Son Brull Hotel & Spa

At the foot of the Puig de Maria, at kilometre 49.8

Son Brull is a former 18th-century monastery converted into a five-star hotel, a member of Relais & Châteaux and holder of a Michelin Guide Key for 2026. It sits at the start of the Serra de Tramuntana, at the foot of the Puig de Maria, 2 km from Pollença and 6 km from the sea. You reach it by the Palma to Pollença road, the PM-220, at kilometre 49.8, just before entering the town. Parking is free, with two electric-car charging points, and staff carry up your luggage and park your car at the entrance.

Mind the dates: the hotel warns that it is closed until 11 April, while it renovates the rooms and the pool area.

Nine ways to sleep

The rooms range from the superior and deluxe to the duplexes, the grand deluxe and premium deluxe, the junior suites (some with a terrace) and the villa suites, with a terrace and private pool. They are understated, in wood and white, with views of the countryside. Check-in is from 15:00; if you arrive earlier, you can use the spa while the room is prepared. Cots for babies aged 0 to 2 are free.

What comes from the estate

The estate has 32 hectares in terraces with centuries-old olive trees, citrus, fig trees, a vegetable garden and organic vines. From the three hectares of vines, with Mallorcan varieties such as callet, gorgollassa, giró ros or prensal blanc, come the house wines; from the olive trees, table olives and its oil. The oranges go into the breakfast juice and marmalade, the hens lay the eggs and the bees give honey twice a year. Two donkeys, Siona and Masiana, keep the grass down.

The 3/65 and the bistro

There are two restaurants: the 3/65, serving gastronomic Mallorcan cooking, and a Mediterranean-flavoured bistro and bar, where breakfast is also served. The hotel recommends booking a table in advance and warns that the long tasting menu at the 3/65 is not for small children, who are better off eating in the bistro. Vegetarian dishes can be adapted for vegans with 24 hours' notice.

A spa also open to those not staying

The spa opens every day from 8:00 to 20:00, with a sensations pool, steam bath, sauna and cold-water pool; treatments from 10:00 to 19:00. It admits over-16s, like the gym. Without staying at the hotel you can spend the day with advance booking, from €160 per person with the 9:00 yoga class. For guests there is yoga every morning, a tennis court with rackets and balls, and electric and mountain bikes for a maximum of two hours, booked 24 hours ahead.

Children and ages

The main pool is for over-12s and babies aged 0 to 2. Families with children aged 3 to 12 are directed by the hotel to the villa suites, which have their own pool. The tourist tax is €4.40 per person per night for over-16s, with a 75% discount between 1 November and 30 April.

Two kilometres from the town, eight from the Port

The Puig de Maria starts almost at the door. Pollença, with the Calvari and the Sunday market, is 2 km away; the Port and the boat to Formentor, about 8.