
Luxurious and gallant to say the least, the Santo Mauro hotel is Antonio Catalan’s own personal caprice. Through his prior involvement with the hotel chain NH, and presently with AC Hoteles, this audacious businessman has put his prestige and fortune into this cour d'honneur jewel that is an indisputable reference for quaint inns in Madrid. The mansion, constructed in 1...


Construction with a stately Spanish style sited in Son Vida, a regal neighborhood filled with mansions. The elegant bedrooms are bestowed with the most complete equipment. Among the hotels worthy installations, there is an 18-hole golf course, three modern conference rooms, croquet lawn, archery and limousine service. They also have a health center, sauna, tennis courts, heated pool and mountain b...

The chain Hospes has recovered this classic building in the capital city of Mallorca and converted it into one of the best hotels on the island, just meters from Palacio de Marivent. Sea and sky blend together here, as do the art deco spirit of the building and the refined minimalism of its interior spaces, the work of the Hospes Design Team headed by the architect Xavier Claramunt. Space and ligh...


Granada is one of the cities to have been elected by the hotel chain Hospes to exhibit their radiant hotelier catalog. And it’s not at all a bad place. A palatial home, which recalls Granada’s booming bourgeois of the second half of the 19th century, is now a showroom for a glistening hotel. Its design remains faithful to the canon established by the company in Seville, Alicante and Mallorca, amon...


This hotel complex is comprised of two stately houses over 400 years old, a renovated 18th century house, another building similar to the latter and a now construction with three floors that includes a fitness center.From 1987 the property was in the hands of the British tycoon Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Airways, and in 2003 it was sold to Orient Express. It is now member of the The Leadin...


Vacation complex in the form of a grand hotel with three annexed buildings and three golf courses designed by Sir Henry Cotton. The complex offers five places for savoring Portuguese, Italian and international fare....


In the lively historic downtown, with views of the Urumea River and the Cantabric Sea, Hotel María Christina has been the social and cultural center of Donostia-San Sebastián since 1912, hosting the most important events in the city. Surrounded by places to stroll, its faces the majestic Teatro Victoria Eugenia and is just steps from the Palacio de Congresos Kursaal in the elegant shopping distric...


Located in a greatly visited area, next to the Euskalduna palace and not far from the Guggenheim museum, the hotel is a masterpiece by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta. It exhibits interior design based on large open spaces and an atrium that is unique in the Iberian Peninsula. The minimalist style of the bar, with a backlit wall full of bottles, shares the space with the restaurant, Aizian. Th...


This old orphanage was constructed during the reign of Fernando VI and Carlos III in the heart of the capital of Asturias. It’s a well known because each year the Prince of Asturias Awards Ceremony and other official receptions are hosted here. The hostelry chain Occidental has carried out a profound renovation of all its bedrooms. While the building conserves: the old cloister, one of the most st...


This is one of the flagships of the Portuguese pousada network, in the National Park of Penha, Guimarães. Partially reconstructed and restored, the 12th century monastery of Santa Marinha da Costa still hears the echoes of the Augustinian monks’ sandals resound in its halls. The work of Fernando Távora in the mid 80s won the National Architecture Award, preserving the medieval flavor of the conven...



The convent consecrated to Saint John the Evangelist was built in 1485 on the dilapidated castle of the city. The eagle that represents him still dominates the façade. First as a king’s residence, then as an auxiliary abode for the monks of Lóios, the holy premises crossed the centuries until becoming in our time a lodging sanctuary that forms part of the Portuguese pousadas network. The historica...



A luxurious hotel complex surrounded by pine trees and located at a cliff-top facing the Atlantic. Arabic influence in the entire structure alleviates the unrelenting sun of the Algarve region with the help of fountains and gardens. The leisure department is led by the golfing offer, with its own course and school. There are many swimming pools, sports and restaurants, whereas rest is distributed ...
