Located 15 minutes’ walk from the cathedral, the Gran Melia Colon is surrounded by colourful shops, tapas bars and restaurants.

It has 204 comfortable bedrooms decorated in a contemporary design, with each floor dedicated to a different Spanish artist from El Greco to Goya. There are three restaurants, ‘el Tendido’ for light snacks, ‘Majestic’ where breakfast, lunch and dinner are served and the famous ‘el Burladero tapas y tintos’ providing a contemporary twist to the tapas tradition. There is a spa and health club on the 7th floor with an outdoor Jacuzzi.