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The Idyllic and untouched location of the hotel overlooking a beautiful cove.
The ecological stance of the hotel, which goes to great lengths to be ‘green’, without never compromising on luxury.
The spacious rooms in the new wing of the hotel, with terraces and views over either the Balearic sea or the hotel gardens (or both!).
The spa and two restaurants for pleasure of the body and palate.
A romantic escape to the Roman-Greek ruins in Costa Brava.
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You must complete a mandatory health questionnaire in order to enter the country. A QR code will then be sent to you which will allow you to pass through the sanitary controls at the airport. Be sure to keep the QR code ready and available throughout your stay.
Please note that for anyone aged 6+, wearing a mask is mandatory in public spaces and places receiving the public
Location, location, location. Nowhere does this mantra apply better than to the legendary Hostal Spa Empúries, whose seat near the Greek and Roman ruins of Empúries make it one of the best places to stay in the beautiful region of Empordà on Spain’s Costa Brava. Built for the first archaeologists to excavate the ruins, the hotel has a long and storied history. Recent renovations may have transformed the building but not its spirit. The hotel maintains an impressive commitment to sustainable tourism, both socially and ecologically. It cares for and is always looking to preserve its surroundings, making it a modern jewel of the Costa Brava.
Hotel Spa Empúries sits on the Catalan coast – so named the wild coast, for its beautifully rugged Mediterranean coastline. Visitors can journey to the nearby ruins to see the remains of the forum, the amphitheatre, a fortress and the old factory, all carefully preserved.
Although the hotel is over 100 years old, you would never know it as it has been completely renovated to reflect its modern approach to tourism. Their use of sustainable and recyclable materials in its renovations as well as its commitment to using locally sourced organic food and products means that guests avoid any guilt about their decision to indulge.
Like the rest of the hotel, the rooms are all light and air. The streamlined furnishings in neutral tones with light touches of colour add to the tranquillity of the space. While we might like the comfort of our room, there are too many other spaces to enjoy. We spend quiet time in the cosy library and get fresh air walking along the peaceful Portitxol beach in front of the hotel.
We visited the Bistró del Mar in the mornings for our complimentary breakfast, where we fill up on mixed-seed breads, homemade marmalades and local cheeses. That said, the star of the show is the Villa Teresita restaurant. In this intimate space, guests can dine on Mediterranean haute cuisine while enjoying a panoramic view of the sea. The food is either grown on the property or comes from local farms, ensuring the freshness of all the seasonal ingredients that go into the innovative dishes created by head chef, Rafa Peña.
It doesn’t take long to realize that well-being is a way of life at the Hotel Spa Empúries. We enjoy Hatha yoga by the sea and take the hotel bicycles, our eco-friendly transport, for long rides along the coast. I’m also willing to consider taking advantage of the recreational pool, the lap pool, or the unique gym, but the eco-friendly spa treatments are admittedly more my style. With special products like hand-collected seaweed, mineral-rich salts, and clay from the Atlantic coast, each carefully sourced and chosen for its eco-responsible mission. It is this attention to detail that makes me thankful to have found a hotel as unique as this one to enjoy my stay on the Catalan coast.
Double Room garden view with terrace
Stay in a Double Room garden view with terrace for 2 people
- - Surface area: 22m2
- - Type of bed(s): 1 Queen size bed or 2 single beds
- - Bathroom with: bath or shower, toilet, hair dryer, slippers, complimentary toiletries
- - Bedroom with: terrace, air conditioning, heating, flat-screen TV, safe, minibar, desk, wardrobe, wake-up service *This room enjoys views of the garden from the terrace.
Double Room sea view
Stay in a Garden Room with sea view for 2 people
- - Surface area: 22m2
- - Type of bed(s): 1 Queen size bed or 2 single beds
- - Bathroom with: bath or shower, toilet, hair dryer, slippers, complimentary toiletries
- - Bedroom with: air conditioning, heating, flat-screen TV, safe, minibar, desk, wardrobe, wake-up service *This room enjoys views of the sea.
