Sant Francesc Hotel
A 5-star hotel located in a 19th-century mansion in the historic centre of Palma
Situated on the magnificent Sant Francesc Square, the property has 42 rooms and suites, many with wood-beamed ceilings and covered verandas, as well as others that feature original frescos and mouldings.
Perfectly blending the vitality of a dynamic capital with the relaxed island lifestyle of Mallorca, their extensive renovation and restoration preserves the traces of the past while creating a modern and elegant design. This former city palace is meticulously appointed with numerous details that will make your stay a memorable experience.
There are 42 bright and spacious rooms (including 10 suites). The generous windows afford a splendid and unobstructed view of Sant Francesc Square, their garden, and the 'Patio Mallorquín', their exclusive courtyard.
The panoramic terrace (200 m²) offers breathtaking views of the Sant Francesc Basilica, and other important landmarks in the city. A pool (30 m²), solarium and bar provide the opportunity to enjoy light meals throughout the day. In the summer months, the roof terrace is transformed into a magical place, where you can sip a cocktail or a glass of champagne as you enjoy the gentle rhythms of the music and watch the sun set over the historic centre of Palma.
They also offer a wide range of beauty treatments including massages. There is a fitness centre open 24/7 and located in the former cistern. It is equipped with the latest Technogym devices, and while using the gym, all guests receive complimentary headphones, towels and cold water.
The Bar
The Lobby Bar & Patio is without a doubt the heart of the hotel, a pleasant meeting point for visitors and locals in the city centre. Take a seat indoors, or outside in the Mallorcan-style courtyard. The bar features an extensive cocktail menu that boasts not only the classics but also their barkeeper’s modern creations, such as the “SF Cooler” and the “Agua Bendita.” You will also find a wide selection of wines, champagne brands and quality sparkling wines, not to mention delicious tapas in the old town of Palma.
The Restaurant
'Quadrat' Restaurant & Garden serves their head chef’s creations, unpretentious yet never simplistic. Located in the former stables of the palace, the restaurant can be reached directly from the street by way of the garden. Its cuisine is inspired by the culinary traditions of the Mediterranean with just a hint of modern flair. There are both interior and al fresco seating in their lush garden. The restaurant seats 70.
Things to do nearby
Things To Do in Palma de Mallorca
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Luxury Chantella Yacht Trip
Located in Palma de Mallorca
Take a trip onboard this luxury yacht along the coast of Mallorca or Ibiza to any destination of your choosing.
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Sunset boat trip
Located in Palma de Mallorca
Relax aboard a luxury yacht as the sun sets over Mallorca’s coastline. Includes drinks, snacks, and snorkelling, with optional tapas and cava.
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Southwest Mountains, Villages & Sea Scooter Tour
Located in Palma de Mallorca
Picture-perfect views from your vintage scooter
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Coastal boat trip
Located in Palma de Mallorca
Enjoy a fantastic day at sea and exploring secluded coves and beaches aboard a typical yacht from the Balearic Islands, "El Gordito".
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Luxury To Escape Yacht Trip
Located in Palma de Mallorca
Take a trip onboard this luxury yacht along the coast of Mallorca or Ibiza to any destination of your choosing.
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Motor boat trip
Located in Palma de Mallorca
Enjoy four hours on a private motor boat in Palma Bay, perfect for small groups or those on a budget.
Restaurants nearby
Restaurants in Palma de Mallorca
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Marc Fosh Restaurant
Located in Palma de Mallorca
Fabulous restaurant that offers an elegant yet stripped down version of Marc Fosh's extraordinary Mediterranean Cuisine.
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Maria 5 Urban Restaurant
Located in Palma de Mallorca
This restaurant is ideally located in Plaça de Cort in the city's old town. Enjoy a delicious meal and watch the world go by as you dine al fresco.
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La Despensa del Baron Restaurant
Located in Palma de Mallorca
This restaurant is on the ground floor of a luxury boutique hotel in the historic centre of Palma de Mallorca. It is located within a shady arcade, showcasing the original 15th-century arches of this former stately home, which have been restored in the classic Gothic style.
