New Hotels in Mallorca

A historic building high above the sea in Banyalbufar, the village of stone terraces on Mallorca's west coast, now a 29-room hotel. Architect Álvaro Onieva and interior designer Virginia Nieto kept its old character and painted it in a soft, sun-washed yellow made just for the hotel. Every room faces the water. Chef Joan Escalas runs the kitchen, and the terraces are made for doing very little while the light changes.

A 1960s hotel on a small headland near Puerto Portals, rebuilt as a 131-room Mandarin Oriental. French designer Laura Gonzalez did the interiors with BG Studio. The hotel's original ceramic mural of James I's conquest of Mallorca in 1229 has been restored, and new tiles by Fran Aniorte map Balearic stars across the lobby. It's the big-name luxury pick on this list, 15 minutes from Palma, with water on three sides.

A 41-room hotel in El Terreno, the old bohemian neighbourhood just west of Palma's centre. Palma studio OHLAB kept a 1935 building and added a new one beside it, with wooden louvres that open and close on their own to follow the sun. The north wall of the new building is clad in cork, and rubble from a building next door was crushed into the terrazzo in the bathrooms and shared spaces. A city stay in a part of Palma most visitors never see.

An old olive mill in the hills of Alaró, at the foot of the Tramuntana mountains, now a five-star hotel. The thick limestone walls and beamed ceilings are still there, with shaded courtyards and big windows looking out to the gardens and mountains. There's a quiet spa that uses organic products and a heated pool facing the peaks. Part of IHG's Vignette Collection.

A country estate in Sencelles, in the farmland at the centre of the island, with roots going back to the 12th century. Mallorcan studio Clapés Pizà restored the buildings, and Virginia Nieto did the interiors and gardens in golden stone and natural materials. There are 22 rooms, 14 of them suites, many opening onto a terrace or garden. Vineyards and almond groves all around, a pool, and not much else. It's from the same group as Gran Hotel Margalida.

A 160-room five-star hotel on the hillside above Santa Ponsa bay, joined to a Purobeach beach club. There are two pools, views across the bay to the mountains, a spa, and food and events on site. Best for a social beach holiday where everything you need is in one place.

A small five-star hotel in Peguera, on the southwest coast, with views over the sea and the hills behind. The mother-and-daughter team at Ballesteros Drusetta Studio did the design. The walls are local stone laid the old Mallorcan way, the shutters copy the ones on the island's country estates, and the colours come from the land: olive green, almond-blossom pink and wine red. It's made for active stays, so think morning hikes and swims.

A 184-room resort on the beach at Playa de Muro, in the north of the island. In front is the shallow, clear water of Alcúdia Bay. Behind are the wetlands of S'Albufera Natural Park, good for bike rides and birdwatching. Inside, the colours are sand, sea blue and pine green, with work by local artists on the walls. Part of Hyatt's Destination collection.

A farmhouse from 1897 on the Pla, the flat farmland once known as the orchard of Palma, about 15 minutes from the city. It used to be the Posada des Molí. Owner Mikael Hall has turned it into a 22-room country hotel and put back the windmill that gives the place its name. Five hectares of gardens and fruit trees, and rooms with high beamed ceilings. Countryside quiet, with Palma close by.

The Hotel Formentor first opened in 1929 and came back as a Four Seasons in March 2025. Paris studio Gilles & Boissier did the renovation. They kept the lobby low so it doesn't block the sea, and used Mallorcan stone, brushed wood, the island's ikat fabric and lamps from local workshops. It sits in the pines on the Formentor peninsula, right on the bay with its own beach. Few hotels on the island have a better setting.

One to watch for next summer. A 15th-century estate of more than 46 hectares in Banyalbufar, being turned into a 17-room hotel by Virgin Limited Edition, the group behind nearby Son Bunyola. The buildings are heritage protected, so the work has been slow and careful.