The family-run Bon Sol commands a unique cliffside position in the heart of Illetas. The hotel is extremely characterful, with exposed stone, wooden beams and the added personal touches of the owners and their collection of eclectic decorations and furnishings. From the reception, lifts descend to the lush subtropical gardens: an oasis of calm and colour, waterfalls splash peacefully into the swimming pools and the crystal-clear waters of the small sandy beach afford good swimming. The water's edge is also the setting for a bar and restaurant where, during summer months, you can enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner, or sample exotic cocktails as the sun sets along the horizon. Why not relax in the hotel's spacious lounges, which are located next to the main restaurant?
The wellness centre offers relaxing massages, saunas and a wide choice of therapeutic and beauty treatments, as well as an outside whirlpool bath. The owners of the Bon Sol are always on hand and have created an ambience of cheerful and unpretentious luxury, supported by a commitment to excellence in personal service, with nothing ever seeming to be too much trouble. It's so good here, even the staff stay longer, which may be why the standards of service are so often commended. Each of the spacious bedrooms and suites is different, with individual charm and ambience.
Hotel child prices apply to ages 2-12 years.
This hotel is not suitable for guests with limited mobility.
The hotel has 93 rooms, 5 floors and 3 lifts.
- Characterful family-run hotel with plenty of charm
- Beautiful gardens lead down to a sandy beach
- Every room is uniquely styled and designed
- Activities include tennis and crazy golf
- Live piano music at Las Antorchas
Facilities
Bars & Restaurants
Wintergarden Restaurant
Opening Times:
Breakfast all year round
Lunch during winter season
Included With:
Bed & Breakfast , Half Board , Full Board
Buffet breakfast with show cooking stations is served in this light and airy restaurant throughout the year. During the winter season, the restaurant is also open for lunch.
Beach Restaurant and Bar
Opening Times:
13:00 - 15:00
18:30- 21:00
Opening Dates:
May - October
Included With:
Bed & Breakfast , Full Board , Half Board
Located by the sandy beach, the beach restaurant and bar serves breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as snacks and drinks during the summer season. Traditional live Spanish music complements the dinner.
Las Antorchas Restaurant
Opening Times:
18:30 - 21:30
Included With:
Half Board , Full Board
Enjoy an a la carte dining in the Las Antorchas restaurant, serving Spanish and international dishes with live piano music on selected nights.
Pool Bar
Opening Times:
10:00 - 18:00
Opening Dates:
April - October
Enjoy a choice of drinks served from the poolside bar.
Lounge Bar
Opening Times:
11:00 - 00:00
Elegant and stylish, the lobby bar severs a selection of soft and alcoholic drinks with a daily live entertainment in the evening.
Beach & Pools
Swimming Pools
Relax by one of the hotel's three swimming pools, including a heated pool and a separate pool for children.
Beach
Take the lift down to the bay's small sandy beach and enjoy the crystal clear waters of the sea whilst sipping a refreshing cocktail on a lounger.
Spa & Wellness
Nirvana Spa
Opening Times:
09:00 - 19:00
Opening Dates:
Closed Sunday in low season
The Nirvana Spa is the ideal place to relax the body and mind, with treatment rooms, fitness centre, Sauna, Turkish steam bath and a Jacuzzi. Choose from an array of beauty treatments, facials, massages, body wraps and more and let the staff pamper you from head to toe.
Restrictions:
Children over 12 are permitted in the spa if accompanied by an adult.
Activities & Entertainment
Tennis
The hotel boasts two great tennis courts, set in natural scenery, so it's easy to practice your serve during a stay.
About the location
This exclusive resort in south-west Majorca has earned a reputation for glitz and glamour, with a handful of super-luxe hotels and some of the best golf courses on the island. Snuggled into a scenic, pine-strewn headland overlooking a postcard-perfect bay, the resort’s lush surroundings are some of its biggest attractions. The world-class golf courses pruned into its landscapes include the 18-hole Real Golf Bendinat, which features a gorgeous green valley surrounded by hilly terrain and sloping fairways. The resort has its own beach; a curved bay that’s small but perfectly formed, with powdery white-gold sand and a handful of upmarket beach clubs. You’ve got a smattering of attractive bars and restaurants, too, all adding to Illetas’ low-key charm. If it’s nightlife and shopping you’re after, island capital Palma is just six miles away.
