L'Avenida

Need to know

Rooms

Nine, including four suites.

Rates

Doubles, €175–€220; Junior Suites, €220–€255; Luxury Suites, €280–€325, including Continental breakfast but excluding local tax at seven per cent. Rental of the whole hotel costs €13,000 a week (€15,000 in high season), including breakfast and tax.

Check-out

Midday, but flexible on request and subject to availability.

Facilities

Sun terrace, lounge bar, library of books, CDs/DVDs, games (Scrabble, backgammon etc). In rooms, minibar, flatscreen TV, CD/DVD player, WiFi, AC, safe, hand-blended organic toiletries, waffle robes and slippers.

Poolside

The blue-tiled outdoor swimming pool is flanked by black decking dotted with inviting sun-loungers and linen-covered couches. It’s a little overlooked by neighbouring houses at the back, but you won’t care about that when the sun is out.

Children

Over-14s are welcome; however, L’Avenida is more of a grown-up getaway.

Hotel closed

15 November to 1 February.

Also

There’s a three-night minimum stay in high season. In-room aromatherapy, massages and Ole Henriksen beauty treatments are available – book in advance. The property is non-smoking, but you can light up on the balcony or the terrace.

In the know

Our favourite rooms

The higher you go, the better the views: try to get a room on the first or second floor for the best mountain-enhanced vistas. Spacious Luxury Suites 3 (first floor) and 7 (second floor) have four-poster beds and freestanding roll-top tubs, and look out across the street to pretty gardens and mountains beyond – the view from Suite 7’s bathroom is our favourite. Junior Suite 2 on the first floor has pool and mountain views through French windows from its king-size bed. Of the smaller rooms, we love dinky beamed Standard Double 9 in the attic, and Superior Double 4, with views from its bedroom and bathroom windows. Room 5 is a split-level Mezzanine Double with a platform bed.

Packing tips

Bikinis and beach kit: the nearest sandy stretch is only 10 minutes away. Trainers/boots for cycling and walking.

Also

Owners Tania and Paul can arrange fantastic activities, including guided mountain hikes, wine tasting and helicopter tours.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant

With a white-beamed ceiling and black walls decorated with artistic impressions of the restaurant’s ingredients (lobsters, squid, pheasants et al), L’Avenida Bistro serves a Modern Mediterranean menu with seafood flourishes.

Dress code

Holiday hip (or hiking hip, if that’s your bag).

Top table

A spot flanking the black and white wall in the bistro, or at a candlelit table for two outside on the terrace.

Last orders

L’Avenida Bistro closes its doors at 10.30pm, but staff are on call 24 hours a day if you need anything from the bar.

Room service

Drinks are available 24 hours a day; snacks can be brought to your room if you ask nicely, otherwise you’ll have to raid the stash of Pringles and chocolate in your minibar.

Hotel bar

The retro-chic lounge bar is perfect for sundowners or nightcaps; pick from the impressive spirits menu and cosy up on a leather sofa or linen-covered banquette outside.

Smith card offer A bottle of champagne on arrival; members booking a Luxury Suite will also receive complimentary lunch for two (excluding drinks)

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L'Avenida

9 Gran Via, Sóller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands