Tourist Office of Spain Launches Spain Hotel Promotion in America
Tourist Office of Spain Launches Spain Hotel Promotion in America
The Tourist Office of Spain launched a campaign to get Americans to experience its newest wave of hotel offerings, a selection ranging from rustic chic to boutique to grandiose in Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza and Segovia.
The country has more than 10,000 hotels scattered throughout the country, including 43 grand luxury hotels, 234 five star hotels and 1950 four star hotels. New additions offer luxurious lodging along the coast, in major cities and at other points of attraction.
Three of Spain’s hotels were recently recognized as top ten in the world for design and architecture by TripAdvisor. In second place, Silken Puerta America in Madrid is a five star space filled with lavish details and amenities located in the heart of the city. Hotel Porta Fira in Barcelona, a work by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, is in sixth place with its lotus-resembling shape that has become a recognizable part of the city skyline.
In 2010, Porta Fira won the Emporis Skyscraper Award, the world’s most prestigious prize for high-rise architecture. Marques de Riscal in Elciego, received the eighth place honor. Located in the wine producing region of La Rioja, this resort property, designed by Frank Gehry, received the highest marks for its spa as well – Conde Nast Traveler recognized it as the top spa worldwide.
Among other recent redesigns and openings is Hotel Isabel de Farnesio in La Granja de San Idelfonso in Segovia, Castile and Leon region. Declared ‘Heritage of Mankind’ by UNESCO in 1985, Segovia provides a medieval backdrop to your historic findings with the famous Alcázar castle – the site where Queen Isabel offered to finance Columbus’ journey to discover America.
Segovia is located 30 minutes away from Madrid and its international airport by car or train. Another renovated property, Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel in Ibiza (Balearic Islands), puts you in the midst of world-famous nightlife and beautiful beaches. Ibiza is reachable either by plane or by ferries from Valencia and Barcelona.
