When we were in Mallorca, we had so many amazing meals. The one that we had a Cas X'orc stands out…read moreas one of the best meals that we had during our entire trip! Cas X'orc is a local Finca (or hacienda or plantation) that is located at the top of the mountain and overlooks the valley below. The views here are incredible!! We made a reservation at their restaurant, which is a converted olive oil mill. The restaurant is so quaint and when you walk in they had a roaring fire going (this was during the fall - I'm sure that would not happen during the summer months!). WHAT WE ORDERED: Assortment of homemade breads: This fabulous assortment of homemade breads, including sourdough - my fav! This was served with an herb butter, aioli, and fresh hummus. Don't forget about their fresh homemade olive oil! Mughal chicken korma served with Pappadum and spicy rice: This delicious dish was the perfect medley of chicken tikka masala with a Mediterranean flare. Carob Waffle, Almond Ice Cream and "Palo" Sauce: If you're ordering dessert, might as well go all out and get the coffee too! Please don't be like my husband though and stay up all night when you have a 6 am flight..lmao. This is also posted on my website where I do foodie blog posts and travel itineraries. You can find it at www.thatblondetravels.com/that-blonde-travels or follow me on instagram @thatblondetravels.

I stayed for two nights and ate at the hotel for breakfast and dinner each day. Absolutely stunning…read morehotel and location. I loved meeting the donkeys and sheep during my walk along the gardens and adored the authentic, yet chic old-world farm feel. If you are very disturbed by a faint farm smell, this might not be the place for you. The staff were incredibly nice, welcoming and accommodating to me. They spoke English very well and answered emails promptly. They also arranged high-quality transfers to and from the airport making travel a breeze. The dinners were pricey but top quality. They even catered to my gluten-free needs and always brought a warm piece of gluten-free bread to my table without me having to ask. The hiking trails are world-class, easy to find from the hotel and well-marked. Only a 1.5 hour hike down to the ocean. It was heaven. My only complaint that necessitates 4 stars instead of 5 was that the room was VERY noisy at night. Granted I go to bed earlier than most Europeans (10pm) but my "superior" room (one upgrade from standard) was right above the main entrance and restaurant and also faced the kitchen. The windows were thin and must have zero noise barriers as I could hear everything outside as if it was happening inside my room including clanging plates and kitchen noise. Although I thought it was cute and charming that the sheep somehow ended up causing a ruckus outside my window the first night, I was less impressed to hear the noisy large groups of restaurant guests talking and laughing in the lobby beyond midnight. I actually had to use my earplugs just to dampen the noise enough to sleep. If you decide to stay, request one of the rooms at the back or one of the private garden cottages - this should ensure a much more tranquil experience.

This place is gorgeous, the common areas are grand and the rooms are beautiful. Very small hotel so…read moremake sure you book in advance. They have parking on site but the streets are small, so if you are renting a car get the smallest one available...

We had a very nice dinner with great service at Hotel Can Cera. For once in Palma service was good…read moreand for the first time we tipped accordingly. We started out with a couple of shared plates of Pan Cristal, Patatas Bravas, Burrata and the salty crackers with sardines. The Pan in particular was very tasty, both light and crisp - something that's proven hard to find here in Palma. We then had the Gazpacho soup with tomato icecream. A bit sweet but very flavourful (quite strong notes of herbs like basil and sage), the icecream was possibly a sorbet. Tasty tasty if you're ok with sweetness in your food. For mains we had the black paella (crunchy and well balanced), the grilled seabass with potatoes (a large portion size), the salmon rolls with lentils (more of a starter in size) and the Gallician squid with creamed potatoes (to uniform in texture to work well as a dish). We could taste the chefs ambition to create both authentic and innovative dishes. Most of it worked, some details were less succesful (even though the squid was tender) but overall a meal where we enjoyed each dished. The desserts were the only let down. The mandarin sorbet was to artificial in flavour, the lemon cake with lemon sorbet too tart (never thought I would say a lemon cake was too tart). The souffle with caramelized almonds was great - but in truth it was an ice cream on a cookie. The kitchen by mistake sent out paellas with seafood instead of our black paellas. Having this corrected was no problem and we were treated to an extra bottle of cava for the mishap. We were very happy with the food, the local and the service at this restaurant. Recommend!

We loved Hotel Cort and wish we had been able to stay for longer than two nights. The design of the…read morehotel is so cute, and we took advantage of the roofdeck with a small plunge pool and lounge chairs - it was the perfect place to escape the mid-day July heat. We had a proper suite (two rooms, with a door in between them) at what I considered a very reasonable price for high season, and we all slept very well. Our room had a French balcony with a lovely view of the square. Service was very warm and accomodating. The hotel includes a 'welcome drink' but we didn't want to drink when we first arrived, since we were sleep-deprived coming off a redeye flight, and they let us have the drinks the following day. Breakfast was great. You can have it in the restaurant or in the little square outside the hotel under the 600 year old olive tree. You order off a menu, but you can order as much as you want. Over the two days we tried a variety of pastries including croissants and chocolate croissants, made to order omelettes, fried eggs and avocado and tomato toast. It was all excellent. I was completely charmed by Palma in general, and Hotel Cort was a big part of that.

