Hotel La Malvasía

La Malvasía is two rocío houses turned into a four-star hotel, La Malvasía I and La Malvasía II, on Calle Sanlúcar in El Rocío, the street that runs beside the marsh. From here you can see the Charco de la Boca and the hermitage is a few metres away. The houses mix the rustic side of the village's architecture — wooden beams, tiled floors, courtyards — with careful interior design by the decorator Alejandra Pombo. The hotel belongs to the Kaizen Hoteles group.

Seven types of room

The website distinguishes standard, superior and deluxe rooms, junior suite, deluxe junior suite and deluxe viewpoint junior suite. Some are in La Malvasía I and look onto the inner courtyards; others face the outside, and the hotel warns that the decoration, layout and views vary from one to another, so if you want to see the marsh from your bed, ask for it when you book. All have a high-quality mattress and bed linen, a rain shower, double-glazed windows, air conditioning and heating, TV, free wifi, bathrobe and slippers, and paraben-free toiletries. The hotel recycles water in a closed circuit and prides itself on its sustainable management. Prices can be checked in its booking search.

LaBoca and the terraces over the marsh

In La Malvasía I is the LaBoca restaurant, open also to non-guests, with updated traditional cooking, Condado de Huelva wines and terraces facing the marsh. For the evening, the bar has a list of spirits. The houses also host celebrations and events.

Doñana from the door

The hotel organises experiences in the surroundings: outings in the national park to see birds and scenery, and one that recreates a day on the pilgrim road, with horse-drawn carriages, live music, food and drink along the sand tracks of the reserve, on any date of the year. Matalascañas is about 19 km away.

On foot from the door you have the Charco de la Boca, the Paseo Marismeño and the El Rocío hermitage. To reach the heart of the park, the 4x4 tour from El Acebuche departs a few minutes away by car, along the Matalascañas road.

What it is worth asking

Check-in and check-out times, pets and parking are the three things worth asking about beforehand. Call 959 44 27 13 or write to [email protected] before arriving, especially on pilgrimage or brotherhood dates, when the village changes completely.