Destination Andalusia: a colourful 2016

By Esther in Andalusia

Andalusia is a magic destination, a region full of possibilities where the best gastronomy, the traditional music, the customs, the heat of its sun and its people, the life in the streets, the endless beaches, the parties and the natural beauty of its history come together. Here we find a wide variety of destinations, all of them perfect for your holidays, but each of them ideal for a specific type of trip.

Seville

Seville is the best destination for a getaway as a couple or with friends. In 4 days you can discover its colours, its rhythm and its taste. The best accommodation option is a hotel in the centre of Seville, if possible in the old town, so that you can walk along its lively streets, visit its main monuments and its flamenco shows or do an exclusive tapas route.

Triana, Santa Cruz neighbourhood, Maestranza… There are lots of must visit places you have to include in your tour if you want to visit the most important museums, art galleries, gardens, churches and temples, typical bars of Andalusian cuisine, flamenco tablaos, parks and everything you can imagine. Put no limits to your imagination.

The hotels in the centre of Seville offer affordable prices during these winter dates, offering you the possibility to book a 4-star hotel at the heart of Santa Cruz neighbourhood at 63 euros per person and night with free Wi-Fi, breakfast, flexible check-out, free bikes for visiting the city, daily press…

Rio Gaudalquivir, Sevilla

Rio Gaudalquivir, Sevilla

Malaga and Marbella

Start organising your holidays: hotels spa in Marbella, hotels for families at the beachfront, luxury hotels in the centre of Malaga, hotels near Larios Street… You can plan your desired trip in an only destination. This is Malaga. The versatile capital of the Costa del Sol, the queen of the most exclusive summers and of winters that look like mild springs. A place where to enjoy the open air, walking along its narrow streets, partying until sunrise, discovering the local art or visiting the most beautiful beaches of Andalusia.

The type of accommodation can make the difference depending on who you are travelling with -with children, as a couple, as a group…-, as the offer is really wide, so we recommend you choose the one that suits your interests and your needs of rest and type of travel.  If you are planning on an urban getaway for discovering the capital, stay in a hotel in the centre of Malaga; if you prefer nature, stay close to the sea or to the mountain and choose a hotel in Marbella or a boutique hotel in Benalmádena.

Check out the cultural agenda at your accommodation and combine your own routes with the cultural proposals of this province: cinema, theatre, street performances, exhibitions, the Picasso Museum…

Cádiz

We know you are looking forward to visiting this city… A city of surf, of tapas in a terrace by the sea, of relax, parties, laughs and friends. This is the best destination for a holiday as a group and for a funny getaway at any time of the year. Besides, it features idyllic must visit places: Chiclana and La Barrosa, Roche, Conil…

You will not have any problem with the accommodation in this city. You can choose an apartment in front of the beach or the comfort of a spa hotel in Chiclana with all the necessary services. If you are a sports lover, choose a beach hotel in Cádiz, as it will allow you to enjoy the best of the Atlantic surfing the waves or sailing on a boat. The golf hotels in Chiclana also offer special plans: apart from plans for this relaxing sport, they offer gastronomic services which will allow you to taste the typical delicacies of Cádiz at an affordable price and with a guaranty of quality.

The city is a fabulous leisure alternative. The happy character of Cádiz’s people, the atmosphere of its bars and pubs, its bustling streets -during the day and night- the funny ambiance of its carnivals and the history of its buildings, monuments and patrimonial settings. The tacita de plata is the current in-style destination, with guaranteed entertainment.

Cadiz

Cadiz

Huelva

Huelva is a unique natural paradise, one of the most fabulous nooks for relaxing and enjoying a holiday with your couple or children full of adventures, routes, sports, games and good gastronomy. Huelva is quite big and it can be divided into different premium holiday destinations. One of the most classic destinations is Ayamonte, where you can choose between a stay in the village, with its customs and traditions, or a more complete accommodation in the outskirts, near the beach, like the golf hotels of Isla Canela, Isla Cristina and the marshland that surrounds these areas.

The area of Doñana is another good alternative for family holidays at the heart of nature, with comfortable services and customised leisure and relax plans. The hotels in Matalascañas and the hotels near Doñana park are a luxury accommodation for any time of the year. These hotel offer a good quality price ratio, family rooms and spacious apartments for everybody.

