Comments on: 6 best places to stay in Mallorca without a car

By: Taylor kiser

Taylor kiser — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 07:58:42 +0000

Hey Claire! Yes, if you’re going for a more quiet and local experience then Santanyi is a great choice for you!
RE: Fornalutx. POSSIBLE? Yes. But, would I recommend it? No. The taxi ride would be over an hour which would be incredible expensive (it would be much cheaper to rent a car for the day in that scenario) and buses will take you over 3 hours and you’ll have to make many changes – take 2 buses to Palma’s main train station, then take a bus down the main highway in the mountain area, hen another bus into Fornalutx. Santanyi and Fornalutx are on opposite sides of the island so it would be quite a trek! Does that help?

By: claire baylis

claire baylis — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:44:46 +0000

Hi Taylor thank you for sharing your travel tips.
We are planning on coming to Mallorca in July (2 adults and 2 teens) and we didn’t want to hire a car. After reading the previous comments it sounds like Santanyi would be lovely – we like quiet beaches and enjoy local eateries.
My friend lives in Fortnalux and I wanted to know if it’s possible to travel there by bus or taxi from Santanyi?

By: Taylor kiser

Taylor kiser — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:23:47 +0000

In reply to Julie. Yay! I am so glad!! Definitely come back as you have questions and need more recs! I have a few articles and I am always happy to help! Excited to see you around the blog!:)

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:03:31 +0000

In reply to Taylor kiser. Done and done!! Thank you SO much Taylor, you have effectively helped finalize our trip itinerary! I will post mark your site as I may come back to you for recommendations (sights, food etc) at a later date. I am subscribing to your newsletter so I can stay up to date with all of your travels. This has been so incredibly helpful, from one wanderlust soul to another - thank you!

By: Taylor kiser

Taylor kiser — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 06:31:02 +0000

In reply to Julie.

I think this sounds great! Honestly, I don’t think Port Soller is a must see at all, especially knowing you are going to the (way nicer!) calas around Santanyi. Port Soller will seem ho-hum comparatively. It feels kinda like a touristy mexico beach where all the lounge chairs are sardined together and you’re rubbing shoulders with your neighbor (and this was in September, so probs even worse in the Summer!)

I do think having a car give you more flexibility and it’s relatively affordable! However, the bus system around the Calas is pretty good, you just won’t have the freedom to pack up and go when you want as you will be relient on a bus schedule. You COULD pick your rental car up IN palma city center (not the airport) then drop it off in the morning you are in Palma and be without it or the day then take taxi/bus to the airport the net day (the bus system is actually really easy to use and cheap.). I wouldn’t recommend keeping the car in Palma – it’s a nightmare driving, hard to find parking and the garages are super pricey! If you are okay relying on bus times and not as worried about freedom and flexibility you can likely just get by on a bus! If you want freedom, it might be worth it for a couple days to rent a car.

Thoughts?

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:45:14 +0000

Thank you! Ok, so here is where I think I’ve landed. We fly in on a Monday at 9am and will go straight to Deia as our first stop/home base. Would like to spend half day settling in, pool, going into town for dinner. Then I think we can do a full day seeing Deia/Valldemossa, the following day seeing Cala Deia/pool at hotel and depart the next day. Does that seem doable? Would trying to squeeze Port de Soller into the Deia/Valldemossa day be too much? Or even the Cala Deia day? I guess what I am trying to say is….is Port de Soller a must see? Once we leave there, we’ll then be using Santanyi as a home base for a 4.5 days seeing the calas around there.
Which brings me to another question (of course!). Since we’ll be passing through Palma on our way to Santanyi, is it worth picking up a rental car then to have for that portion of the trip? Our plan was to come to Palma after Santanyi for the last full day /overnight of our trip since our flight would be early morning, but that might be wonky with logistics to drop rental car off on the way to Palma only to go back the next day to fly out. Just seems like a waste of money and likely a hassle to try and bring a car to Palma for that one day/night we’re there.