Hotel de Naturaleza Rodalquilar

The Hotel de Naturaleza Rodalquilar is a four-star hotel at the entrance to the former mining village of Rodalquilar, in the Los Albacetes locality, in the centre of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar natural park. It is a modern building with white walls, a courtyard, gardens, a pool with Balinese beds and an art room, the Carmen de Burgos, which holds exhibitions throughout the year. It opens all year and presents itself as a pioneer in alternative energy and sustainable operation; it is a collaborating entity of the UNESCO Global Geopark.

Rooms that look onto the volcanoes

The hotel was designed so that the park comes in through the windows: from the terrace-corridors of access and from the large windows of the rooms you see the volcanic landforms that surround the valley. There are single rooms, doubles for two adults, triples for families and junior suites. On the headboards are ceramic murals by Antonio Flores, and each room has a work by a different artist. The hotel insists on silence: in the morning, what you hear is birds. The website does not publish fixed prices; they are checked in its search engine for each date, along with current offers.

The La Amatista circuit

The hotel spa, La Amatista, has a 50-minute circuit with hydromassage, foot bath, contrast and sensation showers, hammam, sauna and heated beds, as well as a menu of massages and treatments. Ask when booking whether the circuit is included in your rate or paid separately.

A table at home

The hotel restaurant, Alacena Azul, is also open to the public. Its dining room looks onto El Playazo de Rodalquilar and the 2025 menu has a set menu of starter, main course and dessert for €25, with fish of the day, grill and Almería vegetables. Breakfast is served in the hotel itself.

With a dog

The hotel declares itself pet-friendly. You must notify them before arriving and accept their admission policy and prices, which are communicated when you book.

Rodalquilar as a base

Rodalquilar is halfway between San José and Las Negras, so from here you can explore the park by car without sleeping in the coastal villages, which are fuller in summer. On foot, from the hotel you climb to the ruins of the gold mines and the Denver plant, and El Playazo, with the castle of San Ramón, is down towards the sea. Las Negras, the starting point for San Pedro cove, is a short drive away, and San José a little over a quarter of an hour.