Transfer time
30 minutes from Palma airport
Classic Twin for Sole Use
Max 1 adult
Classic Twin Rooms are decorated in traditional style with one queen size, comfortable sitting area and a balcony or terrace with partial sea views. Rooms feature complimentary Wi-Fi, minibar, safe, tea and coffee making facilities, TV, bathrobes and slippers, hairdryer and air-conditioning.
28m²
Classic Twin Room
Max 2 adults, 1 child
Classic Twin Rooms are decorated in traditional style with one queen size or two twin beds, comfortable sitting area and a balcony or terrace with partial sea view. Interconnecting rooms are available on request. Rooms feature complimentary Wi-Fi, minibar, safe, tea and coffee making facilities, TV, bathrobes and slippers, hairdryer and air-conditioning.
28m²
Twin Interconnecting Room
Max 6 adults
Twin Interconnecting Rooms are decorated in traditional style with one queen size or two twin beds, comfortable sitting area and a balcony or terrace with partial sea view.
x2 28m²
Junior Suite Sea View
Max 3 adults
Junior Suites offer a spacious accommodation with a king size bed, open plan living area and balcony with views of Palma Bay and the Mediterranean. Junior Suites can be located in the main part of the hotel or the garden area. Rooms feature complimentary Wi-Fi, minibar, safe, tea and coffee making facilities, TV, bathrobes and slippers, hairdryer and air-conditioning.
36m²
Suite
Max 3 adults, 1 child
Suites measure 40m² and they feature a separate lounge area, large balcony or terrace and beautiful views over the gardens and pools towards the sea. Rooms feature complimentary Wi-Fi, minibar, safe, tea and coffee making facilities, TV, bathrobes and slippers, hairdryer and air-conditioning.
40m²
Based on 779 traveller reviews
89% of travellers recommended this hotel
Travellers Ratings
Excellent
591
Very Good
123
Average
48
Poor
16
Terrible
1
Reviews
“ Enjoyed our stay
peafieldfarm, Mansfield, United Kingdom
Sep 19 2018
Our holiday to the hotel Bon sol was partly on the recommendation of my sister in law who has been there twice before. The hotel is plesant, clean and very welcoming, the staff are all very friendly...
Our holiday to the hotel Bon sol was partly on the recommendation of my sister in law who has been there twice before. The hotel is plesant, clean and very welcoming, the staff are all very friendly and eager to help.
The layout can be a little bewildering when you first arrive but you will get used to it quite easily. Essentially the hotel is three seperate parts connected by a series of three lifts and tunnels (stairs are available in case you don't like them) which connect the three parts on three levels. The upper level is where the majority of rooms seems to be together with a lounge, one of the two restaurants and reception. This is connected to the middle level via a lift down to a spacious tunnel which passes under the road to the middle level. I'm not sure what the middle level contained as we only passed throughout it. From level two you take another lift down to the lower level through another wide tunnel where there is another restaurant and beech bar with several good sized swimming pools. This level also gives access to the hotel's private beech which is small but very good for sea access.
Food is good with a distinctly Spanish flavour however, as our daughter is vegetarian she did find the options offered to her challanging. We would suggest the hotel invest in a British vegitaian cook book as the menus for her was a little limited.
To sumerise, a good hotel and we would return if we wanted to visit that part of Majorca again.
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“ Good old Bon Sol
bilmac140, Belfast, United Kingdom
Sep 17 2018
Went back 3 weeks ago for the fifth time. It's like going back to see a dear old friend who you haven't seen for a year.
My wife and I loved every minute of it. The food is very good, plenty of...
Went back 3 weeks ago for the fifth time. It's like going back to see a dear old friend who you haven't seen for a year.
My wife and I loved every minute of it. The food is very good, plenty of choice ; the ability to eat in the bottom restaurant by the beach in the evening is delightful, that side of things is really good, hard to beat.
We had a fairly standard room overlooking the bottom gardens which was very pleasant indeed so no complaints there.
