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We’ve gone to a lot of effort to ensure that the seventh edition of The Rough Guide to Mallorca & Menorca is accurate and up-to-date. However, things change – places get “discovered”, opening hours are notoriously fickle, restaurants and rooms raise prices or lower standards. If you feel we’ve got it wrong or left something out, we’d like to know, and if you can remember the address, the price, the hours, the phone number, so much the better.
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Phil Lee loves spending time in Mallorca and Menorca, two of his favourite destinations. Phil has been writing for Rough Guides for well over twenty years and his other books in the series include Norway, Belgium & Luxembourg, Amsterdam, England, and the Netherlands. He lives in Nottingham, where he was born and raised.
Phil Lee: A big thank you to my editor, Polly Thomas, for her hard work and attention to detail in the preparation of this new edition of The Rough Guide to Mallorca & Menorca. Special thanks also to Maria Peterson for her translation skills in sorting out lots of bits and pieces; Ferran of the Hotel Dalt Murada for his excellent advice, hospitality and assistance in Palma; Antonia Pascual for her tips and hints in Estellencs; Richard Strutt, hiking guide extraordinaire, for his opinions and advice; James Hiscock for his hospitality and help with the wine recommendations; Flavio Mirabella of the delightful Hotel Aimia in Port de Sóller; Neil McQuillian of the Rough Guide team for his Palma recommendations; and the author Anna Nicholas for pointing me in the right directions in Sóller and for her enjoyable and enthusiastic conversation.
Thanks to all the readers who have taken the time to write in with comments and suggestions (and apologies if we’ve inadvertently omitted or misspelt anyone’s name):
Jim Ainsworth; Roger Berkley; Peter Bettess; Joan B. Bonnín; Al Bottomley; Christopher Bowers; Derek Brampton; Mr Brown; Christopher Budd; Philip Burnard; Richard Buswell; Tom Coley; Stephan Conradi; Malcolm Curtis; Rosie Davies; Padraig & Barbara Doyle; William J. Drake; Maria Escandell; Diana Godden; Jackie Herbst; John Ireland; Carl Jackson; Coloma Jaume; Mike Kerr; Titia Ketelaar; Thomas Leppard; Leticia Lope; Carmela Lo Presti; Frances McCann; Yvonne McFarlane; M.J.D. Mackenzie; Fiona McLean; Richard McLellan; Ian McNichol; Judy Mallett; S.F.A. Martin; Eric Milesi; Andy Mitter; Jorge Moreno; Jean Mountfield; Clive Paul; Andy & Carol Pead; Gerard Platt; Karolina Roziecka; Jacopo Rumi; Alan & Claire Russell; Aleix Smartínez; Peter Tasker; David Taylor; Judy Taylor; Ronald Turnbull; Jason Umlah; Erik Vloeberghs; Judith Weller; Paul Westlake; Claire Woodward-Nutt.
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