Superb accommodation and Michelin cuisine in destinations where the experience takes center stage

Spain has become a destination where accommodation and haute cuisine converge in memorable experiences, thanks to spectacular hotels that incorporate restaurants with Michelin Guide Stars in unique and carefully designed settings. From historic buildings transformed into contemporary retreats to Atlantic-front complexes and reinvented villages amid the Andalusian countryside, these spaces allow international travelers to enjoy a journey that transcends expectations and turns every stay into a full sensory experience. Throughout the country, some hotels have succeeded in making haute cuisine an integral part of the travel experience, blending fine dining and accommodation into a single narrative. This is no coincidence, but a commitment to offering destinations where flavor, architecture, and rest naturally interact. In San Sebastián, Akelarre clearly illustrates this philosophy. Designed around the emblematic restaurant of Pedro Subijana, it combines minimalist rooms and suites with sea-facing bathtubs, private heated pools within the rooms themselves, and a spa that harnesses the serenity of stone and light. The three Michelin Stars add the emotional component that defines the experience.

Akelarre is one of the few hotels in the world that boasts its own restaurant recognized with three Michelin Stars © Akelarre Hotel | Juantxo Egana

Located in the financial district of Madrid, NH Collection Madrid Eurobuilding combines a first-rate convention center with uniquely designed spaces and wellness options that include a spa with futuristic aesthetics. The inclusion of DiverXO, David Muñoz’s restaurant, distinguished with three Michelin Stars, strengthens its positioning in the most premium segment. Its minimalist rooms, the Mood Room with ambient lighting and the VIP suites reinforce its modern positioning. In Málaga, Finca La Bobadilla offers a total immersion into Andalusian tranquility with its Moorish village design surrounded by hills. Its spacious rooms with balconies or terraces, the spa featuring Natura Bissé and Massada products, the swimming pools, tennis courts and activities such as yoga or horseback riding create a refuge where gastronomy, with the La Finca restaurant (with one Michelin Star), completes the journey. In Tenerife, Ritz-Carlton Abama unfolds a world of its own among cliffs and gardens. The complex features 8 swimming pools, a golf course, a private beach, a spa and a combination of rooms and villas with terraces and bright bathrooms. The culinary options reach to the very highest expression at MB (two Michelin Stars) and Kabuki (one Michelin Star), which position the hotel as a benchmark for those seeking space, rest and haute cuisine. Finally, Hotel Tayko Bilbao brings together restored industrial architecture, rooms that blend classic and contemporary elements, an unbeatable location and the prestigious restaurant Ola by Martín Berasategui, awarded one Michelin Star. It is a perfect gateway to discover Bilbao.

Ola Martín Berasategui is inside Hotel Tayko, in the heart of Bilbao’s old town, and has been awarded 1 Michelin Star and 1 Repsol Sun © Guía Repsol

In all these hotels, gastronomy is not an add-on but the common thread that elevates every stay and transforms the trip into a complete experience.