We have been holidaying in this area for the past fifteen years and have only just discovered the joys of this restaurant. A friend recommended it to us and on a rare cold and cloudy day in October we made the effort to go for lunch. Why have we wasted so much time??? When We could have been dining here and instead we've chosen the often second rate restaurants and bars in nearby Porto Portals!!! Although we hadn't booked, we arrived fairly early for lunch and we were given a sea frront table. The food and service was incredible, it was so nice to eat in a place that does have style and substance!!!!!!!!!!!The weather turned even colder and on seeing that we were quite cold the waiter asked if we would like blankets....Yes! Yes! Yes! So we sat a little longer and ordered more coffees' and wine. Doesn't take a lot does it? But how often does the service let a place down, not here even after being asked for chips! And even they were special!!! Food, service, location, this place has everything and I can't wait to go back. Oh! as a bit of extra kudos, Paul Mckenna was eating there too.

Really nice hotel overlooking the sea. Our room was good, nice food - must book in the hotel restaurant for lunch and dinner, great views and had a wonderful massage. My only bad comment was the service in the afternoon from the restruant/ bar staff if you were having a late afternoon drink/ snack/ coffee was terrible. We had to keep asking for things (no service) and for the price we were paying for some wine and we had a few bottles.

My partner and I chose Hotel Bendinat for its setting, close to, but not in, Portals Nous. The main building and the traditional rooms in mature grounds right on the edge of the bay are beautiful. We were there for a 4-night stay last weekend (late Oct), having booked a Junior Suite incl breakfast, which is served outside (weather permitting) on the terrace overlooking the sea.

Some negatives:

- We were first allocated a 'modern style' room, in a concrete block in the grounds. Avoid this at all cost if you are after Mallorcan style. The room was large but 'contemporary design' was straight from an IKEA catalogue and had zero charm or comfort feel. The block feels like a private hospital and stands out like a sore thumb against the rest of the 'resort'. Friendly staff sorted us out with a very pleasant normal double room with private covered terrace, which was fine, though not terribly big, apart from a copious bathroom. They did try to charge us the Junior Suite price at check-out and after only a modest deduction I left feeling that we had been mildly fleeced.

- Some of the other traditional-style rooms in the grounds that we were shown instead (they claimed they were "full", which proved untrue) were like caves, with no windows other than the glass front door. They were incredibly dark inside and would not be pleasant to spend a (rainy) day in. Be specific about your requirements when booking and make telephone contact in advance, to ensure you get the right room for you.

- The pool is ridiculously small for a hotel this size/quality, completely misrepresented by the photos on the hotel website. No more than two people can get in it at the same time and two strokes is about as much as one can manage.

- Wi-fi (at extra cost) was flaky and pretty much unusable in our room (403).

- Breakfast was good, though coffee and orange juice should both be better at a hotel of this standard (and price).

- Bendinat is not served by the Palma 'Resort Hoppa' minibus, if travelling without hire car, and is off the beaten track. While that's part of its appeal, one either relies on taxis to get about, or faces a stiff walk uphill when exploring the area.

For the setting alone we would return, though wonderful value for money Bendinat honestly isn't.

Have just returned from a fabulous stay at the hotel , a great location overlooking the sea , an amazing restaurant always busy at both lunchtime and in the evening . The staff were lovely always helpful . Enjoyed a really relaxing week really peaceful yet near enough to go out to portals in the evening . Mainly adults very few children so is quite quiet . great food .Would definately go back