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Hotel · Mallorca, Spain
Cap Rocat
A fortress built to guard the Bay of Palma, restored into a hotel within a 30-hectare nature reserve near Cala Blava, Mallorca, with five room categories, two restaurants and an underground spa.
Overview
Cap Rocat occupies a fortress built for the surveillance of the Bay of Palma, on the Cala Blava coast of Mallorca. The building is a Heritage Asset and listed as a National Monument, and its restoration by architect Antonio Obrador won the Europa Nostra Award. The fortress sits within a Protected Natural Area, a 30-hectare nature reserve bordered by two kilometres of protected marine coastline. A photo collection by Vignetti and Obrador is kept at the property's own museum.
Five room categories occupy what were once courtyards, streets, watchtowers and battlements cut into the rock. The Double Fortaleza rooms sit behind the fortress's main gate and defensive moat, with vaulted ceilings, locally sourced stone floors, extra-large beds and a bathroom with separate bath and shower. The Sentinels rooms are carved from former defensive positions where cannon were once hidden, with marble floors, rough-hewn stone walls, two bathrooms and a small private pool on a cliff-edge terrace. The Suite Cap Rocat occupies former gun embrasures, with king-size beds, some canopied, and private terraces spread across three levels. Suite El Cabo and Suite del Mar complete the range, the latter set in a former caretaker's house at the edge of the sea.
Food is served at two restaurants. La Fortaleza seats thirty diners under chef Víctor García, moves to the fortress roof in summer, and has held two Suns in the Repsol Guide since 2019. It was named a favourite by Condé Nast Traveller in 2018 and won the Balearic Islands Food Critics Award for Best Hotel Cuisine in 2012. The Sea Club serves simpler dishes from a traditional Majorcan wood-fired oven. The spa is built twelve metres below ground in the most sheltered part of the fortress, with a saltwater swimming pool, natural light and a hammam drawing on Turkish traditions of water and body wellness. The hotel also arranges boat tours and other experiences built around the sea, the island's history and its traditions.
- Rooms
- On request
- Minimum stay
- 1 night
- Check in
- 15:00
- Check out
- 12:00
Why we like it
- Located within a 30-hectare nature reserve bordered by two kilometres of protected marine coastline
- Housed in a fortress originally built to guard the Bay of Palma, now a listed National Monument
- Restored by architect Antonio Obrador, a project awarded the Europa Nostra prize
- La Fortaleza restaurant seats only 30 diners and has held two Suns in the Repsol Guide since 2019
- Spa built twelve metres below ground with a saltwater swimming pool and hammam
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Rooms & suites
Categories shown for orientation. Your travel advisor will confirm which are available for your dates and recommend the one that suits the trip.
Double Fortaleza
Rooms behind the fortress's main gate and defensive moat, with vaulted ceilings, locally sourced stone floors, extra-large beds, a desk and an armchair. The bathroom has a separate bath and shower and two individual washbasins, plus an outdoor terrace.
Up to 2 guestsExtra-large bedSentinels
Rooms carved from former defensive positions where cannon were once hidden, with marble floors, rough-hewn stone walls and wooden ceilings. Each has a small desk, two armchairs, a table, two bathrooms and a small private pool with hammocks on a cliff-edge terrace.
Up to 2 guestsSea view viewSuite Cap Rocat
Suites set in the fortress's former gun embrasures, with a small indoor sitting area, sofa, armchair, coffee table and desk. Beds are king size, some with a canopy, and private terraces spread across three levels.
Up to 2 guestsKing size, some with canopySea view viewSuite El Cabo
The place where the last arm of land sticks into the sea, or where the sea touches land for the first time.
Up to 2 guestsSuite del Mar
Imagine a simple life in a small caretaker's house at the edge of the sea.
Up to 2 guests
Amenities
- Spa
- Saltwater swimming pool
- Hammam
- La Fortaleza restaurant
- Sea Club restaurant
- Boat tours
- Photo museum
- Private terraces
Reserving through us
Included when your travel advisor confirms this stay
- Daily breakfast for two
- Room upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
- Property credit or equivalent where the house offers one
- Early check in and late check out on request
- Welcome amenity and your travel agent known to the general manager
Eligible preferred amenities are applied wherever available, subject to the property at the time of stay, and are confirmed in your proposal.
Location
Mallorca, Spain
Tramuntana estates, Palma's old town and coves reached on foot.
Questions
- Where is Cap Rocat located?
- Cap Rocat sits on the Cala Blava coast of Mallorca, within a 30-hectare nature reserve bordered by two kilometres of protected marine coastline.
- What room categories does Cap Rocat offer?
- Five categories: Double Fortaleza, Sentinels, Suite Cap Rocat, Suite El Cabo and Suite del Mar, each built into a different part of the former fortress.
- What dining options are available at Cap Rocat?
- Two restaurants: La Fortaleza, which seats 30 diners and has held two Suns in the Repsol Guide since 2019, and the Sea Club, which serves dishes from a traditional Majorcan wood-fired oven.
- Can children dine at La Fortaleza restaurant?
- Reservations with children are accepted only if they are over 15 years old.
- Does Cap Rocat have a spa?
- Yes. The spa is built twelve metres below ground in the most sheltered part of the fortress, with a saltwater swimming pool, natural light and a hammam.
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