Positioned at the edge of Palma's historic waterfront, where the medieval city walls give way to the Parc de la Mar and the bay opens toward the Mediterranean, Es Princep was built as a purpose-designed five-storey structure whose curved facade and warm-toned limestone cladding place it in deliberate conversation with the ancient fortifications immediately to its rear. The rooftop pool deck makes that relationship explicit — from the timber sun loungers, the Gothic pinnacles of the Cathedral of Santa Maria rise directly above the city's Roman and Arab-era ramparts, a view that few hotels anywhere in Spain can match. Inside, the interiors settle into a register that suits the setting without deferring to it too literally. Guest rooms are finished in pale limestone flooring and warm walnut joinery, copper-toned bedside lamps casting a domestic light against white walls hung with loose-brushed landscape prints that reference the Mallorcan countryside. The furniture mixes mid-century shapes — a high-backed cobalt velvet armchair, curved upholstered sofas in dove grey — with clean-lined teak desks and wraparound balconies framed in timber-glazed doors. The rooftop bar and restaurant extends the palette outward, replacing stone with marine-grade timber decking and rattan pendant lanterns strung beneath a reed-and-steel pergola threaded with climbing vines, the turquoise harbour laid out beyond like a continuation of the hotel's own colour scheme.

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With the glittering Palma Bay and the historical city wall outside your hotel window, elegant Es Princep (Opening Spring 2018) not only prides itself on sumptuous surroundings and the old towns most beautiful sea view, but is also perfectly located to explore Palma de Mallorca with ease. The 68 luxuriously elegant rooms not only meet the modern traveler’s needs and exceed their expectations, but are blissfully light and boast unforgettable views. The soulful use of stone, wood and leather pay homage to traditional Mallorcan country fincas.