Costa Daurada, SpainSant Salvador
Le Méridien Ra Beach Hotel & Spa
Restored 1929 beachfront sanatorium resort
Sant Salvador Costa Daurada, Spain
Renovated
2025
Price
$$$
Rated for
Wellness Heritage ResortOutside the door
The house
MarriottRestored 1929 beachfront sanatorium resort
The restored 1929 complex trades medical convalescence for easy beachfront living, flanked by quiet sands and seawater baths.
What it’s good at
Remarkable
A rooftop dynamic seawater circuit with hydromassage jets and high-iodine thermal baths.
Notable
A 1929 rationalist sanatorium built for coastal healing, cataloged as local cultural heritage.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in AFAR.
The 143 rooms and suites at Le Méridien are minimalist but warm, with accents in pleasant seaside colors and plenty of space to spread out.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
The Sant Salvador promenade runs right along the sand, and the cava vineyards of Penedès lie a short drive inland.
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The rooms
Historic wing suites retain their original high ceilings. Contemporary rooms open onto private terraces with direct views over the sea.
The spa and rooftop pool
Bring a swimsuit.
Treatment rooms include a glowing Himalayan salt suite. Upstairs, wicker loungers flank the open-air rooftop pool.
The seawater circuit
Indoor seawater pools sit under an iron-and-glass roof, fitted with stainless cascade spouts and dynamic hydromassage jets.
Restaurant
Sant Salvador Beach Club
The open-air restaurant sits under thatched canopies right on the sand, serving fresh seafood and rice dishes.
The sumptuous beachfront hotel is housed in a former sanatorium, which was built here because the glittering Mediterranean water along this stretch of golden sand is said to be healing.
At the table
La Terrassa del Mar sits beneath terracotta arches, and Bar Tempus serves botanical cocktails inside the former chapel.
How it began
Architect Germán Rodríguez Arias designed the 1929 sanatorium to treat childhood tuberculosis using the coast's iodine-rich seawater.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.