Mallorca, SpainPalma Old Town
Portella
Restored artist palace
Palma Old Town Mallorca, Spain
Opened
2024
Price
$$$
Rated for
Design Luxe HeritageOutside the door
Restored artist palace
The former artist palace runs like a private home, centering daily life around a quiet courtyard and open kitchen.
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Festen designed rooms with Santanyí stone floors and hand-blown glass light fixtures.
Notable
A seventeenth-century palace and painter workshop preserving original stone walls and timber doors.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in Wallpaper*.
Housed within a petite 17th-century palace in the medieval walled city of Palma — a light-filled space most recently occupied by an art museum — this boutique hotel retains many of the building’s original features.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
The botanical gardens of the Arab Baths sit next door, and Santa Clara Convent is just down the cobbled lane.
The rooms
Ten suites have their own kitchens finished in mustard yellow tiles. Bedrooms keep their original timber doors and muted limestone walls.
The spa and gym
A private stone steam room sits inside the palace's historic pottery oven. The gym has Technogym machines beneath a gilded mirror.
At the table
Portella's Kitchen serves seasonal Mediterranean cooking through late afternoon, with bottles drawn from the on-site wine cellar.
The muted colour palette continues into the bedrooms, where layers of natural materials such as wood, stone, and iron have been intentionally chosen to give each room a rich patina over time.
How it began
Spanish painter Joaquín Torrents Lladó lived and worked here until 1993, after which the palace briefly operated as his memorial museum.
Mallorca
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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.