Sleeping in an unusual hotel in Spain
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The avant-garde hotel by Frank Gehry amidst the vineyards.
The architect Frank Gehry chose the vineyards of the small medieval village of Elciego, in Rioja Alavesa in northern Spain, to open his first hotel at the end of 2006. A bold, futuristic hotel for this American architect of the Dancing House in Prague (1992-95), the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (1989), or the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao (1996).
This "21st-century Spanish castle," as the estate's owners like to call it, combines the more than 150-year-old cellars of the former building with the avant-garde structures of the hotel wrapped in titanium ribbons (1800m2) with pinkish, silver, and golden reflections, the colors of the Marques de Riscal bottles; pink like the wine's hue, silver for the capsule, and gold for the mesh that envelops it all.
This sumptuous 5-star hotel, nestled amidst the vineyards, offers 43 spacious rooms and suites spread across two buildings, each with a unique view of Elciego, the valley, and the surrounding centuries-old vineyards. It features furniture pieces by Gehry or other renowned designers such as Alvar Aalto, Verner Panton.
The unmissable "Wine Bar" for tasting Marques de Riscal wines is set in the old cellar, and two restaurants, the Michelin-starred "Marques de Riscal" and "Bistro 1860," offer modern and traditional dishes.
A luxury establishment, the Hotel Marques de Riscal naturally offers a Caudalie spa, the creator of "vinotherapy" grape-based treatments.
The architect Frank Gehry chose the vineyards of the small medieval village of Elciego, in Rioja Alavesa in northern Spain, to open his first hotel at the end of 2006. A bold, futuristic hotel for this American architect of the Dancing House in Prague (1992-95), the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (1989), or the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao (1996).
This "21st-century Spanish castle," as the estate's owners like to call it, combines the more than 150-year-old cellars of the former building with the avant-garde structures of the hotel wrapped in titanium ribbons (1800m2) with pinkish, silver, and golden reflections, the colors of the Marques de Riscal bottles; pink like the wine's hue, silver for the capsule, and gold for the mesh that envelops it all.
This sumptuous 5-star hotel, nestled amidst the vineyards, offers 43 spacious rooms and suites spread across two buildings, each with a unique view of Elciego, the valley, and the surrounding centuries-old vineyards. It features furniture pieces by Gehry or other renowned designers such as Alvar Aalto, Verner Panton.
The unmissable "Wine Bar" for tasting Marques de Riscal wines is set in the old cellar, and two restaurants, the Michelin-starred "Marques de Riscal" and "Bistro 1860," offer modern and traditional dishes.
A luxury establishment, the Hotel Marques de Riscal naturally offers a Caudalie spa, the creator of "vinotherapy" grape-based treatments.
Marques de Riscal
c/ Torrea, 1
01340 Elciego, Espagne
Tel : +34 945 180 880
Fax : +34 945 180 881
From 310 EURc/ Torrea, 1
01340 Elciego, Espagne
Tel : +34 945 180 880
Fax : +34 945 180 881
Pricing details
Rates 2018, starting from, double room, breakfast included.✦ Spa Wing Room (44-52 m2) starting from 310€
✦ Premium Spa Wing Room (44-47 m2), starting from 340€
✦ Deluxe Gehry Wing Room (27-39 m2), starting from 380€
✦ Premium Gehry Wing Room (27-45 m2), starting from 465€
✦ Executive Suite (3 pers., 65-83 m2)), starting from 495€
✦ Gehry Suite (3 pers., 72 m2)), starting from 800€
Black marble bathrooms, free Wi-Fi connection, non-smoking rooms. Accessible to persons with reduced mobility.
Fitness center, solarium, spa and wellness center, massage, hot tub, library, hiking, cycling, Turkish/steam bath, indoor pool (all year round), bike lending. Private parking.
Note: All prices are provided for informational purposes only and must be confirmed directly with the establishment.
Comments
Accessible from the AP-68 motorway, which connects Bilbao to Zaragoza, 1h30 from Bilbao.
