we stayed at the costabella as it was the only one in gerona that we could find with a pool.

the room
the room was lovely, air conditioned with shutters that completely block out the light which was nice as we stayed at the start of the holiday when my body was still on "work time". the bathroom was nice with a lovely shower and spotlessly clean pure white towels.

breakfast
breakfast was served until 11 which was good. there was a machine with about 4 types of coffee and pure juices. a wide variety to suit every taste of food, fresh fruit, meat cheese, cereal yogurt, eggs and pastries. we asked for eggs when there were none left and they were cooked immediately and brought to our table.

the pool.
not massive but very nice welcome respite from the heat. the sunbeds are modern. and there's a nice canopy if you want some shade. there's no bar at the pool but there is a machine and you can also go inside to the bar and bring a drink out.

nice touches
there's free tea and coffee in the afternoon, again you can take this to the pool. the hotel has a computer with free internet access.

inside the hotel
it's all marble floors which are continually being polished.

distance from city
it's a good 15 min walk into the city which seemed like forever when we didn't know where we were going but we soon got used to it. having a pool made up for the distance.

gym / sauna / jacuzzi
this is free but it is only small. again just a nice touch as something extra

staff
extremely friendly and welcoming. a nice bowl of fruit on reception.
we paid less tha £70 per night. well worth it

Stayed here for one night on route from Barcelona to France. Booked a family room for 2 adults and 2 kids directly with Hotel. All e-mails answered quickly and the price beat all offers elsewhere. Room was actually 2 fully seperate rooms with 2 double beds, 2 tv's etc but with connecting door. Room was very high standard as was the service from reception Staff who were excellent and guided us into Girona via a very safe 10-15 minute walk. Buffet breakfast the next morning was superb with a huge choice of hot and cold food for all tastes and in lovely bright room. Kids enjoyed the outdoor pool the next morning which set us up for the day.

All in all a very good hotel and a perfect stop off point between Barcelona and the South of France.

This hotel is a good place to stay if you don't mind the 15-20 minute walk to the sights, a little more to the train station. It's pretty flat though so not a problem for the mobile.

The staff were really helpful and friendly, and were able to give all sorts of useful advice, which really helped make the best of our long weekend.

The rooms are spotless, as is the rest of the hotel. Breakfast was a good spread, didn't have any evening meals at the hotel as there was so much to choose from in the town itself.

Had a very good long home cooked lunch with a fixed price 14E menu, which was 4 courses and wine at the LLoret in Placa Independenia, but felt that the Mar Placa in the same square was very overpriced and the food not very well cooked.

Would definitely recommend this hotel as a place to stay if you are driving, you park right outside, and in the summer the pool area would be a great place to relax after sight seeing.

Would probably try to stay a little more centrally next time though, particularly if only in Girona for a short while, or wanting to use the train regularly.

This hotel lives up to the photographs of it. The rooms were immaculate, the staff very friendly and helpful. The buffet breakfast was excellent and covered a multitude of tastes. I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel. Be aware that the restaurant does not open for dinner until 20.00 hours, as is the case for all restaurants in Girona. It takes about 15 minutes to walk to the bus/train station in Girona centre. (for healthy people who like walking) and a taxi from the airport is 30 euros not 18 euros as we were quoted on another site.