Once a place for pressing olives, this luxurious little hotel is set in the walls of the Old Town.

Well located, between Passeig de Gràcia (where you can see La Pedrera, Gaudí's unusual apartment building without a straight line) and La Rambla, this large, modern hotel is a Hilton hotel, but it does not feel like part of a chain.

On a hill within the ramparts of this interesting old Basque fishing port/seaside resort (also known by its Castilian name, Fuenterrabía), this small B&B hotel is a converted 14th-century palace ('stone and wood predominate').

The Vives family's unassuming hotel offers 'good value on a coastline that remains unspoilt by development'.

If you're looking for a central location, chic interiors and a good price, Praktik Metropol Madrid is the place to stay in.

This stone-built parador stands on a cliff-top overlooking the harbour and marina of the lushest and least spoilt island in the Canaries

In a village on the north-east tip of Mallorca, this much-admired restaurant-with-rooms is run by the 'delightful' French owner/chef, Gérard Tétard, with his wife, Laurence and their son William.

'A wonderful little hotel,' say visitors. 'An excellent welcome; we much enjoyed our junior suite.'

Casa Camper is set in a 19th century Gothic tenement building in the heart of Barcelona, close to the famous La Boqueria market and a five minute walk from Plaça de Catalunya.

The location of this luxury boutique hotel – facing Plaça Reial in the Gothic Quarter – could not be bettered and breakfast (included in the rate) is taken in the square itself.

A former 19th century palace has been transformed into a 'great boutique hotel in Madrid's hip district of Chueca, ideally located close to many main tourist sites', according to one reviewer.

With 'brilliant service' and 'fantastic rooms', David Stein's small luxury hotel, a converted 17th-century palace, is 'strongly recommended' by visitors.

Set in a 19th-century former palace, this stylish upmarket boutique hotel retains original features such as high ceilings and large windows, but the room decor is decidedly chic and contemporary.

Beautifully set among trees at the foot of the craggy Roca del Corb, the Pallarès family's smart, modern hotel is not far from the main Andorra to Lleida road.

Behind the medieval façade of a collection of buildings in the Gothic Quarter is this 'ultra modern', stylish hotel.

On a ridge in the Lleus valley near the beaches of the Costa Blanca, this 18th-century farmhouse, white-walled and tile-roofed, has been turned into a delightful small rustic hotel/restaurant

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.

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.

This charming boutique hotel is located on the Plaza de la Independencia, and within walking distance of major sights such as the Prado Museum, Reina Sofia Museum and the Cybeles Fountain.

Hotel 1898 once housed the headquarters of the Phillipines Tobacco Company (the name refers to the year Spain lost the Philippines as a colony) and the company's initials are still engraved on the revolving glass doors onto La Rambla

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

On an attractive square just off La Rambla, next to the Liceu opera house (and Metro station), this former convent of St Augustin has 'simple, comfortable accommodation — good value'.

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

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.

In an attractive village, with cobbled streets and tiled rooftops, surrounded by orange and lemon groves, this 300-year-old house has been run since 2003 as a small rural hotel.

In the historic Gothic quarter by the cathedral, this 18th-century palace has been restored, 'imaginatively and stylishly', as a small hotel.

A 'most relaxing' small, hotel composed of two white villas in a residential area of this popular, 'if not particularly appealing', resort.

Run by the Suau family, this stylish boutique hotel (Relais & Chateau) in a restored 18th century former Jesuit monastery is set at the southern slopes of the Puig de Maria mountains and surrounded by 40 acres of land.

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.

One of the remotest of all the paradors, a modern white-painted building by a black lava beach on the smallest, least visited of the Canary Islands.