Tuesday, September 1, 2026

The Best Hotels Near L'Alkimista, by the Record




  1. Forty minutes south of Barcelona along the Costa Daurada, this seaside resort trades the city's noise for 143 minimalist rooms with seaside-colored accents and, in the better ones, private terraces overlooking the water. The Ra Wellness Thalasso Spa anchors the place, built around purified high-iodine Mediterranean seawater and La Prairie treatments across a sprawling footprint. Dining spreads across a poolside grill, a terrace bar, and a beachside restaurant with the sea doing all the decorating.






  2. Half an hour down the coast from Barcelona, in the fishing village of Garraf, this 17-room Soho House property sits close enough to the water that the name almost earns itself. It holds a Michelin Key. The bones are a restored mid-century hotel, kept just retro enough to feel intentional, with the rest done in that familiar Soho House register: slouchy, stylish, and quietly members-only, though hotel guests get the run of it too.


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