Guest User
February 29, 2024
this hotel has been beautifully converted from a monastery and all the little tech upgrades to the rooms are very impressive. the decor is old meets new with original floor vases that adorned the corridors when it was still a monastery, now next to modern art work hung on the walls. can't imagine how much it cost to excavate into sandstone to put a lift in let alone the underground heated pool, steam room, spa and jacuzzi area, all very cool and makes for a unique stay. the chapel has been converted into a gorgeous little hotel bar and the restaurant deck wraps around with views of the castle in the background. the restaurant cova negra offers impressive degustation menus (only for dinner) and room service brings up fine dining level of dishes, still hot on the plate, beautifully presented and delicious. we had paella for lunch at the restaurant which was delicious and crepe suzette which was made for us at our table. the swimming pool is the best feature of the hotel, it's small but there aren't many rooms in the hotel, so it's intimate. each room/couple gets their own cabana and the pool area looks right onto the castle in the background, it's quite a sight. the staff are all very friendly and accommodating and hats off to the hotel manager antonio for running a well oiled machine. we stayed in a classic double room for the first night then upgraded to the royal suite on the second night. the classic rooms were perfectly comfortable on their own merit, they were quite large and well appointed, the interior design was plush and grand and the bed was huge and super comfortable. the royal suite of course stole the show, it's the best room in the hotel. it has its own rooftop terrace with a hot tub and day bed with 270 degree views of the castle and mountain range in the distance. it was 100% worth the money. we spent all day up there and ordered room service so we could dine on our rooftop the only small downside of the layout of the hotel rooms is that the balconies look out onto the footpath where guests walk to get to the pool so it's not very private as people can look in however there aren't that many rooms or guests at the hotel so it was the occasional person walking by. it just means we can't leave our curtains drawn back or the balcony door open if we want the view and privacy