The Flecha del Rompido is an ideal plan for couples. It is a deserted beach where to get lost and enjoy the best company. Relaxing under the sun, reading, having a bath in the Atlantic… Besides, there are different accommodations in the surroundings, among which we highlight the best Adults Only hotels in Huelva, with services specially designed for romantic and wellness getaways.

Almeria

Almeria has been the setting of some of the most famous spaghetti westerns of history, a place where the desert-like nature embraces the Mediterranean Sea, where life is peaceful and where there is no place for stress. Almeria is an in-style destination, with its beaches, its culture, its history and its interesting tourist attractions that offer a wide range of proposals. In fact, those who visit Almeria always come back.

If you have never visited the city, 2016 is the moment. Choose a hotel in Cabo de Gata if you are travelling with your family, as it is one of the most entertaining areas for children, for enjoying the nature, the quiet beaches and the activities in the open air for all ages. The resorts in El Toyo have the widest offer of services for families and for all type if travellers, although you can also choose an apartment and organise your trip your own way. It might be more complicated, but a perfect alternative if you are travelling as a couple.

This area also offers you the possibility to plan a trip or a luxury relaxing getaway at one of the best 5-star hotels in Almeria, with spa, gourmet gastronomy…Enjoy a complete plan at your chosen accommodation and pamper yourself with exclusive services.

Barceló Hotels: 5 keys of style

By Loren in Uncategorized

Barceló, Spanish hotel group with more than 140 hotels all over the world, is one of those tourism companies that has succeeded in designing a clearly-defined own style. With sober and elegant lines, we can find the essence of Barceló in the wide typology of holiday accommodations offered in 17 different countries.

From luxury hotels in Europe to spa resorts in Fuerteventura, Only Adults hotels in Majorca, accommodations with pets allowed in Jerez or hotels for meetings in Seville, in all of them you perceive an unmistakable  common theme that, from the first moment, makes you aware of being inside of a Barceló Hotel.

After an analysis of the different opinions that guests have expressed after being in one of its hotels around the world, we have gathered some of the keys that shape this style:

Barcelo Corralejo Bay Hotel

Barcelo Corralejo Bay Hotel

1 – Personalized attention: All the hotels nowadays managed by Barceló are,  at least, 4 star, guaranteeing a personalized attention at all times. The professional staff that works in the company is one of the keys that make the difference and receive most of the flatteries by the guests. A plus that reveals the need of betting on well trained staff.

2 – Modernity and comfort: The need of emphasising and connecting both concepts is not trivial, since there are disastrous examples of how a hotel undertakes a complete refurbishment and makes designs where there is no place for rest and relax. Barceló has known how to balance these two essential realities in a hotel: offering modern services, contemporary, detailed and even ground-breaking decor, without giving up the real function of the spaces, and guaranteeing the guests peace and quiet.

3. Brand image: The Barceló’s brand image has been so well received that you feel it in each corner of its hotels. The correct use of a certain range of colours in its diverse hotel lines (urban hotels, Only Adults hotels, beach resorts for families…), adapted  to the different needs, but without missing the essence of the concept on which is based, has made possible this consolidation in the collective imaginary of travellers from all over the world. And the most important, to be associated with safety and quality. A challenge for many.

Barcelo Renacimiento Hotel

Barcelo Renacimiento Hotel

4 – A symbiosis with the destination: The personalization carried out by Barceló hotels is not only perceivable in a guaranteed tailor-made attention. It is noticeable, for example, how the group have made an effort to equip each accommodation with something really characteristic of the destination where the hotel is placed, a common and connecting theme renewing the accommodation.

5 – Taste for the select: Sober, conceptual, minimalist, diaphanous and elegant. The style of the Barceló Hotels bets on these keys to shape an atmosphere where the taste for the select prevails, making the guests feel like they are, really, in a special place, reserved for the most demanding ones. This idea of offering a sense of belonging to a select club is not exclusive of Barceló, it has been applied from time immemorial in first-class hotels, in order to keep the brand linked to that value of quality that generates so many benefits year after year. Doing it well, of course, is not easy and requires considerable investments, but there are always proofs that, in the long run, it is worth it.