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Worst hotel that we’ve ever been to! It’s a complete dump and looks NOTHING like their website. The reception area is old and underwhelming & the rooms are even worst! This isn’t a luxury hotel at all!! It’s smells disgusting and our room smelled musty. We’d never go back there again. Save your money! We ended up eating at Villa Mas and visiting a nicer hotel for food, drinks and ambiance! The food was inedible at Hostel La Gavina. This hotel is a 2 at best. Look at the beat up furniture and hideous decor in our room. What a disgrace!

Old school charm and spanish grandeur. The gardens and pool area enjoy great views. The Candelight restaurant and also the Garbi pool restaurant are both excellent. Services is formal and staff staff will do their best to help with anything you may need.

Thank you for a wonderful stay; ALL the staff were charming, helpful and discreet, having known the hotel since 1950 just for drinks and lunch, it was a joy to stay and not be disappointed, to stay in a hotel that still keeps the feeling of how the old style top hotels are with the great twist of bring it up 2024 just made it a joy.

Spectacular setting with an elegant and comfortable hotel. The staff are top flight and since our trip last fall we have been back once and are returning again this fall. We have traveled extensively and this is a special place with caring owners and high quality staff!

Wonderful spot to return to after 30 years. Few changes over that period. Still the same spectacular comfortable rooms, swimming pool and unique location. However the presence of russians overwhelmed our enjoyment. Seemed as if half the guests were russian. The hotel flies the flag of Ukraine prominently in support however they allow russians to disrupt the peace and quiet of this beautiful spot.

After the hustle and bustle of Barcelona, we felt like we'd stepped into a world of serenity and grace as we entered the lobby of the Hostal de la Gavina. I am truly lost as to how to properly describe the beauty of this hotel and its picturesque location. The public and private rooms of the hotel all combine perfectly maintained antique furniture, rugs and tapestries while complementing these with modern updated amenities. It is easy to feel just like Elizabeth Taylor, a famed frequent guest, as you enjoy a drink in the paneled bar or front patio, breakfast in beautiful dining room or its adjacent patio, lunch beside or at the pool overlooking the sea below, walk the 2km paved path from the hotel along the sea to a cove at the end of the resort line. We stayed for three nights in two rooms - one a classic with terrace overlooking the breakfast patio and the other a sea view room overlooking the beach. Both had wonderful closet space and bathrooms with showers and tubs. The beds are very comfortable with contemporary mattresses/pillows and antique frames. The breakfast is a lovely buffet that includes a custom omelette bar. The staff are kind and helpful at every point. Our 20-something daughters used the spa and gym, since it was raining one afternoon and found both great. Easy walk down to the wide beach, which has a variety of rentals if you are interested. The hotel is well situated for day trips to Girona or other nearby beaches. We visited Tossa and Llafranc and were so happy we stayed at the Gavina with the Sant Pol beach below and hidden coves along the path. The town was quiet and not a party hipster scene, but we enjoyed that. Absolutely heavenly stay.

It was a delight and pleasure to stay at this hotel. I was part of a family wedding party with guests from around the world and most of the groom's family from the UK. The setting of the hotel with its closeness to the sea has the most stunning views. The hotel has aged character furniture throughout. My superior room on the second floor was all I would ask for. The room was cleaned daily as was the modern bathroom. The bed linen was changed in line with the guest's wishes. Breakfast in the dining room had a range of dishes to suit most palates. The hotel staff were friendly and happy with a willingness to please. My booking was made as part of the wedding party. As I am walking disabled it was enquired as to whether there was a lift. As two lifts were confirmed I did not consider that there would be so many steps and stairs. To get to the lifts from reception I had to climb a set of steps, difficult with a walker. This meant I had to get help from family or reception staff whenever I wanted to go up in a lift or down to the reception area. To go outside there were steps from the main door or one step on to the terrace. My original superior room was on the third floor. On leaving the lift on the third floor there were several steps up to the hallway where the rooms were situated. There were no handrails. The hotel changed my room to the second floor but this took several hours. On the sunny days we enjoyed a drink on the terrace. However, the nearest toilets were down a long staircase where the candlelit restaurant was situated. I was able to access the dining room/bar through a ground floor area. Unfortunately the hotel was situated on a hill and I had not realised how steep this was. Therefore, Reception called taxis for me at all times. I do like to be independant and the lack of ramps, handrails, grab rails in the shower over the bath and highlighted step edges complicated what was otherwise a comfortable stay. The video of the hotel does not show the steps in any detail. I hope the hotel group will soon take steps to ensure this hotel respects those guests with disabilities and those guests who need flat floor access to the lifts. If you do not have "disability" needs this hotel is a great place to stay and make memories in Girona.