Double Room sea view with terrace
Stay in a Double Room sea view with terrace for 2 people
- - Surface area: 22m2
- - Type of bed(s): 1 Queen size bed or 2 single beds
- - Bathroom with: bath or shower, toilet, hair dryer, slippers, complimentary toiletries
- - Bedroom with: terrace, air conditioning, heating, flat-screen TV, safe, minibar, desk, wardrobe, wake-up service *This room enjoys views of the gsea from the terrace.
Superior Room garden view
Stay in a Superior Room garden view for 2 people
- - Surface area: 35m2
- - Type of bed(s): 1 King size bed or 2 single beds
- - Bathroom with: bath or shower with rain effect, toilet, hair dryer, bathrobes & slippers, complimentary toiletries
- - Bedroom with: terrace, air conditioning, heating, flat-screen TV, safe, minibar, desk, wardrobe, wake-up service *This room enjoys views of the garden from the terrace.
24-hour reception- 55 Rooms – Non-smoking
Wi-Fi available in the rooms and common areas of the hotel
2 restaurants:
-Restaurant Villa Teresita (gourmet cuisine)
- Bistro del Mar (Mediterranean cuisine)
Open form 1pm-3:30pm and from 8pm-10:30pm
Bistro bar - open from 8am-11pm- Spa (ages 16+): sauna, indoor pool, emotional shower, beauty centre, treatments, hammam, hot tub, solarium
Open from Monday-Wednesday from 11am-8pm, Saturday - Sunday from 10am-2pm and 4pm-8pm at a rate of 23€ per person for 90 minutes
Spa menu available at the hotel's reception 
Fitness centre - open everyday
Beach nearby (20 metres)
Children's Club (ages 2-12) - rate of 3€ per day
Activities: bike rental, yoga, kayaking, paddle boarding, surfing - for a surcharge
Free parking
Transfers available from Barcelona or Gerona airports on request and with confirmation from the hotel (maximum of 8 people) - for a surcharge
The establishment does not provide disabled and limited mobility access
Small pets (max.15 kg) are permitted in the establishment at a rate of 25€ per night (on request)
HEALTH MEASURES
Important notes:
• Visit https://www.spth.gob.es/create to complete the mandatory health questionnaire for entering the country. A QR code will be sent to you which will allow you to pass through the sanitary controls at the airport. Be sure to keep the QR code ready and available throughout your stay. Please note that for anyone aged 6+, wearing a mask is mandatory in public spaces and places receiving the public
• Due to the current health crisis, access to certain common areas, facilities and activities in and around the hotel cannot be guaranteed
- Visit the outdoor museum of archaeology to see the remains of the area’s treasure, the Greco-Roman ruins.
MAC Empúries C/ Puig i Cadafalch
972 77 02 08
http://www.macempuries.cat/ - Visit the museum house of Salvador Dali, Port Lligat, which he moved to after the death of his beloved wife Gala. A labyrinthine structure filled with the original furnishings and memorabilia of the painter, the house yields up a wealth of interesting surprises
Port Lligat, 17488 Cadaqués, Girona
972 25 10 15
http://www.salvador-dali.org/museus/casa-salvador-dali-portlligat/es_index/ - Stop at the café at Cap de Creus and have a coffee overlooking the water from the easternmost point in Spain. Both national park and national treasure, this spot is worth the trip.
- While on your way back from Cap de Creus, stop into the whitewashed fishing village of Cadequés for lunch. Enjoy a lunch of the freshest seafood at Es Baluard, which also has a good selection of DO Empordà wines. Be sure to have one of their homemade desserts before you push off for home.
