Hotels in Spain

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The oldest hotel in Spain

The Posada del Peine was opened in 1610, and today it continues to operate in the heart of Madrid.





It has been reported that its walls included, among others, the widow of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Casta Esteban, and the painter José Gutiérrez Solana. The building was also the subject of a speech at the Camilo José Cela Language Academy.



notes. Benito Pérez Galdós in his novel Fortunata and Jacinta, he put in the mouth of one of his most gruesome protagonists, the despotic usurer Doña Lupe Rubín, this defining comment:

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posada_del_Peine

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The second oldest active hotel in Spain

Alhambra Palace

Inaugurated on January 1, 1910 by King Alfonso XIII, this hotel establishment built by the Duke of San Pedro de Galatino is located in the surroundings of the Alhambra in Granada, an enclave protected by Unesco.



Since its inauguration, it has welcomed characters such as Federico García Lorca, Leonard Cohen and Brad Pitt.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Alhambra_Palace

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Hotel Alfonso Xlll


Commissioned by the King of Spain to house international dignitaries during the 1929 exhibition, Hotel Alfonso XIII, a Luxury Collection Hotel remains an iconic cultural landmark, located in the historic center of the Santa Cruz area, alongside the Reales Alcázares and the cathedral of Seville.



Diplomats representing Ibero-American countries attended the 1929 sample, as did King Alfonso and his wife. However, no foreign presidents attended, except for Norwegian President Johan Ludwig Mowinekel, who attended on a private visit, and Portuguese President Fragoso.



The hotel hosted personalities during the 1992 show, such as Prince Charles and Diana of Wales and Mikhail Gorbachev. It is common for personalities visiting the city to stay there, such as Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise, Cameron Díaz, Madonna15 and Bruce Springsteen.



In 1962 some scenes from the movie Lawrence of Arabia were shot at the hotel

FROM MADONNA TO GRACE KELLY: THE ILLUSTRATED GUESTS OF THE SEVILLANO ALFONSO XIII HOTEL
https://www.revistavanityfair.es/soc...-famosos/29713

It is one of the best hotels in Europe and monarchs, aristocrats and artists have stayed there. He is 90 years old.




Carlo Suffredini, hotel manager, alongside Tom Cruise


Grace Kelly with her husband, Prince Rainier of Monaco.

Bruce Springsteen, despite being a big star, wanted nothing in the room. He sat in the restaurant for breakfast, in full view of everyone

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, who a few years ago wanted to spend the end of the year in Seville. He didn't ask for anything fancy, and he also preferred having breakfast in the dining room

Madonna didn't want to be bothered by anyone; in fact, she asked for a lot of silence around her. But Chayanne felt like home. Shakira arrived accompanied by countless dancers; they did not eat before the concert, and after it, upon arrival at the hotel, he would order a lot of food and have a small party. Like Paulina Rubio, who was in Seville with her then husband Ricardo Bofill.


It has been considered a Site of Cultural Interest since 1998

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_...XIII_(Sevilla)

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Hotel Reina Victoria

Built in 1910 by the architect Luis Ferres as a residential building, it was converted in 1913 as a hotel with Valencian modernist architecture of the time. Exterior decoration in its beginnings. In its beginnings there was a kiosk located on the chamfer and trams ran a few meters from the door.







It is the oldest active hotel in the city of Valencia and various intellectuals stayed before and during the Spanish Civil War such as Ernest Hemingway, Jacinto Benavente, Federico García Lorca, Robert Capa or Ilyá Ehrenburg.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_...ria_(Valencia)

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Hotel Palacio de Villapanés

The Palace of the Marquises of Villapanés is an 18th century building that is considered one of the main manifestations of Baroque civil architecture in the city of Seville (Spain). It is located in the old town district, on Calle Santiago No. 31

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaci...%A9s_(Sevilla)












The Beckhams in full enjoy a weekend in Seville

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaci...%A9s_(Sevilla)

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Hotel España

The Hotel España, is located on Calle San Pablo in Barcelona, near Las Ramblas.

It has a historical history that dates back to 1850. It is a building originally built for rental housing









https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Espa%C3%B1a

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The Palace is a hotel in the Spanish city of Barcelona, previously known as Hotel Ritz.

The building, designed by the architect Eduard Ferrès Puig, is located on Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes nº 668. The old Ritz hotel was founded in 1919, on the initiative of César Ritz.

This new establishment was inspired by Madrid's Palace and Ritz hotels.

In 2011, Husa sold the hotel for 80 million euros to the Algerian businessman Ali Haddad, although he maintained his management through a lease agreement, through the Mercantil Inmobiliaria Sarasate. In 2014 this management company declared bankruptcy, at which time Haddad assumed direct management of the hotel















https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_...ce_(Barcelona)

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Hotel Arts Barcelona is an emblematic building in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain). It was built between 1991 and 1992 at the entrance to the Olympic port that was built in Barcelona on the occasion of the 1992 Olympic Games. It presides over this area together with the neighboring Torre Mapfre, which is identical in height. It has 44 floors and is 154 meters high








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Convento del Roser

The Rosario or Roser convent is a historic building in the Old Town of Lleida. Formerly it was known as the convent of Santo Domingo and was the seat of the Convent of Preachers of the Dominican order. Its construction began in 1669.

The final Paradores project includes the creation of 53 rooms and a 46-space underground car park.






https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convento_del_Roser

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El Hostal de la Gavina is a five-star luxury hotel located in the Roserar de S’Agaró square. It is one of the most prestigious hotels on the Costa Brava.

The primitive chalet was built sometime between 1924 and 1929












https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostal_de_la_Gavina