Must-see hotels in Spain

  • Hotel Nice

    The Catalan Pyrenees

    Floral-print cushions and turquoise curtains offset cream-toned decor in the simple but spruce, warm and functional rooms of this long-running hotel,…

  • Hotel Mur

    Aragón

    A 140-year-old hotel with some atmospheric hallways and salons decorated accordingly, with grainy photos, antiques, gilt-framed portraits, and the like…

  • Hotel Nochendi

    Picos de Europa

    Spread across one sparkling floor of an apartment block beside the Río Güeña, the Nochendi is a lovely surprise and an easy place to feel at home. Twelve…

  • Hotel Boomerang

    El Hierro

    Handy, helpful and budget-friendly, Boomerang has bright, simple, modern rooms styled in whites and beiges, some with balconies and distant sea views,…

  • Hostal Pirineos

    Aínsa

    The Pirineos is an efficiently-run, economical hostal with good-sized, no-frills rooms stacked above a busy bar/cafe/restaurant, where pretty much…

  • Hostal Sardinero

    Madrid

    The cheerful rooms here have high ceilings, safes, hairdryers, comfortable mattresses and renovated bathrooms, and are complemented nicely by the owners…

  • Zaravencia

    Castilla y León

    Overlooking the lovely Plaza Mayor, this friendly place has a bar-restaurant downstairs and good-sized rooms, albeit with an anaemic decor of light-pine…

  • Barceló Bilbao Nervión

    Bilbao

    Part of the nationwide chain, the rooms here, which are smart, comfortable and spacious, offer decent value for money, and there's bike (and car) hire…

  • Apartamentos Palm Garden

    Morro Jable

    This huge rather no-frills complex offers studio apartments with small kitchenettes, satellite TV and terraces, with good value offers to be had. The…

  • Hotel Las Rocas

    Cantabria

    Just back from Playa de Brazomar, long-standing Las Rocas offers contemporary-style rooms adorned with floral fabrics, soft pastels and a touch of…

  • Hotel Villa Russell

    Aragón

    Villa Russell has rooms that won't win a style contest, but they're enormous and come with sofas, microwaves and hydromassage showers. There is also a…

  • Fèlix Hotel

    Catalonia

    This comfortable, slightly creaky roadside hotel has a decent restaurant, a leafy pool area and spacious, smartly modernised rooms, plus a friendly…

  • Hotel Es Furió

    Palafrugell & Around

    This one-time fishing family’s house, just back from the beach, has been converted into a homey eight-room hotel, featuring spacious, cheerfully decorated…

  • Hostal Las Coronas

    Aragón

    Run by friendly Fernando, Las Coronas, on Sos' hauntingly hemmed-in plaza, has modest, rustic rooms. The ground-floor bar serves a good breakfast (€5),…

  • Apartamentos La Fajana

    La Palma

    There’s not a huge amount of self-catering accommodation options up along the northern coast, but these apartments, with views over the wild and woolly…

  • Posada del Rodeno

    Albarracín

    On the main road at the foot of the village (with easy parking opposite), the Rodeno sits above the owners' ham shop and offers five neat, clean, wood…

  • Casa Turismo Rural Isla Bonita

    Santa Cruz de la Palma

    If you want to live more like a local or in a rural villa with a swimming pool, choose one of the casas rurales for rent across the island. For…

  • The Corralejo Beach

    Corralejo

    This low-rise quadrilateral hotel is nonetheless hard to miss thanks to the pea-green-and-white exterior. Within you'll find friendly service and decent,…

  • Hotel Luzón

    San Vicente de la Barquera

    The centrally positioned Luzón occupies a stately, century-old, stone mansion, still possessing an air of older times with its high ceilings, long…

  • Hotel Casa Prendes

    Cudillero

    A brilliantly maintained bright blue townhouse just back from Cudillero’s harbour, Casa Prendes offers nine comfy, stone-walled rooms, attentive service…

