Gehry, you did it again, man!

Nestled in the heart of one of the oldest Spanish Wineries, and designed by worldwide renowned architect Frank O. Gehry, Marqués De Riscal is a Luxury Collection Hotel. This hotel is Frank O. Gehry’s second masterpiece in Spain after driving Bilbao's urban revival with the Guggenheim Museum. Located in the heart of the Rioja wine region, this is the perfect place for relaxing.

 

The main building of the hotel houses the reception, bar, restaurant and a magnificent penthouse lounge, with balconies perched between the titanium roof.

The bedrooms aren’t in the main scrunched-up metal ball, but in a more conventional block across a bridge. The rooms have high ceilings and large beds with masses of soft white downy layers. There are enormous windows, wooden floors and simple splashes of color, such as one strategically placed red leather chair.

The marble bathrooms are like cathedrals, the washbasins like altars of metal, glass and mirrors. There are separate showers and bathtubs, loos and huge closets with gliding doors. Though grand, somehow the design doesn’t feel as if it is trying very hard.