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simply furnished rooms, the high ceilings of which dwarf antique, slightly careworn fur-
niture.
Convent de la Missió
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
€€
( 971 22 73 47;
www.conventdelamissio.com
;
Carrer de la Missió 7, Palma de Mallorca; s €105-185,
d €115-225, ste €200-250; )
In a district that's as busy as a beehive, this is your saving
grace. A functioning convent from the 1600s until 2003, it exudes a Zen-like calm cre-
ated by all-white rooms and airy spaces. There is a romantic Arab-style hot tub and sauna
in the stone-walled cellar. Or relax on the rooftop terrace or in the artfully designed read-
ing room.
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Hostal Pons
GUESTHOUSE
€
( 971 72 26 58;
www.hostalpons.com
;
Carrer del Vi 8, Palma de Mallorca; s €30, d €60-70, tr €85;
)
Bang in the heart of old Palma, this is a sweet, simple family-run guesthouse.
Downstairs a cat slumbers in a plant-filled patio, upstairs you'll find a book-lined lounge
and rooms with rickety bedsteads and tiled floors. Cheaper rooms share communal bath-
rooms. The roof terrace offers peaceful respite.
Hostal Apuntadores
HOSTAL
€
( 971 71 34 91;
www.palma-hostales.com
; Carrer dels Apuntadors 8, Palma de Mallorca; s €40-58,
d €50-68; )
Just off the main drag (bring earplugs), this unfussy spot makes up
for its smallish rooms and lumpy beds with balconies in some rooms overlooking Plaça
de la Reina, lots of sunlight and a rooftop terrace that overlooks a cathedral and serves
drinks. Staff can squeeze a cot in if you ask.
Puro Oasis Urbano
DESIGN HOTEL
€€
( 971 42 54 50;
www.purohotel.com
; Carrer de Montenegro 12, Palma de Mallorca; s €98- 134, d
€113-168, ste €167-239; )
Achingly chic with a decor that crosses Ibiza-style
minimalism with Marrakesh flair, this 14th-century-palace-turned-design-hotel has 26
rooms done in monochrome hues, with enormous flat-screen TVs and iPod docks. By
day, lounge on the canopy beds, take a dip in the plunge pool or head to Puro beach club;
by night join a fashionable crowd for cocktails in the bar.
Hotel Palau Sa Font
HOTEL
€€
