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Hotel de Mar Gran Meliá
Illetas, Mallorca, Spain · Gran Meliá · High Luxury
Hotel de Mar Gran Meliá occupies a stepped, triangular 1964 building by architect José Antonio Coderch, oriented so that all 137 rooms face the sea, their terraces shielded by vertical wooden slats he first designed for a sailing club in Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Locals still call it 'the chocolate hotel' for its brown ceramic-tiled facade, an aesthetic that won over Joan Miró, who lived nearby and wrote a personal dedication in the guest book weeks after it opened.
- 137 rooms
- Opened 1964
- Neighborhood: Cas Català
- Rooms from 430 sq ft (40 m²)
About Hotel de Mar Gran Meliá
- Coderch designed the building on a triangular plan so two wings of guest rooms could face the sea in a staggered, stepped line rather than a straight facade.
- Meliá's 60th-anniversary book on the hotel, published in 2024, traces the origin of its nickname 'the Chocolate Hotel,' after the deep brown color of its ceramic exterior tiles.
- Interior designers Alfonso Milá and Federico Correa furnished the hotel at its 1964 opening, and several of their original custom pieces remain in use today.
- The rooftop Bombon Pool Club, unveiled for the hotel's 60th anniversary in 2024, is a collaboration with Italian fashion designer Alberta Ferretti.
- Entry-level rooms start at 430 sq ft (40 m²).
The setting
7.7 km from Bellver Castle. 12.2 km from Palma Cathedral.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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