Thanks for your guidance and help with our holiday we had a great time and we will certainly return to Mallorca.

Son Ametler
Service: 5
Food: 5
Cleanliness: 5
Value for money: 4
Sleep quality: 5 
Would you recommend the hotel to a friend? Yes

Sa Carrotja
Service: 4
Food: 4
Cleanliness: 5
Value for money: 4
Sleep quality: 4
Would you recommend the hotel to a friend? Yes

Both the hotels we stayed at were wonderful. The pool area and totally relaxed atmosphere at Son Ametler were amazing. At Sa Carrotja we loved our enormous room with a very secluded balcony and the bowls of citrus fruit for juicing at breakfast. 

Best wishes

We had an excellent holiday and would recommend it to friends.

The Son Ametler was a lovely hotel set in a quiet, peaceful and beautiful area.

Service 5
Food 4
Cleanliness 5
Value for money 5
Sleep quality 4

Hi Henrik,

Well we managed the full holiday which I wasn’t expecting but thrilled we did.

Son Ametler was 5 star throughout. 

Apart from having to change room after 2 days everything else was fantastic. 

The 4 course dinner served in the evening was a highlight, every meal and every course a total delight. The hotels own rose wine was so good we didn’t even try the white or red! I’m sure they were equally as good - next time!

The well stocked honesty bar and cake in the afternoon, another great touch.

The setting is so relaxing and the pool area and garden with so many different places to sit was perfect, just what we needed for a few days to wind down after a stressful year.

All the staff without exception were lovely and we would definitely recommend the hotel for anyone wanting peace and quiet with excellent food and friendly faces.

There were lots of cyclists on the very quiet roads and it’s made us think we might return for a cycling holiday safe in the knowledge of a great meal with excellent wine at the end of the day!

Can Verdera again 5 star throughout.

It’s changed ownership since our last stay but still maintained the high standards we remember.

Breakfast was excellent, lots of choice some different to the usual and the ones we tried were all delicious.

Lovely staff again.

The setting is amazing, we never tire of that view and there are various seating areas to admire it from on the terraced gardens. Lovely to have an evening drink on the top terrace too.

Our late booking meant we got the last room available for our dates and it was facing on to the street. I had reservations but the room was a great size with large bathroom and no disturbance from outside. The windows have a treatment on them which prevents passers by seeing in.

 There was some noise from the room above and in the morning when people were having breakfast inside due to cooler weather but it really wasn’t a problem.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during the booking process, we really did appreciate it.

Very best wishes

Here are our scores for Hotel Son Ametler. We spent 12 days there so our views are well informed!

If you have a couple of minutes we would appreciate if you would be so kind and provide us with some feedback about your stay at the hotel/s.

How would you rate the following from 1-5 where 5 is the best rating:

Service: 10 out of 5! The staff, from kitchen to management, were impeccable. Courteous, helpful and friendly.
Food: 10 out of 5. The vegan food was the best we've ever been offered at a hotel. Cordon bleu standard, no convenience foods, detailed, imaginative, thoughtfully prepared and extremely tasty.
Cleanliness: 5 out of 5.
Value for money:  4 out of 5. For us it was quite expensive.
Sleep quality: 4 out of 5. We could hear our neighbours rather loudly when they used the toilet and taps late at night or early in the morning, through the party wall.
Would you recommend the hotel to a friend? 5 out of 5.

Would you like to write a couple of general sentences about your stay?   Our only concern was that the conversations held by the kitchen staff from when they came on duty in the afternoon, were so loud that it was uncomfortable to sit on the terraces close to the kitchen window/door. It was great to hear happy staff but more than a bit over-powering. 

Also, in the 30 minutes or so after dinner, because the foyer floors are stone the voices of the reception staff and other customers boomed up the stairs to our bedroom and through the door! However, this last was a minor point as it didn't last long.

We had hoped to be able to walk from the hotel into the mountains (as we didn't want to hire a car). However, the nearest hills were inaccessible having no paths on them and access to them being  private (this is hard to tell from a map, in advance). It wasn't really practical to walk from the hotel into the further mountains (e.g. Puig Tomir and Puig Galileu) as they were too far away. Luckily, our holiday was saved by the existence of the local bus! Thank goodness.

Good wishes,

Thank you for your help with hotels. We are back now after our lovely break. We enjoyed both hotels but preferred the Ametler. The Cala San Vicente has a slightly faded feel to it and the bathrooms and rooms and TVs need updating and improving. The food was just ok, but staff excellent.  The more rural Son Ametler was a much more rewarding stay. Our room was a little small and dark - small window- but it was the only room available.  The staff were helpful and friendly, and the food was excellent.
So in terms of your rating system

                   Son Ametler                  Cala San Vicente

Service.         5.                                     5
Food.             5.                                     3
Cleanliness.   5.                                    5
Value.            4.                                     4
Sleep.            5.                                    5

Hope this helps,
Kind Regards,

Top marks for everything. Food exceptionally good.

Hi Henrik, Yes we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Son Ametler.  It was in a wonderful setting. We would give a rating of 5 for all categories and would definitely recommend to friends.  Thank you for all your help.

