The Hotel Balneario Las Arenas, Valencia (Spain)

The Hotel Balneario Las Arenas incorporates the only original building of the 19th Century Las Arenas Spa not to be destroyed during the Spanish Civil War. Redeveloped in 2002, the hotel maintains many original features including the 1933 swimming pool. Known for the healing properties of its waters, the spa had been a meeting place for high society before the war. Close to Valencia's city centre and overlooking Malvarrosa beach the hotel has 253 well-appointed and elegantly decorated rooms and suites complete with Wi-Fi, air conditioning, in room safe, pillow menu, mini bar, television, sound system and either a balcony or patio. The hotel's main restaurant is the Sorolla Brasserie, serving a mixture of Mediterranean and local Valencian specialties. Weather permitting it is possible to take breakfast on the terrace while lighter meals are available in the pool bar along with a wide selection of cocktails. Other hotel facilities include a fully equipped gym, indoor swimming pool, solarium and spa offering a full range of treatments.