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Spain's New Intercontinental Is a Steal at $125 a Night

Where: Autovia Murcia-San Javier km12, Roldan, Murcia, Spain, 30709

We don’t normally associate golf with cheap digs (though to be honest, we try not to associate golf with too much in our minds). But the brand new InterContinental La Torre Golf Resort in Murcia (AKA Spain’s WAG retreat) is offering a pretty nifty opening rate of €99, or $125.

There’s lots to do in Murcia, like a baroque cathedral, pretty Cartagena nearby and 300 days of sunshine every year. The resort itself has a pool 24-hour “fitness zone” and a spa, and all of the 133 rooms have a balcony or terrace.

Yes, it’s pretty cheap for an Intercontinental, but we’d probably only advise it for golf fans, though. It’s set in the middle of the La Torre Golf Resort, and boasts of “spectacular views across the golf course to the mountains beyond”. If you’re anything like us, they’d have to be some pretty spectacular mountains to distract from the tartan-clad lemmings down below.

The €99 offer is good through March 31st. To book, email info.latorre@ihg.com.

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Spanish Hotels Need Your Help!

Where: Torre Pacheco, Murcia, Spain, 30700

Word on the street is that hotel stays in Spain are on the decline and since tourism happens to be the country's second-largest economy driver, according to Reuters, why not help a hermano out by booking a room? Here, we've even selected one for you...

We've never heard of or been to Murcia, a city on the eastern coast of Spain, far, far, away from the tourist attractions of Madrid and Barcelona, but what the small city lacks in sightseeing, the InterContinental Mar Menor Golf Resort & Spa makes up for.

The hotel has a nine-hole golf course, an ESPA spa, two pools, a kids club and six restaurants. All rooms have balconies with views of the golf course or pool area, not to mention hydro-massage baths cased in Moorish-style latticed wooden doors.

And, people just love this hotel. One past guest said, "It's great--and at 200-300 euro per night--it's probably the cheapest Intercontinental anywhere."

Have we convinced you yet? Because Spain's economy is waiting for your dollar, no matter how weak it is.  

[Photo: CNam]