Cala Blava
Cap Rocat
A 19th-century fortress in a coastal nature reserve on the Bay of Palma, with a spa 12 metres below ground and two restaurants.
- 19th-century fortress
- Spa 12 m below ground
- Thirty hectares of reserve
Hotel guide · Deià, Mallorca
Belmond La Residencia
Twin manor houses on a hillside in Deià, with the Tramuntana behind and the sea below.
Belmond La Residencia at a glance
- Where
- In the village of Deià, in the Tramuntana mountains above the sea
- The building
- Twin manor houses of the 16th and 17th centuries, a hotel since 1984
- Category
- 5 estrelles Gran Luxe (five-star), Mallorca tourism register
- Rooms
- 67 on the Mallorca tourism register; the hotel's count includes a villa
- Season
- Seasonal: closed in winter, reopening in March
- Address
- Son Canals s/n, 07179 Deià
Facts checked
01Is it for you?
Is Belmond La Residencia right for your stay?
- Why choose it
- The village. The hotel is two manor houses inside Deià rather than a resort near it, so the Tramuntana, the terraces and the walk down to the cove are what you step into, not what you drive to.
- Who it suits
- Couples and families who want a mountain village and its walks, with a spa, tennis, art studios and a kids' club in summer to fall back on.
- What to consider
- It closes from December to February. Deià is a thirty-minute drive of hairpins from Palma, the beach is a cove reached on foot or by summer shuttle, and the hillside means steps almost everywhere.
02The hotel
The hotel and its rooms
Belmond La Residencia is two manor houses of the 16th and 17th centuries, once home to Cistercian monks, standing together on a hillside inside the village of Deià. They opened as a hotel in 1984.
The rooms are spread between the two houses and the terraces below them, with the spa, the indoor pool and the art studios among the olive groves around. Sa Tafona shows work by a resident artist, and Restaurante Miró hangs a selection of Joan Miró’s.
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Rooms and suites
Sixty-seven rooms and suites, including three signature suites and a villa, spread between the two manor houses and the terraces below them. Many have a terrace or balcony over the village, the mountains or the sea, and the Executive Junior Suites add a private plunge pool.
Villa Robert Graves is a house of its own, a five-minute walk from the hotel: 170 m², three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room with a fireplace, and a terrace with a barbecue and a heated private pool, for up to six.
On the practical side: the hotel closes for the winter and reopens in March, and a shuttle runs to Cala Deià in summer.
At the hotel
Facilities
- A heated indoor pool and an outdoor pool
- A spa with sauna, steam room and treatment rooms, and a fitness centre
- Tennis courts with coaching, guided Tramuntana hikes and donkey trekking
- Sa Tafona gallery, an art studio and a sculpture studio with a resident artist
- The Smile Club for ages 4 to 12, May to September
Eating and drinking
El Olivo is in the hotel’s old oil mill, listed in the MICHELIN Guide, with a tasting menu and a vegetarian one from chef Pablo Aranda. Restaurante Miró is named after Joan Miró and shows a selection of his work; the Tramuntana Grill cooks over a charcoal oven beside the pool from April; and breakfast is at Son Fony.
03Location
Where Belmond La Residencia is
Deià sits on the seaward side of the Tramuntana, on the winding coast road between Valldemossa and Sóller. The hotel is inside the village rather than above it, which is why the walk to the cove and the walk to dinner are the same kind of walk.
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Belmond La Residencia
Cala Deià
Valldemossa
Sóller
04Alternatives
Other featured hotels in Mallorca
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Castillo Hotel Son Vida
An adults-only castle hotel of 165 rooms in the hills of Son Vida above Palma, looking over the bay, among three golf courses.
- Adults-only (12+)
- Above the Bay of Palma
- Three golf courses around it
Puigpunyent
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A 17th-century manor on a country estate in the Tramuntana foothills, with its own vineyard, an outdoor pool and a spa of over 1,000 m².
- 17th-century manor
- Own vineyard
- Spa over 1,000 m²
05Planning
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