Must-see hotels in Andalucía

  • Hotel Los Bérchules

    Las Alpujarras

    This large family-run hotel makes an ideal base for walking tours of the area. It's well placed on the western entrance to the village and offers warm…

  • Hotel Hospes Palacio de Los Patos

    Granada

    Housed in a palatial 19th-century building, this is one of Granada's top hotels. Its sharply designed minimalist rooms, all in clean whites and pearl…

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    Eurostars Torre Sevilla

    Seville

    The much-anticipated 180m skyscraper in La Cartuja, designed by Argentinian architect Cesar Pelli, split opinions in Seville (unsurprisingly). But there’s…

  • Hotel Toruño

    Andalucía

    This brilliantly white villa 350m east of the Ermita directly abuts the marismas (wetlands), where you can spot flamingos going through their morning…

  • Casual Sevilla Don Juan Tenorio

    Catedral & Barrio de Santa Cruz

    Atmospherically located off a Santa Cruz plaza, this bright hotel offers slick modern rooms, each themed after a character from Don Juan Tenorio, with…

  • Al Lago

    Cádiz' White Towns

    Understated rustic-chic elegance runs through the six colourfully contemporary, individually styled rooms and two kitchen-equipped apartments created by…

  • TRH Mijas

    Costa del Sol

    High on a hillside just outside Mijas village, the TRH's top draw cards are the exceptional Costa del Sol panoramas from its long terrace bar, the big…

  • Molino La Farraga

    Andalucía

    Featuring nine good-sized rooms with rustic wooden furnishings, this charming if somewhat faded guesthouse occupies an old water-driven flour mill on the…

  • Hotel Posada de Palacio

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    Plant-filled patios, soaring ceilings, historical charm and old-world luxury add up to an elegantly characterful package in this thoughtfully converted…

  • Parador de Cazorla

    Andalucía

    Despite its staid, old-fashioned 1960s vibe, Parador de Cazorla is comfortable and spacious, with a superb forest setting 25km from Cazorla, and panoramic…

  • Oasis Palace Hostel

    El Centro & El Arenal

    A veritable oasis in the busy city-centre district, this buzzing hostel occupies a palatial 19th-century mansion. There are various sleeping options…

  • Parador de Granada

    Granada

    Few Andalucian moments rival waking up in within the walls of the dazzling Alhambra. Granada's luxurious parador (state-run-hotel) is housed in a 15th…

  • Option Be Hostel

    Córdoba

    Option Be is a small, attractive, welcoming, contemporary-design hostel in a quiet old-city street, with a delightful roof terrace and plunge pool. It has…

  • Santa Isabel La Real

    Granada

    Up in the Albayzín, this welcoming small hotel occupies a whitewashed 16th-century home that was once a casa de vecinos (house lived in by different…

  • 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…

  • Casa de los Azulejos

    Córdoba

    Hints of Mexico infuse this stylish eight-room hotel, where the patio is all banana trees, ferns and potted palms bathed in sunlight. The pleasing,…

  • Hotel Ronda Nuevo

    Ronda

    Opened in 2020, this modern, super-central offshoot of Hotel Ronda has three spacious rooms with gigantic beds, big screen TVs and other creature comforts…

  • Hostal Estación

    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…

  • Hotel Puerta de la Luna

    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…

  • Cortijo Bablou

    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…

  • Hotel La Fragua I

    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…

  • Hotel Zen

    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…

  • Hotel Ronda

    Ronda

    With its geranium-filled window boxes and whitewashed pueblo exterior, Hotel Ronda offers relatively simple (for Ronda) contemporary rooms painted in…

  • Hotel La Fragua II

    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…

  • 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…

  • Eco Hostel

    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…

  • Casa El Sueño

    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…

  • Casa Palacio María Luisa

    Jerez de la Frontera

    A five-star revamp of a dazzling 19th-century mansion has breathed fresh energy into Jerez' accommodation scene. The 21 luxe rooms are set around a marble…

  • 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…

  • Hostal Plaza Santa Cruz

    Catedral & Barrio de Santa Cruz

    Offering a lovely location in the Barrio de Santa Cruz, this welcoming outfit has rooms spread over three buildings. Those in the main hotel, just off…

  • Parador de Arcos de la Frontera

    Arcos de la Frontera

    A rebuilt 16th-century magistrate’s residence that combines classic parador luxury with a splendid setting and the best views in town. Eight of the 24…

  • Hotel Argantonio

    Cádiz

    Rambling across an 18th-century home, this stylishly charming hotel in Cádiz' old quarter sparkles with its hand-painted, wood-carved doors, colourfully…

  • Casa de las Cuatro Torres

    Cádiz

    Inhabiting part of a listed early-18th-century neoclassical palacete (mansion), in the northeastern old city, the historical-chic Cuatro Torres is a…

  • Apartamentos Málaga Picasso

    Málaga

    A fantastic addition to Málaga's accommodation scene, these four slick apartments (regally classical on the outside, modern and minimalist within) set the…

  • Hotel Álvaro de Torres

    Andalucía

    In a 16th-century mansion set round a charming stone-pillared, plant-draped patio, this is one of the best of Úbeda's ancient-meets-modern hotels. It's on…

  • Hotel Palacio de Los Navas

    Granada

    A glassed-in atrium, terracotta-tiled floors and smooth cream styling set the tone at this gorgeously revamped 16th-century building, strung around a…

  • 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…

  • Balcón de Válor

    Las Alpujarras

    Designed like a traditional Alpujarras finca, with flat roofs, wood beams, beautiful hand-painted tiles and a big shared pool, this cluster of pristine,…