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Galicia Index
Balneario de Mondariz
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ABOVE: The four-star Meliá
Balneario Mondariz Hotel, as viewed from the spa gardens across the street.
INSET BELOW: The main entrance, and an underground passage that connects the
lobby to other parts of the hotel.
 The Meliá
Balneario Mondariz Hotel
Today's spa hotel occupies several 19th Century buildings. From
the main entrance and lobby (right), an underground passage (inset photo below)
leads to modern, attractively-furnished guest wings built within historic
structures such as the former Acqua de Mondariz bottling plants.
 The
hotel, which is managed by Spain's Meliá group, has
146 air-conditioned rooms. I was quite comfortable in room 405, a
twin-bedded room with a large, well-equipped bathroom and terrycloth robes for
spa outings. (Disabled guests are well-served by the hotel, which has lifts,
ramps, and special garage spaces for physically-challenged visitors.)
The Meliá Balneario Hotel has an
excellent restaurant on the premises; guests can also sample restaurants and
cafés in the village, which is a short walk from the hotel and spa.
For more
information, visit
www.balneariomondariz.com or e-mail reservas@balneariodemondariz.com.
Location
The Balneario de Mondariz is 25 km from Vigo Airport, 15 km from
the Porriño railroad station, and 30 km by road from Tuy in Galicia. It's also
within a manageable driving distance of
Santiago de Compostela (110 km), A Coruña (160
km), and Porto, Portugal (150 km).
 I
visited the spa during a leisurely journey from Porto to Santiago de Compostela
(see inset photo), and I can recommend the Balneario de Mondariz as a pleasant
overnight stopover (or two-night stopover, if you take time to enjoy the spa).
For a map with road
directions in Spanish, see the spa's
How to Arrive page.
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