Barefoot Mallorca, MallorcaBarefoot Mallorca in Mallorca, Spain has a corrected score of 3.8 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 5 of 9 hotels we score in Mallorca. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.9 before correction: Booking.com 3.7, Tripadvisor 4.1. Rooms from about $268 a night (cached, not a live quote).Barefoot Mallorca is a five-star boutique hotel in the coastal village of Portocolom, set among pine trees and wildflowers on the east of the island. The boho-chic property has a restaurant and bar, a sun terrace with swimming pool, and a full spa with sauna, steam room and wellness centre. Rooms are individually styled, and guests mention the cleanliness and friendly staff. A buffet breakfast is served each morning. It suits couples and adults looking for a quiet, design-led stay away from the bigger resorts, though it is a small village hotel rather than a base for nightlife. At around $268 a night it sits at the upper end of the local price range, and restaurant service can be slow when the dining room is busy.What stands out

Attentive, helpful staff

Good restaurant and breakfast

Spa, sauna and pool on site

Quiet, leafy village setting

Watch out for

Slow restaurant service at busy times

Expensive compared with nearby options

Better-scored in Mallorca

Son Xotano, Mallorca: 4.2 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Son Xotano is a small boutique hotel in a converted 12th- or 13th-century farmhouse in the countryside near Sencelles, Mallorca.

Finca Serena Mallorca, Mallorca: 4.0 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms), from $721 a night. Finca Serena Mallorca is an adults-only hotel and spa housed in a renovated 13th-century finca on a 40-hectare estate in the rural interior of Mallorca, near Montuiri.

Sa Carrotja Finca Agroturismo, Mallorca: 3.9 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms), from $319 a night. Sa Carrotja is an adults-only agrotourism finca in southern Mallorca, set among almond and fig fields about 500 metres from the village of Ses Salines.