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Ca'n Brondo Restaurant and wine bar
Located in Palma de Mallorca
This restaurant is within a charming bohemian boutique hotel in the heart of Palma de Mallorca. It has an stylish contemporary interior with plenty of space and light.
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Quadrat Restaurant and Garden
Located in Palma de Mallorca
Located inside the Sant Francesc Hotel, in Palma's old town, this restaurant serves gastronomic Mediterranean cuisine in their chic dining room or lush garden.
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Beatnik Bar and Restaurant
Located in Palma de Mallorca
The ambience of this restaurant is casual and attracts a cosmopolitan crowd. The bar with its VIP area is the meeting point for travellers and locals who can listen to DJs playing. Small dishes are served in the bar and when the weather permits, food and drinks can be enjoyed on the patio.
Nightlife nearby
Bars & Clubs in Palma de Mallorca
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Hostal Cuba Bar and Restaurant
Located in Palma de Mallorca
Fittingly housed in a beautiful colonial building in the Santa Catalina district of Palma, this is a cafe, bar and club, open all day, every day.
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Beatnik Bar and Restaurant
Located in Palma de Mallorca
The ambience of this restaurant is casual and attracts a cosmopolitan crowd. The bar with its VIP area is the meeting point for travellers and locals who can listen to DJs playing. Small dishes are served in the bar and when the weather permits, food and drinks can be enjoyed on the patio.
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Cafe Lisboa Bar
Located in Palma de Mallorca
An intimate and cosy bar celebrating international music culture in the heart of Santa Catalina’s Calle Sant Magi.
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Bar la Sang
Located in Palma de Mallorca
Bar La Sang is the first bar in Mallorca to offer to exclusively offer an extensive natural wine list.
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Cafe Atlantico Cocktail Bar
Located in Palma de Mallorca
Since 1997 Cafe Atlantico has been a cocktail bar but its history stretches back to the 1950's. It's got plenty of character
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Lennox The Pub Bar
Located in Palma de Mallorca
Situated in La Llonja area, one of Palma's liveliest nightlife destinations, this is a meeting point for locals, ex-pats and tourists open throughout the year.
Beaches nearby
Beaches in Mallorca
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Palma City Beach (Can Pere Antoni)
Located <1 km away
The closest beach to Palma is at Ca'n Pere Antoni. This stretch of golden sandy beach starts just beyond the cathedral. A promenade and cycle path runs along its length but behind these lies the main road that takes you to Palma airport.
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Portixol Beach
Located 1.9 km away
Portixol is found just to the east of Palma's cathedral and is home to a little bay within which a little sand and shingle beach known as D'es Portitxolet Beach resides. The water is generally calm here due to the sheltered nature of the bay.
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Ciudad Jardin Beach
Located 3.6 km away
The small resort town of Ciudad Jardin lies around five kilometres east of Palma. Its beach, also commonly referred to as ‘Ciutat Jardi’, lies alongside a quiet promenade lined with palm trees, offering a huge variety of different styled bars and restaurants.
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Cala Major Beach
Located 4.4 km away
Cala Major is located within Palma Bay, around four kilometres to the west to the city of Palma.
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Illetas Beach
Located 6.4 km away
Only 9km from the capital of Palma, Illetas is a holiday resort claiming three picture-perfect beaches. Illetas beach is the main beach, and is more sheltered than the huge stretch of sand that makes up the beach in front of Palma's cathedral, making this one of the nicest beaches in the Bay of Palma.
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Portals Nous (Oratori) Beach
Located 8.0 km away
Playa Oratori is the popular local beach for Portals Nous and Puerto Portals.
Sights nearby
Sights in Mallorca
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Basilica de Sant Francesc
Located <1 km away
The facade of this 13th-century church in Palma (remodelled after it was struck by lightning in the 17th century) is typically Mallorcan - a massive, forbidding sandstone wall with a delicately carved postal and a rose window at the centre.
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Museu de Sa Jugueta
Located <1 km away
Based on the collection of Antoni Roig Clar, this museum showcases over 3,000 toys from all around the world and from different eraas.
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Plaça de Cort
Located <1 km away
The small and charming square of Plaça Cort, located in the heart of the city, is famous for the ancient olive tree ('Olivera de Cort') that stands in the centre.
