Review: The Blackpine Hotel, an SLH Hotel

 

The Blackpine Hotel, an SLH Hotel

Trip to Andorra in the Pyrenees

Date of stay: August 31-September 1, 2025
Address: Plaça Coprínceps 4, Escaldes Engordany AD700 AD
Room: Booked Superior Room, upgraded to a Junior Suite as a Hilton diamond member
Highest floor: 6th floor
How to get here: From the Andorra La Vella Bus Station, the hotel is a 20-minute walk.
Hilton Property: Number 215 in 58 countries

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Hotel Exterior & Entrance

The Blackpine Andorra exterior and entrance

The hotel opened it´s doors in February this year so this is a very new hotel.

Umbrellas by the entrance (for the rainy days)

Reception & Lobby Seating

We arrived at the hotel around 1:20pm and was helped by Milagros, an associate who was nice and very welcoming. I learned that the hotel just opened in February so it is only 6 months old during our stay. There are only 17 rooms in the hotel which makes it really exclusive. 

The name of the hotel comes from the Spanish word Pinus Nigra which is a species of pine that can grow up to 55 metres tall and live for over 500 years. They are only found in the highest mountains of the Andorran Pyrenees.

Welcome drinks were offered although we declined as we had just taken our lunch prior to arriving at the hotel.

Since this is an award stay (I redeemed 60K Hilton points for a 1-night stay), I only had to pay the Touristic tax which was 2.09 Euro per person. Breakfast hours and other hotel informations were also given to us. 

Letter for Hilton diamond members

Seating area

Seating area

Elevators

Elevators, ground floor

The highest floor is 6th floor.

Room 43, Junior Suite

Milagros went with us to the room so she could give us more info, and as we went upstairs, we were informed that we were upgraded to a Junior Suite. It was really spacious (45 sq. m) and has a walk-in closet and living area. There are only 3 rooms on the 4th floor, with our room being the biggest.

Junior Suite

The bed and pillows were very comfortable as expected.

TV remote, writing kit

TV facing the bed

Complimentary bottle of water

TV in the living area

The good thing about these smart TVs is I could watch YouTube and Netflix among others 👍

TV remote and QR code for services

Complimentary coffee and tea

The cups were made in the UAE 😉

Mike had a cup of Nespresso coffee which he enjoyed 👍

Another bottle of water inside the ref is complimentary and can be exchanged for water with gas, and are refillable. Most of the items in the mini bar were 4-5 EUR each.

Walk-in closet

Safe, laundry bar

The bathroom was spacious and has both a walk-in shower and a bathtub 👍

The bath amenities were from the British company Penhaligon´s. I actually loved the Quercus scent 👍

Bathtub

Dental kits, a shaving kit, sewing kit, etc.

Walk-in shower

Bath amenities

Toilet

Bathrobes

Slippers

Hair dryer

Digital scale

Adjustable thermostat

Orientation map

View of the main square, Placa Coprinceps.

Surprise Amenity

While watching Netflix, we got a surprise when a staff came and brought us a bottle of Cava Bach. Thank you so much 🙏

Bistro Restaurant (Breakfast)

The restaurant is located on the ground floor and also serves lunch and dinner. You can find the menu here. Breakfast is from 7:30am to 10:30am.

Seating

Outdoor seating

Seating

Ala carte menu

I had the Iberian ham omelette which was perfect.

Mike had the Toast with Smoked Salmon, avocado and arugula which he thought was fantastic.

There was also a small buffet offering yogurt and pastries.

Juices, sliced fruits and cold cuts were also offered from the buffet. They also had Apriori Brut 👍

Menu, Lunch & Dinner




Exploring the Area

Just a few minutes walk from the hotel is the Caldea Spa which opened in 1994.

Av. Carlemany full of shops and restaurants is very close to the hotel.

Casa de la Vall (in the city center).

Mirador Roc del Quer in Canillo is about a 25-minute car ride from the hotel. The road was zigzag on the way to the top but it was worth it once you get there. I actually had the associate working during our check out help me call a taxi so I could visit this attraction. I did not get his name but thanks a lot!

CONCLUSION

It was our first time to visit Andorra so we were really excited to stay at The Blackpine Hotel. Knowing that it is an SLH hotel, we really had high expectations. These expectations were not only met but were exceeded by how we were welcomed by the staff, the room upgrade to a Junior Suite and a bottle of Cava sent to our room in the evening. The room was modern and had all we could ask for. The breakfast offering was also very good. Although the location is far from the historic center, the hotel  is close to the main shopping street in the area´and the Caldea Spa. We had an amazing stay in this hotel and would gladly recommend it to everyone visiting Andorra. To all the staff of The Blackpine Hotel, thank you so much!

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