It is located in front of Dali Museum and the coach station. The original name stems from the fact that early in the 20th century the hotel-Restaurant Espanya (also called Fonda La Gravada –La Gravada Inn) would be the first hotel tourists found after crossing the French border in La Jonquera Street, which used to be the main road to France.

For a long time it was a reference for tourists, salesmen, businessmen, sports men and famous bullfighters.

It has been run by the same family for nearly a hundred years. In fact the present owner’s great-grandfather set up the hotel