Mallorca hotels ...anyone stayed El Moli ?

Posted by emmaht on 06/03/26 03:24 AM

Searching and searching for the right hotel in Mallorca for September and just kind find one.
Seems very split between super expensive and low end with not much in the mid range.
We have 2 nights in Palma then need 4 nights further out / country or castal - boutique style - really nice pool setting for R&R. Nice designed rooms not too old and not too chichi ...Not into Michelin star dining on this kind of break. Beautiful views and peaceful. Love to be able to walk to a restaurant or two and drive to a beach. Not too small and intimate ( kids are in their early 20's) but definetly not a huge modern hotel.

As I say have researched loads and many not available or the rooms which would be nice are over budget. Am having to be more fleixible in my demands as can't move dates.
I am interested in El Moli but some awful reviews as well as good ones ...has anyone been ?

Thank you

Posted by JC

Portsmouth

06/03/26 07:58 AM

6039 posts

I've not stayed at El Moli but have you looked at Son Julia in Llucmajor. It's a beautiful hotel in lovely grounds and the dining there is excellent. You can walk to the town centre where there are a number of good restaurants although a short taxi ride would be preferable.

Or there's Hotel Ca'n Bonico in Ses Salines. I've walked through the hotel and it's very nice and there's an excellent bar/restaurant next door where we had a lovely lunch yesterday. The gorgeous beach of Es Trenc is a short drive away.

Posted by emmaht OP

06/03/26 11:45 AM

13 posts

Thank you I just looked at those 2 you have recommended.
Hotel Ca'n Bonico I had considered previously but it's booked up. I have emailed Son Julia which I wasn't sure about earlier as no balconies to sit on ....let's see ...pools look great
Thank you

Posted by JC

Portsmouth

06/03/26 03:39 PM

6039 posts

There's also the Hacienda Son Antem which is part of Marriott's Autograph collection. It's a nice hotel set in lovely grounds. All the rooms have balconies or a patio for those on the ground floor. It's next to the resort I'm currently staying at and the facilities are shared so I've spent the day at their pool. It's very quiet, to the point that I have the same sunbed for the last ten years!

Or you could look at booking where I currently am, Marriott's Son Antem, where you can have a two or three bedroom villa with kitchen, lounge and a garden. Theres's a pool for every eight villas and I'm currently sat on my patio, the barbecue is lit and an empty pool is a couple of steps away. It's very serene and relaxing and much better than a hotel room with a balcony.

Posted by Peregrino12

06/07/26 05:33 PM

7 posts

Hi, Emmaht — Fwiw, we stayed 4 nights in Es Moli Sept 2019, and we loved it. Don’t know if things have deteriorated since. The pool in the premises was great, but we also really enjoyed taking the hotel’s free shuttle to their own beach club, a couple of miles away from the hotel. The beach club was free to the hotel’s guests — at least, it was in 2019 — and it had a small café overlooking the water. Spent a few relaxing hours at the beach club every day.
We thought the food at the restaurant on Es Moli’s premises was not very good,but we did have a couple of yummy dinners at a restaurant across the street which the hotel also owns. I don’t remember that restaurant’s name. Hotel staff were friendly and helpful, but they did screw up our reservation for the airport taxi, whose driver arrived a day early. They admitted the mistake and quickly booked us a taxi for the correct day.
Given the bad (I assume, recent?) reviews, I don’t know how useful this info is now, but I thought I’d reply to your post, anyway. I will say that Deía makes a great base for easy day trips to nearby, beautiful Valdemossa and Sollér. Bus stop for the 10-15 minute ride to valdemossa is right across the street from the hotel. We took a taxi to Sollér, and the fare was very affordable. Have a great trip, wherever you choose to stay!