The 11 Best Luxury Hotels in Palma

In Palma, you swim on rooftops overlooking La Seu, in gardens behind city walls or in pools set into the rock above the sea. Even in the narrow old town, most luxury hotels in Palma have a pool.Summum Boutique Mallorca · CentreAbove the rooftops of the old town: from the rooftop pool of the Can Bordoy Grand House Palma de Mallorca, you see La Seu, the Castell de Bellver and the Serra de Tramuntana, and a second, heated pool waits in the garden. Summum Boutique Mallorca has a shallow pool on its private solarium that you can reserve just for yourself on request. On the roof of the Convent de la Missió, the pool is heated in winter, and at Es Princep Palma de Mallorca, hotel guests look out over the bay from the temperature-controlled rooftop pool.

By the sea: at the Hospes Hotel Maricel Mallorca, the infinity pool is set into the rock on several levels, with two ways straight into the sea; the Natura Deluxe rooms even have their own plunge pool. At the Hotel de Mar Gran Melia Mallorca, two pools lie in terraced gardens above the hotel’s private cove.

With a garden and room to spread out: if you would rather swim surrounded by greenery, choose a hotel outside the old town. At the Lindner Hotel Mallorca Portals Nous, the pool-view rooms are grouped around a large outdoor pool, and the Sheraton Mallorca Arabella has one pool in the garden and another in the spa. The Castillo Hotel Son Vida Mallorca has two outdoor pools, one of them heated in spring and fall, and at the Hotel Victoria Gran Meliá Palma de Mallorca the outdoor pool with Bali beds is open from May to October.

In the old town, the spas often lie where water was once stored or foundations were laid. At Summum Boutique Mallorca, you unwind in a vaulted 16th-century cistern with a Finnish sauna and a pool with a massage bench; the area can be used privately and is open around the clock. The boutique spa of the Can Bordoy Grand House Palma de Mallorca lies in the 12th-century foundations: treatments of 60 minutes or more include an hour in the private spa suite with Dornbracht hydrotherapy.Es Princep Palma de Mallorca · La CalatravaWith a pool for laps: the Coco Spa Oasis at Es Princep Palma de Mallorca has an 18-meter indoor pool, plus a sauna, a Turkish bath, a Jacuzzi and salt therapy, all free for hotel guests. At the Nobis Hotel Palma de Mallorca, the indoor pool and the Finnish and infrared saunas are set in limestone and wood, and a medieval escape tunnel is on view. For massages, the hotel works with its partner Amor Garzon, a two-minute walk away.

At no extra cost: you pay the same rate as booking direct with the hotel – the suitespot benefits come on top, free of charge.

By the sea and in Son Vida: outside the old town, the luxury hotels in Palma have spas with plenty of space. The Bahari Beauty & Spa at the Lindner Hotel Mallorca Portals Nous covers 500 m² and has an indoor pool; at the Sheraton Mallorca Arabella, the Shine spa spans 843 m², with an indoor and an outdoor pool. The Hotel de Mar Gran Melia Mallorca offers hydrotherapy in its Spa by Clarins and myBlend, plus free yoga every day. In summer, the Hospes Hotel Maricel Mallorca opens a second spa beneath the stone arches of its palace, right above the sea.

Across the eleven hotels, the nightly rates cover a wide span. They range from 160 € at the Lindner Hotel Mallorca Portals Nous to 410 € at the Hotel de Mar Gran Melia Mallorca. In the old town, you pay from 218 € at Summum Boutique Mallorca, and on the Paseo Marítimo from 167 € at the Hotel Victoria Gran Meliá Palma de Mallorca. The table lists all eleven hotels by location. For your exact travel dates, check the live rates in the hotel list below.

Included everywhere: at all eleven hotels, daily breakfast for two is part of the stay, and the suitespot benefits apply from the first night. Nine hotels offer an upgrade; at the Lindner Hotel Mallorca Portals Nous and the Convent de la Missió, it is applied when you book, subject to availability.

Early in, late out: the two Meliá hotels, Summum Boutique Mallorca and the Hotel Victoria Gran Meliá Palma de Mallorca, guarantee you a choice: check-in from 10 am or check-out as late as 4 pm. Book a suite there and you collect 20 percent more Meliá Rewards points. At these two hotels, the 100 US dollar credit applies from three nights.Hotel de Mar Gran Melia Mallorca · Cas CatalàHotel credit: it is usually 100 US dollars, for example at the Can Bordoy Grand House Palma de Mallorca; at the Convent de la Missió, another 100 US dollars are added for the Luxury Suite from two nights. The Nobis Hotel Palma de Mallorca gives 50 euros for food and drinks, 100 euros in suites, and Es Princep Palma de Mallorca 100 euros for the spa.

Welcome gifts: at Es Princep Palma de Mallorca, champagne awaits you. At the Hospes Hotel Maricel Mallorca, rooms come with fruit, chocolates and a bottle of cava, suites with champagne or manzanilla with Serrano ham and cheese.

Points and status: loyalty points are on offer at nine of the eleven luxury hotels in Palma. Four hotels take part in Marriott Bonvoy, among them the Sheraton Mallorca Arabella; two belong to the Leaders Club, the Hotel de Mar Gran Melia Mallorca for one. There is one hotel each for I Prefer, Meliá Rewards and World of Hyatt.

When to come: Palma is a city for all seasons. In spring and fall, the old town and the promenade are ideal for strolling; summer brings rooftop pools and swimming coves, and winter brings markets, museums and quiet lanes. When to book early: for the summer months and for hotels with only a few suites.

How many nights: plan three to four nights at your 5-star hotel in Palma – time for the cathedral and the old town, an evening in Santa Catalina, a day by the sea and a trip into the Tramuntana.