Luxury at Hotel La Residencia, Mallorca, Spain
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Hotel La Residencia, Mallorca, Spain
Mallorca From a Local’s Perspective
Want to see Mallorca, Spain from a local’s perspective? Ask for Pancho, Lluna or Alba during your visit to the Hotel La Residencia, a luxury hotel and spa in Mallorca, Spain. Any of these three guides will take you to the mountains, offering stunning views of the Mediterranean sea below. While they may not speak your language, the guides will carry a gourmet picnic up into the hillside above the historic Mallorcan manor house.
Mallorca from a local's perspective - Hotel La Residencia Tour Guides Pancho, Alba and Lluna
Gourmet Picnic in Mallorca, Spain
That’s right, three donkeys, Pancho and his sisters Lluna and Alba, will carry a gourmet picnic, up the newly constructed nature trial for guests to take in the views of the Tramuntana mountains and the Mediterranean Sea while enjoying lunch above Hotel La Residencia in Mallorca, Spain. Don’t act so surprised; donkeys have played an important role in Mallorcan life. The sturdy, sure-footed mules have been used to carry goods, as well as cart children, from the villages to the mountain homes on the island of Mallorca.
Like many of the Balearic islands, Mallorca is a small Mediterranean island, yet it offers luxury lodging, dining and spa services.
Gourmet Picnic To Go
For a truly Mallorcan experience, the Hotel La Residencia staff will prepare a picnic of local bread, olive oil, tomatoes, cheese and Mallorca’s cold meats and island sausages. The price of the gourmet picnic, including guide and donkey, is 65 euros, (approximately $88 United States dollars.) Hotel La Residencia is a traditional Mallorcan country manor house designed to combine elegance with romantic seclusion. Overlooking the village of Deia, the 67 room luxury hotel also includes a spa. Room rates at Hotel La Residencia range fro Euro 355 (approximately $478 USD) to Euro 570 (approximately $768 USD) for a standard double room.
From Nancy D. Brown of What a Trip
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