Es Princep, from about 245 euros, if you want Palma as the base, all year: the cathedral 11 minutes' walk away, a rooftop over the bay and a starred dinner downstairs. L'Avenida, from about 235, if you would rather base yourselves in a working mountain town from March to October, with the port tram and the hour-long train to Palma five minutes' walk away.
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
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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 insider oneA twelve-room, adults-only Sóller townhouse with a garden pool, a MICHELIN Key and the port tram five minutes away.
€€From about €235 a night
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The catch
Closed from November to the end of February, with a three-night minimum stay from May to September.
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The verdict
Es Princep, from about 245 euros, if you want Palma as the base, all year: the cathedral 11 minutes' walk away, a rooftop over the bay and a starred dinner downstairs. L'Avenida, from about 235, if you would rather base yourselves in a working mountain town from March to October, with the port tram and the hour-long train to Palma five minutes' walk away.
Questions people ask
Es Princep, from about 245 euros, if you want Palma as the base, all year: the cathedral 11 minutes' walk away, a rooftop over the bay and a starred dinner downstairs. L'Avenida, from about 235, if you would rather base yourselves in a working mountain town from March to October, with the port tram and the hour-long train to Palma five minutes' walk away.
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.
L'Avenida earns its place by putting you inside Sóller: a small, adults-only house with a pool, people who know where to book dinner, and the tram and the mountains within walking distance. Pay for a Luxury Suite, come between March and October, and pack for the stairs. A twelve-room house in the middle of a working mountain town: you sleep and swim here, then eat out every night on the staff's tips. It is small, quiet and adults-only, with no dinner, no spa and no beach at the door.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.