abc Jet Set Guide for Mallorca
Mallorca is a popular destination for the jet set. Check out the “in” places if you want to be part of the upmarket crowd
1. Leisure for pleasure:
Yachting in Mallorca
Nothing is quite as good as sipping a glass of champagne on board of a super yacht watching the waves go by. If you are thinking about chartering a yacht in Mallorca, Vitesse Yachts has all you’re looking for.
Vitesse Yachts , Puerto Portals, Tel. +34 971 676 011, www.vitesseyachts.com
The jet club – schedule your personal flights
The jet club offers executive services around flights. You can charter your private business jet and be finally independent from flight schedules, check-in times and standard routes. Or, if you own a company or are a regular flyer, even buy your personal business jet and the jet club will take care for optimum management and efficiency.
JetClub Spain, Palma de Mallorca, Tel. +34 971 702 699, www.jetclub.com
Spa
Mallorca has some of the finest Spa’s to treat your soul and senses. The St. Regis Mardavall Spa, Son Caliu and the Vespasian Spa at Read’s hotel have just been re-styled and offer now even more space for luxury treatments.
Read’s Hotel & Vespasian Spa, Santa Maria, Tel. +34 971 140 261, www.readshotel.com
St. Regis Mardavall Hotel & Spa, Passeig Calviá s/n, Costa d’en Blanes, Tel. +34 971 629 629, www.mardavall-hotel.com
Son Caliu Hotel Spa Oasis, Avenida Son Caliu, 8, Palmanova – Son Caliu, Tel. +34 971 682 200, www.soncaliu.com
Luxury cars
Stretch limos, convertibles or a vintage car… the following car rentals provide the limousines for a great outing or your grand entrance.
Oh Palma!
This event agency is also specializing in renting really special cars like vintage cars, Cadillacs, Rolls Royces or limousines.
Oh Palma, Tel. 971 720 059, www.ohpalma.com
Arabella Transfer Car
The Arabella Resort offers a luxury limousine service. Enjoy the fabulous Mallorcan nightlife without having to worry who’s driving.
Transfer Car, Tel. 971 606 136, www..mallorca-resort.com
2. Designer Shopping
The best of designerware
Rialto Living in Palma
Set just off the prestigious Paseo del Borne, this is a favorite for casual designer clothing and lifestyle.
Latest addition to the range is the exclusive collection of German celebrity designer Jil Sander.
Calle Sant Feliu 3c, Palma de Mallorca, Tel. +34 971 713 331, www.rialtoliving.com
Billy’s Fashiongroup
For the hippest in street and beachwear, you name it, Billy’s has it. An institution in Puerto Andratx for more than 14 years, Billy’s offers the best of brands like Escada Sport, Marc Cain, Riani, je suis, Bogner Jeans, Argentovivo, Blugirl beachwear, Blugir Fitnice, Laurèl, Elizabeth Hurley Swimwear etc. in 3 shops in the Southwest.
BILLYSSIMO, ST. REGIS Mardavall Mallorca, Passeig Calvià, s/n, Costa d’en Blanes, Tel. +34 971 629 213,
Billy’s EXCLUSIVE (also for Billy’s Intimo), Avda. Gabriel Roca 7, Pto. Andratx, Tel. +34 971 673 451
Billy’s OUTLET, Avda. Gabriel Roca 8, Pto. Andratx, Tel. +34 971 672 474
www.billys-fashiongroup.com
Marc Cain
Stand out from the crowd with exclusive clothes from the Marc Cain collection available in the Marc Cain Store in Palma.
Can Veri 5, Palma de Mallorca, Tel. 971 722 383
XOL sun glasses for divas
The XOL shop in Palma has the best selection of glamorous designer sunglasses of the island – THE vital accessory for a hot summer.
C/ Union 2-A, Palma de Mallorca, Tel. 971 726 951
3. Interiors for the upper crust
G4
Based in Palma de Mallorca, this interior designer enjoys a worldwide reputation and clientele and can realize any project, be it for 100.000 € or 25 million €. Creativity and the ability to accommodate all international tastes have given G4 the opportunity to style the homes of many super rich clients all over the world.
Laguna de Sanabria 3, Palma – Son Rapinya, Tel. +34 971 775 126
Maxim Confort
If it comes to elegant furniture for your living room, Maxim Confort has the widest range and best selection of designer sofas on the island.
C/ Aragó, 64, Polígono Son Valentí, Tel. +34 971 254 014 www.maximconfort.com
4. Gourmet
Dine with the stars
Sea Restaurant
This restaurant in Cala Estancia, just off the sea, opened last summer and became an immediate success thanks to the excellent modern Spanish cuisine and the stylish, outstanding interior design. Nice extra: the restaurant offers a shuttle service and will pick you up and drive you back home with a 24 hours pre-booking.
