Steal This Look: A Characterful Bathroom in a Spanish Hotel

At La Bionda Hotel in the Costa Brava beach town of Begur in Spain, interior designers Pol Castells and Benito Escat of Quintana Partners updated a 17th-century private house into an eight-room hotel with a sympathy toward the historic while incorporating modern details and entirely idiosyncratic design decisions.

The bathroom of what is called the Valentina suite exemplifies this well with a historic portrait front and center, a copper bathtub, 60s-era wood cladding, and creative tile implementation. Here we profile a list of similar sources to recreate the look.

Above: Working with the hotel owner, the designers renovated with the concept of a fictitious character in mind. Paying tribute to unrecognized women in society, a historic portrait overlooks the bath. Photography by Montserrat Garriga from La Bionda Hotel in Spain’s Costa Brava: A Romantic Reuse Project by Quintana Partners.

Above: In a fashion characteristic to the style of Quintana Partners, the design blurs the line between old and new. Photography by Montserrat Garriga from La Bionda Hotel in Spain’s Costa Brava: A Romantic Reuse Project by Quintana Partners.

Materials

Above: For a similar high gloss black tile, consider the Heath Ceramics Tile G18.2 in Gloss Black. Another option is the Fireclay Tile in Raven.

Above: From Clé Tile, the Zellige Square Moroccan Tile in Vesper Sands is $19.95 per square foot.

Above: From Clé Tile, the Zellige Moroccan Square Tile in Blushing Mistress is $19.95 per square foot.

Lighting

Above: For similar crystal lighting, the Lee Broom Crystal Bulb LED Mini Pendant is $430 at Lumens.

Above: The Rejuvenation 7-Inch Seabeck Cage Oval Bulkhead Sconce in Natural Brass is $369.

Faucets & Fixtures

Above: The Kingston Brass Freestanding Tub Faucet (CCK285KX-P) is $841 at Vintage Tub & Bath. For more options see our post 10 Easy Pieces: Freestanding Bathtub Faucets.

Above: The Drummonds Polished Copper Tay Cast Iron Bath Tub is one of 10 featured in our post 10 Easy Pieces: Freestanding Copper Bathtubs.

Above: The Chatsworth Savoy Traditional Radiator with Crosshead Valves is £239.95 at Victorian Plumbing.

Accessories

Above: The Schoolhouse Dover Coat + Hat Hook in polished brass is $29.

Above: The White Porcelain Double Door Handle is €56.84 at Zangra.

Above: The Sterling Supima Cotton Bath Towels in white can be monogrammed from The Company Store; $67 each for the bath sheet.

Above: The Butler Specialty Newhouse White Blanket Stand is $233.21 at The Classy Home.