Boutique hotels in Menorca: town-centre palaces and country estates with just a few rooms
What sets a boutique hotel apart from any other hotel? In Menorca the answer almost always lies in the building: an eighteenth-century mansion in the centre of Mahón, a former consulate, a village grocer’s shop, a family pastry shop a stone’s throw from Ciutadella cathedral, or a marès finca surrounded by hundreds of hectares of countryside. Rooms are few, from six to around thirty, and no two are alike. Of the ten boutique hotels in Menorca in this selection, five have five stars and five have four: three are in Mahón, one in the old town of Ciutadella, one in Alaior and one in Ferreries, and four are country estates, spread between Ferreries, Alaior, Ciutadella and Sant Lluís.
For each one we tell you the story of the house, how many rooms there are, where to eat and what’s nearby. In town you get around on foot, and in the evening you dine in the narrow streets; in the countryside you need a car, but you get a pool, a kitchen garden and silence. If you haven’t yet decided which of the two towns suits you, read our guide to choosing the best place to stay in Menorca. You’ll find more places with character among our unique hotels in Menorca.
- Our pick of the 10 best boutique hotels in Menorca
- 1. Hotel Vestige Son Ermità: an eighteenth-century finca in the countryside around Ferreries
- 2. Cristine Bedfor: four Menorcan houses and a garden in the centre of Mahón
- 3. Can Alberti 1740: a Mahón family’s home, with a terrace overlooking the bell towers
- 4. Torre Vella: a seventeenth-century finca with a pool facing the sea, between Alaior and Son Bou
- 5. Vestige Son Vell: a manor house with two pools and a kitchen garden, twenty minutes from Ciutadella
- 6. El Consul Maó: six rooms in Mahón’s former French consulate
- 7. Ses Sucreres Small & Slow Hotel: the old village grocer’s in Ferreries
- 8. Hotel Boutique Can Sastre: a family pastry shop a hundred metres from Ciutadella cathedral
- 9. Encant de Alaior: six rooms in the old pharmacy beneath the bell tower of Santa Eulàlia
- 10. Alcaufar Vell: the Mercadal family’s manor house, two kilometres from the sea at Sant Lluís
- Town or countryside: how to choose your boutique hotel
Our pick of the 10 best boutique hotels in Menorca
1. Hotel Vestige Son Ermità: an eighteenth-century finca in the countryside around Ferreries
The Hotel Vestige Son Ermità is an eighteenth-century country house built of white marès, in the heart of the island, in the municipality of Ferreries. It belongs to an estate of 800 hectares, shared with neighbouring Binidufà and crossed by paths that lead down to three coves. There are eleven rooms, with air conditioning, a coffee machine and a minibar, and the wooden-beamed ceilings of the old house.
Meals are served at Brisa, the hotel restaurant, with fish cooked the French way and the flavours of Menorca, at lunch and dinner. Outside there are the pool, the garden and the terrace overlooking the countryside; inside, the gym and yoga classes. Bikes are free, and the estate has its own solar panel system.
In short: eleven rooms in an eighteenth-century finca, an 800-hectare estate, a fish restaurant, a pool, free bikes.
2. Cristine Bedfor: four Menorcan houses and a garden in the centre of Mahón
The Cristine Bedfor Mahon Boutique Hotel was created by joining four traditional houses in the old town of Mahón, on Carrer de la Infanta, 600 metres from the port. The interiors were designed by Lorenzo Castillo, with antique pieces and furniture, and the Michelin Guide lists it among the island’s hotels. Every room has air conditioning, a safe and an iPad, and some look out over the rooftops of the town.
There’s a garden with a narrow pool, open in the warmer months, and in the patio the restaurant, La Cocina de Cristine, serves Mediterranean and Spanish dishes; for an aperitif there’s the bar. There’s also a gym and bikes to hire, and a paid shuttle runs to the airport, 6 km away.
In short: four houses joined together in the centre of Mahón, antique-filled interiors, a garden with a pool, a restaurant in the patio.
