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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Adele Cardani

Inside the design-led boutique hotels uplifting Mallorcan makers with soul

It Mallorca

As the UK finds itself in the midst of a bitter pre-Christmas cold snap, it’s no wonder many of us have been feeling the itch of wanderlust. Ahead of the looming festive madness, I caved and went for a long weekend stay at Calatrava hotel in Palma, Mallorca. Set on the edge of the city’s historic quarter, just a stone’s throw from La Seu Cathedral, Calatrava is a 19th-century sea-facing property. Inside, its cocooning, terracotta-hued walls and pale beechwood floors are offset by chambray sofas and black-and-white photographs shot by Mallorca-born artists Jose Taltavull and Xim Izquierdo.

Calatrava is part of It Mallorca, a collection of five family-owned hotels on the island
— (It Mallorca)
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