Hotel L'Estació

Sleeping in a station

L'Estació occupies Bocairent's old railway station, in a tree-filled park at the foot of the town. From the railway building it keeps the long layout and high ceilings, which are now the café; inside there is also a sitting room with a fireplace for winter nights and an inner courtyard designed for reading or chatting on spring and summer afternoons. Outside, a garden with palm trees and an outdoor pool.

Being in the park and not in the old town, the car stays next to the hotel and you don't have to fight with the slopes or the pedestrian streets of the historic centre. The town is a short walk away.

The rooms

There are 14, in two types. The classic double is the standard room. The superior double is larger, with modern decoration in warm tones, with a full bathroom with bath and hairdryer, flat-screen TV, telephone, desk and wifi. The hotel highlights both rooms' views of the park and the countryside.

The website doesn't publish fixed rates, check-in and check-out times or a pet policy; you book through its booking engine or by phone, and it is worth asking about the rest.

Eating without going out

The La Parada restaurant, in the same building, serves Mediterranean cooking and grilled meat Wednesday to Sunday, at midday from 13:30 and in the evening from 20:30, and is also open to non-guests. It has a glazed, air-conditioned room for celebrations of up to 120 people, and the hotel offers its spaces for meetings and company trips.

Among its offers, the hotel publishes a romantic weekend for €160 per person, VAT included: two nights in a superior double with breakfast, a candlelit dinner at La Parada and a welcome bottle of cava, drinks at dinner not included. It also organises, on request, dawn balloon flights over the area.

Who it's for

For couples and families who want the town a short walk away and the car parked without problems, and for anyone looking for a quiet hotel with a pool in summer and a fireplace in winter. The restaurant is closed on Monday and Tuesday: if you arrive at the start of the week, dine in the town.

From here you walk up to the old town, the bullring cut into the rock and the Covetes dels Moros, whose tickets are bought at the Tourist Info.