Courtesy of Grand Hotel Son Net
Staying in a medieval tower is excellent for the legs.
Adding to Mallorcas popularity, in 2022 United Airlines began offering direct flights from Newark from May to September.
Last summer I spent five days surveying three of the new arrivals.
The Chimney Room at the Grand Hotel Son Net, with views of the lush garden.Credit:Courtesy of Grand Hotel Son Net
Although it was high season, I wouldnt have known it from the idyllic pace.
In addition, there are three villas, the largest spread across 7,100 square feet.
The estate, meanwhile, has been replanted with grapevines and citrus and olive trees.
An art-filled suite at Son Net.Courtesy of Grand Hotel Son Net
Courtesy of Son Bunyola Hotel & Villas
Despite the comforts, Son Bunyola still feels tied to the elements.
Son Nets palatial, ivy-covered mansion exudes a lived-in feeling.
There are also nods to Mallorcas Arab past.
A suite with a sea-view terrace at Son Bunyola.Courtesy of Son Bunyola Hotel & Villas
Walking into the soaring lobby felt like entering a Gothic cathedral.
It has an ornately carved wooden ceiling and walls draped with sumptuous tapestries and darkened oil paintings.
Theyre defending our history.
Son Bunyola’s Sa Terrassa restaurant.Courtesy of Son Bunyola Hotel & Villas
Some rooms occupy renovated stables and granaries and have expansive glass doors leading to sunny porches.
It was only a half hours drive to Cape Formentor, a dramatic promontory at Mallorcas northernmost point.
At dusk, the nearby beach was all but empty.
The lobby at the Lodge Mallorca.Courtesy of The Lodge Mallorca
A tangy red from a nearby vineyard accompanied the meal.