Riba Nemesi Llorens, 2, 17488 Cadaqués, Girona
972 25 81 83
https://esbaluard-cadaques.net/
Hostal Spa Empúries ★★★★
Playa Portitxol, s/n
17130
L'Escala
Spain
Hostal Spa Empúries **** is situated in the town of L’Escala on the Costa Brava Girona. The hotel enjoys a unique natural environment and is facing Portixol beach. The hotel is just 300m from the archaeological ruins of Empúries and 600m from the village of Sant Marti d’Empúries.
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BY PLANE
The nearest well served airport is Barcelona El Prat airport, 155km/96.3mi from the hotel.
- From the UK: British Airways and low cost Monarch, Vueling and EasyJet all operate direct flights out of London. EasyJet also fly direct from Bristol and Belfast, while Ryanair fly direct from Birmingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
- From Ireland: Flying from Dublin, you can find direct flights operated by Aer Lingus and Ryanair, while Ryanair also fly direct from Cork.
- From Germany: Carriers flying direct out of Berlin include: Air Berlin, Iberia, Vueling, EasyJet and Germanwings. Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines also fly direct out of Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich. Vueling also fly out of Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich.
- From the Netherlands: KLM, Iberia, Vueling and Transavia all provide direct flights from Amsterdam to Barcelona, while Transavia also fly direct out of Rotterdam and Eindhoven.
- From Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland: SAS, Norwegian and Vueling fly direct from Stockholm, Sweden, Oslo, Norway and Copenhagen, Denmark. Ryanair also fly out of Stockholm and Oslo. Finnair, Iberia, Vueling and Norwegian fly direct from Helsinki, Finland.
- From France: Air France, Iberia, Vueling and EasyJet all fly direct from Paris. Vueling airlines further provide direct flights from Lyon, Toulouse, Marseille and Nice, while EasyJet also fly direct from Lyon and Nice.
HOW TO GET FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE HOTEL
-By train: from Barcelona airport Terminal 2 take the Barcelona Renfe, line 2 to Barcelona Sants. From Barcelona Sants, take the Spanish railways to Girona line AVE. From there, take the Spanish railways regional line to San Miguel de Fluvia from where you can book a taxi to the hotel. A taxi can be booked via Taxi Vilafant Lic.2 +34 606 73 23 13. The journey takes 2 hours and 45 minutes and costs between 51€/£36.10 and 58€/£41.05.
-By car: leaving the airport, head west and keep right to continue towards the C-32b for 760m. Continue straight onto the B-22 for 1.9km/1.2mi. Use the right 2 lanes to merge onto Ronda de Dalt towards Barcelona and keep on this road for 6.3km/3.9mi. Keep left to continue onto the B-20/C-32 for 12.5km/7.8mi and merge onto the C-58 towards Girona for 1.9km/1.1mi. Use the right 2 lanes to take the AP-7 exit towards Girona/Franca, continue for 600m. After, merge onto the C-33 and continue for 5.6km/3.5mi. Next, keep left to stay on the C-33 and continue for 6.5km/4mi. Continue onto the AP-7 for 95.6km/59.4mi and then take exit 5 towards L’Escala. Turn left onto GI-623 and follow signs for L’Escala. After 3.9km/2.4mi, take the 3rd exit to stay on the GI-623 and keep on this road for 14.62km/9.08mi. Next, take the 3rd exit onto the roundabout onto Av. Francesc. Macia and after 250m turn left towards Carrer Josep Puig, continue for 80m, then turn right, continue for 450m and continue onto Ctra Museu for 110m. Take a slight right to stay on the Ctra. Museu and after 180m turn right again where after you will find the hotel. The journey takes 1 hour and 45 minutes and costs between 20€/£12.40 and 29€/£18.
- Local tourist taxes not included: 0.99€ per day, per person
- Baby cot (ages 0-2) available on request and with confirmation by the hotel
- Additional child bed (ages 12+) available on request and with confirmation from the hotel
- Maximum of 1 additional bed per room
- Menus adapted for special dietary requirements are available upon request in advance
- Check in from 3pm & check out by 12pm
From Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturdays, Sundays and French bank holidays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.