Need to know
Rooms
26 rooms, including 11 suites and three villas.
Check–Out
Noon (11am for villas); check-in, 3pm. Both are flexible, subject to availability.
More details
Rates usually include breakfast, served at Sa Terrassa.
Also
One of the rooms has been adapted for those with reduced mobility; there’s also an accessible car parking space and ramps throughout the hotel. However, the mountainous terrain can prove difficult for those in wheelchairs.
Hotel closed
The hotel closes annually from late November until the middle of April.
At the hotel
Pebble beach onsite, lounge with a library, games room, tennis court, bikes to borrow (free to use around the estate, otherwise €45 a day), free shuttle services to nearby towns, boutique, charged laundry service, and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, air-conditioning, tea- and coffee-making kit, free bottled water, yoga mats, and Gaia bath products.
Our favourite rooms
All rooms are designed with equally splendid interiors: limewashed walls, hand-woven Moroccan textiles, ochre tones and beamed ceilings. But for something with a little extra character, go for one of the two Tafona suites, set in the turrets of Son Bunyola’s 13th-century tower. If you’re travelling in a group, there are three self-catered villas on the estate, with either five or four bedrooms and their own private pools.
Poolside
Just below the main terrace, nestled in the olive groves, a 28-metre heated swimming pool is flanked with mint-green sunloungers, a Jacuzzi, and sweeping views of the Mediterranean.
Spa
The spa sits secluded behind the ground-floor lounge, with two treatment rooms (one with a mosaiced roof thought to be the finca’s former oven) for tailored-to-you massages, detoxifying scrubs and exfoliating facials, all using locally-made oils from Gaia Natural Products.
Packing tips
Lycra if you’re planning on whizzing down Tunmantana’s mountainside on two wheels; any light linens if you’d rather stay poolside.
Children
Welcome; there’s no kids’ club but staff are more than happy to arrange babysitting for an extra charge and they can tailor activities to include any accompanying little Smiths.
Sustainability efforts
Sustainability was at the forefront of Son Bunyola’s renovations, given the building's historical significance, and efforts have been sustained since opening. All electricity is sourced from a local power grid to cut fossil fuels, reduce carbon emissions and cut noise pollution; smart sensors ensure energy waste is minimised in all rooms; paper and single-use plastic have been reduced, and around 75 per cent of ingredients used in the restaurants are picked fresh from the grounds.