3. Can Alberti 1740: a Mahón family’s home, with a terrace overlooking the bell towers
Can Alberti 1740 Boutique Hotel carries in its name the year in which the Alberti family built the house, on Carrer Isabel II in the centre of Mahón; the family coat of arms is still on the balcony of the façade. The fourteen rooms and suites are spread over three floors, with high ceilings and original beams, and some have a private patio or terrace.
There’s no restaurant, but breakfast with island produce is served in the large shady courtyard, and the lounge has an honesty bar where you help yourself. The best spot is the roof terrace, with views over the bell towers and the bay. The port is a few minutes’ walk away, the airport less than 5 km, and Es Grau beach a quarter of an hour by car.
In short: a 1740 house in the centre of Mahón, fourteen rooms over three floors, breakfast in the courtyard, a panoramic roof terrace.
4. Torre Vella: a seventeenth-century finca with a pool facing the sea, between Alaior and Son Bou
Torre Vella – Fontenille Collection is a seventeenth-century finca of golden marès on the Camí de Llucalari, in the municipality of Alaior, at the heart of a 200-hectare estate that runs down to the sea with more than a kilometre of cliffs. The seventeen rooms and suites occupy the old whitewashed sheepfolds and a few rooms carved into the rock, several with a terrace; some suites also have a private pool.
The shared pool is an infinity pool, with the sea on the horizon. The restaurant, Siempreviva, serves Menorcan dishes from breakfast to dinner and is also open to non-residents. On the estate there are an organic vineyard, a centuries-old olive grove and the fields of helichrysum that the hotel distils. Children are warmly welcomed; the hotel is open from 1 April to 31 October.
In short: a seventeenth-century finca on 200 hectares, an infinity pool overlooking the sea, suites with a private pool, a restaurant serving Menorcan cuisine.
5. Vestige Son Vell: a manor house with two pools and a kitchen garden, twenty minutes from Ciutadella
Vestige Son Vell occupies an eighteenth-century manor house in the countryside near Ciutadella, at the centre of an estate of around 180 hectares, with restored outbuildings and a few new buildings in the gardens. On foot you can reach Cala Son Vell and the Camí de Cavalls, the path that runs all the way around the island. All the accommodation is in suites, around thirty of them, with air conditioning, a minibar and a coffee machine.
There are two restaurants: Vermell, in the evening, with creative Menorcan cuisine, and Sa Clarisa for breakfast and lunch, supplied by the estate’s organic kitchen garden; then there’s the bar. Set among the lawns are two outdoor pools, and the hotel offers horse rides, yoga and stargazing evenings.
In short: an eighteenth-century manor house, suites only, two restaurants supplied by the estate’s kitchen garden, two pools, the Camí de Cavalls on foot.
6. El Consul Maó: six rooms in Mahón’s former French consulate
El Consul Mao – Hotel Boutique takes its name from the building: it was the French consulate in Mahón, and the flagpole still stands on its listed façade. Since a restoration completed in 2022 it has six rooms, with air conditioning and a safe, and a patio enclosed by a stretch of the sixteenth-century town walls.
There’s no restaurant, but breakfast, buffet or vegetarian, is served from 8.30 to 10.30 in the breakfast room or in the shady patio, and the hotel will prepare a picnic on request. The old rainwater well, now restored, is still used for watering. The port is 600 metres away and the airport 4 km.
In short: six rooms in the former French consulate, a patio against the sixteenth-century walls, breakfast outdoors, picnics on request.
7. Ses Sucreres Small & Slow Hotel: the old village grocer’s in Ferreries
Ses Sucreres Small & Slow Hotel stands on one of the oldest streets in Ferreries, in an 1844 building that for generations was the village grocer’s, Ca Ses Sucreres. It has been a hotel since 2009 and in recent years has expanded into the house next door: today there are twelve rooms, including doubles, suites, family rooms and two small apartments, all simple, with exposed sandstone, ceiling fans and natural materials.
Breakfast is made with seasonal local produce and is open to neighbours too, who drop in for a coffee or for brunch. At the back there’s a small garden with a compact pool, and at the top of the house the terrace with views over the rooftops of the village. In summer the hotel puts on open-air cinema and small concerts; Ferreries lies halfway between Mahón and Ciutadella, which makes it a handy base for exploring the island.
