Hostal de la Gavina is the grandest address in the northeast of Spain, since it opened in the early 1980s, has attracted the rich and glamorous, including King Juan Carlos, Elizabeth Taylor and a host of celebrities from northern Europe.

It's on a peninsula jutting seaward from the centre of S'Agaro, placed on a small hill bathed by the Mediterranean and surrounded by beautiful gardens. Within a thick-walled Iberian villa built as the home of the Ansesa family (the owners of the hotel) in 1932. The Hostal de la Gavina overlooks two of the most beautiful beaches of the Costa Brava. The building itself is a masterpiece of architecture, which combines the modern line of great hotels with the warm atmosphere of the classical, traditional Catalan style. Thousands of green and blue tones visible at a single instant overwhelm the traveler signaling that indeed he is before a unique vision which will remain a longstanding memory. The extraordinary "Camino de Ronda" (a coastline footpath) unites the beautiful beaches of Sant Pol and Cala Sa Conca and enlivens the five senses in a special way.

"At your service" This is, quite possibly, the phrase which best defines the feeling a guest of Hostal de la Gavina perceives. And that is because at Hostal de la Gavina nothing is left to chance. Constant personalized and discreet attention is what has consolidated a history so rich, exceptional and ever present. Most of the accommodations are in the resort's main building, which has been enlarged and modified. The spacious rooms are the most sumptuous in the area, with marble and wooden floors, hand-carved ebony and parquetry inlaid furniture, Murano crystal lamps, wool rugs from India, and walls covered with gold and silk adorn the 56 Rooms, 16 Luxury Suites and the Royal Suite of Hostal de La Gavina. Truly, every detail, every corner of the hotel is an encounter with beauty and good taste.