“The furthest prematurely we’d ever taken bookings was seven or eight months for marriage ceremony events,” says Lluís Rullan, president of the Soller Hotel Association and director of Hotel Los Geranios. Despite the extraordinary early curiosity, he expects occupancy to resemble a typical high-season August. “We’ll be hovering round 90%, which is regular for Soller,” he provides.
Much of the demand has arrived earlier than hoteliers had even settled their operational plans, with bookings solidifying as airways confirmed their flight schedules. The result’s the present 80% occupancy, fuelled by each group reservations and unbiased travellers. “Americans, Scandinavians, French and British guests have proven explicit curiosity,” says Rullan. While lodges are largely sustaining their standard August charges, many are actually requesting a minimal keep of two nights.
In preparation for the inflow, the Soller Hotel Association has secured a whole bunch of eclipse-safe viewing glasses and is advising company to arrange accordingly. Meetings with native councils and the island’s Consell have already taken place to coordinate site visitors and crowd-management measures. Couples and households from the United States and throughout Europe type the majority of early reservations on the Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor, which is planning a programme of devoted experiences. “Occupancy will probably be excessive throughout the eclipse interval, however we nonetheless have availability,” notes business director Carmelo Assenza.
Astronomers have pinpointed Mallorca’s western area — the Ponent — as the very best vantage level from which to witness the solar vanish for roughly two minutes at round 8pm on 12 August 2026. The island’s positioning makes it one of the vital beneficial places globally, and this uncommon alignment has firmly positioned the Balearics on the map for astronomy fans and curious travellers desirous to witness a once-in-a-lifetime occasion.
