Hotel Pazo Los Escudos, Five-star hotel in Alcabre, Spain.

Hotel Pazo Los Escudos occupies a granite pazo on Avenida Atlántida in Alcabre, near Carril beach. Its main rectangular two-storey block adjoins a square three-storey tower, with a facade carved with religious scenes and scallop shells. Inside are a wooden central staircase and a large stone fireplace; the hotel has 54 rooms across three buildings, one dating from the early 19th century.

The current building dates from the 1940s and was designed by architect Antón Román Conde, though one part dates from the early 19th century; an earlier pazo on the site left almost no remains. It belonged to the maritime industrialist Javier Sensat Curbera (1899-1977). Since 2005 the building has housed a five-star hotel, with 54 rooms across three buildings, one of them the old early-19th-century pazo.

The pazo's name comes from Javier Sensat Curbera, the maritime industrialist who owned it. Its gardens hold 101 heraldic coats of arms, the largest such collection in Galicia, some from the 15th century. Look for the heraldic arch, whose seven keystones carry the arms of Galician noble families, and the relief of the Villa de Padrón showing the transfer of Saint James's body.

The hotel is located just outside central Vigo and can be reached by car without difficulty. Guests have access to round-the-clock front desk service, complimentary internet access, and various on-site facilities.

The wellness center includes therapeutic pools and treatment rooms overlooking the Cies Islands across the estuary. This view of the island group from many guest rooms creates a notable feature of the stay.