Galicia
Five cosy rooms and two self-catering apartments are set in an appealingly renovated, 130-year-old granite-and-timber farmhouse in the hamlet of…
Must-see hotels in Spain
L'Eixample
Apartment-style living is the name of the game here, often at an excellent price given its superb location. Self-contained apartments (41 altogether) with…
Palafrugell & Around
A former fisher’s tavern, the jolly Hotel Tamariu has been family-run for four generations. It has spacious rooms with a clean, minimalist design,…
Palafrugell & Around
Pocketed away on a pine-sprinkled outcrop at the western end of Llafranc's beach, this orange-hued, family-run hotel is a welcoming favourite for its 20…
Aínsa
A stunning rural retreat standing in splendid isolation overlooking a deserted valley, this tall, stone house has a history going back over 1000 years. It…
Parador de Santillana Gil Blas
Santillana del Mar
Sleep in an exquisitely preserved, centuries-old nobles’ home gazing out across Santillana’s cobbled main plaza. The 28 rooms are comfy, stylish and well…
Andalucía
It's 1.5km north of the centre, in the railway station building, but after a complete makeover, this hostal presents neat, clean rooms in uncluttered…
South Ibiza
Luxe Ushuaïa is Ibiza's ultimate daytime-party hotel. Minimalist-modern rooms (including swim-up ones) are strung around a club-pool hosting daily sun…
Madrid
Once the landmark Gran Victoria Hotel, the Madrid home of many a famous bullfighter, this audacious hotel is a landmark of a different kind. Overlooking…
Palafrugell & Around
Filled with both historical charm and boutique flavour, romantic Aiguaclara is set within a pink-washed mid-19th-century casa d'indians. Original soaring…
Hotel Balneario Pozo de la Salud
El Hierro
Right next to the famous Pozo de La Salud, Spain's westernmost hotel builds on the well's established healing reputation with an impressive choice of…
Mérida
Set across two linked 18th- and 19th-century buildings flanking the palm-dotted Plaza de España, five-star Mérida Palace is smart, efficient and…
Barcelona
Part of the Eurostars chain, Hotel Anglí is a comfortable 48-room business option. Glass dominates the three-storey design and the semitransparent tower…
Extremadura
This attractive, modern family-run country house sits on a wide-open plot gazing out to the sierra. All rooms are bright, comfy and enticing, with…
La Gomera
Amid twinkling gardens at the north end of town, rosy-pink, eco-aware B&B-style Tamahuche rambles across staircases and terracotta terraces built right…
West Ibiza
Overlooking cliffs and sea, 3km northwest of Sant Antoni, this subtly luxe, adults-only beauty is all about the setting. Rooms are styled in fresh whites,…
Andalucía
If they were to return today, Baeza's Renaissance-era nobility would doubtless stay at this luxurious hotel in a 17th-century mansion. Orange trees and a…
The Catalan Pyrenees
Surrounded by leafy parkland on the southeastern edge of Olot, this secluded dusty-pink country house is a charm. Colourful, simple, modern-rustic rooms…
Extremadura
Given Trujillo's delightful overdose of hotels in historic buildings, it's no surprise that this parador (luxury state-owned hotel) occupies a former 16th…
Barcelona
This welcoming, original ecoconscious operation is a powerhouse of sustainable tourism, working with responsible local companies and using renewable…
Barcelona
Designed by Barcelona-born architect Ricardo Bofill in 2009, this glinting, spinnaker-shaped glass tower is a coastal landmark. Inside are 473…
Southern Mallorca
The island's only accommodation is managed by the national park office in Sant Jordi's Centro de Visitantes Ses Salines, this refugi consists of 12 double…
Basque Country
In a central location, the Hotel Dato is packed with antiques and artwork. Its 14 rooms are all uniquely designed, dotted with oil paintings or art deco…
Arcos de la Frontera
In flower-filled, lavender-scented grounds, 6km southeast of Arcos, French-owned adults-only Bablou comprises a creatively converted, four-room 19th…
Las Alpujarras
Behind an original 18th-century facade, this simply styled old-timer has14 modestly-attired rooms in the upper part of the village. Decor is tiled floors…
Ronda
With its geranium-filled window boxes and whitewashed pueblo exterior, Hotel Ronda offers relatively simple (for Ronda) contemporary rooms painted in…
Parador de Sos del Rey Católico
Aragón
Though built in the 1970s, Sos' parador (luxurious state-owned hotel) is in harmony with the town's old architecture and provides all the expected…
Costa del Sol
Located between the airport and Torremolinos, this hotel is ideal for travellers, as a free airport shuttle (also to the beach and town centre) is…
Lanzarote
Looking a little like suburbia, this distinctive complex sits 2km north of town overlooking Famara's beach, beneath the sweeping Risco. It's a steep…
Castilla-La Mancha
Just a 20-minute drive south of bustling Ciudad Real in the sleepy village of Ballesteros de Calatrava, this superb hotel feels a world away. Set around a…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
The adults-only, no-photos-allowed sister to the Gòtic's dazzling Hotel Neri, this moodily lit boutique bolthole has a plush British-countryside feel…
Las Alpujarras
With a smart alpine look, a white-and-stone exterior, potted flowers, and 10 spacious, sun-filled rooms (with kettles and balconies), La Fragua II makes a…
Mérida
You'll be sleeping on the site of a Roman temple in what was once an 18th-century convent, though this isn't Extremadura's finest parador (luxury state…
Catalonia
Everything functions like clockwork at this pleasingly contemporary guesthouse within a former seminary, 600m north of Vic's Plaça Major. Spotless,…
L'Eixample
Designed by interiorist Jaime Beriestain, this five-star stunner has 89 light-filled, gold-and-cream rooms (corner suites like 203 are lovely). Works by…
Castilla-La Mancha
High up in the hills above the road 11km southwest of Riópar, beyond the Nacimiento del Río Mundo carpark, this place consists of a collection of handsome…
Tarifa
The Misiana's penthouse suite, with private roof terrace engulfed in wraparound Morocco views, is one of Tarifa's top-choice rooms. But the doubles are…
Picos de Europa
Set against magnificent valley and Picos panoramas in peaceful Pandiello, 10km northwest of Arenas, this is a delightfully rustic restoration of a 17th…
Granada
Inhabiting a gracefully restored 1920s Gran Vía building, this minimal-chic hostel is a maze of tiled floors, open-brick walls, bright murals and upcycled…
Arcos de la Frontera
This soothing five-room hideaway is tucked into the lower, northeastern reaches of Arcos' old town. Rooms are rustic-modern in style, with fresh white…
