Hotel Boutique Balandret en Valencia

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"For a city‑meets‑beach escape, this Paseo Neptuno address overlooks the Mediterranean and sits about 15 minutes by car from the historic center. A serene, relaxed atmosphere is threaded with overt nods to Valencian culture—installations of more than a thousand earthenware vessels and large vertical sculptures reproducing Sorolla’s El Balandrito—while 21 rooms take in sea, port, and city views; in the restaurant, chef Albert Lluch turns out typical local dishes (don’t miss the grilled octopus over sweet‑potato and seaweed purée with paprika, the grilled squid with poached onion and piquillos cream, or any of the excellent rice dishes), and the Horizonte Sky Terrace pours wines and cocktails with tapas to the rhythm of the sea breeze." - María Casbas