Must-see hotels in Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz

  • La Casa del Califa

    Vejer de la Frontera

    Rambling over several floors of labyrinthine corridors, this gorgeous hotel is Vejer's original hideaway, inhabiting a 16th-century building with its…

  • Riad

    Tarifa

    A seductively converted 17th-century townhouse, the Riad opens through a polished-concrete lobby adorned by an ornamental fountain/pool, fresh lilies and…

  • Plaza 18

    Vejer de la Frontera

    This 2019-opened boutique beauty is a luxe, six-room conversion of an 1896 merchant's house built atop a 13th-century home. The soothing entrance patio,…

  • Casa Shelly

    Vejer de la Frontera

    All quiet, understated Scandi-Andalucian style, adults-only Casa Shelly feels as though it's wandered out of an interior-design magazine and into the…

  • Hostal África

    Tarifa

    This mellow, revamped 19th-century house within Tarifa's old town is one of Cádiz province's best hostales (budget hotels). Full of potted plants and sky…

  • La Fonda Antigua

    Vejer de la Frontera

    A jerezano couple with an eye for interiors runs this adults-only boutique bolthole on the fringes of Vejer's old town. In the 11 all-different rooms,…

  • V…

    Vejer de la Frontera

    V… (for Vejer) is an exquisite creation: a beautifully restored 17th-century mansion set around a leafy patio, high above which a view-laden rooftop with…

  • Posada La Casa Grande

    Parque Natural Los Alcornocales

    Spread around plant-dotted patios in an ancient townhouse, La Casa Grande has everything you need for a delightful central-Jimena stay, including…

  • Hotel Misiana

    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…

  • La Vista de Medina

    Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz

    A charming, stylish hideaway opposite Medina Sidonia's Iglesia Mayor. La Vista's six rustic-chic rooms feel like mini apartments, with kitchenettes, red…

  • El Cobijo de Vejer

    Vejer de la Frontera

    A pleasantly low-key alternative to Vejer's boutique hotels, El Cobijo charms guests (many returnees) with its typically Andalucian character, whitewashed…

  • Casa Henrietta

    Parque Natural Los Alcornocales

    Once the village doctor's home, this characterful hotel is crammed with jazzy colours, bold patterns and original artwork. Wood-bannister galleries rise…

  • Aristoy Tarifa

    Tarifa

    From the team behind several top Tarifa foodie ventures, the old-town Aristoy occupies a creatively revamped 18th-century building crowned by a terrace…

  • Casas Karen

    Los Caños de Meca

    This eccentric, easygoing Dutch-owned hideaway has characterful, rustic rooms and apartments across a flower-covered, pine-sprinkled plot. Options range…

  • Posada La Sacristía

    Tarifa

    A beautifully renovated 17th-century townhouse (once a Moorish stable) hosts this elegant historical-boutique find in the heart of town. Attention to…

  • Hotel Dos Mares

    Tarifa

    Opening onto blinding-white sands 5km northwest of town, Morocco-flavoured Dos Mares has bright, tile-floored rooms and bungalows washed in yellow, blue…

  • Arte Vida

    Tarifa

    In a dreamy beachfront spot, 6km northwest of Tarifa, the Arte Vida has a deliciously laid-back feel and a handful of stripped-back, contemporary-design…

  • Hotel Avenida Playa

    Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz

    It's all tasteful rustic design, floral paintings and warm yellow walls at this friendly, family-run eight-room hotel in the heart of Zahara. Best are the…

  • Sulok Hostel

    Tarifa

    This contemporary hostel, accessed through a Tarifa-chic old-town boutique, is a welcoming, reliable budget choice. There are three spotless dorms…

  • La Casa de la Favorita

    Tarifa

    Sleek, all-white contemporary design sweeps through La Favorita's impeccable, boutique-inspired rooms, all with kitchenettes and coffee-makers. The best…

  • La Cocotera

    Tarifa

    At this popular hostel and coworking space full of digital nomads, the fruity-named, white-styled four-bunk dorms are crisp and spotless, with personal…

  • Melting Pot

    Tarifa

    A small, laid-back hostel in an equally laid-back town, offering plain, locker-equipped six- to eight-bed dorms, as well as two private doubles, courtesy…

  • Hotel Madreselva

    Los Caños de Meca

    Strung around a leafy courtyard, this mellow, peachy-orange hacienda-style hideaway has 18 charmingly rustic rooms with surfy vibes, vintage furniture and…

  • Molino El Mastral

    Tarifa

    About 5km northwest of Tarifa, this converted watermill provides colourful, modern, well-equipped self-catering apartments sleeping two to four people,…

  • Hotel Convento Tarifa

    Tarifa

    White, bright and pastels are the themes at this efficient hotel built around the ruined walls of an ancient convent just outside the old town. Expect…

  • Hostal Mini-Golf

    Los Caños de Meca

    If you can get past the misleading name (there's no golf or even minigolf, and it isn't a hostal), this well-positioned year-round hotel where the road…