Mallorca Hotels With Views
Mallorca's best views sit at its edges. The northwest coast drops from Tramuntana limestone to the Mediterranean; the Formentor peninsula curves north into the sea; Palma's bay opens west. The hotels below are spread across all three.
The Views
Hotels We’d Book for the View Alone
Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor
Hotel Formentor opened in 1929 and drew the world’s most celebrated guests to its Cala Formentor beach; reopened as Four Seasons in August 2024, now with 110 rooms and suites, each on a private terrace above the bay — on a peninsula accessible only by road or by private boat from Port de Pollença.
Cap Rocat
The drawbridge goes up at sunset and the Bay of Palma belongs entirely to the guests. Built into a 19th-century military fortress declared a National Monument, this adults-only hotel has 30 rooms carved from stone — each looking out over the same water that once had to be defended.
Jumeirah Mallorca
Perched on the cliff above Port de Sóller, the hotel sits between two views at once: the horseshoe harbor and the Mediterranean in front, the pine-covered Serra de Tramuntana rising behind. Both are framed from every room — the mountain UNESCO-listed, the sea turning deep blue at dusk.
La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel, Mallorca
Deià has drawn artists and writers since Robert Graves settled there in 1929. La Residencia sits at the edge of that same village: 13 hectares of olive groves and terraced gardens on a hillside facing the Tramuntana ridge, with the Mediterranean visible in the valley below.
The St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort
The southwest coast of Mallorca drops sharply into the sea near Puerto Portals, and the Mardavall is built into that slope. Es Fum, the Michelin-starred restaurant, sits at the lowest level; from its terrace, the Mediterranean fills the entire frame — and the rooms above it do the same.
Es Princep – The Leading Hotels of the World
Built directly over the 16th-century Baluard walls of Palma’s old town, Es Princep sits at the hinge between the city and the sea. The Bay of Palma is visible from upper rooms; from the rooftop Almaq, the view opens to the cathedral quarter, the ancient walls, and the water beyond.
Nixe Palace
Cala Major is a sheltered sandy bay ten minutes west of Palma — and Nixe Palace sits directly on it, rooms renovated in 2024 looking out over the water. The spa thermal circuit has its own sea view; the beach is directly below the pool terrace, accessible without leaving the hotel grounds.
Son Brull Hotel & Spa
The Pollença valley opens wide from the 3/65 restaurant terrace, with almond groves and vineyard rows running up to limestone cliffs at the edge of the Tramuntana. Son Brull’s estate — 100 acres of olive trees, its own winery, a converted Jesuit monastery — gives the view something to belong to.
What Travelers Ask About Mallorca Hotels
Mallorca’s sea views are distributed across three distinct coastal zones. The northwest coast — between Port de Sóller and the Formentor peninsula — offers the most dramatic scenery: limestone cliffs, the UNESCO-listed Tramuntana mountains behind, and the Mediterranean below. Jumeirah Mallorca occupies that stretch.
The southwest coast near Puerto Portals and Palma Bay has a calmer, more open aspect, where Cap Rocat and The St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort are positioned. Palma itself, where Es Princep – The Leading Hotels of the World sits above the city walls, combines an urban vantage point with the Bay of Palma opening to the south. Each zone gives a fundamentally different read of the same sea.
Cap Rocat has the most singular setting: a 19th-century military fortress on a private headland above Palma Bay, adults-only, with 30 rooms built into the original stone walls. Jumeirah Mallorca comes close — the cliff above Port de Sóller drops sharply into the sea on one side, the Tramuntana rises behind, and every room faces one or the other, often both.
Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor occupies a different register. The peninsula setting at Formentor is less dramatically vertical, but the isolation is more complete — with Cala Formentor beach running directly in front and a protected pine forest behind.
The Tramuntana is the primary view at La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel, Mallorca: 13 hectares of estate in Deià, looking across olive groves to the mountain ridge with the Mediterranean visible through the valley below. Jumeirah Mallorca is the hotel where the Tramuntana and the sea appear together — rooms on the mountain side face the UNESCO-listed range; rooms on the sea side face the Mediterranean and Port de Sóller harbor below.
Son Brull Hotel & Spa, near Pollença, gives a valley-and-limestone-peaks version of the Tramuntana — quieter and further from the coastline, but the view from the 3/65 terrace across the Pollença valley is among the most specific in the north of the island.
The top tier by view quality and exclusivity covers distinct positions around the island. Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor at Cala Formentor, with 110 rooms and suites on a protected peninsula, sits at the historical and physical extreme — the original Hotel Formentor opened in 1929 and the Four Seasons has maintained that sense of separation from the rest of the island.
Cap Rocat offers maximum exclusivity on the Palma Bay side: 30 rooms only, adults from 15, no children, and a private headland that is effectively inaccessible to anyone not staying there. La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel, Mallorca in Deià is the island’s most storied hotel for the Tramuntana setting — former guests include Grace Kelly, the Aga Khan, and Richard Branson, who once owned the property. The St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort brings Michelin-starred dining and butler service to a clifftop position on the southwest coast.
Yes. Nixe Palace is the clearest example on this page — directly on Cala Major beach, ten minutes west of Palma, with rooms renovated in 2024 and direct access to the sand. The price point sits well below the clifftop resort properties.
Es Princep – The Leading Hotels of the World in Palma’s old town provides access to the rooftop Almaq terrace — with Bay of Palma panoramas, an outdoor pool, and views of the cathedral quarter — at rates that reflect a city-center boutique position rather than an isolated clifftop resort. Son Brull Hotel & Spa near Pollença is the mid-range option for mountain and valley views in the north: Tramuntana landscape, 100 acres of estate, Relais & Châteaux membership, at pricing that undercuts the beachfront properties by a meaningful margin.
Three properties are within or just outside the city. Es Princep – The Leading Hotels of the World is the most central: in the historic old town, steps from the cathedral, with the Bay of Palma visible from upper floors and the rooftop Almaq above the 16th-century city walls. Cap Rocat, 20 minutes south on Palma Bay, is close enough to reach Palma easily but feels completely removed once inside the fortress walls.
Nixe Palace on Cala Major is a ten-minute drive from the old town and sits directly on the beach. The St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort on the southwest coast is about 20 minutes by car from central Palma — the nearest of the full-resort properties on this page.
Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor is about 70 kilometers from Palma — an hour and fifteen minutes by car through the Tramuntana, or a more scenic option by private boat from Port de Pollença. The distance is real. So is what it protects: the Formentor peninsula is classified protected land, and Cala Formentor beach has remained largely unchanged since the hotel first opened in 1929.
The Four Seasons took over in August 2024 after a full restoration. The property has 110 rooms and suites, all with private terraces above the bay, and access to the beach, three pools, and a full-service spa. For guests whose priority is the view and the setting rather than proximity to Palma, the distance is the point.
Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor has multiple pool areas; the adults-only infinity pool delivers the clearest view over Cala Formentor bay. Jumeirah Mallorca’s infinity pool at the top of the cliff complex gives uninterrupted views over Port de Sóller and the Mediterranean — it is widely considered one of the best pool positions in Mallorca.
Cap Rocat’s pool, built into the walls of the fortress, looks directly out over Palma Bay. Nixe Palace has an outdoor pool with a sea view above Cala Major beach. The St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort has a three-tiered pool terrace facing the southwest coast, with the Mediterranean filling the view at each level.