We like stopping by for a drink outside perhaps some food para picar to take a bit of time to relax…read moreand view this plaza with its amazing olive tree. It's a good place to people watch. We have eaten in the more formal restaurant in the past and recommend that too. It's gotten very touristy over the few years since it opened but we tend to go in slightly off hours (less crowded)

As expected, this Iberostar hotel lived up to my expectations. From check-in to departure, it was…read morefirst class. Rooms: very modern, clean and comfortable. Service: Room service, spa, food and bar servers were all very kind, professional and accommodating. Food: The breakfast and dinner buffet is of great quality. Fresh food. Multiple items to choose from. Location: on the beach. Nice hiking trail. Easy walking distance to many shops and restaurants. I'm looking forward to coming back next year!!

I need to preface that I research hotels and resorts very heavily before I go. I do that because I…read moream very particular about where I stay and what they have to offer. That being said, I don't usually leave reviews but I have to leave one for this Iberostar because I think it will help others! I do not regret coming here at all. I enjoyed my vacation quite well but speaking honestly I probably won't return because there is not enough to warrant me coming back. The hotel itself is nice. Big positive for us. The rooms are kept quite clean and the covid protocol of the hotel is top notch, something we really appreciated. The room is spacious with a very functional, spacious closet. The shower has great water pressure and heats up nicely. There is no proper shower door so the the shower leaks water into the bathroom but we didn't mind that since they provide towels. The only bad thing about the room is that the AC did not feel very powerful. Some nights we woke up from it being too hot even though the AC was on high. The entire hotel is energy conscious and requires a room key to power the room. When we would leave for the day, we left the AC on, and when we returned it was cool. Somehow overnight though, it warmed up. Not sure if this was the weather or the hotel conserving energy. We are also coming from USA where we keep our AC at a constant 65F the entire night so perhaps the room being at 73F was too hot for us and might not be for other people. Another downside for us was that we needed to pay to use the safe. It's only 3 euros a day but it seemed silly to have to pay for something in the room we already paid for. It would have been nice to keep our passports and valuables safe but we made due. The facilities in the hotel are great. There is an indoor pool with a sauna and a gym, which is great since it rained one day on our vacation. Only downside, it is a bit small but we didn't mind that. We liked how intimate it was. The outdoor pool is really nice and there are ample lounge chairs. We LOVE that the hotel is right on the beach. It also connects to a really nice nature walk and nature reserves. The entrance to the beach is private but the actual beach is a public beach. There are lounge chairs and cabanas available to rent for the day at 14 euros a day. We wish there were private cabanas for the hotel on the beach but we still liked it. The beach is very clean and boarders a lot of bars and supermarkets. There is only one restaurant at the hotel that serves breakfast lunch and dinner buffet style. We felt there was enough variety to the food and it was great quality. We got the all inclusive boarding which we though was worth it as all drinks and food are included. We ordered multiple bottles of wine and felt very taken care of. The only downside here for us is that the restaurant is only open are certain times of the day so if you want food outside of that you're on your own. They do offer snacks at the bar for in between but they are limited. We overall never felt hungry except for the time we missed breakfast but that's our fault. The bar is great no complaints there. The drinks are strong. The people at the hotel are very nice. A lot of them speak multiple languages. They had just re-opened a few days before we got there so there were a few hiccups when we arrived for instance, the app wasn't working for us and they forgot to give us all inclusive bands. But those were corrected quickly. The hotel doesn't offer much in terms of booking excursions. They don't offer transports either. But they will call a cab for you so that's nice. They help book you a covid test but it costs extra money. The front desk told us a different price than the doctor so just be sure of that before you take it. The spa offers massages, manicures, and pedicures, and some other treatments, but there is no public schedule to tell you if they are available or booked. You have to request through the app and they either confirm or deny the reservation. They confirmed our reservation but then told us it was a mistake so we were without a massage which was really annoying. All in all I'd give it 4 stars because of the issues we had but we don't regret coming here at all. I think if they added another restaurant, upgraded the app, and expanded a bit in terms of their beach offerings and hotel entertainment/excursions, it would be 5 stars. But for the price, it was pretty good! Thank you Iberostar!

