We chose Zoëtry for its location between two particular areas of interest to us in Mallorca; we have been to the island many times. The main building is beautiful and there was a calm, restful atmosphere on arrival, although this turned out to be rather deceiving. In retrospect, it was obvious that a large, chain-owned hotel of this nature attracts families with small children, weddings and conferences. Nevertheless, we had a very pleasant junior suite in the main building and undisturbed, good sleeps in comfortable beds. Given its remote location, we knew that we would be quite tied to the hotel’s restaurant. However, where Zoëtry really falls down is the poor quality of the food, which is probably 3-star level at best. Leaving aside the more boutique Mallorcan hotels where we’ve stayed, we also have experience of three other large, corporate 5-star hotels in Mallorca. Each has a far better restaurant; one of them by a long, long way. This is all the more astonishing given that Zoëtry also has a Michelin starred restaurant on site (we didn’t know this beforehand otherwise we would likely have booked an evening there). Again in our experience elsewhere, such a combination of Michelin star and general restaurant clearly has a beneficial effect on the quality of the latter restaurant. Not so at Zoëtry! As we already discussed all this in detail with management at the hotel, I did not intend to post a review here, but given that we subsequently also received an automated email inviting us to review here I have hereby done so. The manager seemed genuinely interested in and concerned about our feedback, and was keen to make amends. We shall see whether we return and whether we then find a significant improvement. This is not easy to imagine happening, especially because this hotel is part of a large American chain where the food budgets are kept very tight. But this may be unfair. We may see.
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