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Portixol Hotel & RestaurantevsHospes Maricel & Spa
Both hotels are endorsed by professionals. On balance, Portixol Hotel and Restaurant ranks significantly better than Hospes Maricel Mallorca & Spa. Portixol Hotel and Restaurant scores 80 with recommendations from 4 reviewers like oyster.com, The Telegraph and concierge.com.
Portixol Hotel & Restaurante
Star Service
Concierge
Oyster
The Telegraph
Independent
Lonely Planet Independent Independent
Calle Sirena 27, 07006 Palma de Mallorca
From $121/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Star Service "This small, fashionable hotel sits on a scenic little promontory poking out into Cala Portixol's marina, an area famous for some of the island's best seafood restaurants." Full review
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Amenities run to Berber-like carpeting, air-conditioning, dual-line phones, small flat-screen TVs, DVD and CD players (reception maintains a library of titles from which to choose), minibars, safes and binoculars to view the ships as they sail past.
Concierge "The sleekly minimalist 26 rooms, with Scandinavian design evident everywhere... make good use of the light that streams through every window."
OysterUpper-middle-range
"The 25-room Portixol Hotel and Restaurant is a boutique property on the outskirts of Palma in the charming port town of Portixol." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"This chic boutique hotel occupies an exclusive position in gentrified Portixol harbour, directly overlooking the sea." Full review
Independent "This boutique hotel is within easy walking distance of many of its best seafood joints...the chic pool area may tempt you to stay in and rooms are bright and breezy, many of them with private terraces"
Lonely Planet "The hip, harbour-front Hotel Portixol has a soothing fusion of Mediterranean and Scandinavian styles. Rooms are bright and breezy." Full review
Independent "With its white façade, blue shutters and jaunty nautical theme, Portixol has snaffled the perfect spot right in front of the sea in the trendy fishing area of the same name"
Independent "This beachfront paradise has a beach club-esque pool and terrace area, a gourmet restaurant and its own spa and wellness centre. Rooms have a loose maritime theme and come with balconies "
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Hospes Maricel & Spa Concierge
Jetsetter
Mr & Mrs Smith Oyster
Michelin Guide
Carretera d'Andratx 11, 07184 Cas Catala, Majorca
From $173/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge "It's close enough to the burgeoning Palma scene for evening access, yet far enough away for escape."
Jetsetter "Hip heritage hotel with a seafront restaurant and a spa cut into natural caves." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "Dipping a toe in the banks of the Mediterranean Sea, Hospes Maricel hotel is a 16th-century mansion located five minutes from Palma." Full review
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I can’t quite be sure as I’m too busy admiring that view again.
Oyster Luxury
"The 51-room luxury boutique Hospes Maricel is the kind of place where one might expect to find a modern doppelgänger of Cary Grant lounging by the pool" Full review
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One can choose to stay either in the main white 16th-century building of the hotel, or in the Eco side, where the experience is completely different.
Michelin Guide "Ten minutes west of Palma, perched at the edge of the Mediterranean, this stately old building was once a grand residence, and still radiates an aristocratic elegance" Full review
