Few hotel stays end in a hug and a European double air kiss but that’s exactly how our experience at the Biniarroca Hotel in Menorca concluded. Beyond base level hotel attentiveness, the entire staff was engaging in ways we didn’t anticipate. They had fascinating lives, with stories we were eager to hear and they too wanted to know more about us – what brought us to the island, what we do in Paris and where we hope to go in the future. After all the advice she doled out and time spent getting to know us, it didn’t feel right to leave without properly embracing Alice, the woman who helped make the start of our visit so special.
What we didn’t realize then, as this was the first stay of several on the island, is that the warmth and kindness of the hotel’s team was an example of the Menorcan état d’esprit; an ineffable sweetness that we encountered right up to until we boarded the plane back to Paris. It was instantly clear why my friends Will and Toby have not only made Menorca their annual holiday destination but selected it, without hesitation, as the backdrop for their nuptials. And…
