Golf course living in Son Vida: a move-in ready three-bedroom apartment with a southwest terrace, mountain and fairway views, a hotel-style pool and two five-star hotels within walking distance

The community itself is one of the main reasons to buy here. The grounds are well kept and properly landscaped, and the pool area has the feel of a good hotel rather than an apartment block. It is somewhere to swim before breakfast, read through the afternoon and catch up with neighbours in the evening. That makes it easy to settle into as a full-time home, and easy to come back to as a second one.

The apartment feels open from the moment you walk in. The living space is straight ahead, the rooms are a generous size, and the bedrooms sit in their own quiet wing, so family and guests each have their own space. It has been kept in lovely condition, so there is nothing to do but move in.

The terrace is where most of the living happens. It wraps around the corner of the building and faces southwest, with a covered area for long lunches in the shade and open space for the afternoon and evening sun. From here the view runs over the mountains, the fairways and the gardens below.

The practical side is taken care of: a lift, reversible air conditioning for summer and winter, a storage room with space for golf clubs and bikes, and two underground parking spaces.

What really sets Son Vida apart is what is on the doorstep. Arabella Golf runs three courses here, Son Vida, Son Muntaner and Son Quint, with 63 holes and a pitch and putt between them. Two five-star hotels, the Castillo Hotel Son Vida a short walk away and the Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel, put restaurants, cocktail bars and spas within easy reach. Lunch on the clubhouse terrace after a round, a drink at Bar Armas looking out over Palma, or a morning at the Castillo spa become part of everyday life rather than a holiday treat.

Son Vida is known for its safety and privacy, and it has a well-established international community. Even so, Palma centre is around 10 minutes away by car and the airport about 15, so the city, the coast and flights home are never far.

LIVING LIKE A LOCAL

Golf Son Vida opened in 1964 and is the oldest course on the island, and Seve Ballesteros won the Balearic Open here in 1990. With the clubhouse a short walk away, you can play a full round in the morning or a few holes before dinner.

The lanes around Son Vida are quiet and hilly, with several short, steep climbs for cyclists. The Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel has tennis courts, and for serious players the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor is around 50 to 55 minutes by car on the Ma-15.

Families are well placed for international schools. Queen's College in Bonanova is about 8 minutes away, Baleares International College in Sant Agustí about 9 minutes and Green Valley School in Son Puig about 10 minutes. The Lycée Français and Bellver International College are also on this side of the city.

For time on the water, Palma's seafront marinas, including the Real Club Náutico de Palma and Club de Mar, are around 15 minutes by car, and Puerto Portals is a short drive further west along the coast. The nearest beach, Cala Major, is roughly 10 minutes away.

The Castillo Hotel Son Vida has been a hotel since 1961 and is built around a 13th-century estate, and it is a large part of what gives the area its character. For food shopping, the Mercat de l'Olivar, Palma's largest covered market, and the Mercat de Santa Catalina, its oldest, are both around 15 minutes away by car. Bellver Castle is about 10 minutes away and the Porto Pi shopping centre about 15.

As well as the short drive into Palma and to the airport, the EMT number 7 bus stops close by and runs into the centre via Son Rapinya and Jaume III. The Son Vida service runs roughly once an hour and the trip takes around half an hour.

VITAL STATISTICS

Property type: First-floor apartment in a residential complex on the Son Vida golf course

Interior: 145 sqm built

Plot: Set in landscaped community grounds with a communal pool

Terrace: 37 sqm in total (17 sqm covered porch plus 20 sqm open terrace)

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 2, plus a guest toilet

Orientation: Southwest

Year built: 2007

Condition: Ready to move into

Lift: Yes

Climate: Reversible air conditioning (heating and cooling)

Parking: 2 underground spaces

Storage: Private storage room

Area: Son Vida, Palma

Palma centre: approx. 10 minutes by car

Palma airport: approx. 15 minutes by car

Golf Son Vida: on the doorstep

Castillo Hotel Son Vida: a short walk

Nearest beach (Cala Major): approx. 10 minutes by car

Real Club Náutico de Palma and Club de Mar: approx. 15 minutes by car

Queen's College: approx. 8 minutes by car

Rafa Nadal Academy, Manacor: approx. 50 to 55 minutes by car

Q AND A

Q1: What are the key benefits of this property?

It is ready to move into, with no work needed. The layout is wide and open, with a generous living and dining room and the bedrooms kept to their own side of the apartment. The southwest-facing terrace wraps around the corner and gives just under 37 sqm of outdoor space, part covered and part open, with views over the mountains and the golf course. On the practical side there is a lift, reversible air conditioning, a storage room and two underground parking spaces, and the communal pool and gardens are well kept.

Q2: What are the travel times from this property?

By car, Palma centre is around 10 minutes away and Palma airport around 15 minutes. The nearest beach, Cala Major, is roughly 10 minutes by car. Queen's College is about 8 minutes, Baleares International College in Sant Agustí about 9 minutes and Green Valley School about 10 minutes. For a drink, Bar Armas at the Castillo Hotel Son Vida is a short walk, as is Restaurant Son Vida at the golf clubhouse. By public transport, the EMT number 7 bus stops nearby and runs into the centre of Palma via Son Rapinya and Jaume III. The Son Vida service runs roughly once an hour and the trip takes around half an hour.

Q3: What local bars and restaurants are close by?

The nearest are a short walk away at the Castillo Hotel Son Vida. Es Balcó de Son Vida serves Mediterranean food built around Mallorcan produce, and Bar Armas is the hotel's cocktail bar, with views over Palma. In summer the Sa Font Pool Bar is open by day and turns into a grill restaurant in the evenings. Restaurant Son Vida, at the golf clubhouse, serves tapas on a terrace overlooking the 18th green and is open to non-golfers. At the Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel, about a kilometre away, La Bodega del Green does tapas and Es Carbó is the main Mediterranean restaurant. Na Capitana at Son Muntaner cooks with produce from its own organic garden, and Restaurante Son Quint mixes Mediterranean and Asian cooking. A short drive brings you to Schwaiger Xino's, and to the bars and restaurants of Santa Catalina in Palma.

Q4: Why is Imperial Properties the perfect partner to buy this property?

Imperial Properties is a family business with more than 40 years of experience in the Mallorca property market. The team are local specialists who know the island's areas, communities and buying process in detail, and they work in several languages, so buyers from abroad are looked after at every stage. From the first viewing through to completion, you deal with people who live here and know how things are done. Find out more at www.imperial-properties.com.

Q5: What are the key benefits of this area?

Son Vida combines quiet residential streets with three golf courses, two five-star hotels and Palma about ten minutes away. International schools are within 10 to 15 minutes, the airport is around 15 minutes, and Palma's marinas, markets and nearest beaches are a short drive. The area has an established international community, and it works as well for full-time family life as it does for a second home.