www: Aire de Bardenas

Location: Tudela, Spain

What: Design Hotel

Visited: July 2013

What cost: 209/247 euro/night

Where booked: Booking.com

Special: Design, Location

What to do: Aire de Bardenas

Breakfast: A la carte

Aire de Bardenas is a futuristic settlement on the edge of the nature reserve Bardenas Reales. It’s build in the middle of nowhere and, if not booked before, you would hesitate to take the turn on the sand road. But when you come closer you know you’ve come to a special place. Comfortable cubic boxes are scattered around a courtyard. All cubes have a special glass box/sitting area but the ones with view onto the park have that real special feeling. The restaurant is also well known and serves contemporary dishes. The whole place is rather expensive but is ideal to indulge for a few days.