Spa & Wellness Hotels in Palma de Mallorca

The strongest group sits in the old town around Sant Jaume street, two minutes from the Passeig del Born. Hotel Gloria de Sant Jaume, in a restored 19th-century building rated 9.5, gives free access to a spa with an indoor pool, a sauna and a hammam, plus a rooftop terrace with a pool and a city view. Sant Jaume Design Hotel, rated 9.3, also includes a free spa centre with an indoor pool and a sauna, with a plunge pool on the roof, 200 metres from Palma Port. Boutique Hotel Posada Terra Santa, a 16th-century manor rated 9.6, combines an indoor pool, an outdoor pool and a spa and wellness centre.

For couples, several adults-only hotels put the spa at the centre of the stay. El Llorenç Parc de la Mar, for guests over 16, has a rooftop pool with bay views and a comprehensive spa with a pool, a hot tub, a hammam and a sauna, plus a fitness centre. Calatrava Hotel, next to Parc de la Mar and the old city walls, offers a free spa and a terrace with sea views. Convent de la Missió, set in a 17th-century monastery, is the quietest of the three, with gardened patios and a sauna. Hotel Antigua Palma - Casa Noble, a five-star hotel with an outdoor pool, a hammam and a spa, completes the old town options.

If you want the sea in view, three hotels on the waterfront combine water and wellness. Portixol Hotel & Restaurant, rated 9.4, sits on Portixol's harbour with an outdoor pool and a spa with treatments. Hotel Mirador overlooks Palma Harbour and has a heated whirlpool, a sauna and Turkish baths. Es Princep, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World rated 9.5, adds a spa centre, an outdoor pool and a rooftop terrace near Ca'n Pere Antoni beach. Further west, in Cala Major, MLL Blue Bay has garden pools and a spa 400 metres from the beach, and Be Live Adults Only Marivent offers steam baths and a Finnish sauna.

Not every traveller needs a full spa, and some of the best-rated hotels on this page offer something smaller. Can Alomar Hotel, on the Passeig del Born and rated 9.7, has a plunge pool with a hot tub on its sun terrace, massages and private yoga and pilates classes. Can Cera Hotel, a 17th-century palace rated 9.5, has an intimate spa and wellness area. Casa Roca offers a wellness package and a hot tub, though its perfect score comes from only a handful of reviews. My advice: choose an indoor pool for autumn or spring, and a rooftop pool for summer evenings.