very small hotels

The Predi Son Jaumell country hotel is located on a traditional Majorcan possessio’ (country estate) dating back to the 17th century which has been completely renovated and refurbished, creating an authentic haven of rest and relaxation in the heart of the island’s countryside. The hotel boasts 24 suites, each decorated in its own unique style, with stunning views of the Mallorcan landscape and the medieval castle of Capdepera.

Travelers in the mood for real Spanish sangria, designer shoes and sunshine will find the hotel of their dreams at this colorful showcase villa in the Mediterranean province of Alicante. Set on the site of the oldest olive processing facilities in the province, this farmhouse B&B hotel offers an immersion into the buoyant life and creativity of its internationally known shoe designer and owner.

Tops on your to do list might be dining at some of Spain’s best restaurants on the Mediterranean coast. Alicante has been called “what might just be Spain’s last great undiscovered food destination.”  Let us know if you would like to take a tour of the best vineyards in Alicante or a daytrip to the world famous palm tree gardens in Elche. If you prefer to stay closer to the villa then enjoy the nearby beach or the famous Sha Wellness Spa only 20 minutes away.

Private massages are also available at the Finca Belon compound in your room or next to the palm tree lined Olympic sized pool. Guests are invited to visit the owner’s private on-site museum of shoes, handbags and shop at her vintage collection of spectacular finds collected from 40 years of traveling the world.

But of course the best thing to do is just relax at Finca Belon.

Located in Passeig de Graci­a–the most emblematic avenue in Barcelona–in a historically listed building dating from 1906, El Palauet is a very small hotel with six modernist suites that can accomodate up to 4 guests each. All suites have amazing views of the avenue as well as Tibidabo, the famed mountain that overlooks the city of Barcelona. The hotel contains original features as period ceilings, doors, and stained glass windows that have been carefully restored and turned into a chic framework for contemporary modernist furnishings and minimalist interiors. Pieces by the Eames, Saarinen, Platner, Jacobsen, and Starck are used throughout. Each suite is a spacious 150 square meters with two bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen room, breakfast area, living room with balconies or terrace, desk/work area, and gallery with large bathtub and chromotherapy system. All the suites have been equipped with state-of-the-art touchscreen controls that allows guests to operate the climatization system, create different ambiences through lighting, operate the hi-def home cinema system, and acess El Palauet’s music library. El Palauet provides guests with a personal assistant who can provide a series of ‘a la carte services’ such as arranging for a chef to prepare meals in the suite’s kitchen, laundry service, massage, hair and makeup services, personal shopper/trainer, baby-sitting, care rental, and tickets to local events among other services. On the rooftop of El Palauet is a private spa that is for the exclusive use of guests. It features a sauna, waterbed, massage room, solarium, chill out lounge, and landscaped terrace with amazing views over the city. El Palauet is a new kind of chic small hotel that is perfect for short and long-term residence in the heart of colorful, exciting Barcelona.

Consolacion is a baroque stone building surrounded by ten wooden cabins built into the landscape. Each is 100m from the main building, in the middle of fragrant herb gardens. It is located close to the Consolacion Hermitage, in the relatively undiscovered Matarraña region of Spain.

Designed by Camprubi i Santacana Arquitectes, the hotel makes great use of natural materials like wood and stone, as well as sheet metal. The kubes are 36 sqm of minimalist architecture – black slate floors, with bathtubs emerging from them, and suspended chimneys.

The main building holds a kitchen which serves as a constant meeting place, and another outhouse serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The Convent de la Missio in Palma de Mallorca is a 17th-century monastery with 21st-century sensibilities. A small hotel, with only 14 rooms and suites, it is housed in an ancient building once dedicated to teaching missionaries. Tucked away down narrow streets and surrounded by garden patios, the Convent is reached through some unexpectedly modern opaque glass doors.

Within its walls are a refectory art gallery, bar, restaurant, lounge (complete with bean bags and open fire), wine cellar, Zen-designed roof-top patio, solarium, whirpool and sauna. There’s also a chapel, of course, and intermittent bell-ringing from the church next door. Just to remind you where you are.