Canfranc Estación, a Royal Hideaway Hotel

The hotel occupies the historic building of the Canfranc International Station, opened in 1928 and declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 2002. It is run by Barceló under its Royal Hideaway brand, with the five-star grand luxury rating, and its website advertises it from €186 a night, depending on the dates. It is on Avenida Fernando el Católico in Canfranc Estación, at the bottom of the Aragón valley.

Sleeping on the 1928 platform

The rooms come in several types:

• Deluxe and Deluxe Superior.
• Deluxe Family: two connecting deluxe rooms, for families.
• Junior Suite.
• Suite, 35 m².
• Duplex Suite, on two levels.
• Deluxe Suite.

Barceló's website does not publish how many rooms there are in total. With children, check when you book how it counts ages, because the booking form does not make it clear.

Five bars and dining rooms under one roof

The hotel has its own food and drink offering, with separate entries under the station restaurants:

• Canfranc Express, with a Michelin star, in a historic railway carriage.
• 1928, serving French cuisine.
• El Internacional.
• Art Déco Café.
• La Biblioteca, the cocktail bar.

There is also 24-hour room service.

The pool is booked separately

The wellness area has a heated indoor pool, a relaxation area, a gym and a tea corner. It is not part of the room booking: you have to ask the hotel for it in advance, like the treatments.

What is paid separately

• Breakfast: the Royal Breakfast costs €30 per person.
• Parking: outdoor, with valet, €15 per vehicle per day.
• Airport transfer: not offered. Zaragoza airport is about 170 km away.

Check-in from 15:00 and check-out before 12:00. At reception they speak Spanish, English and French. The hotel also has three divisible rooms for meetings of up to 130 people.

Snow and Jaca close by

According to the hotel itself, the Candanchú resort is about 7 km away and Astún about 10. Jaca is 23 km away. Without leaving the village, the Tourist Office's guided visit to the station tells the story of the building and the railway from outside and crosses the lobby, which is the hotel reception.