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Top 25 hotels in Spain

25 memorable places to stay in Spain, from grand landmarks to characterful boutique hotels.

25 hotels

  1. 1
    Grand & luxury

    Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid

    Madrid

    Belle Époque palace hotel opened in 1910 beside the Prado, restored and reopened in 2021.

  2. 2
    Historic & heritage

    Hotel Alfonso XIII

    Seville

    Neo-Mudéjar landmark built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition next to Seville's Alcázar.

  3. 3
    Historic & heritage

    Parador de Santiago – Hostal dos Reis Católicos

    Santiago de Compostela

    Former royal pilgrims' hospital of 1499 on Praza do Obradoiro, facing Santiago Cathedral.

  4. 4
    Historic & heritage

    Parador de Granada

    Granada

    Former 15th-century convent set within the Alhambra's grounds, overlooking the Generalife gardens.

  5. 5
    Grand & luxury

    The Westin Palace, Madrid

    Madrid

    Grand hotel of 1912 famed for its stained-glass dome, standing opposite the Spanish parliament.

  6. 6
    Grand & luxury

    Hotel Maria Cristina

    San Sebastián

    Belle Époque hotel of 1912 on the Urumea river, long the base for San Sebastián Film Festival stars.

  7. 7
    Boutique & design

    Hotel Marqués de Riscal

    Elciego

    Frank Gehry-designed hotel with swirling titanium roofs amid a historic Rioja Alavesa winery.

  8. 8
    Country house

    Belmond La Residencia

    Deià, Mallorca

    Hillside hotel of Mallorcan manor houses in the artists' village of Deià, Robert Graves's home.

  9. 9
    Grand & luxury

    Hotel Arts Barcelona

    Barcelona

    Glass-and-steel beachfront tower built for the 1992 Olympics beside Frank Gehry's fish sculpture.

  10. 10
    Historic & heritage

    Hotel Casa Fuster

    Barcelona

    Modernista building by Lluís Domènech i Montaner at the top of Passeig de Gràcia.

  11. 11
    Historic & heritage

    Parador de León – Hostal de San Marcos

    León

    Plateresque former monastery and pilgrims' hospital on the Camino de Santiago.

  12. 12
    Resort

    Marbella Club Hotel

    Marbella

    Pioneering Costa del Sol resort founded by Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe in 1954.

  13. 13
    Grand & luxury

    Rosewood Villa Magna

    Madrid

    Luxury hotel on Paseo de la Castellana, extensively renovated and reopened in 2021.

  14. 14
    Historic & heritage

    Parador de Cardona

    Cardona

    Medieval hilltop castle with a Romanesque collegiate church, converted into a state-run inn.

  15. 15
    Grand & luxury

    Hotel El Palace Barcelona

    Barcelona

    Grand hotel of 1919 on Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, originally opened by César Ritz.

  16. 16
    Resort

    Finca Cortesin

    Casares

    Andalusian-style estate hotel in the hills above the Costa del Sol with its own championship golf course.

  17. 17
    Grand & luxury

    Hostal de La Gavina

    S'Agaró

    Seaside hotel of 1932 on the Costa Brava, a long-standing retreat for artists and film stars.

  18. 18
    City hotel

    Parador de Ronda

    Ronda

    Parador in the former town hall perched on the edge of El Tajo gorge beside the Puente Nuevo.

  19. 19
    Historic & heritage

    Iberostar Heritage Grand Mencey

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Colonial-style grand hotel of 1950 in the centre of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

  20. 20
    Resort

    Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia

    Maspalomas, Gran Canaria

    Canarian manor-style hotel set in palm gardens beside the Maspalomas dunes.

  21. 21
    Mountain & lodge

    Parador de Las Cañadas del Teide

    Tenerife

    Mountain inn inside Teide National Park, the only hotel within the volcanic caldera.

  22. 22
    Resort

    Hacienda Na Xamena

    Sant Miquel de Balansat, Ibiza

    Clifftop hotel on Ibiza's wild north-west coast with terraced cascade pools above the sea.

  23. 23
    Historic & heritage

    Parador de Santo Estevo

    Montederramo, Ourense

    Benedictine monastery with three cloisters high above the Sil canyon in the Ribeira Sacra.

  24. 24
    Mountain & lodge

    Parador de Fuente Dé

    Camaleño, Cantabria

    Mountain lodge at the foot of the Picos de Europa cliffs beside the Fuente Dé cable car.

  25. 25
    Boutique & design

    Gran Hotel La Florida

    Barcelona

    Hotel of 1925 on Tibidabo hill with sweeping views over Barcelona and the Mediterranean.

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