Hotel Ribadesella Playa

A 1905 villa on the sand

The Ribadesella Playa occupies Villa Cochola, a mansion from 1905 that was the summer residence of the Marchioness of Argüelles. It is at Calle Ricardo Cangas, 3, directly on Santa Marina beach, on the promenade of indiano villas. It has operated as a hotel since 1988 and its website says it was completely refurbished in 2025. Turismo Asturias lists it as a three-star hotel, with 16 rooms and 31 beds.

Rooms

The website distinguishes eight room types: standard double, sea-view double, superior sea-view double, sea-view triple, standard double with sofa bed, single, superior double with sitting room and a family junior suite on the top floor, with sloping ceilings, for families or groups of friends. If you want to wake up looking at the Cantabrian Sea, choose one of the sea-view categories; the standard ones do not guarantee it.

Turismo Asturias adds that the rooms have television, telephone and minibar, that the hotel has a garden, safe, heating, reception and cot service, and that public transport is less than 500 metres away.

Breakfast, parking and services

Breakfast is a buffet with Asturian produce: freshly made coffee, homemade pastries, local cheeses and cured meats, fruit and freshly squeezed orange juice. The hotel's website says it is included in the stay; the Turismo Asturias sheet gives it as extra at €8.90 per person, so confirm it in your rate when you book. There is free parking reserved for guests, and free wifi. The hotel also arranges taxis, at extra cost.

Price and season

Turismo Asturias gives indicative prices of €60 to €140 a night. The hotel closes from 1 November to 1 April. In winter, the Villa Rosario hotel, on the same promenade, stays open. Book on its website, on +34 985 86 07 15 or at [email protected].

What is nearby

You leave the hotel and you are on Santa Marina beach and its villas, where the surf lessons also take place. Crossing the bridge over the Sella you reach the old town and the Grúa walk. The Tito Bustillo cave is on the other side of the estuary.

For a special dinner, Ayalga, with a Michelin star, is on the same promenade. The hotel is also about 34 km from the Covadonga sanctuary and lakes, according to its website.