Balearic Islands · Spain
Where to stay in Palma
Palma is a city in Balearic Islands, Spain, home to about 435,000 people. This guide covers 1 aparthotel in Palma, with about 27 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- May, June and September
- Nearest airport
- PMI8 km · Palma de Mallorca Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
- Language
- Basque, Catalan, Galician
About
About Palma
Palma, also known as Palma de Mallorca, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca on the Bay of Palma.
This island has been settled since 2500 BC, and the city of Palma was founded by the Romans in 123 BC. They used it as their port for trade with mainland Spain and North Africa, while Pollentia was their port for Rome, Greece and the east Med. Their rule lasted almost eight centuries but as their power waned, Mallorca was attacked by Vandals and by the Arabs of North Africa. In 902 AD it fell to the Emirate of Cordoba. In 1229 it was conquered by King Jaime I, ruler of Valencia and Aragon, who made Palma the seat of his Kingdom of Majorca.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Palma
See
- Palma Cathedral
- Royal Palace of La Almudaina
- Banys Àrabs
- Museum of Mallorca
- Basílica de Sant Francesc
- Fundación Juan March Palma
- Plaça del Mercat
- Llotja de Palma
- Es Baluard Museu d'Art Contemporani
- Pueblo Español
- Castell de Bellver
- Pilar and Joan Miro Foundation
Do
- Aqualand El Arenal
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Palma
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Palma De Mallorca Marina aparthotel | 27 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Palma to stay in
High season is July to September, when Mallorca is mobbed by visitors from Germany, the UK and Ireland. Many hotels close in winter.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Palma
152 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hostal Cuba | 1904 | 1.0 km |
| Hostal Terminus | 1913 | 1.1 km |
| Hotel Perú | 0.6 km | |
| AYA Seahotel - Adults Only | 10.6 km | |
| Can Quetglas | 1910 | 2.2 km |
| Gran Hotel Sóller | 1880 | 23.0 km |
| Hotel de Mar | 1964 | 5.2 km |
| Hotel Victoria Gran Meliá | 2.0 km | |
| La Residencia | 20.3 km | |
| Agroturismo Alqueria Blanca | 13.8 km | |
| Agroturismo Son Viscos | 15.4 km | |
| AH Art Hotel Palma | 0.6 km | |
| Alua Leo | 7.4 km | |
| Alua Linda Mallorca | 6.5 km | |
| AluaSoul Palma | 6.1 km | |
| Aparthotel Fontanellas Playa | 7.7 km | |
| Ars Magna Bleisure Hotel | 1.4 km | |
| Aubamar Palma Resort | 10.1 km | |
| Aura by Aubamar | 9.8 km | |
| Barceló Illetas Albatros Adults Only | 5.4 km | |
| BO Hotel | 0.5 km | |
| BQ Augusta Hotel | 2.7 km | |
| Brondo Architect Hotel | 0.5 km | |
| Ca n'Alexandre - Turismo de Interior | 0.8 km | |
| Ca'n Abril | 22.8 km | |
| Ca's Papà | 16.0 km | |
| Can Abril | 22.9 km | |
| Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden | 0.6 km | |
| Cas Metge Matas Villa MarSenses Hotels & Homes | 14.6 km | |
| Casa Bougainvillea | 23.1 km | |
| Catalonia Majórica | 2.6 km | |
| Convent de la Missio | 0.8 km | |
| Ecocirer Healthy Stay | 22.7 km | |
| Edificio Fénix (Hotel Fénix) | 2.0 km | |
| El Llorenc Parc de la Mar | 0.3 km | |
| Es Corte Vell - Adults Only | 14.8 km | |
| Es Petit Hotel de Valldemossa | 16.1 km | |
| Eurostars Marivent | 3.7 km | |
| FERGUS Marivent | 4.0 km | |
| FERGUS Style La Cala | 4.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Palma
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Palma are May, June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; October is the wettest, with about 90 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Palma: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI), about 7.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ibiza Airport (IBZ, 134 km) and Menorca Airport (MAH, 138 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Buses within Palma city and its beach strip are run by EMT and are frequent. Bus CC orbits city centre M-F every 40 min and is free. Standard fares in 2024 are €2 within the city, €3 to the sea port and €5 to the airport, pay on board, no transfers permitted. A prepaid card for ten trips within the city is €15. These can be found from green vending machines around city centre bus stops (such as Plaza de España), and supposedly in news agents - though they're few and far between. Buses run by TIB do not allow journeys within the city limits.
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PMI · Palma de Mallorca Airport
IBZ · Ibiza Airport
MAH · Menorca Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Palma
Stay safe
Take great care of valuables, as the town centre has pickpockets a-plenty. Flower girls, street touts and other "distractors" may be working in cahoots with them. Old Town and El Terreno can be sleazy at night. There are lots of drug misusers, and drink-spiking is not uncommon. The people of Mallorca regard themselves as Catalan, not Spanish. Respect this, though your roto attempts to speak mainland (Castilian) Spanish will earn more kudos than insisting on English.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Palma
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Palma: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Palma?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Palma are May, June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; October is the wettest, with about 90 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Palma?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI), about 7.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ibiza Airport (IBZ, 134 km) and Menorca Airport (MAH, 138 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Palma?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Palma
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.