Soft Nights & Sweet Views in Mallorca's Mountains

Twelve miles from Palma, one of the Med's lovliest and still unspoiled medieval capitals, at the top of a valley at 2,000 feet with glorious views over a tiny pretty hamlet and down to the sea, with wonderful walking llterally out the back gate, and only a twenty minute drive to beaches, coves, marinas, sailing or scuba and snorkeling, as well as riding, caving, or exploring thousand-year-old Roman ruins. Mallorca is Spain in microcosm, offering everything that has made the country Europe's favorite holiday destination, but all concentrated on a sixty mile by forty mile island. We're hidden and tranquil, but convenient to allmost everywhere.

Sophisticated rustic is the theme of the decor, with handmade oversized beds with down pillows and Ralph Lauren's best sheets, comfortable sitting arrangements, pretty prints and fabrics, and a firm emphasis on creature comforts (though the bathrooms we inherited are small because all water has to be trucked in). All accommodations have kitchens, so guests can self-cater to whatever degree they want. Every accommodation has its own private south-facing terrace with what one reveiwer called "the best hotel views on the island."

Three houses and seven studio suites, part of an artists' colony designed by Pedro Otzoup, famous for his designs for the chic area on the island called Bendinat and more recently for his house for supermodel Claudia Schiffer. The cluster of buildings is perched at the crest of a tranquil valley, where birds gather, the wind sighs, and there's not much else to disturb the weary traveler seeking respite from the world.

Scott's doesn't do "service" in the sense of chain or business hotels. We leave you alone unless you need something, and then we do our best to give you what you want. But there are no bellhops and bartenders, or anybody trying to sell you ancillary extras. We clean your room and tidy every day, we offer a fine breakfast until late, we advise you on walks and drives and restaurants and sightseeing, but mostly we stay out of your hair, literally in that there's no beauty salon, and figuratively in that we leave you alone until you want attention.

Description	Distance
Beaches, Sailing, or Marinas	20 minutes
The capital, Palma	20 minutes
Golf Courses	25 minutes
Mountain Walks	5 minutes
Birdwatching	0 minutes
Caves	45 minutes
Riding	30 minutes
Cycling	5 minutes
Ballooning	45 minutes