Rec de Palau, 15, 17488 Cadaqués, Spain
#13 of 24 hotels in Cadaqués
Guests' ChoiceBased on 146 hotel reviews
8.7Cleanliness
9.1
Comfort
9.1
Location
9.2
Facilities
8.6
Staff
9.3
Value for money
8.3
Free WiFi
6.8
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 24 May 2024
Lilian
United KingdomThe room and particularly the shower area smelt strongly of damp. There was no coffee/tea facility, staff were polite but no interaction or information about the area off location available. The pool area was not clean and unusable (the weather wasn’t great but it was important if we had wanted to relax somewhere) we left a day early without a bit of interest why. All in all boring and unpleasant place
Not a lot
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 16 February 2024
Brian
United KingdomThe approach, the drive up the hill and the parking are scruffy and pot-holed and the room was cold and basic. The whole experience felt rather unwelcoming and neglected.
An excellent peaceful location with views over the bay and a nice walk into town. Breakfast was nice with a good waitress although having the TV on disturbs the peace and quiet. Most other options around Cadaques are closed in February.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 5 October 2023
Keith
United KingdomVery bad smell coming from shower. Also, continental breakfast was just bread and jam, no ham or cheese.
Location and surroundings wonderful.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 25 September 2023
Lynda
New ZealandYou were unable to make your own or even get a cup of tea/coffee out of restaurant hours. Staff spoke no English at all.
Amazing views over Cadaques. Good breakfast on the balcony.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 21 August 2023
Cristina
SpainThe room was not clean one day and the bed was uncomfortable.
The location and views.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 6 July 2023
Mark
United KingdomNo views from the room , one lady checked us in , told us our room number 7 was no good and no view .that same lady carried both bags to our room , couldn’t take us in the one buggie down to gate then was the only lady serving dinner at night , no one else on site .She must be exhausted .Room very shoddy and dated .If children or family , far too dangerous steps to the pool with 4 rotting wood sun beds and 4 ok ones but overlooking the road up to hotel .
The views from the bar
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 18 March 2023
Nicholas
United KingdomWe were appalled when taken to our Standard Double Room to see that the 'Garden View' and 'Mountain View' as advertised simply were not a view at all. Both the window and door from the room to the outside were completely frosted over and covered with bars and thus there was no view at all. It all felt very pokey and unsatisfactory. This was a very clear case of misrepresentation in the hotel's advertising. It felt as tho this was a technique the hotel used to get you to upgrade your room on arrival - ie give the newcomers the worst room in the hotel in the hope that they part with more cash to move. Our suspicions were somewhat confirmed when new guests arrived in the room 12 which we moved from (tho they decided to stay in it). The staff were completely unaccepting of this position and kept repeating that this was the room that had been booked. So, if you are booking the standard double, think very carefully. My recommendation would be simply - don't. Unless you want to be sat in the quasi dark (especially at this time of year when it can be a little cool and rainy). Going back to their booking site the pictures of the standard double are very cunning in that they do not show the window and patio door. They should as they do not tell the full story of this (or these) rooms (i actually think there is only one). Whilst I appreciate the parking charge is advertised, this is a 'right old scam'. The hotel is on a large site and there is no need to charge for parking. This felt as though you were being 'tour-rinsed' especially for this site which benefits hugely from guests having a car due to its location a short drive from Cadaques. However, you are a captive paying audience......
We loved the room that we eventually ended up in (14 - pic 1) which had a terrace onto the upper pool. We were disappointed by how we got to that room, see below. But we had to pay nearly double to move rooms (from outside of room 12 - pics 2,3,4). We liked the space and the peace and quiet of the hotel site. Its also really close to Cadaques which at a quiet time of the year is lovely. It was all very clean and well-looked after, inside and out.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 30 December 2022
Drucker
United StatesWhen we arrived our reservation was not on their books (was this a Bookings.com error?) so we were "upgraded" to their "best" suite, which was a dorm room furnished, moldy space, which smelled like the inside of an old washing machine. To make matters worse, there were bugs in the bathroom. We would have liked to enjoy both nights of our booking since the views were awesome and we paid a nonrefundable $170 a night (expensive compared to other, much nicer properties). But because of the stench we cut our stay to 1 night and double paid to stay elsewhere in a cleaner, better smelling space. I would not recommend this hotel to others and am frustrated by the rating Bookings.com assigned to it. I will not trust those ratings again and will do more independent research before I book through them again.
Beautiful views!
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 12 September 2022
Ignacio
Spainoutrageous prices, extremely low quality. not worth the money
location
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 5 March 2022
Graham
FranceBathroom. Shower. Water supply.
