Mallorca, SpainPollenca
Can Aulí Hotel
Restored surgeon's mansion
Restored surgeon's mansion
The seventeenth-century doctor's residence is now an intimate hotel where days center on courtyard swims and unhurried local wine.
What it’s good at
Notable
Rustic-minimalist interiors set with rough-textured ceramics by Jaume Roig beneath vaulted stone.
Notable
A seventeenth-century stone surgeon's mansion, preserved with original wide arches and traditional masonry.
Notable
Morning tables serve warm loaves of ancient Mallorcan Xeixa wheat and local sobrasada.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Take a 17th-century mansion in the Mallorcan town of Pollanca, blend it with a rustic-chic boutique-hotel sensibility, and you get Can Aulí Luxury Retreat — a heady mix of old and new.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Plaça Major's café terraces sit around the corner, and the 365 stone steps of El Calvari climb the hillside just beyond.
The rooms
Bedrooms set raw stone walls against pale linen. The solitary suite opens onto a furnished terrace looking toward the Tramuntana mountains.
The pool
Bring a swimsuit.
The outdoor pool sits in the stone courtyard garden, shaded by leafy branches and lined with sun loungers.
The spa
At the table
Photographs by Jean Marie del Moral line the dining room, where evenings bring Mallorcan tapas and local Balearic wines.
Mallorca
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.