In short: twelve rooms in the old Ferreries grocer’s, a breakfast of local produce, a small pool, a roof terrace.
8. Hotel Boutique Can Sastre: a family pastry shop a hundred metres from Ciutadella cathedral
Hotel Boutique Can Sastre is a seventeenth-century house on Plaçeta del Roser, in the old town of Ciutadella, a hundred metres from the cathedral. It was here, in 1862, that Leopoldo Sastre opened the La Sin Nombre pastry shop, which the family ran for four generations, until 1987: today’s reception desk is the old shop counter. The rooms have a flat-screen TV, a kettle and views over the town; the Sant Jeroni suite has a terrace.
The buffet breakfast is served beneath a marès vault, and at lunchtime the hotel offers locally sourced dishes made with vegetables from its own garden. It’s an adults-only hotel: teenagers are accepted from the age of 14. The port, the squares and the restaurants of the old town are all within walking distance.
In short: a seventeenth-century house in the centre of Ciutadella, a former family pastry shop, breakfast beneath the vault, adults only from age 14.
9. Encant de Alaior: six rooms in the old pharmacy beneath the bell tower of Santa Eulàlia
Encant de Alaior Boutique Hotel is one of the first houses built on the hill of the church of Santa Eulàlia, in the old town of Alaior. From 1894 it housed the town pharmacy, and from 1950 the Can Felís shop, with a stable for the horses in the basement: part of the pharmacy and the old mangers can still be seen. A hotel since 2020, it has six bright rooms, with air conditioning, a minibar and a bathroom with a shower; the Double Penthouse has a private terrace looking onto the bell tower.
Breakfast with local produce is served in the breakfast room or in the patio. The house uses solar panels and collects rainwater, and unlike many hotels on the island it stays open all year round. The airport is 12 km away and the port of Mahón 13 km, and Alaior makes a good starting point for the beaches of the south coast.
In short: six rooms in a former pharmacy in the centre of Alaior, a terrace overlooking the bell tower, open all year round.
10. Alcaufar Vell: the Mercadal family’s manor house, two kilometres from the sea at Sant Lluís
Alcaufar Vell Hotel Rural & Restaurant is an eighteenth-century manor house in the countryside of Sant Lluís, at the centre of a 250-hectare estate that has belonged to the same family for more than four centuries. The grounds also include the Torre de Alcaufar, dating from 1787. The twenty-two rooms are divided between the main house, the old stables and the farmhouses, with exposed wooden beams and tiled floors; the suites have a private terrace.
The restaurant cooks island produce according to the season, from lunch to dinner, and you can also eat on the terrace under the trees. Among the gardens there’s the pool, and massages can be booked on request. The sea and the village of S’Algar are 2 km away, the little cove of Cala Alcaufar a little further on, and the airport 6 km.
In short: an eighteenth-century manor house on 250 hectares, twenty-two rooms between the house and the stables, a seasonal restaurant, a pool, the sea 2 km away.
Town or countryside: how to choose your boutique hotel
If you want to go out on foot in the evening, choose the town: in Mahón, Cristine Bedfor, with its garden and pool, Can Alberti 1740, with its roof terrace, or El Consul, the smallest; in Ciutadella, Can Sastre, which is adults only. Ferreries and Alaior, with Ses Sucreres and Encant de Alaior, are quiet towns halfway between the two. If you’re after space and a pool, look at the estates: Torre Vella and Son Ermità for the paths down to the sea, Son Vell for its two restaurants and horse rides, Alcaufar Vell for the sea just two kilometres away. In the countryside a car is essential: it’s worth picking one up as soon as you land at Menorca Airport, and our Menorca car hire guide explains how to choose. Other well-known boutique hotels, such as Jardí de Ses Bruixes in Mahón, Faustino in Ciutadella and Bordoy Casa Ládico, are in our selection of spa hotels in Menorca.
One thing to know before you pick your dates: the country estates follow the season, and Torre Vella, for example, closes from November to March; in the towns, on the other hand, some places stay open, such as Encant de Alaior, which operates all year round. For an off-season holiday, also take a look at our selection of hotels in Menorca open in winter, and for current rates, our Menorca hotel deals.