Gran Sol

38°20′38″N 0°28′59″W

Gran Sol
The hotel with the marina in the foreground
Former names	Tryp Gran Sol
Alternative names	Hotel Alicante Gran Sol
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Hotel
Location	Alicante, Spain
Completed	1971
Height	97 m (318 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	31
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Miguel López González [es]
Other designers	Manuel Baeza

Looking up from street level (2007)

Alicante Gran Sol (formerly Tryp Gran Sol, officially Hotel Alicante Gran Sol Affiliated by Meliá) is a skyscraper and hotel in Alicante, Spain. It is 97 meters tall and has 31 floors^[1] and belongs to the Spanish hotel group Meliá Hotels International.

The hotel is the third tallest building in the city after Estudiotel Alicante (117 m) and El Barco (111 m). The "Great Sun" is characterized by the colorful murals painted on two of its facades, and to be located opposite the Port of Alicante, has become, along with the Castillo de Santa Barbara, a characteristic element of the horizon or skyline of the city.

The hotel was completed in 1971 and was completely renovated in 2003, has 123 four star (****) rooms and a restaurant on the 26th floor.

See also

• Estudiotel Alicante

External links

• Page of Hotel Alicante Gran Sol