Sant Francesc Hotel Singular

Sant Francesc Hotel Singular

In Palma's old town, on Plaza Sant Francesc, a mid-19th-century palace has been rebuilt around its own bones: original wooden beams, stone floors and restored frescoes sit against contemporary art and design furniture, the conversion finished in 2014 under the Majestic Hotel Group. That mix, rather than any spa menu, is what separates Sant Francesc Hotel Singular from the newer hotel openings along Palma's seafront. It keeps to 39 rooms, so the outdoor pool, the sun deck and the garden terrace rarely feel crowded, and the 24-hour reception and concierge staff, who between them speak English, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian and French, tend to know most guests by the second morning. Breakfast, the bar and the poolside bar cover most of the day; the restaurant and room service handle the rest, and there is a gym, a spa with massage treatments, and a doctor on call for anyone who overdoes the walk to the Basilica of St. Francis, Museu de Sa Jugueta and Can Catlar del Llorer, all a few streets away. Wheelchair access and airport transfers are arranged on request, though there is no space here for children's clubs or pool parties, and travellers with pets will need to book elsewhere. This suits a couple or a solo traveller who wants a real address in the historic centre rather than a resort strip, someone who would rather read a room's restoration history than its thread count. It will not suit anyone chasing beach frontage or the anonymity of a larger hotel. What stays with you afterward is simple: the building stood as a private house for a century and a half before it opened as a hotel in 2014. A restored mid-19th-century palace on Palma's Plaza Sant Francesc, kept to 39 rooms, with original frescoes, an outdoor pool, a spa and a doctor on call. Staff speak six languages, pets are not permitted, and everything, from the Basilica of St. Francis to the Cathedral, is a walk away.