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Former San Javier hospital reassigned for use as large hotel
The prime frontline building in Santiago de la Ribera can now be used again for its original purpose
The regional government of Murcia has reassigned the building in Santiago de la Ribera in which the Hospital de Los Arcos was located for use in the tourism sector, with permission to refurbish it as a hotel.
This will come as a boost to the local Town Hall’s attempts to attract hotel investment in the municipality and reflects the government’s determination to strengthen the tourist sector still further in the Mar Menor area, as well as its desire to make use of the building which was replaced as the area hospital by the new Los Arcos hospital in 2011. It is calculated that the newly adapted building could be converted into a hotel with as many as 150 double rooms, although that figure may prove to be higher still if and when local construction regulations are modified.
The history of the building on the Paseo de Colón is an interesting one, as it was originally built as a hotel before becoming a hospital in 1979. It was acquired by the regional government in 1984 and remained in use for that purpose until 15 years ago, since when it has been at the service of the municipal canoeing and kayaking school – now, though, the attractions of the location, with a façade of 110 metres or so looking out directly onto the Mar Menor, have led to it being reassigned for its original purpose.
As recently as last year an initiative to allow an 18-storey skyscraper hotel on the 5,643-square-metre plot had to be scrapped after the national Ministry of Ecological Transition refused to sanction it, but now it seems that the path is clear for some kind of tourism initiative to prosper again at this prime location.
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For more local events, news and visiting information contact the tourist offices of San Javier (main contact number 661 572285) or go to the home page of San Javier Today.
Address
Calle Padre Juan. Centro Cultural Principe de Asturias 30720 SAN JAVIERTel: 968 571 704
Oficina de Turismo de San Javier
The municipality of San Javier has three main offices giving tourist information to visitors, as well as two information points. The tourist offices are located in Santiago de la Ribera, on the ground floor of the town hall in San Javier and at the start of La Manga. There is also a summer tourist information point located on the seafront in Santiago de la Ribera as well as one at kilometre 12-13 of La Manga del Mar Menor next to Playa Mistral.
Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and Mediterranean, San Javier has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although it is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.
Tickets for the annual San Javier Jazz Festival can be purchased at the Festival office in San Javier Town Hall, Plaza de España.
Timetables summer 2024:
Tourist office Santiago de la Ribera (Calle Padre Juan 30720, Santiago de la Ribera)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Telephone: 661 572285
Email: turismo@sanjavier.es
La Manga del Mar Menor (Gran Vía Km. 0 30380, La Manga del Mar Menor):
May 1 to September 30:
Weekdays 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 19.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.00
Telephone 968 128955 ext. 2
Tourist information point of San Javier (Plaza de España, 30730 San Javier):
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00
968 573 700 ext #5351
Email: concejaliadeturismo@sanjavier.es
Tourist information point of Santiago de la Ribera (Paseo Colón on the seafront)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Tourist information point of La Manga del Mar Menor (Playa Mistral, km 12)
Weekdays 11.00 to 18.00
Weekends and public holidays 11.00 to 14.00