  • Hotel Aragüells

    Aragón

    One of a few broadly similar hotels along the main street of central Benasque, the Aragüells is marginally more expensive than the others but its medium…

  • Hotel Marqués de Torresoto

    Arcos de la Frontera

    Fuss-free, well-kept rooms that could do with an update spread up and around a 17th-century, typically Andalucian interior patio at this down-to-earth…

  • Hotel Continental

    Aragón

    The larger of the two hotels at the Panticosa Resort, the 250-room Continental is encased in a curvaceous super-modern building, with equally…

  • Parador de Gijón

    Gijón

    Gijón’s parador (state-owned luxury hotel) has a beautiful, tranquil setting inside a revamped watermill amid plenty of greenery, 2km southeast of…

  • Refugio de Bujaruelo

    Aragón

    This busy place is beautifully situated in an old stone bulding beside the Romanesque stone bridge at San Nicolás de Bujaruelo, the starting point of many…

  • Hotel Condes de Buñol

    Valencia Province

    On the main drag through town, this is a simple, pleasant affair run by friendly locals. There's a restaurant downstairs and curiously shaped rooms, some…

  • Hotel Costasol

    Almería

    Value for money and a convenient location on Almería's main drag are the main assets of this workaday three-star. Red rugs and jaunty wall lamps liven the…

  • Camping Valle de Hecho

    Aragón

    Just south of town, this campground is well kept and has an outstanding range of facilities, from wi-fi throughout to a small food shop. The bungalows are…

  • Rincón de la Magdalena

    Extremadura

    Right beside the city walls near the Puerta de Coria, these smart yet homey apartments sleep two to four in modern, wood-beamed interiors kitted out with…

  • Albergue Camino de Santiago

    Andalucía

    Just below Belalcázar's castle, this well-managed hostel is intended primarily for walkers on the Camino Mozárabe, one of the longer and more obscure…

  • Camping Valle de Bujaruelo

    Aragón

    This campground, 7km north from Torla, has a lovely setting and well-maintained facilities. As well as good shady tent sites, there are wooden bungalows…

  • Posada del Rey

    Asturias

    Cheerful blues, yellows and reds mix happily with exposed-stone walls and carved-wood mirrors at this creaky, comfy and characterful hotel, right on…

  • Refugio Vega de Enol

    Picos de Europa

    About 400m south of Lago de Enol, along the PRPNPE2 hiking route, you'll find the Refugio Vega de Enol, whose 16 bunks are the nearest accommodation to…

  • Hostal Nuria

    Extremadura

    There's just a handful of comfortable, modern rooms here. Frills are nonexistent, but the location (and price) on the Plaza Mayor is hard to beat. You'll…

  • Hostal Illes Pitiüses

    Formentera

    Though it's nothing fancy, this simple, popular and central hostal is a tidy base for soaking up laid-back Sant Ferran life. The 26 rooms are plain but…

  • Camping Playa del Salado

    Lanzarote

    Just southwest of Caleta de Sebo (a 10-minute walk), this simple beachfront site with spectacular views, cold showers and perfectly fine bathrooms is the…

  • Hotel Avenida

    Pontevedra

    Midway between the stations and the Old Town (walking distance from all), the Avenida provides bright and cosy rooms in red and russet tones, and has a…

  • Hostal Carmen

    Extremadura

    Popular with business travellers, this welcoming hostal (budget hotel) offers simple but impeccably kept and well-equipped rooms (with flat-screen TVs)…

  • Sercotel Las Torres Salamanca

    Salamanca

    This slick hotel has designer lamps, computers and a sophisticated feel. You'll pay extra for a room overlooking the Plaza Mayor but the views from these…

  • Hotel Axis

    Vigo

    It's slightly off-centre, about 1km southeast of the Casco Vello, but the Axis is a reasonable option for its 72 good-sized, uncluttered rooms in semi…

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