There’s nothing quite like a spa experience to help you unwind and benefit from some time away from tech screens and other distractions. If your holiday accommodation in Mallorca doesn’t have a spa, or you’re an island resident who wants some time out, the website Hotel Treats is worth a look.

Two of my girlfriends and I recently bought our first Hotel Treats’ spa pass and lunch. Our chosen hotel was Palma’s smart, contemporary-style 4-star HM Palma Blanc. Although the spa had been recommended to us, it was the prospect of another lunch in the hotel’s Restaurant Aromata that really excited me. I’d eaten there before and it has been my Restaurant of the Week for Mallorca Sunshine Radio.

There were two options for the Gourmet & Relaxation Experience at HM Palma Blanc: 90 minutes of spa time plus a three-course lunch in Aromata for 55€ or the same with the addition of a 25-minute massage for 95€. One of my friends opted to include a massage. (She was able to change the latter to a different date to maximise our time together).

I booked for the three of us through the Hotel Treats website, receiving a swift payment acknowledgement. The next day I had another email from them advising that the booking wasn’t confirmed until I received notification from the hotel. Shortly afterwards, the hotel emailed me to request the times for our arrival, my friend’s massage, and our lunch in Restaurant Aromata. I was impressed by the reception staff’s efficiency and helpfulness, both before our visit and on the day itself.

The Spa

The HM Palma Blanc spa is one floor below ground level, with lift and staircase access. Facilities include a large swimming pool, jacuzzi bath large enough to accommodate quite a few people, sauna, steam room (Turkish bath), and two treatment rooms. A water-cooler machine next to the pool dispenses free water. For further relaxation, there are seats and bed-style loungers. There’s also a gym, but exercise was definitely not on our agenda. The spa assistant gave us each a robe and a towel.

Wanting to respect the privacy of other spa users, I left my phone in my changing room locker and requested images from the hotel – shown below. In fact, there was only one other person in the spa at midday, so we enjoyed the facilities almost to ourselves.

My only suggestion to improve the main spa area would be a wall clock for users who need to keep an eye on the time.

Lunch in Aromata

Aromata belongs to the Mallorcan chef, Andreu Genestra, whose eponymous Michelin-starred restaurant is in Llucmajor. His head chef at Aromata is Edgar Rodríguez, who moved here from the Canyamel hotel, Can Simoneta. Before that, he’d worked in Restaurant Andreu Genestra’s original location, Capdepera, where I first met him when reviewing that restaurant. Edgar is a talented young chef, with an eye for detail and presentation.

On this visit, we were able to sit in the peaceful, verdant courtyard, where it’s easy to forget that you’re in the bustling city of Palma.

Aromata offers a set lunch menu – the Menú Migdia – which starts with snacks, followed by three courses (with choices), and ends with petits fours. This menu costs 38€, without drinks. The delicious breads, EVOO, and home-made flavoured butter cost an additional 4€. I believe this fine-dining experience is excellent value for money.

The wine list offers plenty to please enthusiasts but, if like us, you just want wine by the glass, you could try one of Andreu’s own wines. Red, rosé, or white Genestral costs 7€ a glass. As we were treating ourselves on the day of our spa visit, we drank the recommended Oliver Moragues’s Giró Ros (12€ a glass).

Our lunch impressed my friends (it was their first visit to Aromata). For me, it’s a major bonus point that the hot food is served on warmed plates/bowls here – something that doesn’t happen often enough in Mallorcan restaurants. And the exquisite presentation is also noteworthy. It goes without saying in a restaurant of the quality of Aromata, that that the service was impeccable.

Below are photos of some of the dishes on the midday menu on the day we visited.

We loved the cuisine, Aromata’s ambience, and the spa. If you want to treat yourself to some relaxation and fine cuisine, Hotel Treats’ Gourmet & Relaxation Experience at HM Palma Blanc could be for you.

Jan Edwards ©2025