I would usually reserve my "excellent" ratings for a splurge hotel that met my expectations, but the Hotel Font D'Argent was one of the best deal we could find in Canillo and it turned out to be an incredible hotel too. We stayed for 3 nights and skied at Grand Valira. One of the big perks is that you can literally walk across the street to the gondolla from the hotel.

We were snowed in the first day and all the lifts were closed, so we explored Canillo and found some great places to hang out. There's a crepe restaurant a couple blocks away from the hotel with excellent and cheap food, sports on the t.v., and a full bar. Across the street from there is traditional lodge hotel with a lovely lounge area and cool old ski decor. There's also a big sports center nearby with ice skating, a restaurant, and a pool.

When we went back to the Hotel Font D'Argent, we tried out the free spa facilities. The Turkish bath was my favorite. It smelled like Eucalyptus. The... more