After returning from Spain to the US, I was giving Wes at Petrabax a detailed look back on a very…read moreenjoyable trip. When the Parador de Aiguablava came up, he asked me if I minded that this Hotel was a modern building and not a former Castle or Convent. I admitted that this barracks-like alabaster structure was a little boxy. However, when Gayle and I considered the magnificent Costa Brava views, the superb service, and the surrounding beaches and sights, it doesn't get much better than this. In fact, the only compatible Parador experience on this trip were the amazing Mountain views at their facility in Vielha. Gayle would also go as far to say that she would have given up a day in Barcelona to stay here longer. This modern Parador is a superbly located hotel on the Punta D'es Muts and is surrounded by pine trees overlooking the sea. The Parador maximizes its cliff-side perch with large windows everywhere, including the Restaurant/Breakfast Room, Lounge, various sitting rooms, and even the business meeting area. We spent a lot of time on our room balcony just relaxing and taking in the view. There's also an ocean-side Lounge were we did the same over cocktails. The Parador also operates a separate restaurant and beach in a cove below. However, it was October and that was closed for the season. This is also the perfect place to venture out and enjoy the area's beautiful beaches, cliff walks and explore the coves in a gorgeous natural environment.

I think aside from the beautiful views, what makes this hotel amazing is its hotel staff. The…read morefront desk people were all super nice. When we checked in, we were kind of stressed out because we were arriving around 10:50 p.m. We were afraid that we would be late for check in. Also, we had trekked some dirt roads (while trusting the gps) to get here. Fyi, make sure you bring your gps and not a map because there are so many roundabouts in this region that it would be easily for a non-local to get lost. Back to the hotel stay, the staff were great. The woman who checked us in was super nice. We asked for a wine opener and she went to the hotel bar/restaurant to get it and delivered it to our room, since she knew we were tired. The room was pretty spacious and we had an amazing view. I loved that our hotel unit had its own patio because on the night that we arrived, we opened a bottle of wine and enjoyed the great outdoors. What was really awesome about our hotel room was that the bathroom was pretty gigantic. It felt like I was at a spa or something because the bathroom was such a comfortable size. I highly recommend that you get the room with the breakfast package because the buffet breakfast in the morning was awesome. Both my husband and I really enjoyed our meal because they gave a great selection. It is definitely a romantic hotel. I highly recommend that you come here.