Meliá Isla Canela, an emblem of quality tourism on the coast of Huelva, opens the season completely renovated.

Saint Croix Holding Immobilier, owner of the property, and Meliá Hotels International have invested more than 6 Mn€ in the renovation of the spaces and the creation of new attributes aimed at family and adult tourism.

Conceived as a retreat to connect with the sea and nature, the hotel enjoys an extraordinary location, in the vicinity of the Isla Canela Marina and two famous golf courses.

More than a decade after its inauguration under the Meliá brand banner, the Meliá Isla Canela hotel reopens its doors ready for what is expected to be an extraordinary season along the Andalusian coast, and especially in the privileged surroundings of Isla Canela, one of the most popular residential tourist areas in the country and very close to the Portuguese Algarve. The establishment, which dates back to the year 2000 and was renovated in 2013, offers 358 rooms intertwined with cosy interior spaces in a building with a markedly Andalusian style, and surrounded by more than 10,000 metres of native gardens, bordering the dune system and the immense Atlantic beach.

With the refurbishment that has now been completed, the property, the SOCIMI Saint Croix of the Pryconsa Group, and Meliá Hotels International, renew their commitment to responsible and quality tourism in the province of Huelva and ratify the leadership of this hotel, a true benchmark in the province. The new approach has sought to harmonise the exterior and interior design of the hotel, and to strengthen the focus on the two key customer segments at which it is aimed, families and adult couples, creating for them unique environments, attributes and “premium” experiences to continue to exceed their expectations.

Thus, on the one hand, families have a real “hub” of children’s leisure, which includes the water playground for children “Splash Park” and the Mini-Club Kidsdom, as well as a “babyclub” with exclusive facilities for babies from zero years, in addition to children from 4, without forgetting a variety of options for family enjoyment such as themed workshops, paddle-surfing sessions on the beach, or movie afternoons. On the other hand, adult couples can enjoy a whole range of wellness and energy activities, with meditation, yoga or taichi in the mornings and a wellness centre with an indoor swimming pool, massages and body treatments and a complete 24-hour state-of-the-art gym, where you can get in shape with splendid views of the estuary. The offer for adults is completed with a new pool bar with an exclusive pool and music adapted to the time of day, as well as a carefully selected offer of live music in the evenings.

Sustainability has been prioritised in the renovation of the hotel, so that one of the levers of the renovation has been to achieve the decarbonisation of the hotel, stopping the use of fossil fuels and implementing state-of-the-art technologies and systems to reduce the carbon footprint. The refurbishment work has included almost all the rooms and the main communal areas, such as the lobby, the lounge of the exclusive The Level service, the mini club and baby club, a new Sports Bar, as well as an update of the gastronomic spaces and concepts, to which the new Meliá Isla Canela gives greater prominence. The new culinary offer includes the new Italian restaurant Casa Nostra -with the most spectacular views of the resort- and the innovative “all-day-dining” buffet concept of the Meliá brand, called Mosaico, which has been very popular since the opening of the hotel last April.

In addition to its privileged natural environment formed by the Atlantic Ocean, the dune system and an endless beach, the hotel is surrounded by excellent spaces and sports facilities ideal for an “active” holiday, such as the Isla Canela Marina to enjoy sailing and other water sports or the exceptional beach overlooking the entire establishment, ideal for windsurfing and kitesurfing; In addition, the two golf courses in the area (the Isla Canela Old Course and the Isla Canela Links) which, together with the Marina, also belong to the Pryconsa Group, complement this offer and make this hotel particularly interesting for incentive groups and for the increasingly important golf segment along the coast of Huelva and the south of Portugal.

Surrounded by protected nature, the hotel offers excursions to discover the protected area of the marshes, the Salinas del Duque and the most picturesque villages in the area, as well as organising hiking routes and bird and dolphin watching days, contributing to the enhancement of the environment and raising the awareness of clients and collaborators, essential elements of responsible tourism.