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Monasteries and Minusválidos Físicos de España)
Convents
runs a hotel in Madrid for
If you have a taste for peace and disabled people’s groups. It
austerity you may enjoy a night also advises on hotels for guests
in one of Spain’s 150 religious with special needs. Accessible
houses where guests are holidays can be booked
welcome. Most belong to the through Can Be Done, which
Benedictine and the Cistercian has a list of accommodation
orders. Room prices are inexpen­ on the coast and islands,
sive. They are not hotels, however; including resorts and self­
you have to book ahead by catering apartments.
writing or by phone; and few Wrought-iron gates adorn the entrance to
have private telephones or Hotel Alma, Barcelona
televisions. The guests may be Further Information
asked to tidy their rooms, observe Turespaña (Spanish Tourist high­end design elements.
the same strict mealtimes as the Office) has a useful website, Historic hotels promise a
monks or nuns and to help with which has a very compre hensive characterful stay in a building
the washing up. Some convents database of hotels, hostals, of note, and places listed under
admit only women and some pensions and other accommo­ Rooms with a view boast
monasteries only men. dation in Spain. Bookings can stunning settings. Finally, B&Bs
be made via the website as well. are guesthouses or inns, often
with a hearty breakfast supplied.
Travellers with Certain entries, marked as
Disabilities Recommended Hotels
DK Choice, offer something
Hotel managers will advise on The hotels listed on pages 562–75 extra special. They may be set
access for people in wheel chairs, cover a range of themes and in beautiful surroundings, a
and the staff will help, but few price ranges. Hotels in the historic palace or in a converted
hotels are well equipped for luxury category offer first­class farmhouse where you’re treated
disabled guests, although amenities, excellent service and like a member of the family.
some of the youth hostels are. plush surrounds, while boutique Common to all is a second­
COCEMFE (the Confederación establishments are usually small to­none quality of service
Coordinadora Estatal de and independently run, with and atmosphere.
DIRECTORY
Hotel Grading & RAAR HomeAway Federación Española
Facilities Sagunto 8, 04004, ∑ homeaway.com de Empresarios de
Almería. Tel 902 44 22 33. Campings y Parques
Grupo Riu ∑ raar.es International Lodging de Vacaciones
Tel 902 40 05 02. Corporation C/ Orense 32, entreplanta,
∑ riu.com Ruralia ∑ ilcweb.com 28020, Madrid.
Calle Centro de Empresas, Tel 914 48 12 34.
Meliá Hotels oficina 3, 33500, Llanes Villas 4 You ∑ fedcamping.com
International (Asturias). Tel 0800 074 0122.
Tel 91 276 47 47. Tel 902 10 70 70. ∑ villas4you.co.uk Glamping Hub
∑ melia.com ∑ glampinghub.com
∑ ruralia.com Youth Hostels &
NH-Hoteles Mountain Refuges Travellers with
Tel 91 398 44 38. Ruralverd Disabilities
∑ nh-hotels.com Calle del Pí 11, Principal 8, Federación Española
08002, Barcelona. de Deportes de Can Be Done
Paradors Tel 93 304 37 74. Montaña y Escalada Congress House, 14 Lyon
∑ ruralverd.es Road, Harrow HA1 2EN,
Central de Reservas Tel 93 426 42 67. UK. Tel 020 8907 2400.
José Abascal 2, 28003 Turismo Verde ∑ fedme.es ∑ canbedone.co.uk
Madrid. Tel 902 54 79 79. Calle Miguel Servet 12, Red Española de
∑ parador.es 22002, Huesca. Tel 902 29 Albergues Juveniles COCEMFE
41 41, or 974 24 09 41. C/ Luis Cabrera 63, 28002,
Keytel International ∑ turismoverde.es Tel 91 308 46 75. Madrid. Tel 917 44 36 00.
∑ keytel.co.uk ∑ reaj.com ∑ cocemfe.es
Self-catering
Casa Rurales and B&Bs Camp Sites Further
AGATUR Airbnb Camping and Information
Recinto Ferial, Apdo 26, ∑ airbnb.com Caravanning Club Turespaña
Silleda, 36540, Pontevedra. Tel 024 7647 5426 in UK. Tel 0207 317 2011 in UK.
Tel 986 57 70 00. HolidayLettings ∑ campingand Tel 212 265 8822 in US.
∑ agatur.org ∑ holidaylettings.com caravanningclub.co.uk ∑ spain.info

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