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Banys Arabs (Arab Baths), Palma de Mallorca
Located <1 km away
These 10th-century baths are virtually all that remain of the Arab city of Medina Mayurqa (now known as Palma).
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Museu de Mallorca
Located <1 km away
Billed as Mallorca's most important museum, this undoubtedly contains some fascinating exhibitsbut beware that it is difficult to get excited about bits of stone in glass cases if you do not understand the captions. The museum has recently been refurbished, so we are hoping it is now more tourist-friendly.
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Plaça Major
Located <1 km away
The Plaça Major is Palma's main square. This rectangular space surrounded by traditional yellow buildings with green shutters has been the centre of the city life throughout the centuries.
Golf-clubs nearby
Golf Courses in Mallorca
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Maioris Golf Course, Sa Torre
Maioris Golf Club is located 15 minutes west of Palma de Mallorca on the south coast of Mallorca. The course was created in 2006 by Dieter Cabus and is of a championship standard.
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Pollenca Golf Course
Located in Pollenca
Nine holes of golf, perfectly integrated into the beautiful local environment. Golf Pollenca offers panoramic views over the Tramuntana mountains, olive groves, the bays of Pollença and Alcudia and s'Albufereta reserve. By the end of the first round, the visitor will surely agree that challenge, variety, and harmony with nature are focal points around which the club's success is built.
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Capdepera Golf Course
This golf club is renowned as one of the most beautiful courses on Mallorca. Situated in the far northeast of the island, the course sits in the foothills of the Llevant natural Park overlooking the Mediterranean sea.
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Pula Golf Course, Son Severa
This golf club was opened in 1995, originally designed by D.Santiago Sota. Between 2004-2006, the course was redesigned by Jose Maria Olazabal to prepare it for use on the International Pro-Tour.
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Son Antem Golf Course, Llucmajor
There are two courses at Son Antem Golf Club - the masterpieces of Francisco López Segalés, one of Spain’s leading course designers. Since 1990, he has designed courses in all the major resort areas of Spain. With Son Antem, Segalés has garnered rave reviews from professional golfers and vacationing ones alike.
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Son Gual Golf Course
This is a private, family-run, members' golf club, set in 156 hectares of beautiful Mediterranean landscape.
Towns nearby
Towns & Villages in Mallorca
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Palma Bay
Located <1 km away
The good, the bad and the ugly sides of Mallorcas tourist development meet along a 25km stretch of coast. Tacky resorts sit next to exclusive retreats, it seems that everyone wants a slice of Palma Bay. One moment you can be in Portals Nous, with its chic marina crammed with millionaires' yachts, the next in seedy Magaluf, all British pubs and wet T-shirt contests.
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Portixol
Located 1.8 km away
The former fishing villages Portixol and Molinar, like many neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Palma, have experienced a bit of a renaissance in recent years. They have transformed from quiet fishing villages into some of the trendiest areas in the south-west of Mallorca. Their main attractions include a long stretch of beach, a beautiful promenade and a boho vibe. That’s before we even get started on the great selection of restaurants, bars and hotels servicing the area!
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Ciudad Jardin
Located 3.8 km away
Ciudad Jardin lies to the east of Palma, just along the bay from Portixol and Molinar and close to the airport. It is pretty much at the centre of Palma Bay and, after the transformation of neighbouring areas Portixol and Molinar, it has been heralded as the next 'up and coming' place for the cool and trendy set of Mallorca.
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Cala Major / Illetes
Located 4.0 km away
Cala Major (also known as Cala Mayor) and its neighbour Sant Agusti are holiday resort towns on the outskirts of Palma.
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Illetas
Located 6.4 km away
Illetas (also known as Ses Illetes) is a small upmarket resort on the southwestern coastline of Mallorca. Just a few kilometres west of Palma, many flock to the area in the peak summertime thanks to its soft sandy beaches and crystalline turquoise waters.
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Portals Nous
Located 7.6 km away
Portals Nous is a small town 10km to the west of Palma. This is the place to stay if you want to spend time at the swanky marina of Puerto Portals.