This appealing hotel affords a charming location in Gijon. Situated on a main road, shopping and entertainment venues are to found in the immediate vicinity.

New building, with excellent access from the highway. The hotel is located in the outskirts, very well communicated with the city centre.
This pleasing, superior up-market hotel is situated close the centre of Gijoner, not far public transport. Bars and shops are 2 km and 2.5 km away, respectively, whilst the beach is approximately 3 km away. The nearest nightclub is about 4 km from the complex.

Tradition has it that King Alfonso I 'The Catholic' constructed this building on 21 February 746, and the excavations carried out at the start of the refurbishing work to turn it into a Parador de Turismo confirm this idea. The current monastery was founded on this site and run by the Order of San Benito until the Desamortización de 1835 (Large-scale selling of State and Church assets).