La Residencia, Mallorca

In the Tramuntana mountains above the village of Deià, Belmond La Residencia occupies a pair of honey colored manor houses that once belonged to local families and now answer to a different sort of dynasty. Stone arches, terraced gardens and ancient olive trees frame views that have lured artists for decades. Robert Graves lived just down the road, and the hotel still feels like a salon with better room service. Mornings arrive with church bells and sea light; evenings drift toward candlelit dinners scented with citrus and rosemary. Mallorca, distilled and delightfully self assured.