L'Hostal

The BEST aircon which in 30 degrees in June was a Godsend. Charming lady on reception, stylish, small hotel which is just off the main square but lovely and quiet. Great room with balcony overlooking the mountain and both monastery on top. No breakfast but there are brilliant cafes two minutes away. Really could not fault it. Great value. Slightly confusing that it comes up as L’Host Boutique Rooms on Booking.com but is called L’Hostal on here. They need to find one name and stick to it as the are doing themselves out of good reviews.

The clue is in the name – this is a hostel, not a hotel. Rooms spartan - no fridge no mini bar, no bottled water, bath chipped and resprayed. Very ‘youth hostel’ dormitory style. There are no facilities at all – no communal areas apart from a reception area where chairs and tables share space with some bike racks and a handful of mini fridges and a coffee machine that is permanently switched off. It’s also a bit sneaky in the way it markets itself – most of the photos are of its ‘sister hotel’ (Juma) and it lumps the two together in the blurb. The sister hotel is a bit smarter, has a restaurant and cafe and has a superb location on the main square. However, this is all fine if you’ve paid £75 a night, particularly as the staff is professional and eager to help (thanks Joan and Joana); the location (although down a dark side street) is very central and the breakfast (at their sister hotel) is very good too. However, if, like us, you have paid over £300 per night through Headwater Holidays as part of a Mallorcan cycling tour of ‘boutique hotels’, you will feel somewhat cheated… But if you're paying the prices on here, and you're after a clean and central location with really helpful staff then I would def recommend.

This has been a lovely stay with great service and communication prior to the booking as I had to make some changes last minute. Very clean and cool rooms which was needed when coming in from outside!