Mallorca Villas to Rent

Choosing between Cala d'Or on the south-east and Pollensa and Puerto Pollensa in the north is the first decision most UK visitors make when booking a Mallorca villa with us. Both regions cluster around private-pool villas, walkable villages and Mediterranean coves, but they suit quite different holiday styles — a sandy-cove family resort feel in the south, mountain-and-beach country in the north. The rest of this page walks through each destination in turn, along with the beaches, food, airport transfers and how booking direct works.

Mallorca villas from a family-run agency

Prestige Villas Spain is a family business established in 2004, originally specialising in the Costa Brava and Costa Blanca. In the 2010s we expanded into Mallorca — sometimes spelt Majorca — starting with Cala d'Or on the south-east coast and growing to cover the north of the island around Pollensa and Puerto Pollensa. Today the Mallorca portfolio spans three destinations, with most villas offering a private pool, and sleeping capacities from two up to twelve.

We work with established local partners in each region who know each villa on the ground. When you book a Mallorca villa with us, you deal directly with one team throughout — not through Airbnb, Booking.com or another platform — and there's no mark-up on the nightly rate. It's the kind of service that's harder to find as the villa-rental market gets more automated, and it's the reason a lot of our guests come back year after year.

The island at a glance

Mallorca is the largest of Spain's Balearic Islands, sitting in the western Mediterranean east of mainland Spain. For a villa holiday, the island splits into two very different halves. The south-east — anchored by Cala d'Or — is whitewashed Ibizan-inspired architecture, narrow sandy coves that reach right into the village, and a relaxed family pace. The north — around Pollensa and Puerto Pollensa — sits beneath the limestone wall of the Serra de Tramuntana, the island's UNESCO-listed cultural landscape, with longer beaches, deeper bays and a quieter, more inland feel.

Both regions work for the same kinds of trips — couples' breaks, family holidays, multi-generation groups — so the choice usually comes down to what you want on your doorstep. The rest of this page walks through each destination in turn, and there's a summary at the end covering booking, car hire and when to visit.

Where our Mallorca villas are

Our Mallorca villa portfolio covers three destinations across both halves of the island.

Cala d'Or villas

Cala d'Or is our biggest Mallorca destination and the largest single collection on the island. It sits on the south-east coast about 60km from Palma airport, shaped in the 1930s by Ibizan artist and architect Josep Costa Ferrer. The result is a coordinated, low-rise village of whitewashed houses wrapped around a smart marina and a chain of small sandy coves — Cala Gran, Caló d'es Pou, Cala Esmeralda and Cala Egos — several of which reach right into the village, so it's easy to walk between sand and street.

The Cala d'Or villas to rent range from smaller villas for couples through to large villas sleeping twelve, with most offering a private pool. If a private pool is a hard requirement, we have a dedicated Cala d'Or villas with private pool shortlist.

Pollensa villas

Pollensa is an inland market town in the shadow of the Tramuntana mountains, about 55km from Palma airport. Less developed than the bigger resorts, Pollensa keeps a strong sense of local life — café culture around the Plaça Major, the Sunday-morning market, narrow stone streets — while sitting around five to six kilometres from the beach at Puerto Pollensa. Our Pollensa villas to rent tend to be finca-style properties with pool and garden, walking distance from town or a short drive from the coast, and they suit visitors who want the town-and-mountain side of Mallorca rather than a beach-front base.

Puerto Pollensa villas

Puerto Pollensa — sometimes spelt Port de Pollensa or Port de Pollença — is the bayside resort below Pollensa town, about 60km from Palma. Two long beaches, Pollensa Beach and Albercutx, sit within easy reach of the Pine Walk promenade, with sheltered shallow water that suits families and seafood restaurants tucked along the seafront. The Puerto Pollensa villas to rent are typically smaller properties for couples and small families, most with a private pool, and generally within a short drive of the seafront rather than directly on it.

Mallorca's beaches

Mallorca's beaches divide along the same north/south split as the villas. In the south-east around Cala d'Or, the coast is a run of small, sheltered coves with white sand and shallow water — pretty rather than spacious, but ideal for younger children and lazy days. The shallow water at Caló d'es Pou makes it a particularly easy base for families with little ones. In the north around Puerto Pollensa, the bays are far larger: both main beaches run for a kilometre or more, with watersports, longer walks and quieter stretches at either end. For something different, the Cap de Formentor peninsula north of Puerto Pollensa drives out to dramatic clifftop views and a remote rocky cove at Cala Figuera.

Eating out

Mallorcan food has its own character within Spanish cuisine. Sobrassada (cured pork spread with paprika) and ensaïmada (a spiral pastry dusted with icing sugar) are island specialities you'll find in every village bakery and tapas bar. Tumbet — a layered ratatouille of aubergine, peppers and potato — is the classic summer dish. Pa amb oli, rough bread with tomato, oil and salt, is a traditional light bite you'll see on most menus. The island also has its own wine regions, with Binissalem the most established, producing reds from the indigenous Manto Negro grape. Restaurants near Puerto Pollensa's Pine Walk and Cala d'Or's marina cover the full range from beachside tapas to Michelin-recommended fine dining.

Arriving in Mallorca

Mallorca has one main airport — Palma de Mallorca (PMI) — with direct seasonal flights from many UK regional airports. Approximate transfer times from the airport to our villa destinations: Cala d'Or about 60 minutes, Pollensa and Puerto Pollensa 55–65 minutes. Car hire is the most flexible way to get around and explore the island, and we generally recommend it for any villa holiday. Taxis are straightforward for direct airport transfers if you'd rather not drive, and public buses connect Palma with the larger resorts on longer journey times.

Booking a Mallorca villa

You book directly with us, not through a platform. Prestige Villas Spain has been arranging Spanish villa holidays since 2004 and we work with local partners on the ground for every villa we represent — no Airbnb, Booking.com or aggregator in between, no platform mark-up on the nightly rate, and one real person to call before, during and after your stay. The price you see on each villa's page is the price you pay.

Peak Mallorca villa demand runs from mid-June through August, with the very best-value villas often booked six to nine months ahead. May, June and September are excellent for cooler weather, easier flights and better rates. If a specific villa, week or a particular sleeping arrangement matters, book earlier rather than later — enquire through the villa's page and we'll come back to you with availability and confirm pricing.

Looking beyond Mallorca? We also cover Costa Brava villas and Costa Blanca villas on the Spanish mainland, and our family villas in Spain shortlist collects the best family-friendly properties across every destination. Or visit our About Us page to learn more about how we work.

Not settled on a region yet? Browse our full range of holiday villas in Spain.