Gran Hotel del Balneario de Panticosa

The Gran Hotel is one of the two four-star hotels of the Balneario de Panticosa, the spa complex that occupies a mountain cirque at 1,636 metres, at the end of the road that climbs 8 km from the village of Panticosa. The other is the Hotel Continental. It opened in 1896, in the heart of the belle époque, and was restored together with the Casino building by the architect Rafael Moneo, who kept the original facade, listed as of national tourist interest.

Forty-two rooms in three sizes

• Standard, of 25 m², with a king-size bed or two beds, for one or two people.
• Superior, of 30 m², with the same equipment.
• Junior suite, of 45 m², with a mountain view, sitting room and sofa bed, and a bathroom with shower, bath and a guest toilet.

All have television, heating and air conditioning, a full bathroom, a coffee machine and tea, and Anne Semonin toiletries; the minibar on request. If you have booked the thermal circuit, you will find the bathrobe in the room. Besides the El Lago restaurant and the café, the hotel has a reading room and a billiards room.

Its Thermal Area is adults only

The Gran Hotel has its own thermal area, in dark marble, with mineral-medicinal water: a vaporarium, a large pool and another with a waterfall of warm water, a cold-water plunge and a rest area. The circuit lasts around an hour and the house also serves the water to drink. It opens every day from 11:30 to 20:30, with last entry at 19:30, and costs from €54. You enter with a booked session and the minimum age is 18. Massages and treatments are requested by email.

Several spa packages include the circuit: stays with half board, with a massage, for over-60s with full board or with a tasting menu at El Lago.

Termas de Tiberio and the Quiñón, for going with children

If you are travelling with children, the Gran Hotel's area is no use to you. The Termas de Tiberio, in the same spa, admit children from age 3 in all their facilities during family sessions, and sell a swimming cap (€4) and swimsuit (€22) in case you forget yours. The Balneario del Quiñón operates in sessions from 10:00 to 13:00, from 14:00 to 17:00 and from 18:00 to 20:00. The outdoor summer pool, for guests only, is at the Hotel Continental.

Check-in, check-out and the dog

Check-in at 15:00 and check-out at 12:00. Child rates are for ages 3 to 11. Animals are admitted in the hotels with prior booking and under their pet policy. Parking is free: you take a ticket at the machine and validate it at reception.

Getting up and down in winter

The spa is 8 km above the village on the A-2606. If the roads authority closes the climb because of snow, the spa lets you change the date or refunds your money. To ski at Formigal-Panticosa you have to drive down every morning to the gondola, in the village; above it are the Petrosos Park sledges and the Panticosa ski touring routes. Aramón has sold hotel and lift pass packages with the Gran Hotel for December 2026, but the spa's website does not publish opening dates: confirm them when you book.