The modern Santa Clara can be found just 200 meters from the sea and Palma Cathedral. It has a rooftop terrace, free Wi-Fi, and air conditioning.
The rooms in Santa Clara Urban Hotel & Spa combine stone walls with designer furniture. All have bathrobes and plasma-screen TVs with satellite channels, and some have iPod docks.
The Santa Clara’s roof terrace offers superb views over Palma, as well as loungers for sunbathing.
The hotel has a café-bar and breakfast buffet service. At night, there is a snack menu.
Get to Bar España (0034 971 724234; £16 for tapas and wine) before 9pm, as it fills up fast. Unusually, they put a lot of spice into dishes here – expect Mexican, Indian and Thai influences.
The Es Baluard contemporary art museum is housed in a revamped 16th-century fortress that formed part of the town walls (0034 971 908200; esbaluard.org; open until 8pm; entrance €6/£4.80).