Meals. Breakfast. Supper.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 3 February 2022
Tsz
United StatesWe arrived at 1pm and the check-in was supposed to be at noon. No one was at the desk. We had to walk around town and paid for parking. After emailing them twice, they finally wrote back at 5pm saying they are back. Their reason was “the power went out” because of a storm. It was true; the whole town didn’t have power, but I don’t get why they didn’t bother to communicate that. But that’s not the worst: we checked in, had dinner, and came back at 11:30pm. There was no hot water and the heater wasn’t working. We told the front desk person, and she kept disregarding us and saying she doesn’t speak English. She finally came up to check and realize the water was completely COLD, and said “you should’ve told me these things within five minutes of check-in, not five hours.” So I guess you should expect things to NOT WORK at this hotel. We asked for another room because the hotel was pretty empty. She refused and said it’s the same in every room, and she can’t do anything until the morning after. We said maybe our neighbors had hot water, and she threatened to call the police. We called the police in the end, and then she was like, “okay I’ll have someone fix it in twenty minutes.” But no one came, and we were too exhausted, so we went to bed at 2am, cold. Maybe language was a barrier but one thing for sure: we didn’t have hot water or heat that one night we stayed, AND she threatened to call the cops on us! Terrible, terrible hotel. Don’t stay here.
Nice building. Cute town.
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 10 December 2021
Jim
FranceIf you decide to walk into town, be prepared to walk up and down a very long and steep driveway and in wintertime it’s a pretty cold place. the bathroom was odd. you had to step into the shower to open and close the door to the toilet.
Very pretty property with gorgeous views
Stayed in November 2021
Reviewed: 4 December 2021
Jackie
JerseyThe whole place appeared a little neglected. We booked a superior room but in order to stay an extra night we were ‘upgraded’ to a room with a terrace. It was small, cold, stark and whilst it did have an amazing view the terrace wasn’t much use to us in December! We asked for our original room back in the main house which was so much nicer (but we had to argue with the very bossy receptionist to do so!) The staff were generally unfriendly and unwelcoming. Could do much better!
Amazing beautiful views and a great location just 15 mins walk to the centre (beware the steep hill on return!)
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 23 October 2021
Lisa
BermudaOur room smelled of mold and septic
The common area had a great view
Stayed in October 2021
Reviewed: 18 September 2021
Cy
CanadaLong walk up to hotel from town .
The view
Stayed in September 2021
Reviewed: 14 August 2021
Raiss
NetherlandsBreakfast
The view and the rooms
Stayed in August 2021
Reviewed: 12 August 2021
Margarita
United StatesI start by admitting that I made a mistake while booking and booked 2 persons instead of 4 (we were traveling with our 6 & 8 year olds). When we arrived I told them of my mistake, and asked if we could pay extra for the children and we were willing sleep anywhere, even the floor. They said it was impossible because the room that we had booked was only for two people and could not accommodate four, even two children. They then offered to put two of us, in another room. Which obviously we had to pay. We ended up paying over €430 more for one extra room. which was super crappy., down a hill, with no internet. When we arrived in the room that we had originally booked, (and which we had been told could not accommodate 4 people) it turned out to be a two room apartment basically, with a sofa bed in the living room area. We feel that we were completely taken advantage of, because all four of us could have easily slept there. We paid over €1000, an expensive 2 day stay! Also would like to recommend some customer service training to a lady by the name of Coral. She is extremely rude. Naya and Jose tried their beat to make up for making us pay so much money and comped the breakfasts.
The views are amazing. Breakfast was great.
Stayed in August 2021
Reviewed: 19 July 2021
Christopher
United KingdomReceptionist could have helped with cases, shower door did not fit, very hot shower, bedroom cramped and nowhere to hang clothes
Great view from balcony, wonderful gardens
Stayed in July 2021
Reviewed: 11 July 2021
Edgar
SpainThe room was a little bit dated and it smelled old.
Nice location, great view from the breakfast area and friendly staff.
Stayed in July 2021
Reviewed: 24 August 2023
Anonymous
United StatesNothing!
Fabulous location and charming hotel with amazing views of the Cadaques bay. There are 3 pools on different levels including one with a little waterfall. The staff was fabulous. The restaurant menu is simple but excellent. We came here at the last minute and we were so happily surprised!
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 30 April 2023
Anonymous
India3 bedrooms and only one bathroom
location and view
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 27 March 2023
Anonymous
Spainit was lovely we had no issues with the property it was wonderful
wonderful traditional building, with incredible views over cadaques .. and a short walk to the beach !
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 9 October 2021
Anonymous
ColombiaLocation. Beautiful. Great view. Jose and Koral were great!
Stayed in October 2021
Reviewed: 2 June 2024
Paola
SpainThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 19 April 2024
Erik
United StatesThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in February 2024
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