There's so much to love about this place. I loved that there is an adults only pool complete with…read moreplenty of sunbeds and a swim-up pool bar. Children aren't short changed when it comes to swimming facilities and the family swimming pool and area are pretty stunning too. Cocktails and drinks are on the pricey side, but as the entertainment at the piano bar each evening was pretty classy, we didn't mind stumping up a little more for a cocktail or two. The fresh fruit smoothies at the pool bar were just the job for lunchtimes when we were too full from breakfast to eat much, and wanted to save some space for dinner. Drinks in all the bars were accompanied with a bowl of nuts or crisps. We did push the boat out and have a pizza lunch at the al fresco Terrace Bar on one occasion. Its probably the best pizza I've ever had in a hotel. My expectations were well exceeded. The hotel location is just on the edge of Sa Coma with the beach an easy 5 minute stroll, and the beach at Cala Millor about a 20 minute stroll in the other direction. Walking along the roadside paths is safe and easy. Immediately across the road from the hotel is a trail which leads to an old castle on the peninsular between the two resorts. Its a pleasant walk and the views are stunning once you get there. We discovered a cafe alongside the castle which came as a complete surprise. Its as well to take drinks with you in case its shut. We stayed in the most stunning two-roomed junior suite with flat screen tv in both rooms and a fabulous bathroom with deep bathtub and two sinks. Hurray for proper hairdryers! Pool towels were in our room on arrival and there was no deposit or charge for them or for the in-room safe. There was just enough space in the mini bar to store a couple of bottles of water that we replenished daily, and the tea and coffee making facilities were much appreciated. Both our balconies overlooked the gardens, the relatively quiet road and the peninsular nature reserve beyond. It was a pleasant spot to unwind while reading a book, enjoying a cuppa and watching the horse and carriages go back and forth between Sa Coma and Cala Millor. Free wifi was meant to be available throughout the hotel, but in practice it was impossible to log on to it in our room most days even though the signal was strong. I'm guessing the capacity wasn't sufficient for the demand. It was much easier to get a signal at the Piano and Poolside bars and so thats exactly what we did. Just a short stroll away the local bars sold great beer for half the price so we ventured out to them on a regular basis too. While I usually avoid British bars like the plague on holidays it turns out they were the smartest and best bars in the resort and when we visited the staff were all Spanish. The hotel is smart with high-end decor and a relaxed vibe. The staff are sweet and engaging and were always very helpful. The food was attractively presented but didn't always taste as good as it looked, though the fresh fruits, breads and cheeses were always excellent. As a vegetarian I had extra challenges as so many of the dishes were embellished with bits of meat or fish and it wasn't always obvious until I had taken a bite. The main course dishes each evening were rarely suitable for vegetarians so I filled up on side-dishes and salads. This became a little monotonous by day 6 but were were only staying for the week. Meat eaters fared a lot better. Its a five star hotel in almost every way, but I have eaten better in a number of four star hotels. That said, they were in Greece where vegetarians fare better. I would however return to this hotel in a heartbeat and thoroughly recommend it to others.

Visiting this hotel was such a great experience. We didn't stay in a room but attended the jazz…read morefestival where Ken Ford played. The venue was small and intimate and there wasn't a bad seat in the place. The after party in the piano bar was so fun I was sad to leave.

Well run hotel with very attentive staff (for the most part), great food and an overall relaxed…read morevibe.

I loved this hotel. I was only here for three days in Alcúdia since we went to playa de palma for…read morethe next five.. I wish we stayed here the whole time instead. The staff was purely gracious. Received complimentary drinks from the moment we walked in! Had someone assist us to our room. They have great entertainment a live band every night. Beach was walking distance. The breakfast and dinner was amazing I looked forward to both the whole time. The hospitality in Spain isn't the best they can improve a thing or two, but this place was the epitome of excellent hospitality and class. I would definitely come back.

Very nice adult-only hotel, located a little away from the bustling promenade. Super friendly…read morestaff, some good foods (especially the salads that were really fresh, creative and just yum!) and clean and modern rooms. Maybe not the right place for a longer vacation but defo worth value and a stay for a week or so. Thumbs up!

Gorgeous oasis in a charming mountain town above the Mediterranean sea. I didn't stay at La…read moreResidencia as rates were over $1000/night, but I did stay at a house directly across the street and walked the grounds of La Residencia many times while in Deia. La Residencia is a luxurious rustic Mediterranean resort. It's in the slightly-sleepy but incredibly beautiful and charming mountain town of Deia. I ate at La Residencia's Cafe Miro for lunch. Although it was a weekday, it was highly suggested that we make reservations for lunch, and so we did. The experience was positively unforgettable. When we arrived, we were very warmly greeted and taken to our seats. Shortly after, a sommelier greeted us and made some suggestions, though we decided to stick to non-alcoholic beverages for our lunch. Then our server came and provided us with a plethora of information and suggestions. Everyone working here was so nice and professional, the most top-notch service I've ever gotten for lunch. I ordered the grilled angus beef, and my fiance ordered the grilled tuna loin. Both of our dishes were delicious! The house-made cheesecake was suggested to us, and so we ordered it; it was worth it! Light, fluffy, gourmet cheesecake. The views and ambiance were spectacular. Our table overlooked the resort, nestled within the mountains, with a peek of the Mediterranean sea. Definitely the best lunch experience we've ever had!

Wonderful service. Attentive. Margarita (front desk/concierge) very receptive and attentive to our…read moreneeds. Went beyond a five star hotel expectation. ALSO, fabulous, knowledgeable restaurant sommelier (first female sommelier in Mallorca!). She made our dinners EXTRAORDINARY with her spot-on wine selections and warm personality.