Melia Cala Dor, MallorcaMelia Cala Dor in Mallorca, Spain has a corrected score of 3.9 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 4 of 9 hotels we score in Mallorca. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.1 before correction: Booking.com 3.9, Tripadvisor 4.3.Melia Cala Dor is a boutique hotel of 49 rooms set in Mediterranean gardens in Cala d'Or, on Mallorca. Cala Gran beach is about 200 metres away, the town centre roughly 250 metres, and the marina is close by. Facilities include an indoor pool, sauna, Turkish bath, gym, health club and an 18-hole golf course, plus a restaurant serving Mediterranean and international dishes, a bar and daily room service. Free WiFi runs throughout, rooms have air conditioning and minibars, and pets are welcome. The hotel is smoke-free and family friendly. It suits couples and families wanting a quiet, green setting within easy walking distance of the beach, though the small size means fewer rooms than a large resort.What stands out

Friendly, helpful staff

Clean, comfortable rooms

Indoor and outdoor pools

Breakfast with plenty of choice

Watch out for

Only 49 rooms, so availability is limited

No outdoor-focused spa listed beyond indoor pool

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.