Mandarin Oriental Punta Negra, Mallorca

Mandarin Oriental has opened its first hotel in Mallorca, and it took over one of the island's better-known addresses to do it — the old Punta Negra, on a wooded peninsula between two coves at Costa d'en Blanes, a few minutes from the yachts at Puerto Portals. It's the brand's third hotel in Spain and its Balearic debut. The resort spreads across five low buildings with 131 rooms and suites, including 26 suites and nine casitas set into the gardens, plus rooftop suites with private pools.

The pitch here is location and food. Direct access to two secluded coves is rare on this stretch of coast, and the dining line-up is unusually deep for a resort this size: Matsuhisa (Nobu Matsuhisa's Nikkei) and Leña by Dani García anchor a roster of six restaurants and bars, alongside a spa with nine treatment cabins and indoor and outdoor pools. Contemporary design, Aleppo pines, art dotted through the public spaces.

It opened in June 2026, so it's too new for us to have stayed or scored. When we visit, we'll be watching whether the two-cove setting delivers the seclusion it promises in a busy corner of Mallorca, and whether the restaurant heavyweights translate into a resort that hangs together rather than a collection of marquee names.