Hi Henrik! Please see my replies in red. Generally Liz and I were extremely happy with Son Ametler and the attention given by James and his lovely staff. The location was not “perfect” for us - just a little too far from some of our favourite restaurants in the north of Mallorca. We had a house near Pollensa so we know the area well. Other than two nights we ate dinner at the hotel as driving in the dark did not appeal to us. Maybe a two hotel holiday would have suited us better. All said and done, we score Son Ametler high. How would you rate the following from 1-5 where 5 is the best rating: Service: First class in every respect, 5 Food: I don’t eat red meat and the hotel made good efforts to accommodate me. At times I thought it was unnecessarily too “fancy” (I am used to eating in good restaurants internationally and the best for me are the ones that prepare good food in the the “normal” way). That still leaves room for Chef’s Surprises. 4. Cleanliness: Faultlessly clean.5. Value for money: 5. Sleep quality: 4. Would you recommend the hotel to a friend? Yes Best regards,

Hello Henrik, We had a wonderful week although the weather was a little unreliable with a couple of downpours but that was just our bad luck! The first hotel, Son Ametler (hope I have remembered the name correctly) was wonderful. A 5 across the board for food, service, cleanliness etc. We had a very relaxing few days there. The second hotel, Son Sant Jordi was also wonderful. It is rather harder to comment on the food as we didn't really eat here. I would say the breakfast was not quite as good as the previous hotel but very clean, comfortable and very well situated for exploring Pollenca. It was a little cheaper so probably not completely fair to compare. We will remember that you offer accommodation in Menorca as we are interested in visiting there as well. Regards,

Henrik, Despite us setting you the challenge of finding accommodation in a particular area at very short notice you not only managed to find availability but delivered two hotels of contrasting but comparable excellent quality. Both provided a restful base for our daytime activities, so restful that we had to drag ourselves away! Hotel 2: Son Ametler near Inca. Food 5. Extensive and endless breakfasts. For an additional cost you could partake of an evening meal (available every night except Monday, even chefs need a night off !). The quality of the food was exceptional and the setting in a glass conservatory was delightful at any time of the day. Cleanliness 5. Excellent throughout. Value For Money. 5. Yes, certainly. Sleep Quality 5. The peace during the day was only pleasantly and gently shook by the random chiming of the goat bells. Nighttime was perfect solitude. In contrast, Son Ametler was more "boutique" in its style but still reflected the local charm. It's setting, with the mountains as a backdrop to breakfast and when swimming in the pool, was thoroughly enchanting. The welcome was warm and relaxed and full of those little touches that make it all the more memorable. Hotel 1: Son Galceran at Esporles.  Food 5. Breakfasts were infinite and service exemplary but what we didn't fully grasp from the photos was the idyllic breakfast terrace! Cleanliness 5. Room was always spotless as was the rest of the charming hotel. Value For Money 5. Was expecting half of the quality that we received. And would have been happy with that! Sleep Quality 5. Never any interruptions, (donkeys only started their chorus well after anyone would be up and about and only added to the charm). Son Galceran is a charming place, with all the marble and ornate splendour that you would wish for in a Spanish hotel. We would definitely return and would heartily recommend it to others. Henrik, I hope you can distill some useful feedback from my comments. You turned my hasty attempt at snatching some late summer sun into a thoroughly memorable and enriching experience. We will return to Mallorca and we will do it with your excellent guidance. Thank you

Hi, I have blogged to say how great it was 5 for all , except it would be worth them buying British pillows and shipping them for that luxury feeling, the local pillows are long thin, hard and give you a neck and back ache, bed average comfort, we will return. Best wishes

Hi, I have blogged to say how great it was 5 for all , except it would be worth them buying British pillows and shipping them for that luxury feeling, the local pillows are long thin, hard and give you a neck and back ache, bed average comfort, we will return.  Best wishes

Hi Henrik, We had the most wonderful stay with the Paola and the team at Son Ametler. We wanted a low key rural idyll but we still wanted excellent standards. I love beautiful scenery and the feel of being away from modernity, and Husband wants that too, but must have a proper shower and bed to go with it. We got both at Son Ametler. The rooms were spacious and scrupulously clean, plainly but elegantly appointed, and everything was well designed and worked perfectly (only another person with a German spouse would really understand me when I say this, but it is SO important). The pink stone house itself retains all the picturesque loveliness and no-nonsense practicality of its farming origins – think thick bushes of lavender and rosemary viewed from the loo via a window cut into a 5 foot thick wall in the bathroom - but still offers guests a sense of dreamily ordered well-being and relaxed welcome which I’ve not often come across in my travels. We will be back very soon. Service: 4 (but I give this rating because I like service which isn’t too in-your-face - the hosts were on the ball, but genial and laid back, exactly how I like it.) Food: 4 Cleanliness: 5 Value for money: 5 Sleep quality: 4 (black out blinds? But perhaps that’s being foolish, we should probably get up with the sun to savour the day). Would you recommend the hotel to a friend?  Absolutely – have done so already. Cheers!

Dear Henrik, We had a perfect stay thank you. Service 5, food 5, cleanliness 5, value for money 5, sleep quality 3. I would recommend to a friend, indeed already have. Comments generally... There is some development going on behind the hotel,  I think an equestrian centre being built, we were woken up in the morning by the sounds of large earth moving equipment and general banging noises. The only other problem was the Jacuzzi bath, very small and uncomfortable much better if it was just an ordinary bath!! Everyone very friendly , efficient and welcoming. Keep up the good work with the garden, there is scope for this to be enlarged which would be lovely.... We will definitely go back again soon. Regards,