L'Hostal Pollensa, Pollensa, Mallorca - Explore & Book
"To find a decent room anywhere in Mallorca for less than €200 is hard enough. To find a bright and cheery one, with original artwork, a family welcome and views over the medieval rooftops of a vibrant little town, and still to have change for a round of tapas, is … well, it’s a find. We found it by chance, having asked at their sister hotel Juma on the plaça major. They led us down a cobbled lane, through an unobtrusive door, and into a generous beamed hall with funky artwork (vast abstract canvases in red, yellow and gold), playful furniture (two scarlet armchairs on a Rubiks-Cube rug) and stylish fittings (tall white Chinese lanterns, black leather sofas). The bedrooms – just six of them spread over two upstairs floors – do not disappoint. Good-sized, brightly-coloured, spotlessly clean, they are all you need for a cosy night’s sleep. By day, explore Pollensa’s modern art museum, baroque churches, Calvary Hill; hike to Lluc monastery or up the rocky summit of Puig de Maria; swim off busy Cala San Vicenç or remote Cala Castell. Highs Located in a delightful historic town with an atmospheric main square full of cafés and restaurantsExcellent outdoor classical concerts during the Pollensa festival (July-Aug)Lots of art, sculpture and textiles to admire, both inside the hotel and out many by the manager's sister, Ania CifreFriendly relaxed atmosphereA good base for combining hiking, swimming and relaxingRemote, cliff-ringed coves nearby Lows This is not haute luxe but decent rooms at decent pricesOff-season, it can feel a little neglected (or undiscovered, depending how you see it)No central reception but there is an intercom system to get hold of staff membersThere can be some street noise during the festival – but that’s the price you pay for being so central" - Michael Cullen
