Luxurious, high-end hotel with many amenities. We were welcomed with a tray of cheese, crackers,…read moresome olives and squid, and local drinks. Rooms are cleaned daily and a chocolate at your bedside at night. They provide slippers and a bathrobe too. And they give you a few beautiful, blue glass bottles of water daily!
Our stay included a free breakfast buffet served from 7-11am. They had a variety of savory and sweet breakfast items. Your choice of scrambled, hard boiled, sunny side up eggs, bacon, sausages, cheeses, cured iberico ham and sausages, turkey, smoked salmon, variety of fruit, salad, cold cereal, juices, bread, some gluten free baked goods, croissants/pastries.
The front desk is helpful and accommodating. We'd like to thank Carmen who has been great at recommending great dining spots (Casa Dani and Cadaques)! They also have a van outside that can drive you to nearby attractions if it's available. You can't reserve it but if it's there, the driver is at your disposal. We were able to grab the van for the Royal Palace, which would have been a 40 minute walk. The van was available around 11:30 am and noon on another day. Most other times, it's been gone. But so glad it was there on the day we needed it!
Many attractions are about 20-40 minutes by walking. The hotel is close enough to tourist spots, but far enough from crowds. The area around is high-end like Beverly Hills with LV, Gucci, Cartier, etc just up the block. There is also a department store, El Corte Inglés in the same direction as well. The front desk has 10% off discount cards if you tell them you will be shopping in that department store.
There are a few drawbacks. The room was tiny. Bathtub may not be comfortable for all as it was very narrow even for a normal sized person. But I think those are the only things I felt it was lacking. And maybe if you wanted to be closer to the center of town, you may not want to be this far. There are a few metro stations for your convenience if you don't like long walks. But we were fine with walking most of the time.
Thankful for their services and their warm and kind hospitality. It made our trip a memorable one!