At the western end of Palma de Mallorca's harbour lies the royal Palacio de Marivent, where the Spanish Royal Family usually spend their summer holidays. Adjacent to the palace is the medium sized, but often crowded beach of Cala Major, at the foot of the tumbling hills which crowd the coastline here.

If you stay at the Hotel Dalí at the right time, you may well have royalty as your neighbour - the hotel is just a short distance inland from the palace, and about 600 meters from the beach. Although this is a busy area of Palma, the hotel is at the end of a closed street, so road noise should not be a problem. Good value for a short city break.