C. Congrio, 26, Cala Estancia, Ca’n Pastilla, +34 971 261 337 or 670 547 545, www.seapalma.com
Tristan Restaurant
The Tristan restaurant in the glamorous marina of Puerto Portals is a long time classic and thanks to the exceptional talent and skills of Chef Gerhard Schwaiger the only restaurant with 2 Michelin stars on the island. A real must and treat for all gourmets.
Local no. 1, Puerto Portals, Tel. +34 971 675 547, www.grupotristan.com
Opening hours: daily 20:00 – 23:30 hrs
Bacchus Restaurant at Reads Hotel
Marc Fosh has led this hotel restaurant to a Michelin star in 2003 and has received many awards ever since thanks to his creative, tasty and very modern cuisine. The restaurant is set in an impressive hall, richly decorated with frescos, the perfect background for Fosh’s theatrical creations and an unforgettable dinner night.
Bacchus Restaurant at Read’s Hotel, Santa Maria, Tel. +34 971 140 261, www.readshotel.com
Bar,Co
If you think you have been to the best on the island already, try Bar,Co for a whole new experience! Emilio Castrejon combines the best of Asian flavors with local products to a symphony of aroma and texture. So, it came as no surprise that he has quickly passed the status of an insider tip to become the favorite of the chic and the beautiful.
C/ Vicario Joaquin Fuster, 83, Es Molinar/Palma, Tel. +34 971 248 685
Opening hours: daily, from 20:00 hrs
Sushi Club
The two restaurants of the Sushi Club serve great variations of Sushi, Sashimi and Asian cross-over cuisine and are the place to go if you want to rub shoulders with the beautiful and trendy Palma model crowd. Great atmosphere and a chic place for celebrity spotting.
Torre de Peraires 7 (close to Porto Pi), Palma, Tel. +34 971 404 060 and Calle Union 2, Palma, Tel. 971 906 060, www.sushiclub.es
Opening hours: daily 13:00 -16:00 hrs und 20:00 – 02:00 hrs (Torre Peraires closed on Mondays / Calle Union closed on Sundays)
5. Bars
See and be seen
Marchica
The bar Marchica close to the Sushiclub in Torre Peraires has only recently opened and has quickly become the hottest place in town. Enjoy one of their excellent cocktails in a cool and modern atmosphere and mingle with the beautiful and famous.
Torre Peraires 1, Palma de Mallorca, Tel. 971 285 693, open from Monday to Saturday, 16.00 until 03.00.
King Kamehameha Club
The King Kamehameha nightclub on the Paseo Marítmo is a cool combination of club feeling and bar culture and one of the hottest places to dance the night away with the Palma party crowd. Every Friday, they have a different internationally reknown DJ to play the right beats.
Paseo Marítimo 20, Palma, Tel. +34 667 270 230, www.king-kamehameha.de
K Bar Restaurant Poolside by King Kamehameha
The latest addition is the K Poolside Bar and Restaurant which is set in the grounds of the Son Quint Golf Resort in Son Vida. Clubhaus Golf Son Quint, Carretera Son Vida, Palma, Tel. +34 793 005
6. Hotels Mallorca – Sleep like a king
Mallorca offers anything from cosy country hotels to stylish modern designer hotels in Palma’s buzzing old town. If you want to stay with the best try the following places:
St. Regis Mardavall Hotel
5-Star Hotel in the Southwest with marvelous Spa facilities
Passeig Calviá s/n, Costa d’en Blanes, Tel. +34 971 629 629, www.mardavall-hotel.com
Arabella Sheraton Golf Hotel
5-Star Hotel with excellent access to 3 golf courses
Urbanisación Son Vida, S/N, Palma, Tel. +34 971 606 136, www.arabella.es
Castillo Hotel Son Vida
Jackie Kennedy was here just as Grace Kelly… Enjoy marvelous views of the Palma bay and the recently restored splendor.
Raixa, 2, Palma, Tel. +34 971 493 493, www.hotelsonvida.com
Valldemossa Hotel
A secluded gem on the Northwest coast, surrounded by breathtaking scenery.
Carretera Vieja de Valldemosa , s/n, Valldemossa,
Tel. +34 971 612 626, www.valldemossahotel.com
Son Brull Hotel
Set in the North of the island, excellent combination of a historic building and modern design.
Ctra. Pollensa-Port Pollensa, KM 49,800, Pollensa, Tel. +34 971 535 353, www.sonbrull.com
Portixol Hotel
Chic designer hotels on Palma’s doorstep with great seaviews
Sirena, 27, Palma, Tel. +34 971 271 800, www.portixol.com
Esplendido Hotel
Modern design in a traditional seaside hotel set on the new Port de Sóller promenade.
Pg. Través, 5, Sóller, Tel. +34 971 631 850, www.esplendidohotel.com
La Residencia Hotel
This hotel overlooking the artist’s village of Deià and the spectacular Northwest coast has been a romantic hideaway for many celebrities.
Calle Son Canals, s/n, Deià, Tel. +34 971 639 011, www.hotellaresidencia.com
