Inaugurated in April 2006, the current hotel building was the fruit of four years of hard work which began with a competition in May 2002. The winner of the competition was a design of a single curved building, located to the back of the land, descending from the pine woods and adjusting to the lie of the land. The building was designed by the architects Berta Barrio Uría, Sergi Godia i Fran, Ignacio López Alonso and Jon Montero Madariaga. The objective: an imposing hotel, stunning, modern, integrated with its environment, in short, a unique hotel for the region.

 

The hotel had to blend in perfectly with its surroundings: two magnificent golf courses. The architects made the building curve to reflect the passage of time and to provide different faces to visitors as they get nearer and nearer its doors.

 

The simple trick of pairing the windows and galleries made the hotel appear smaller, even though the façade facing the sun measure more than 150 metres, longer than a full-sized football pitch!

 

The lobby is the authentic heart of the building, occupying a part of each floor and connecting them in a single quadruple space looking outwards onto nature. Each floor has a viewing area of both the outdoor scenery and the indoor design. The stairs that rise up through the lobby area connect the interior journey with the exterior environment. The natural light penetrating corridors and diagonal openings also helps connect the inside of the building with its environment and was one of the obsessions of the architects throughout the building process.

 

The building uses the highest quality materials to achieve a traditional Mediterranean style at the height of modernity. The white and wavy building is a backdrop to the scenery, while the black stone at its base makes it appear to be floating on air. Strategically placed large wooden structures appeal to the touch, while ample glass windows allow maximum visibility of the countryside and golf course. The materials stand out against a raw concrete canvas, highlighting the contrast with the superior quality building materials.

 

The hotel provides gardens measuring over 25,000 m², with grass, plants and trees surrounding the swimming pools. The restaurant terrace provides excellent views of the gardens to be enjoyed at breakfast, lunch or dinner in a setting of peace and tranquillity.