sentence1: The Balearics were formally a maze of down-market concrete block hotels brutally clustered right on top of once-pristine beaches and coves.Today the trend is toward providing more discerning travelers with more authentic and upscale accommodations, frequently in old farmhouses and manor houses, as well as short- and long-term rentals.
sentence2: The Balearics were a maze of concrete block hotels clustered on top of a once pristine beach.