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Hotels, Smoking Rooms & Local Rules
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The Essentials
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Smoking is limited to lawful designated smoking bedrooms.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
$6.98*USD
€6.25 locally · 20 cigarettes
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Visual prominence, not cigarette safety.
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
* Approximate USD conversion; your exchange rate may differ. Rate dated 30 Oct 2026 · European Central Bank.
Law allows outdoor areas at hotels; house rules may be stricter.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Law names hotels, hostels and analogous establishments; captured material here does not establish whether serviced‑apartment rooms qualify for that hotel exception.
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Hotels may offer designated smoking bedrooms under Article 8 safeguards.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Smoking is banned inside airports; only outdoor areas are allowed.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Aena shows a T4 smoking area that is an outdoor terrace for passengers at T4.
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Law allows only outdoor areas; indoor station/platform spaces are smoke-free.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Smoking on passenger trains is prohibited by national law; Renfe also instructs passengers to refrain from smoking.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Indoor nightclubs are smoke-free.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Indoor restaurant areas are smoke-free.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
The ban applies to closed hospitality premises; open-air terraces fall outside it.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
A private smokers’ club must have legal personality, be non-profit and exclude commercial sales of consumables. The exemption applies only inside its own premises with members exclusively present; minors cannot enter.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Ordinary indoor hospitality areas cannot operate as smoking venues.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Ordinary streets are not generally covered by the indoor/place‑specific bans.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Before booking, confirm smoking permission for your exact room, balcony or shared area, including access hours.
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Ordinary park areas are not generally covered by the ban; playground enclosures are.
Applies in: Spain
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
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