The Classic with terrace rooms also come with polished wood floors, marble bathrooms, and feature wallpaper walls with matching bedding. Spread across all three floors of the hotel, their balconies, some of which boast striking Cathedral ceilings, overlook the property’s lush gardens and main terrace.
Hostal de la Gavina
Hotel description
Bathed in a riot of bright colours, among the sun-drenched lawns and shady thickets of a magnificent park, on a picturesque hill descending to the azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea, are the snow-white buildings of the Hostal De La Gavina Costa Brava, built in the classic Catalan style. Antique furniture decorated with skillful carving and inlay, exquisite silk trim, old tapestries, expensive carpets and genuine works of art - every detail in the comfortable rooms of the hotel reflects the impeccability of refined taste. The interior of the Hostal De La Gavina Costa Brava recreates the atmosphere of palatial luxury: marble floors and columns, stucco and chandeliers made of Murano glass, Flemish tapestries and French furniture of the 17th century, Sevres porcelain of the 18th century and magnificent paintings. The hotel has an excellent SPA Center, 2 swimming pools, 4 tennis courts, a wide range of sports activities, including water sports, and exciting excursion programs. The elegant restaurants of Hostal De La Gavina Costa Brava offer Mediterranean cuisine, delicacies from the freshest seafood and fish, as well as a rich wine list stored in the hotel's own wine cellar, cozy bars and lounges are conducive to a pleasant stay.
The hotel offers meeting and banquet halls, a business center, boutiques, a beauty salon, and a car park. The hotel, opened in 1932, has hosted many world celebrities, including Robert De Niro, Elizabeth Taylor, Sean Connery, Julio Iglesias, and Maya Plisetskaya. And today, Hostal De La Gavina Costa Brava carefully preserves rich historical traditions, complemented by the highest standards of modern comfort and impeccable service.
Accommodation at Hostal de la Gavina
An unparalleled resort on the Costa Brava, the hotel’s 76 rooms and suites are renowned for their individuality, offering both front and lateral sea views alongside bay and garden views. Each of the hotel’s 3 floors are themed with various decorative elements the Ensesa family have collected during the course of their travels around the globe. Religious artefacts and Castilian furnishings line the corridors of the first floor, Asian antiquities grace the second floor, including two majestic red cupboards and Oriental engravings procured from Ensesa’s visits to The Land of the Rising Sun, while a Mediterranean theme presides over the third floor.Consistent with La Gavina’s timeless aura, rooms and suites are furnished in either classic Mediterranean, Imperial or Elizabethan style, swankily upholstered in silk with elegant hand-blown Murano glass light fittings and beds enveloped in high thread count Egyptian cotton. Decadent Italian marble bathrooms feature either bathtubs or rainforest showers with couple-friendly twin sinks, while deep pile monogrammed bathrobes and luxurious toiletries complete the picture. The hotel has never once relied upon the skills of an interior designer, simply the trained artistic eye and exquisite taste of the visionary entrepreneur Josep Ensesa i Gubert himself. Subsequent generations of his family have tirelessly carried on their great-grandfather’s legacy in maintaining the hotel’s reputation as one of the finest in the Costa Brava.
Rooms overview
Classic with Terrace
Junior Suite
Overlooking the property’s tranquil gardens and turquoise Mediterranean Sea, Hostal de La Gavina’s Junior Suites ooze style and sophistication with King Size beds and statement headboards set between stylish alcoves and separate living spaces. Bottle green shuttered French doors open out onto spacious private terraces, which peer out across the umbrella pines towards the Mediterranean Sea at one of the best beach hotels near Barcelona.
Suite
Each of the property’s spacious Suites, which offer stunning sea and garden views are a masterclass in refined elegance: featuring a selection of curated antiques – from ornate framed artwork to Baroque style bed stands and trunks to compliment timeless interiors – which follow the Hostal de La Gavina’s penchant for matching fabrics and bedding and trademark marble bathrooms featuring hydrotherapy baths. Suites come equipped with sumptuous beds replete with natural feather toppers, mini bars, espresso machines and bottled mineral water which is replenished daily.
The Royal Suite
Popular with honeymooning couples, Hostal de La Gavina’s vast Louis XV-style Royal Suite is dominated by a magnificent feature marble floor. With a showstopping Mahogany interior inset with gold Rococo/Baroque style gilding and Bohemian candle-glass chandelier, it houses a magnificent array of Sevres porcelain vases, which are second only to those housed within the Louvre in Paris as well as a terrace befitting of its Royal title.
Family Residence
For families in search of a little independence during their holiday, Hostal de La Gavina’s more contemporary style Family Residence is the perfect answer. Located at one of the leading Costa Brava hotels on the beach, this candy stripe themed space with varnished parquet floors and dark furniture, is self-catered but allows families the opportunity to dip in and out of hotel services as they so wish. This 2-bedroom residence, with an apartment-like feel, has a separate bathroom, dedicated kitchen and large living room with stunning panoramic sea views. The courtyard houses a third bedroom with its own bathroom and dedicated entrance as well as a terrace equipped with garden furniture.
The hotel is located on the south-east coast of Spain, in the prestigious resort area of S'Agaro, 25 minutes' drive from Girona International Airport, 1 hour's drive from El Prat Airport in Barcelona, and 15 minutes' drive from the train station.
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