Hotel Creu de Tau Art&Spa-Adults only

Overall a fabulous hotel, just not quite perfect. The best - huge rooms (we had a superior), amazing views of castle - suggest these are requested as not all rooms overlook the castle. As for the rest of the room, the shower is large and separate to the main bathroom, there is a very large bath, although we weren’t sure we’d be able to get out of it once in. There’s plenty of hanging space and storage. The bar setting is stunning, they have adapted original architecture beautifully. The building is quite remarkable and the setting in a smallish historical town is interesting, enough places to potter about if you are there for a couple of days. The staff are really friendly, the manager, Antonio, is very hands-on and will do his utmost to sort any issues, he also greeted us on arrival and was also present at breakfast. Lovely spa. I didn’t explore in full but the reflexology massage was superb. Not so great - the lighting system in the bedroom is annoying and confusing, with lights going out in the bathroom/dressing area if you aren’t moving around enough. Breakfast has a very good cold buffet but there are almost no hot options - they will do eggs to order but there isn’t even a toast station or the option to request toast. We ordered eggs Benedict one day and the eggs weren’t cooked enough, the whites were still slightly clear, and the waitress tried to say that this is how they are served. We saw them on another table during our stay and they were properly cooked so I think we were just unlucky. There are hardly any vegetarian options on the dining menu, which put us off eating there in the evening. The outdoor pool is not very big and is 1.6m throughout other than for a shallow platform where you can sit on the side and paddle, there’s no shallow end as such. For such a premium hotel they should provide daily bottled water in the room, not just one on arrival. (Although this can be refilled at the water cooler by the pool.)

Beautifully restored building with artwork, lovely furniture and quality finishings, but our room was at the front of the hotel which is on a very busy road which slightly spoils the peace and tranquility. Pool area is gorgeous, a short walk away from the hotel, with comfy sunbeds and decked area. Pool is not large, but adequate for the number of guests. We ate in the hotel restaurant, Cova Negra, twice during our 5 night stay, once on our anniversary when we had lobster. The food was excellent and beautifully presented. We had drinks in the lovely bar before & after our meal, but it was empty - only us in there - so lacked a bit of atmosphere. I’m afraid we were disappointed with the buffet breakfast, poor selection and only a few hot egg dishes and if we stayed again, don’t think we’d bother with it. The ladies on reception are all very friendly and helpful. The hotel is in the town of Capdepera which has a beautiful castle, a few shops, bars and cafes. Nearest beach resort is Cala Rajada but it is a drive away. Only complaint was that our stay was marred slightly by the couple in room 210 who didn’t seem to care who heard their noise (and if you pick that room ask for the water to be changed in the hot tub)!

this hotel has been beautifully converted from a monastery and all the little tech upgrades to the rooms are very impressive. the decor is old meets new with original floor vases that adorned the corridors when it was still a monastery, now next to modern art work hung on the walls. can't imagine how much it cost to excavate into sandstone to put a lift in let alone the underground heated pool, steam room, spa and jacuzzi area, all very cool and makes for a unique stay. the chapel has been converted into a gorgeous little hotel bar and the restaurant deck wraps around with views of the castle in the background. the restaurant cova negra offers impressive degustation menus (only for dinner) and room service brings up fine dining level of dishes, still hot on the plate, beautifully presented and delicious. we had paella for lunch at the restaurant which was delicious and crepe suzette which was made for us at our table. the swimming pool is the best feature of the hotel, it's small but there aren't many rooms in the hotel, so it's intimate. each room/couple gets their own cabana and the pool area looks right onto the castle in the background, it's quite a sight. the staff are all very friendly and accommodating and hats off to the hotel manager antonio for running a well oiled machine. we stayed in a classic double room for the first night then upgraded to the royal suite on the second night. the classic rooms were perfectly comfortable on their own merit, they were quite large and well appointed, the interior design was plush and grand and the bed was huge and super comfortable. the royal suite of course stole the show, it's the best room in the hotel. it has its own rooftop terrace with a hot tub and day bed with 270 degree views of the castle and mountain range in the distance. it was 100% worth the money. we spent all day up there and ordered room service so we could dine on our rooftop the only small downside of the layout of the hotel rooms is that the balconies look out onto the footpath where guests walk to get to the pool so it's not very private as people can look in however there aren't that many rooms or guests at the hotel so it was the occasional person walking by. it just means we can't leave our curtains drawn back or the balcony door open if we want the view and privacy