One of eight vibes
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
9 hotels on this page
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Kimpton Aysla Mallorca
Architect Guillermo Reynés arranged modern terrazzo guestrooms around central Majorcan-style garden patios. Three pools including La Cala heated indoor pool, outdoor family pool, outdoor adults-only pool, and vitality hydrotherapy pool
Nakar Hotel
Pale oak, native stone, and black lacquered iron detailing with copper accents shape modern interiors. 12-meter outdoor rooftop infinity pool and a subterranean heated indoor relaxation pool.
Petit Palace Hotel Tres
Scandinavian modernism meets beamed ceilings and an original Renaissance stone courtyard. Outdoor seasonal rooftop splash plunge pool set into a wooden sundeck.
Portals Hills Boutique Hotel Mallorca
White Streamline Moderne architecture with gold-accented interiors channeling classic South Beach glamour. Outdoor infinity swimming pool on the sun terrace overlooking the Mediterranean.
Sa Creu Nova
Contemporary art hung against exposed marès sandstone walls across seventeen clean-lined rooms. Outdoor saltwater swimming pool with water cascade in the interior garden courtyard.
Sant Jaume Design Hotel
A twelve-meter sculpture rising through the central atrium of the restored mansion. Outdoor rooftop plunge pool measuring 4 meters by 4.5 meters with a depth of 1.2 meters, and an indoor basement relaxation pool.
Son Penya Adults Only Petit Hotel & Spa
Architect Toni Esteva shaped the former finca using marés sandstone and organic timber. Outdoor garden pool with wooden sun deck, heated indoor spa pool, and private villa plunge pools
Summum Boutique Hotel, member of Meliá Collection
Monochrome minimalist interiors sit alongside Francesc Parietti's nineteenth-century ceiling fresco. Indoor thermal hydrotherapy pool in the 16th-century vaulted cistern and an outdoor rooftop shallow plunge pool with solarium.
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.
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.
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.