Title: Santa Elena Travel Guide: Best of Santa Elena, Andalusia Travel 2026 | Expedia.co.uk [Hotels in Santa Elena](https://expedia.co.uk/Santa-Elena-Hotels.d6353583.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Holiday Rentals in Santa Elena](https://expedia.co.uk/Santa-Elena-Holiday-Rentals.d6353583.Travel-Guide-HolidayRentals)[Santa Elena Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Santa-Elena.d6353583.Car-Hire-Guide)[Santa Elena Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Santa-Elena.d6353583.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Santa Elena Travel Guide ## Tourist Guide ![Santa Elena tower in La Azohia village](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6353583/f1ffd8ba-ae4f-4259-b5bd-f648e84310fc.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![monastére de sant pere de rodes](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6353583/b2e6c3a3-62d5-44e8-b723-831ed0f73d41.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![église santa elena de sant pere de rodes](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6353583/70c6b2e9-c95a-4d30-accf-f0aad9850dc0.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Santa Elena](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6353583/3a8ccc0c-0d1b-4dd3-9d9f-a5dc53f319a0.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6353583/3a8ccc0c-0d1b-4dd3-9d9f-a5dc53f319a0.jpg) by [Ingeo.ivanherrera (page does not exist)](//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Ingeo.ivanherrera&action=edit&redlink=1) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)) ## Visit Santa Elena Things to do - Top hotels in Santa Elena - Top Holiday Rentals in Santa Elena ![Hotel Alfonso VIII](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/33000000/32410000/32406400/32406302/072bfa69_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Hotel Alfonso VIII Autovia de Andalucía, Km.259 Santa Elena Fully refundable £48 9 Apr - 10 Apr includes taxes & fees Stay at this hotel in Santa Elena. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and breakfast (surcharge). Popular attractions Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa Monument and Delicias ... 8.6/10 Excellent! (63 reviews) Great stopover. Great hotel to stay at on our way down through Spain. Friendly staff, decent comfortable rooms, and good food in the restaurant. Also free parking and dog friendly. Everything we need! Reviewed on 25 Oct 2025 [](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=09%2F04%2F2026&endDate=10%2F04%2F2026&selected=32406302&PinnedHotelID=32406302&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=6353583) ![El Meson de Despeñaperros](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/14000000/13510000/13507100/13507012/86a129d5_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### El Meson de Despeñaperros Avda. Andalucia, 91 Santa Elena Jaén £49 12 Apr - 13 Apr includes taxes & fees Stay at this hotel in Santa Elena. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and 2 bars/lounges. Popular attractions Desfiladero de Despenaperros and Battle of Las Navas ... 8.6/10 Excellent! (109 reviews) We arrived at night and left the next morning but it was a place we wished we could have spent more time at. Reviewed on 15 Sept 2025 [](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=12%2F04%2F2026&endDate=13%2F04%2F2026&selected=13507012&PinnedHotelID=13507012&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=6353583) ![The Reconquest, Despeñaperros.](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/68000000/67420000/67418300/67418207/30d5a5f7_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### The Reconquest, Despeñaperros. Santa Elena Jaén Stay at this family-friendly holiday home in Santa Elena. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, private pools and a garden. Popular attractions Desfiladero de Despenaperros and ... [Get rates](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=15%2F04%2F2026&endDate=16%2F04%2F2026&selected=67418207&PinnedHotelID=67418207&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=6353583) [](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=15%2F04%2F2026&endDate=16%2F04%2F2026&selected=67418207&PinnedHotelID=67418207&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=6353583) [See all 76 properties in Santa Elena](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.Hotels.DestinationExperience&startDate=02%2F04%2F2026&endDate=03%2F04%2F2026®ionId=6353583) Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply. ![The Reconquest, Despeñaperros.](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/68000000/67420000/67418300/67418207/30d5a5f7_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### The Reconquest, Despeñaperros. Santa Elena Jaén Stay at this family-friendly holiday home in Santa Elena. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, private pools and a garden. Popular attractions Desfiladero de Despenaperros and ... [](https://expedia.co.uk/Santa-Elena-Hotels-Casas-Puerta-DE-Andalucia.h67418207.Hotel-Information) ![Rural House in the Natural Park of Despeñaperros,](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/83000000/82820000/82813100/82813033/e7f5bf75_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Rural House in the Natural Park of Despeñaperros, Santa Elena Jaén Stay at this cottage in Santa Elena. Enjoy private pools, a garden and laundry facilities. Popular attractions Desfiladero de Despenaperros and Battle of Las ... [](https://expedia.co.uk/Santa-Elena-Hotels-Rural-House-In-The-Natural-Park-Of-Despenaperros.h82813033.Hotel-Information) ![Holiday Home 'Batalla Navas de Tolosa' with Mountain View, Pool & Wi-Fi](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/85000000/84350000/84348600/84348548/d508b4e5_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Holiday Home 'Batalla Navas de Tolosa' with Mountain View, Pool & Wi-Fi Santa Elena Stay at this holiday home in Santa Elena. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, private pools and a garden. Popular attractions Desfiladero de Despenaperros and Battle of Las Navas ... [](https://expedia.co.uk/Santa-Elena-Hotels-Holiday-Home-Batalla-Navas-De-Tolosa-With-Mountain-View.h84348548.Hotel-Information) [See all properties in Santa Elena](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.Hotels.DestinationExperience®ionId=6353583&sort=VACATION_RENTAL) Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. 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