Smart bike-friendly hotels

Memmo Baleeira, Algarve, Portugal
mrandmrssmith.com
This hotel provides bikes (free if you book through Mr and Mrs Smith, or about €18 a day) and new local cycling trails of 4km, 7km and 13km. The first two go along the coast while the longest trail runs inland through a forest. There are guided half- or full-day bike tours for levels. They are installing bike washing equipment and storage if you BYO. Doubles from €180.


Reads Hotel and Spa, Mallorca, Spain
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This hotel caught the cycling bug in 2002 when the T-Mobile professional cycling team booked the property for a month. Now it has a cycling centre offering carbon road bikes or mountain bikes to tour the island. It offers Healthy Holiday packages including a cycling one with training in the Tramuntana Mountain Range. There's a spa to de-knot in. Doubles from €225


Grand Hotel Bagni Nuovi, Bormio, Italy
bagnidibormio.it
This splendid hotel, founded in 1836, is in an Alpine national park, offering mountain bikers access to peak trails. There is an in-house bike manager to advise on routes and facilities include a bike room with CCTV, maintenance equipment, cycle itineraries and maps, bike-shop discounts and rentals.There is also a spa to unwind after your bike rides. B&B from €119pp

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan, a contributor to The Irish Times, specialises in architecture, design and property