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Checking In…Only YOU Hotel Valencia (Spain)

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This stylish 5-star hotel is located in the heart of the historic city center just a short walk from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (City Hall). The hotel occupies a building that opened its doors in 1959 as the city’s first luxury hotel and is considered a local landmark, having welcomed national and international celebrities for decades. It has undergone a complete renovation and features lavish amenities, upscale dining options and services, and a sophisticated interior decor created by famed interior designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán.

  • Address: Plaza Rodrigo Botet, 5
  • Near the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (City Hall), Turia Gradens, 17th C. Baroque Iglesia de los Santos Juanes, Mercado Central, Mercado Colón
  • Visit the Cathedral, Palacio de la Generalidad (15th C. palace), Lonja (15th C. silk exchange), Museo de Cerámica, Museo de Bellas Artes San Pío V (Fine Arts Museum)
  • 15 minutes by taxi to the City of Arts and Sciences
  • 25 minute drive to the Albufera National Park (20 km), the largest wetland along Spain’s Mediterranean coast with over 250 species of waterfowl
  • Bus Station: 10 minutes by taxi
  • Train Station: 20 minute walk (1 km)
  • Airport: 20 minutes by taxi (11 km)

All rooms with private bath, air conditioning, individual temperature control, direct dial telephone, WiFi, USB ports, hair dryer, robes & slippers, flat panel TV, minibar, room safe

  • 2 Elevators
  • Wheelchair access to hotel
  • Room Service (24 hours)
  • Restaurant Salvaje Valencia (Asian Fusion cuisine)
  • Restaurant El Mirador (featuring paella and rice dishes)
  • Trotamundos Bar
  • Meeting Facilities to 200 ~ Audiovisual equipment
  • Fitness Center
  • Atelier de la Flor Florist
  • Tom Black Tailor
  • Reception (24 hours)
  • Laundry & Dry Cleaning Service
  • Parking nearby (at public garage, extra charge)
  • 191 guest rooms (9 floors)
  • Deluxe: Interior facing rooms with a King or Twin beds; approx. 28 m2 (2 guest maximum)
  • Premium: Exterior facing rooms with a King bed; approx. 28 m2 (2 guest maximum)
  • Junior Suite: Spacious suite with a separate living room (some with a sofabed) and bedroom with a King bed; exterior facing suites have a balcony; approx. 40 m2 (3 guest maximum)
  • Homie Suite: Large suite with a balcony and city views, separate living room with a kitchenette, and bedroom with a King bed; approx. 52 m2 – only 3 of this type (2 guest maximum)
  • Hotel offers Handicap rooms (Premium category)

For more information, pricing and reservations, contact us – click here.

Spain Continues to Welcome Vaccinated Americans

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September 3, 2021 – Spain will continue to allow entry to Americans, despite the EU’s recent recommendation that non-essential travel be halted due to a high number of Covid cases in the US. The EU has removed the U.S. from its “safe third countries list” and recommended that member countries tighten their restrictions on countries that are not on the list.  However, the EU can only make recommendations and each member state can decide to establish their own requirements for entry.

Announcement from the Tourist Office of Spain (New York):

“Starting at 00:01 (in Spain) on Monday, September 6, the U.S. will not be on Spain’s list of countries exempted from restrictions for travelers, as a result of the elimination of the U.S. from the list of countries considered safe in the COVID context of the European Union.

However, Spain will continue to admit vaccinated travelers from the U.S. who have received both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine (or any other vaccines approved by the WHO), at least 14 days prior to arrival in Spain, as well as unvaccinated children under 12 years of age who accompany them.

Travelers must provide the official CDC vaccination card and fill out an online health control questionnaire before traveling.

In Spain, 70.5% of the population has already completed the vaccination cycle, and 77.2% have already received at least one dose. It is the third country in Europe with the highest percentage of completed vaccinations.”

Travelers must provide their official CDC vaccination card and present upon arrival in Spain a QR code generated through the Spain Travel Health portal, obtained through the website or by downloading the “SpTH app” in Google Play Store or iTunes App Store for each traveler, regardless of their age. The QR code is obtained by visiting the Spain Travel Health website (https://spth.gob.es/).

