First Division football team FC Valencia plays at La Mestalla, 1.5 kilometres away across the Turia park (old river bed) on Avenida de Aragon. The Turia itself is a popular spot for early-morning jogging.
The long city beach, Malvarrosa, is a 25-minute bus-ride away (No.19 from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento), €7-8 by taxi. Trams to the beach run from the Pont de Fusta on the other side of the old river bed, about one kilometre from the hotel.
Some 15 kilometres south of the city is the Albufera sanctuary, a 3,000-hectare lake home to more than 250 bird species. On the way to it is El Saler golf course.