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Lodgings on the Costa Brava range from the finest hotels to spartan pensions. The better accommodations are usually well situated and have splendid views of the seascape. Many simple hotels provide a perfectly adequate stopover. If you plan to visit during the high season (July and August), be sure to book reservations well in advance at almost any hotel in this area, especially the Costa Brava, which remains one of the most popular summer resort areas in Spain. Many Costa Brava hotels close down in the winter season, between November and March.
Ask the staff and they'll tell you that chamarel means a "mixture of colors," and this hotel brimming with charm, built as a grand family home in 1840, is certainly an eccentric blend of styles, cultures, periods, and personalities.
Once the summer home of a wealthy family, this Moderniste hotel has a grand stone stairway and medieval-style tower, as well as a garden and a lawn where you can relax by the two pools. Rooms are modestly furnished with just the basic amenities, though a few have ornate antique headboards and private balconies.
Located on the beach, this hotel is in hailing distance of the old quarter in the medieval fortress; rooms are simple, and those with sea views have private terraces. Proprietor Maria-Eugènia Serrat, a native Tossan, lavishes warm personal attention on every guest. The restaurant has canopied seating on the promenade and specializes in traditional fish stews, with ingredients fresh off the boat.
This family-run hotel in a restored 1912 building in central casco antiguo features lovingly preserved exposed-stone walls, ceramic tile floors, and rooms furnished with eccentric artwork and quirky charm.
In a handsomely restored 19th-century building across the Onyar River, with views into Girona's historic old town, this modest hotel occupies a strategic spot at the end of the Pont de Pedra (Stone Bridge), a Girona landmark in the center of the shopping district.
The central location and the cute rooms at this budget choice, just off the Rambla Vella in the Plaça de la Font, make for a practical base for exploring downtown Tarragona.
Surrounded by gardens with the Sant Pol Beach just below, this elegant, family-friendly property features a modern spa with an indoor pool, plus an outdoor pool with views of the sea.
