Marcel Remus opens 'The View' in Son Vida – Stars, pool and a touch of glamour for Majorca

Marcel Remus opens 'The View' in Son Vida – Stars, pool and a touch of glamour for Majorca

On June 10 an event will take place in Son Vida that you can already hear whispered at the kiosks and on taxi radios in Palma: Marcel Remus invites guests to the inauguration of his new villa 'The View'. The property is said to feature a 20-metre-long pool and spacious wellness areas – enough room for parties, photos and the occasional conversation about property prices.

The guest list includes international names: Bo Derek, Ornella Muti and Nastassja Kinski. Well-known faces from Germany are expected as well, including Frauke Ludowig, who is set to host the evening, as well as Esther Schweins, Franziska Knuppe, Bruce Darnell and Marcel Remus' mother, Silke Remus. Those who arrive in Son Vida that evening will encounter not only celebrity silhouettes in front of the villa but also the usual accompanying signs: staff in black jackets, discreet chauffeur traffic and the muffled clinking of glasses on long tables.

Remus is a prominent name on Majorca: he has more than 200,000 followers online and appears on television with the series "Der Mallorca Makler – Marcel Remus & sein Immobilien-Team," currently available on RTL+. See Marcel Remus moves to Son Vida — from the 69-sqm apartment to the 150-sqm designer flat.

Events like the Glamour at the Marina: Marcel Remus' Lifestyle Night Gives Port Adriano a Glow regularly attract hundreds of guests – organizers report more than 600 attendees and past celebrity visitors such as Hilary Swank, Teri Hatcher, Liz Hurley and La Toya Jackson.

What this means concretely for Majorca can be seen in two ways: attention and business. Such an opening brings cameras, photographers and social-media posts that make people outside the island look at Son Vida. For real estate agents, hoteliers and some restaurateurs it means new contacts; for the neighborhood it means temporarily more traffic and security measures. Local delivery companies, catering teams and technical crews also get busy on such evenings.

Remus also observes market movements that may lead some buyers away from metropolises like Dubai or Abu Dhabi. Since the start of the recent conflicts in the Middle East he has registered increased inquiries from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the USA; some interested parties are directing their search toward Majorca as a secure retreat. Whether this will have a longer-term effect on prices and demand remains to be seen – but at least for a short time the island is once again in the spotlight of international buyers.

Driving up the Son Vida drive on a late afternoon, you can see the city lights of Palma in the background and think: such evenings bring glamour, but also work. The streets around the finca will look different for a few nights, neighbors prepare for guest traffic, and local service providers experience a small seasonal peak away from the usual tourist flows.

For Majorca this is more than a social event. Such occasions are shop windows for the island – they show that Majorca remains attractive as a place to live for internationally connected people. Naturally there is hope that this attention will benefit not only the flash of cameras but also small businesses, craftsmen and cultural projects on site.

Those who enter the gate that evening between olive groves and tall pines will therefore find not only celebrities but a piece of the local economy: caterers, security firms, shuttle drivers and many hands at work to turn a villa into a magnet for one night. A touch of glamour — and the next morning calm returns, with an additional entry on the island's map of encounters.