Hotel Mas Solà

FROGS & BIRDS SINGING ? The wife and I travel often and have stayed in luxury and subpar hotels based on the location and cost, and our current European adventure has had many lodging surprises. After an extensively grueling internet search, we found the Mas Sola Hotel in Northern Spain. The photos of the expansive property looked promising. We arrived at the Mas Sola hotel with an abundance of parking and were expecting luxury but would accept slightly less. We were immediately pleased by the ultra modern mediterranean decor and the well arbored curb appeal. The front desk clerk was friendly and provided the general hotel information and placed that golden room key into my hand and we happily pranced into this georgous room on the second floor overlooking a picturesque manicured pasture with a duck pond surrounded by tall trees wedged up against the pool - that was a long winded sentence. In a distance, there was a light fog floating around green mountains. The bedroom was modern with all the ammenities including a jewelry safe, free internet, flat screen tv (spanish channels only - but we're in Spain, so understandable) and a top class bathroom sporting a bidet, which was a first. One phone call to the front desk, and an extra large mid-firm body pillow and bottled waters were at our door within minutes, things are going great. Took a breather and sat on our private balcony to soak in the views. Hopefully, you can visualize what I observed. We took a stroll of the massive property and noticed a few of the ammenities which are as follows: Massola Restaurant, tennis and pickleball courts, two swimming pools, playground, gym, breakfast chamber, massage room and of course a full liquor bar in the main lobby. Ordered a cold draft beer from the bar and then received a well needed relaxing massage by Carmen who dug deep into my aching muscles. The massage prices range from $45 to $85, which was very reasonable. No available Ubers at this location but the hotel will order a taxi service upon request. There are two towns nearby - Girona and Santa Coloma de Farners with many bars, restaurants and rich history. Spent three nights at the Mas Sola Hotel and since the hotel does not have modern air conditioning, we slept with the patio door open and fell asleep to the sounds of frogs croaking and birds chirping forming a tranquil symphony. Absolutely impressed by the hospitality, the tasty Catalonian-Spanish influenced breakfast buffet every morning and the great accomodations which were a strong five stars all the way.

Mas Solà is absolutely dreamy. Impeccable service from start to finish, attention to detail, the rooms are very spacious, clean and comfortable; the views and facilities are stunning; tons of activities to do without even stepping foot out of the premises, incredibly family and young kids friendly, the restaurant is really high quality and they have an in-house cellar; they grow their own veggies and the eggs come from their own hens. The place is quiet yet full of attention and things to do. There is really not a single thing to fault. We’ll come back for sure!! Also incredible wedding location with everything in-house from ceremony to night stay. I cannot understand why it’s not listed as a 5 star hotel.

Nice hotel, rooms very spacious and in a quite area, has a huge garden. The staff are rather friendly and attentive even if the hotel is very under staffed, the restaurant was full for dinner and there was only two waiters which is insane for a 30 plus table restaurant. The Spa is not great, on the first day the sauna was off and only steam room was working. I would not come to this hotel for the spa as its very tiny and with very limited facilities.