Must-see hotels in Spain

  • Hotel Restaurante Valentín

    Castilla y León

    This sprawling, central hotel has little character but boasts large, comfortable rooms. There's a bustling and well-regarded restaurant on site, but avoid…

  • La Posada de Numancia

    Castilla y León

    Although most people visit Numancia from Soria, the closest hotel to the ruins, found in the village of Garray, is another good option. Rooms have a…

  • Hotel Puerta de la Santa

    Ávila

    In a fine location just outside the city walls, this well-run place has modern rooms and professional service. We reckon they're a touch overpriced, but…

  • Hostal La Alberca

    Castilla y León

    Housed above a restaurant in one of La Alberca's most evocative half-timbered buildings, this comfortable place has renovated rooms. Balconies overlook a…

  • Hotel Puerto Arnela

    Costa da Morte

    A stone manor house facing Camariñas harbour with appealing country-style rooms and a restaurant serving good, uncomplicated shellfish, fish and meat…

  • Camping Urrobi

    Navarra

    Campers will be happy at this riverside campsite 2.3km south of town. It also has basic hostel accommodation and bungalows. There's an on-site restaurant;…

  • Casa Palmira

    The Catalan Pyrenees

    This simple, friendly, family-run place with immaculate rooms on a cobbled street just off Espot's main street opens year round, and dishes up hearty…

  • Hotel El Nogal

    Valladolid

    Hotel El Nogal's rooms sport polished floorboards, colourful crimson drapes and bedspreads, and modern bathrooms, most with hydromassage showers. All…

  • Hostal Cerezo II

    Extremadura

    On Guadalupe's main square, Cerezo II has 13 attractive if fairly unexciting hostal (budget hotel) rooms, decorated in earthy colours with thick quilts…

  • Hostal Alameda

    Santiago de Compostela

    Run by a friendly family, this well-kept hostal is good value with decent-sized rooms, some of which have been modernised. It sits opposite the Alameda…

  • Hotel Noyesa Plaza

    Rías Baixas

    Sister to Hotel La Noyesa across the street, the Noyesa Plaza is the newer pick, with a slightly more contemporary style to its 14 bright, spacious rooms.

  • Hotel Sur

    Málaga

    A good no-frills budget option located a Messi volley away from the Plaza de la Marina, the Sur is plain but pristine clean. Upping its score are friendly…

  • Puente Deva

    Picos de Europa

    With 16 simple, tidy and charmingly rustic rooms – most overlook the river – the friendly Puente Deva is a solid no-frills choice. It's just off the CA185…

  • Hotel City Express Covadonga

    Oviedo

    Small to medium-size rooms with comfy beds, up-to-date bathrooms and tasteful paintings make this central 44-room hotel a good bet in the budget bracket…

  • Hotel l'Estació

    The Catalan Pyrenees

    Above a local bar just southwest of Olot's medieval centre, this conveniently central place features bare but well-maintained contemporary rooms with…

  • Hotel Colón 27

    Castilla y León

    This two-star place is decent downtown value, with comfortable, if drab, carpeted rooms sporting light-pine furniture, good firm mattresses, green-tiled…

  • Hotel Toril

    Antequera

    If you just want a clean room to crash in without perfumed soaps or herbal teas laid out on the dresser, Toril will do nicely – and, at this price, it’s…

  • Hotel Castillo d'Acher

    Aragón

    This stone-built hotel has pleasant rooms, pine-furnished and relatively modern, and the spacious in-house restaurant does hearty menús del día (set menus…

  • Hotel Félix

    Murcia Province

    Compact modern rooms with just OK bathrooms and friendly staff make this Lorca's best budget hotel. It's 1.5km northeast of the old town, near Lorca's…

  • Hotel Plaza Escribano

    Andalucía

    This friendly hotel in Moguer's historic core offers modern, pastel-hued rooms surrounding a central patio with potted plants; there’s a small library and…

  • Pensión Linares

    Ribadeo

    One of four budget hotels lined up facing the central square, the Linares is endowed with a pleasant cafe and garden-patio as well 19 smallish but…

  • Parador de Ribadeo

    Ribadeo

    For views, you can't beat Ribadeo's parador (luxurious state-owned hotel), where most of the 47 fairly formal rooms have their own galerías with ría…

  • Hotel Irixo

    Galicia

    On a small Old Town square, the Irixo has amiable staff and provides plain but comfy rooms, some renovated more recently than others. A few look out on…

  • Apartamentos Arrieta

    Lanzarote

    A modern low-rise building within walking distance (east) of the beach, this blue-balconied block offers spacious, well-maintained, pine-furnished…

  • Casa Amaya

    La Gomera

    A cheery, low-key budget pick on Vallehermoso's main square, where a communal terrace, kitchen and organic garden complement spruce rooms with pops of…

  • Hostal Arcos

    Oviedo

    One of few lodgings actually in Oviedo’s old town, this modern brick building offers a friendly welcome and 10 simple, clean rooms, all cheery and…

  • Pensión El Mosquito

    Galicia

    New in 2015, El Mosquito offers 12 plain but pleasing contemporary-styled rooms in whites, greys and browns, with wood floors and scattered stone details…

  • Hostal París

    Aragón

    Close to the cathedral, the friendly París has high ceilings, creaky wooden floorboards, spotless, ample-sized rooms and smart shared bathrooms. Many…

  • Santiago Km. 0

    Santiago de Compostela

    A well-designed, medium-size, centrally located hostel, new in 2018, with cotton sheets in capsule bunks, good clean bathrooms, a bright sitting area and…

  • Hostal Italia

    Fuengirola

    Right in the middle of town, this cheap and cheerful family-run hotel offers no bells and whistles but all the basic comforts without pretension or fuss…

  • Hostal S’Algaret

    Menorca

    In business since the 1950s, this pleasant, simple hostal offers crisp, clean rooms with balconies, as well as a pool, its own seafood restaurant and a…

  • Hotel Carrís Casa de la Troya

    Santiago de Compostela

    Clean-lined modern rooms combined with exposed stone walls and original art based on a scallop-shell motif make for pleasant lodgings in this centrally…

  • Hotel La Pinta

    Andalucía

    Conveniently located on Palos' main street, this well-run hotel has clean old-fashioned rooms and a decent restaurant downstairs (complete with models of…

  • Hotel Don Pedro

    Asturias

    Just off the central Plaza de España, Hotel Don Pedro has attractive, comfy rooms with exposed stone or brick, velvet sofas, rich colour schemes and rugs…

  • Praia Madalena

    Rías Altas

    This bright new small hotel is a good option in Cedeira. Most of the 10 medium-sized rooms overlook the ría and beach, and bathrooms are smart and well…

  • Casa Jabonero

    Aragón

    Casa Jaboneros has just six modest but well-kept rooms set above a bar and good restaurant specialising in grilled meats. There's handy free parking for…

  • Hostal Plaza

    Galicia

    Hostal Plaza, right on Ribadavia's central square, has 11 plain but well-kept rooms, and a straightforward, good-value restaurant.

  • Hostal Mayor 71

    Ribera del Duero

    This is a good central option, with modern rooms with parquetry floors and simple furnishings; the best ones overlook Calle Mayor. It also has some…

  • Hotel Andalucía

    Las Alpujarras

    On the main drag, this central two-star is well placed near the Balneario and has clean, anonymous rooms, and an outdoor pool.

  • Hostal La Ruta

    Picos de Europa

    Among Caín's handful of straightforward hotels, Hostal La Ruta, with clean, reasonable-sized rooms and a bit of colour, is closest to the gorge and one of…

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