The staff are delightful , especially the girls . Most charming and they make a good Gin Fizz as a sundowner.
The most assuring thing is that '' le Patron mange ici " . Martin , the boss man and his family eat in the restaurants and Martin in particular , keeps a watchful eye on what is going on , taking time to speak to his guests and making sure that everything is as it should be. Most attentive.
My wife and I value the rock solid assurance that we will have a great time there and at the risk of sounding bores , we will very likely go back next year . Sorry if that sounds boring . It's not meant to be, we do exciting holidays as well but the Good Old Bon Sol is always there when you need some serious relaxation..
I should also say that the proximity of the sea for swimming is a huge attraction. It makes the holiday. Palma, that most vibrant of cities, is only 20 minutes away in the bus.
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“ How Disappointed
Crazyblade, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Sep 15 2018
This is a quirky hotel with no identity. Split into three levels by the very busy one way system, try to avoid the middle section, floors 3-5, unless you enjoy diesel fumes and huge volumes of road...
This is a quirky hotel with no identity. Split into three levels by the very busy one way system, try to avoid the middle section, floors 3-5, unless you enjoy diesel fumes and huge volumes of road noise. We only stay in 5* hotels in junior suites on the island and this hotel is no comparison to the others we have stayed at, and we are not convinced that the room allocated to us was in fact a suite at all. The hotel confirmed via e mail that all suites had a full sea view, we had roof tops and trees. The main bar is out of the 70???s and the main restaurant has a medieval theme which is very uncomfortable to sit in. The addition of a violinist and pianist while dining is like something from the 20???s and simply not required. Food quality was average with breakfast rated as poor, sorry, but it was obvious the products cooked were cheap. Restaurant service was very good, but beware if you eat at the beach restaurant as they do try to move you along. Ignore them and stand your ground. Gardens are lovely, odd shaped pools more attractive than standard but the pool bar is farcical. Staff there gave the impression that they didn???t care but the biggest bug bare was having to drink out of plastic cups. I understand why they do it, no other 5* does though, but they then give you bar snacks in glass containers! All the lounger mattresses need replacing now, old tatty and ripped, not what you expect from this rated hotel. Weekly reception staff great, weekend staff miserable. Bar staff brilliant, always happy. Housekeeping was poor. All they did was re arrange the bathroom and make the bed, no cleaning at all. I wrote my name in the dust on the table and it was still there 3 days later. The room, as stated previously, I don???t believe was a suite, room 525. Two lifts were sited Behind the headboard wall, the road noise prevented sitting on the balcony, and when the patio was shut, useless as it stopped very little noise, you had to open it again as the air con rattled away, getting louder and louder but putting very little cold air out. The hotel was dominated by elderly British couples, which created great conversations and some returned year after year, but they all said it is a bolt hole if you stay in the hotel to do nothing but relax, but don???t come here for a holiday. How right they were. I wanted to enjoy this hotel, but couldn???t, to many issues in a building that needs money spending on it. Would we return? Definitely not. We were told that Martin, the owner, was transferring control to his children, and if this is the future then god help the hotel. Martin, send your son to re train in PR as his skills are limited. There you go, I will let Jet2 resolve the room issue.
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“ Very lovely!
welshmother, Bridgend South Wales
Sep 11 2018
It is not worth repeating what others have said about this excellent hotel.
It really is every bit as good as reviewed .
The clientele are more senior than most hotels I have been to but every age...
It is not worth repeating what others have said about this excellent hotel.
It really is every bit as good as reviewed .
The clientele are more senior than most hotels I have been to but every age group is catered for by a very attentive hard working family.
Luxury and style . I would recommend.
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“ After 20 years just as good if not better
judith hilary l, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Sep 11 2018
Beautiful sea view room, good food, wonderful hosts and guests. A relaxed friendly atmosphere. Loved beach baskets in room with the yellow towels. A variety of places to sunbathe. We loved having...
Beautiful sea view room, good food, wonderful hosts and guests. A relaxed friendly atmosphere. Loved beach baskets in room with the yellow towels. A variety of places to sunbathe. We loved having breakfast by the sea. We love to see familiar faces every year
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