A 1672 Mallorcan manor in the Tramuntana foothills, restored under the Finca Cortesin family, with 31 individually designed rooms, a restaurant in the old olive press, and Palma just twenty minutes down the valley.
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Grand Hotel Son Net is the most romantic country estate within easy reach of Palma: a 1672 Mallorcan manor in the Tramuntana foothills at Puigpunyent, restored under the Finca Cortesin family, with 31 individually designed rooms, a restaurant in the old olive press, and the capital just twenty minutes down the valley.
A 1672 Mallorcan manor in the Tramuntana foothills, restored under the Finca Cortesin family, with 31 individually designed rooms, a restaurant in the old olive press, and Palma just twenty minutes down the valley.
Grand Hotel Son Net sits above the village of Puigpunyent in the Tramuntana foothills, in a manor house (possessió) built in 1672 and meticulously restored in 1998. Now operating as 'A Cortesin Hotel' under the family behind Andalusia's celebrated Finca Cortesin, it pairs serious historic bones, an original interior courtyard, a spring-fed well, a private chapel, with the polish of a top-tier ownership group.
The interiors, by designer Lorenzo Castillo, lean into the building: high ceilings, towering doorways, rustic beams, stone floors and grand fireplaces, individually styled rather than uniform. The result is one of the island's most characterful country hotels, with the rare advantage of being only about twenty minutes from Palma, close enough for a city dinner, far enough to feel rural.
At 31 rooms it is intimate and adult in feel, with adults-only Deluxe Pool Rooms for couples who want private gardens and hot tubs. This is an estate-romance hotel, not a beach or family resort.
The 31 rooms are palatial in the original manor, high ceilings, antique fireplaces, beams and stone, each individually designed by Lorenzo Castillo. The adults-only Deluxe Pool Rooms add private gardens, terraces with outdoor hot tubs and discreet access to a semi-private pool.
What to book: a Deluxe Pool Room if you want the private garden-and-hot-tub seclusion, ideal for honeymoons; or a grand suite in the main manor for the full historic-room drama. What to skip: nothing is weak, but the most affordable rooms, while characterful, are smaller, so size up for a longer or celebratory stay.
Mar&Duix is the showpiece, set in a soaring beamed room built around a 17th-century olive press, the kind of room that makes dinner an event. El Gazebo is the poolside restaurant with an open kitchen and market-sourced cooking, and the Green Bar handles all-day tapas, snacks, cocktails and the wine list. Under Cortesin ownership the food has ambition to match the setting, and the estate is characterful enough that staying in for dinner is the appeal.
Son Net's wellness centres on the estate itself, the pool, the gardens, the quiet, with treatments available on the property. It is a country-estate retreat rather than a big spa resort; travellers whose priority is an extensive spa circuit should consider Cap Vermell's Serenitas or Fontsanta's thermal waters, while those who want romance, history and calm will find Son Net ideal.
Puigpunyent, in the Tramuntana foothills, only about 20 minutes from central Palma and roughly 30 minutes from PMI airport. That proximity is Son Net's quiet advantage: genuine rural-estate seclusion with the capital's restaurants, old town and airport all close. A rental car is recommended to enjoy both the estate and the city.
Our score is a weighted blend of six criteria we assess on every hotel, with weightings shown below. It is HotelsForKings' own editorial rating, not an aggregate of third-party guest scores. Grand Hotel Son Net earns an overall 9.1/10.
| Criterion | Weight | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Romance | 20% | 9.3 |
| Service | 20% | 9.2 |
| Design | 15% | 9.2 |
| Food | 20% | 9.0 |
| Location | 15% | 9.0 |
| Value | 10% | 8.8 |
| Overall (weighted) | 9.1 |
Recent verified guest reviews emphasise the romance and character of the building, the courtyard, the fireplaces, the individually designed rooms, and warm, personal service at the estate's small scale. The proximity to Palma is repeatedly cited as a pleasant surprise. The main caveats: the property is up a winding hill road (a car is needed), the wellness offering is modest compared with the big resorts, and the estate's quiet is total, which is the point for most guests but not for those wanting buzz. Couples seeking historic country romance near the city are the happiest.
Reached by a winding hill road, a modest spa relative to the big resorts, and total rural quiet. Skip Son Net if you want a beach, a large spa circuit or family-resort facilities, choose Cap Vermell, Jumeirah Mallorca or the Bay of Palma resorts for those. Choose Son Net for the most romantic historic estate within twenty minutes of Palma.
A historic-estate honeymoon with the city close at hand: book an adults-only Deluxe Pool Room for the private garden and hot tub, dine at Mar&Duix, and run into Palma when you want it.
The 1672 manor, the olive-press dining room and the intimate scale make a memorable milestone, with the practical bonus that guests flying in face only a short transfer and an easy city add-on.
The courtyard, the gardens and a private Deluxe Pool Room terrace give several discreet settings; at 31 rooms the staff can orchestrate a proposal with genuine privacy.
Castillo Son Net s/n, 07194 Puigpunyent, Mallorca, Balearic Islands · Tramuntana foothills; ~20 min from Palma, ~30 min from PMI
31 individually designed rooms in a 1672 manor · adults-only Deluxe Pool Rooms · from the €300s low season, €600s+ peak
Check-in 3:00 PM · Check-out 12:00 PM · Adult-leaning; Deluxe Pool Rooms adults-only
1672 manor restored 1998 · A Cortesin Hotel · Lorenzo Castillo interiors · Mar&Duix in a 17th-century olive press · private chapel and courtyard · 20 min from Palma
Typically open spring to autumn · Best value May, June, September · Peak July–August
~30 min from Palma airport up a winding hill road · rental car recommended
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Check Rates & Availability →The manor house dates to 1672 and was meticulously restored in 1998. It now operates as 'A Cortesin Hotel', under the family behind Andalusia's Finca Cortesin, which brings top-tier ownership polish to the historic estate.
Only about 20 minutes from central Palma, and roughly 30 minutes from Palma de Mallorca airport (PMI). That proximity is its quiet advantage, genuine rural-estate seclusion in the Tramuntana foothills with the city and airport close by.
Not entirely, but it skews strongly adult, and its Deluxe Pool Rooms, with private gardens and outdoor hot tubs, are adults-only. The intimate 31-room estate suits couples more than families.
For seclusion and romance, an adults-only Deluxe Pool Room with a private garden and hot tub. For historic drama, a grand suite in the original manor with high ceilings, beams and a fireplace. Size up from the entry rooms for longer or celebratory stays.
Mar&Duix is the showpiece, set in a soaring beamed room built around a 17th-century olive press. El Gazebo is the poolside restaurant with an open kitchen, and the Green Bar serves all-day tapas, cocktails and the wine list. The food matches the setting's ambition under Cortesin ownership.
Wellness centres on the estate itself, the pool, gardens and quiet, with treatments available on the property. It is a country-estate retreat rather than a large spa resort; for an extensive spa circuit consider Cap Vermell or Fontsanta's thermal waters.
Yes, it is one of the island's most romantic historic estates and unusually close to Palma. Book an adults-only Deluxe Pool Room, dine at Mar&Duix, and enjoy total rural quiet with the city twenty minutes away when you want it.
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