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Can Pastilla sits at the eastern curve of the Bay of Palma, close enough to Mallorca's capital to feel its gravitational pull yet distinct enough to have its own unhurried character. The resort grew up around a long, pale-sand beach that faces south-west across the bay, catching afternoon light in a way that makes the water shift between turquoise and deep cobalt depending on the hour. Behind the seafront, low-rise streets give way quickly to the flat coastal plain that connects Can Pastilla to the neighbouring strips of El Arenal and Playa de Palma, a stretch of shoreline that has been welcoming visitors since the mid-twentieth century and remains one of the most recognisable seaside corridors in the Balearic Islands.

The bay itself is the defining fact of life here. Palma's cathedral, La Seu, is visible across the water on clear days, its Gothic bulk rising above the old city walls in a way that reminds you how close the island's cultural and historical centre actually is. That proximity means Can Pastilla functions well as a base for exploring Palma's museums, the Arab Baths, the Almudaina Palace, and the narrow lanes of the old town, while still offering the kind of immediate, uncomplicated access to the sea that the capital's own waterfront cannot quite match.