The Best Hotels Near El Retiro, by the Record
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A 16th-century palace wedged between the Sierra del Sueve and the Atlantic coast, restored with enough care that the historic bones and the contemporary interiors don't seem to be fighting each other. Rooms pull their colors from the surrounding landscape, the spa is elaborate enough to qualify as a reason to stay, and there's a gastronomic restaurant, Tella, doing serious regional cooking. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.
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A restored Asturian farmhouse with five rooms, an adults-only policy, and an Eames lounge chair waiting in at least one of them. The owners of this quiet countryside B&B seem to have sat down and listed every detail a reasonable person would forget to wish for: underfloor heating, Bose sound, La Chinata bath products, and an organic Slow Food dinner each evening. Breakfast is homemade everything, and they'll pack a hiking lunch too.
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A 17th-century palace in the foothills of the Pasiego Valley, restored into an eleven-room boutique hotel where the antiques are the decor, not the theme. The interiors lean into an old-money ease without feeling like a museum, and fourteen acres of gardens surround an indoor-outdoor pool with valley views. A small spa and a fine dining restaurant running Cantabrian tasting menus round out the picture. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.
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The road to this spa hotel outside Gijón runs past apple orchards and cider mills, which sets the tone before you arrive. ARTIEM Asturias sits in the Asturian countryside with vaulted ceilings, picture windows, and a hydrotherapy circuit that takes its wellness credentials seriously. Rooms are quiet and genuinely restful, with blonde wood floors and rainfall showers. The lounge has a grand piano and a glass-encased fireplace, in case you needed an excuse to stay in.