The best coastal hotels in Spain

Near the sandy beaches of Mallorca’s northern cape, this small luxury hotel stands quietly in landscaped gardens amid pine trees, in a busy resort.

On a pine-covered hillside overlooking Palma bay, this large holiday hotel, with mock-Moorish tower, is managed by its owners, Lorraine and Martin Xamena and their son Alejandro.

‘A bargain in a delightful location’: this pretty house is not far from the upmarket Residencia.

Built in the style of a Catalan village around the Fornells cove on a lovely stretch of the Costa Brava, this much-loved hotel (‘well run, in a beautiful spot’) was thought ‘truly wonderful’ by a regular Guide correspondent.

On a cobbled street near the seafront of this interesting little port in the lush north-west of Tenerife, this small designer hotel provides ‘a charming blend of style, comfort, cosy ambience, and friendliness’, according to a visitor.

On the beach in an unspoilt small Costa Brava resort, the Farrarons family have run their hotel since 1935.

This listed belle époque villa was built in 1899 by a shipping magnate. It is in a residential area above this charming fishing village in northern Spain.