Two old-town Palma hotels, both open all year. Es Princep, from about 245 euros, if you want a roof terrace and pool facing the bay and a starred dinner downstairs, and will pay more than the entry price for a sea view. Can Cera, from about 335, if you would rather have 14 rooms around a palm courtyard and a spa you can reserve for yourselves, but no pool.
The viewA 68-room hotel above Palma's sea walls, with a roof terrace facing the bay and the cathedral and a starred kitchen.
€€From about €245 a night
Choose Es Princep if
The catch
The view starts above the entry room: the 22 m² Standard sits on the lower floors facing a narrow lane, and the Superior looks over the city.
The hideawayAn 18th-century Palma noble house of 14 rooms around a small planted courtyard, with a spa you can book for yourselves.
€€€From about €335 a night
Choose Can Cera if
The catch
No pool: the water here is a hot tub in the spa, and the nearest beach, Can Pere Antoni, is a 16-minute walk.
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The verdict
Two old-town Palma hotels, both open all year. Es Princep, from about 245 euros, if you want a roof terrace and pool facing the bay and a starred dinner downstairs, and will pay more than the entry price for a sea view. Can Cera, from about 335, if you would rather have 14 rooms around a palm courtyard and a spa you can reserve for yourselves, but no pool.
Questions people ask
Two old-town Palma hotels, both open all year. Es Princep, from about 245 euros, if you want a roof terrace and pool facing the bay and a starred dinner downstairs, and will pay more than the entry price for a sea view. Can Cera, from about 335, if you would rather have 14 rooms around a palm courtyard and a spa you can reserve for yourselves, but no pool.
Es Princep earns its place on the roof and the windows: the Bay of Palma in front, the cathedral along the walls and a starred dinner downstairs. Pay for a Premium Sea View, because the view is the reason to come and the entry room does not have it. A polished city hotel whose point is the outlook: just inside the old sea walls, looking over the Bay of Palma, a short walk from the cathedral, with a starred kitchen in the building. The view is sold room by room, so budget for it.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
Can Cera earns its place on the courtyard, the spa you can have to yourselves and an old-town address you can walk everywhere from. Pay for the Signature Junior Suite, and save the beach days for the coast. A 14-room old-town house built for quiet: you walk Palma by day and come back to a courtyard, a spa you can have to yourselves and a roof terrace. There is no pool and no beach on the doorstep.
There is no pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.