Es Racó D’artà

Character and identity

Set within the protected Parc Natural de Llevant in Mallorca's wild northeast, Es Racó d'Artà spreads across 568 acres of Mediterranean forest, working farmland and craggy uplands outside the town of Artà. The 31 keys split between eight rooms in the 13th-century manor house, two stand-alone casas and 21 casitas, all reworked by architect Toni Esteva in a spartan vocabulary of whitewash, beamed ceilings and raw-wool rugs. Beni Axir, the "gastronomic space" rather than restaurant, runs on grilled fish, slow-cooked pulses and produce from the estate. The spa pavilion offers Watsu and organic Gaia treatments. Service is young, Spanish and quietly fluent in the house philosophy.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The proposition here is unusually coherent: a vast working estate where the architecture, the food, the spa and the eco systems all pull in the same direction, with no marketing gloss between you and the landscape. Worth it for travellers who actively want that immersion; book one of the casitas for privacy, and aim for shoulder season when the uplands are at their greenest.