Hotel de Mar, Gran Melia Hotel
The building arrives before the hotel does. Designed in 1964 by architect José Antonio Coderch, Hotel de Mar stands as one of the most significant examples of midcentury Mediterranean architecture on Mallorca's southwestern coast. Its clean horizontal lines, cantilevered terraces, and deliberate integration with the surrounding pine forest feel less like a resort and more like a landmark, a structure conceived with the same rigor as the sea cliffs it overlooks. Now operating as De Mar Gran Meliá, the property has been carefully restored to honor Coderch's original vision while introducing the amenities and service of one of Spain's most recognized luxury hospitality brands. The result is a hotel where architectural heritage and contemporary comfort coexist without compromise.
Accommodations range from Premium rooms to the signature RedLevel suites and the exclusive RedLevel terrace rooms, many offering private outdoor spaces that frame views of the Balearic Sea and the Bay of Palma. The RedLevel experience functions as a hotel within the hotel, providing dedicated check-in, a private lounge, a reserved pool area, and personalized butler service. Throughout the property, interiors reflect a restrained palette of natural materials and clean lines, allowing the architecture and the landscape to remain the dominant presence. Public spaces open onto terraces shaded by maritime pines, creating a rhythm of light and shadow that shifts with the day.
Dining at the property unfolds across several distinct venues. Arrels offers a refined Mediterranean menu that draws on Mallorcan ingredients and seasonal produce, while Es Clot serves more casual fare near the pool terrace with views across the water. The hotel's bars provide settings for both daytime refreshment and evening cocktails, each positioned to take advantage of the property's relationship with the coastline. The spa and wellness area offers treatment rooms, thermal circuits, and an indoor pool, creating a quieter counterpoint to the outdoor swimming pools that cascade toward the sea. A fitness center rounds out the wellness offering for guests who prefer a more active routine.
Illetes, the enclave where the hotel is situated along Mallorca's southwestern shore, is known for its sheltered coves, turquoise water, and proximity to Palma de Mallorca. The capital city is just a short drive away, offering the galleries, markets, and restaurants of one of the Mediterranean's most cultured port cities. Yet the property's position among the pines, set slightly above the shoreline, creates a sense of distance from the island's more trafficked areas. De Mar Gran Meliá occupies a rare position in luxury hospitality, a place where the architecture itself is the experience, where Coderch's midcentury vision gives every terrace, corridor, and sightline a sense of intention that no amount of renovation could invent. You leave not just rested, but recalibrated by a building that has spent six decades perfecting its conversation with the sea.
The building arrives before the hotel does. Designed in 1964 by architect José Antonio Coderch, Hotel de Mar stands as one of the most significant examples of midcentury Mediterranean architecture on Mallorca's southwestern coast. Its clean horizontal lines, cantilevered terraces, and deliberate integration with the surrounding pine forest feel less like a resort and more like a landmark, a structure conceived with the same rigor as the sea cliffs it overlooks. Now operating as De Mar Gran Meliá, the property has been carefully restored to honor Coderch's original vision while introducing the amenities and service of one of Spain's most recognized luxury hospitality brands. The result is a hotel where architectural heritage and contemporary comfort coexist without compromise.
Accommodations range from Premium rooms to the signature RedLevel suites and the exclusive RedLevel terrace rooms, many offering private outdoor spaces that frame views of the Balearic Sea and the Bay of Palma. The RedLevel experience functions as a hotel within the hotel, providing dedicated check-in, a private lounge, a reserved pool area, and personalized butler service. Throughout the property, interiors reflect a restrained palette of natural materials and clean lines, allowing the architecture and the landscape to remain the dominant presence. Public spaces open onto terraces shaded by maritime pines, creating a rhythm of light and shadow that shifts with the day.
Dining at the property unfolds across several distinct venues. Arrels offers a refined Mediterranean menu that draws on Mallorcan ingredients and seasonal produce, while Es Clot serves more casual fare near the pool terrace with views across the water. The hotel's bars provide settings for both daytime refreshment and evening cocktails, each positioned to take advantage of the property's relationship with the coastline. The spa and wellness area offers treatment rooms, thermal circuits, and an indoor pool, creating a quieter counterpoint to the outdoor swimming pools that cascade toward the sea. A fitness center rounds out the wellness offering for guests who prefer a more active routine.
There's a particular kind of quiet that comes with an adults-only property on the Mallorcan coast — not silence exactly, but a deliberate hush, where the Mediterranean does most of the talking. Hotel de Mar Gran Meliá leans into that mood with real conviction. The design threads contemporary restraint through local artistic sensibility, and the rooms feel oriented toward the water in a way that makes the views less a perk and more the organizing principle. What distinguishes it is the culinary seriousness — Arrels by Marga Coll reinterprets Mallorcan tradition with genuine ambition, and Bardot's al fresco seaside setting feels earned rather than staged. This is a place for people who want their luxury unhurried and rooted in where they actually are.
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Sleeps 2 · 3 × Super King, 2 Twin · 431 sq ft · regular
This bright, air-conditioned room features a furnished balcony with views of the sea. It has stylish, modern décor and a sofa. It comes with a flat-screen TV, and a private marble bathroom with a rain-effect shower. This room has VIP toiletries, a pillow menu, and a Nespresso Coffee Machine.
Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 463 sq ft · regular
This air-conditioned suite is consisted of of a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a private bathroom as well as a balcony. The unit has 1 bed.
Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 883 sq ft · regular
The spacious Grand Suite features 1 bedroom with a king size bed. There is a lounge area, dining area and 2 balconies offering sea views. The spacious bathroom includes a hydromassage bath and rain-effect shower. A special pillow menu, a choice of aromas for the room, and ironing service of one item per stay are also available.
Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 592 sq ft · regular
This spacious suite boast a large seating area with direct access to a private terrace with sea views. It features a flat-screen satellite TV and a private marble bathroom including bathrobe, free toiletries and hairdryer. This room has VIP toiletries, a pillow menu, and a Nespresso Coffee Machine.
Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 883 sq ft · regular
Located in privileged areas, this bigger suite features a living room with access to a private terrace with ocean views. Royal Suites have 2 private, furnished balconies with privileged exterior views, a marble bathroom with a bathtub and a cabin with a rain-effect shower. The double bedroom comes with a king size bed. This room has VIP toiletries, a special pillow menu, a choice of aromas for the room, and ironing service of one item per stay.
Sleeps 2 · 3 × Queen, 2 Twin · 431 sq ft · regular
This bright, air-conditioned room features a balcony with stunning sea views. It has stylish, modern décor and a sofa. It comes with a flat-screen TV, a pillow menu and a private marble bathroom with a rain-effect shower.
Sleeps 2 · 3 × Super King, 2 Twin · 431 sq ft · regular
The spacious double room features air conditioning, a mini-bar, a balcony with sea views as well as a private bathroom boasting a walk-in shower.
Sleeps 4 · 1 × Queen · 1163 sq ft · regular
The suite has a spacious bedroom with king-size bed, two private terraces with privileged views to the sea, a spacious lounge, two fully equipped bathrooms with rain-effect shower and a large bathtub. This VIP room is equipped with a flat-screen TV, pillow menu, coffee machine, hairdryer and Balinese sofa-bed in the lounge.
Sleeps 4 · 3 × 2 Twin, Queen · 753 sq ft · regular
A seating area with a flat-screen TV, a desk, a balcony and a private bathroom are featured in this spacious suite.
Sleeps 2 · 3 × Queen, 2 Twin · 431 sq ft · regular
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