A HOTEL in Spain has been slammed for banning a group of children with Down Syndrome because "they might annoy other guests".

According to the International Business Times, the Hotel CaboGata Plaza Suites on the Costa del Sol told the charity Down Espana "we do not admit groups of guests with mental disabilities."

The charity reported the conversation as "a clear case of discrimination against disabled people" to the Spanish public prosecutor.

The hotel has since apologised for the "misunderstanding". They told IBT "In 35 years of business we have never refused access to guests with Down Syndrome. They have been, are, and always will be very welcome."

Apparently the mix-up came because the hotel thought the children were a group of guests who had previously stayed at the hotel and had been "very confrontational".

Originally published as Hotel refuses kids with Down Syndrome