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an old stone building into an intimate designer space, with strategically placed antique
farm tools, soothing alcoves, pleasing archways and a decked pool area.
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Algaida
Possessió Binicomprat
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
€€
( 971 12 50 28;
http://fincabinicomprat.com
; Cami de Ses Vinyes, Algaida; d €138-149, ste
€150-158, apt €160-278; )
Looking back on a history that extends to the 1229
Christian reconquest, this
finca
has been in the Moragues family's hands since 1511. It's
all you'd expect a country escape to be, with an oak-tree-fringed pool, own chapel, cellar,
vineyards and vegetable patch. Rooms subtly blend rustic with boutique chic, while
suites and apartments have lounges with fireplaces.
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Manacor
La Reserva Rotana
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
€€€
( 971 84 56 85;
www.reservarotana.com
;
Camí de Bendris Km 3, Manacor; d €150-255; mid-
Nov-mid-Feb; )
This luxurious
finca
sits in splendid isolation in 500 acres of
beautifully tended grounds, 6km north of Manacor. A nine-hole private golf course, ten-
nis court, pool, gym, sauna, own vineyard and fabulous restaurant mean there's no need
to leave if you don't want to. Rooms in the 17th-century manor house are grand, with
countrified decor and the odd antique.
EASTERN MALLORCA
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Artà
Hotel Casal d'Artà
HOTEL
€
( 971 82 91 63;
www.casaldarta.de
; Carrer de Rafael Blanes 19, Artà; s incl breakfast €57-75, d incl
breakfast €88-96; )
Hotel Casal d'Artà is a wonderful old mansion in the heart of
town. The decor may be old-fashioned, but a sense of light and space pervades this place.