Additional information is available on the U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Spain website, click here.

We will provide updates as more information is made available.

Checking In: Pestana CR7 Gran Vía, Madrid (Spain)

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This contemporary style 4-star hotel on the Gran Vía in Madrid is the latest addition to the Pestana Group’s lifestyle brand collaboration with world renowned Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. The hotel is housed in a beautiful building from the 1920s that has been fully renovated with contemporary guest rooms, creating a vibe that is urban and cosmopolitan. The top floors of the hotel include a Sports Bar, Neapolitan-inspired Pizzeria, circuit training Fitness Box, outdoor plunge pool and a Rooftop Bar offering 360° views of the Madrid skyline.

  • Address: Gran Vía, 29
  • Near restaurants, shops and theaters
  • 5-10 minute walk to the Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de España, Plaza Santa Ana, Royal Palace, Opera House
  • 15-20 minute walk to the Prado Museum, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and Queen Sofia Art Center
  • Metro Station: Gran Vía – 1 block away
  • Train Station: Atocha – 7 minutes by taxi (2.5 km)
  • Airport: 20-45 minutes by taxi (16 km)

All rooms with private bath, air conditioning, direct dial telephone, WiFi, USB port, hair dryer, flat panel TV, Nespresso machine, minibar, room safe

  • 2 Elevators
  • Wheelchair access to hotel
  • Room Service
  • Pizzeria
  • Sports Bar
  • Rooftop Bar
  • Fitness Center
  • Fitness Box and Yoga Classes
  • Rooftop Plunge Pool
  • Reception (24 hours)
  • Laundry & Dry Cleaning Service (24 hours)
  • Parking (extra charge)
  • 168 guest rooms (11 floors)
  • Cabin: Individual room with a Queen size bed and bathroom with shower, faces the interior courtyard; approx. 12 m2 (1 guest maximum)
  • Cabin View: Individual room located on the 7th and 8th floors with a double bed, bathroom with shower stall, and city view; approx. 12 m2 (1 guest maximum)
  • Standard: Rooms facing the interior courtyard with a Queen, King or Twin beds and bathroom with shower stall; approx. 18 m2 (2 guest maximum)
  • Superior: Room facing either Salud or Chinchilla Street with a Queen, King or Twin beds and a bathroom with shower stall; approx. 20 m2 (2 guest maximum)
  • Superior Balcony: Room with a balcony located on the 3rd and 7th floors with a Queen, King or Twin beds and bathroom with shower stall; approx. 20 m2 (2 guest maximum)
  • Superior View: Room facing the Gran Vía located on floors 4 through 8 with a Queen, King or Twin beds and a bathroom with shower stall; approx. 20 m2 (2 guest maximum)
  • Superior View Balcony: Room with a balcony facing the Gran Vía, with a King or Twin beds and a bathroom with shower stall; approx. 20 m2 (2 guest maximum)
  • Deluxe Corner: Larger room located on the rounded corners of the building facing the Gran Vía, with a King bed placed directly in front of the window; approx. 28 m2 – only 6 of this type (2 guest maximum)
  • CR7 Studio: Largest room located on the corners of the building with grand views of the Gran Vía, with a King bed and a sofabed (Queen size); approx. 37 m2 – only 5 of this type (4 guest maximum: 3 adults or 2 adults + 2 children)
  • Hotel offers: Handicap rooms (Standard category), Connecting rooms (Superior + Superior, Superior Balcony + Superior Balcony, Superior View + Superior View, Superior View Balcony + Superior View Balcony); Connecting rooms are located next to each other and have a 3rd outside door that can be closed to create a small foyer that connects the rooms
  • Hotel offers an option for 3 Connecting rooms: Superior + Superior + CR7 Studio (7 guest maximum); rooms are located next to each other and have a 3rd outside door that can be closed to create a small foyer that connects the rooms – only 2 of this type available

For more information, pricing and reservations, contact us – click here.