List of hotels in Andorra

This is a list of hotels in Andorra, covering current and former hotels and hostals in Andorra that are more notable.


Overview

Andorra is a small country with population of only 85,000[1] but its tourism industry services an estimated 10.2 million visitors annually,[2] Visitors are attracted for its skiing and other reasons. There are some hundreds of hotels, hostals, and other accommodations. This is a list of the more notable ones, limited to ones having historic listing status or other clear notability.

Several of its hotels are themselves historic and their buildings are listed as Cultural Heritage of Andorra. These include Hostal Palanques, Hotel Bellavista, Hotel Carlemany, Hotel Casamanya, Hotel Rosaleda, and Hotel Valira.

Hotels

Hotel Kandahar
Hostal Palanques

Notable hotels in Andorra include:

Hotel Bellavista

42°30′28″N 1°31′28″E / 42.5078°N 1.5245°E / 42.5078; 1.5245 Hotel Bellavista is a former hotel located in Andorra la Vella. Its facade is registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra. It was built in 1938-40.[3][4][5]

Hotel Bringué

42°37′7″N 1°32′22″E / 42.61861°N 1.53944°E / 42.61861; 1.53944 Hotel Bringué is in Ordino[6]

Hotel Carlemany

Hotel Carlemany is another historic hotel whose facade is registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra.[7]

Hotel Casamanya

Hotel de l'Isard

Hotel de l'Isard is in Andorra la Vella[9]

Hotel Kandahar

42°32′28″N 1°43′55″E / 42.54111°N 1.73194°E / 42.54111; 1.73194 Hotel Kandahar is at the El Pas de la Casa ski resort. Hotel Kandahar is a four-star skiing resort hotel in Pas de la Casa, Andorra.[10] It is located in the town centre at an altitude of about 6,840 feet (2,080 m),[11] in close proximity to the ski lift and rental shops.[12]

The hotel contains 63 rooms with a maximum capacity of 160 people, with up to four people per room. Its restaurant, with Hotel Gastronòmic status, serves international cuisine fused with local Andorran culinary influences.[13][14] A 2007 article by the Chicago Sun-Times noted that it cost 100 euros a night and featured a dance club in the basement, meeting "Andorra's earlier reputation as a party haven".[12] The hotel is only open during the skiing season (from December to April).[14]

The hotel is now a spa hotel;[15] the spa opened in December 2012, featuring a "sauna, a hammam, a Jacuzzi, a hot and cold footbath, two hotbeds and three hydro jet showers".[16]

Hostal Palanques

Hostal Palanques is a hostal located at Avinguda Sant Antoni, 16 in La Massana Parish. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra. It was built in 1933-35.[17]

Hotel Rosaleda

Hotel Rosaleda is listed in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra.[18]

Hotel Valira

Hotel Valira was listed in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra in 2004.[19]

Sport Hotel

42°34′34″N 1°40′11″E / 42.57611°N 1.66972°E / 42.57611; 1.66972 Sport Hotel is a four-star 148-room resort hotel in Soldeu, Andorra.[20] [21]

References

  1. ↑ "CIA World Factbook entry: Andorra". Cia.gov. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Estadistica.ad, Departament d'Estadística, Govern d'Andorra. (Catalan)
  3. ↑ "Hotel Bellavista". Cultural Heritage of Andorra. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  4. ↑ Edict (in Catalan). See Google-translated page
  5. ↑ "Butlletí Oficial del Principat d'Andorra" (PDF).
  6. ↑ Ellingham, Mark; Fisher, John; Baskett, Simon; Jules Brown; Marc Dubin; Geoff Garvey (2001). The rough guide to Spain. Rough Guides. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Butlletí Oficial del Principat d'Andorra" (PDF). March 3, 2004.
  8. ↑ "Butlletí Oficial del Principat d'Andorra" (PDF). September 1, 2004.
  9. ↑ Berkmoes, Ryan Ver; Berry, Oliver; Cole, Geert; David Else (1 September 2009). Western Europe. Lonely Planet. pp. 39–=. ISBN 978-1-74104-917-6. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  10. ↑ L'Europeo (in French). Editoriale Domus. November 1989.
  11. ↑ American Overseas Guide. American Overseas Tourist-Service of New York, Incorporated. 1980. p. 43.
  12. 1 2 Pallasch, Abdon M. (21 January 2007). "Andorra Is Tops: Once ridiculed for its party life, this tiny principality simply powders competition with its terrain, hospitality". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 17 January 2015 – via HighBeam Research (subscription required).
  13. ↑ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (4 May 2011). Andorre (in French). Petit Futé. p. 142. ISBN 2-7469-3688-7.
  14. 1 2 Auzias, Dominique; Jean-Paul Labourdette (2 July 2013). Autour de Toulouse 2013-2014 Petit Futé (in French). Petit Futé. p. 76. ISBN 978-2-7469-6688-8.
  15. ↑ "El aumento del turismo de bienestar, el mejor argumento para invertir en wellness" (in Spanish). Inmodiario. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "Spa hotel". Kandaharhotel.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Hostal Palanques". Cultural Heritage of Andorra. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  18. ↑ "Butlletí Oficial del Principat d'Andorra" (PDF). March 15, 2004.
  19. ↑ "Butlletí Oficial del Principat d'Andorra" (PDF). March 3, 2004.
  20. ↑ Simonis, Damien (September 2007). Spanien. Mair Dumont DE. p. 442. ISBN 978-3-8297-1590-4. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  21. ↑ Simonis, Damien (15 March 2007). Spain. Lonely Planet. p. 409. ISBN 978-1-74104-554-3. Retrieved 20 March 2011.

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