Dinners, babysitting, massages and wine-tastings can be organised through Felisa. The estate is charming, with a good-sized pool, a terrace dotted with flower-filled pots and walks from the front door. The breakfast room and winter lounge are in the 18th-century farmhouse, which is also home to the delightful Felisa and her family. ![]() Sa Rota d'en Palerm is one of the finest: six suites and one house for four all have small kitchens, and most are in the former stable block. 00 58 €150 Sa Rota D'en Palerm, Lloret De VistalegreĨ The best of Mallorca's simpler rural properties are those where the family still live on the property.Ayurvedic massages and yoga classes are also on offer. ![]() Landscaped gardens lead to a pool but the best feature is the large terrace, where breakfast and dinner can be taken. The hotel opened in 2000, and rooms are spacious and furnished in Spanish country-house style. Puig Molto, on a small hill with glorious views, is one of the island's oldest estates, dating from the 13th century, when the island belonged to the Moors. 00 92 €88 Puig Molto, Montuiriħ The inland heart of Mallorca is often overlooked, but the plains are littered with stunning fincas and country estates.You can book one of four double rooms, or rent the whole house on a self-catering basis it sleeps up to eight. There is a small pool and plenty of private nooks where guests can retire with a book. The 400-year-old farmhouse is surrounded by a ramshackle terrace and gardens filled with roses and citrus trees and dotted with sunloungers. 00 68 €160 Can Giullo, Sa PoblaĦ Hidden away up a bumpy track, a short drive from Pollensa, Can Giullo proves that simple can still be charming, comfortable and utterly relaxing.Ideal for young families and those who want to discover the little-known south-east corner of the island. Twice-weekly dinners are served round one large table and days can be spent cycling (the hotel has bikes), sailing or golfing - or lazing on the glorious Es Trenc beach, a short drive away. Their welcome is warmly professional, the 10 suites are sleek with small kitchens and individual terraces and the pool area is delightful. 00 92 €188 Migjorn, Camposĥ As with many Spanish fincas, Migjorn is a family affair - the only difference is that the Webb family hail from Liverpool.A tennis court and stunning pool area make this an ideal choice for a fly and flop. There is a small spa with a selection of therapies and the atmospheric restaurant, all high-backed chairs and whitewashed arches, offers traditional Mallorcan cooking. Rooms are spacious and comfortable, with tiled floors and traditional Spanish decor - though more regal than rustic. 00 43 €147 Son Amoixa Vell, ManacorĤ Son Amoixa stands grandly above 200,000 square metres of land covered in almond, fig and citrus trees.If you're looking for authentic Spanish, this is it. The owner, Cosme, oversees everything with the beneficent air of an patriarch. Not that it's faded: rooms are chic, with the usual 21st-century must-haves (TV, internet, air-con) but the elegant communal areas are filled with beautiful 18th-century furniture. Not so at 13th-century Son Cosmet, which has a real sense of the past. 00 98 €175 Son Cosmet, Sa Rapitaģ Some of Mallorca's fincas have been so 'restored' - all cream walls and cream sofas - that it's hard to feel any sense of history.If you develop a taste for the home-pressed juice and home-made jam, you can adopt your own orange tree on the estate. Some of the rooms are tiny cottages, surrounded by orange groves, with views of the dramatic Tramuntana mountains. ![]() Outside, a vine-clad terrace is dotted with wrought-iron tables and chairs through the lush gardens lies a colonnaded pool.
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