stay for the quiet valley, the space and the spa. Book the table first, then the Junior Suite Valley View. A resort you choose for dinner: the Balearics' only two-star kitchen sits on its square, with big suites, a spa and a kids' club around it. It is remote, expensive and a drive from the sand.
Does Cap Vermell Grand Hotel have a pool or a beach?
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
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