“Tricky steps for anyone who is sight impaired”

Breakfast was good

“Restful, slow and beautiful stay.”

Very calm hotel, beautifully maintained. Good quality breakfast, and nice restaurant to have a meal in. Just outside of Pals, where there are other options food wise, and on the whole a pretty good location for other historic towns and nice quiet beaches.

Lovely old building nice pool area good breakfast - superb restaurant

“Attractive renovation of an old masia.”

It’s a very convenient location to explore different parts of the Empordà.

“Wonderful restaurant and hotel.”

Found this gastronomic restaurant on social media and realised they had rooms. Great room with character. Fantastic food, dinner and breakfast. Staff lovely and very helpful.

“The hotel was wonderful. We had a quiet restful sleep and a fantastic breakfast.”

“Beautiful building, our room was large, comfortable and had a great view”

Comfortable, clean, large room with a great view

“Understated style and class in Pals. Perfect gastronomic hotel with lush, gorgeous grounds.”

Service, cleanliness, facilities and food were all top quality. 20 minutes walk to Pals centre made for a good location, close to local eateries. Grounds were gorgeous: gardens were a lush haven and the pool was refreshing with clean and stylish changing rooms. Bedrooms were spotless and nicely furnished. Our room had a window into the bathroom which did give a stylish feel and made everything feel more light and airy - there was one sliding door which gave the shower and toilet a degree of privacy but didn't cover it totally. It didn't bother us a huge amount but culturally I can imagine lots of Brits might prefer there to be a further door to preserve modesty! This was just in our suite though: other rooms have fully closed bathrooms I believe. Also perhaps a cultural thing: the beds have sheets only and I do prefer a duvet generally. Luckily a wool blanket was provided so I used that when I got chilly in the night. The bed was extremely comfortable, generally speaking. We loved the four poster aspect with the white linen curtains. Breakfast was just perfect with fresh and local produce, and pretty much anything you could ask for was available. All served in a beautiful and chic garden room, light pouring in. This was a highlight for me. Overall, extremely good value for money.

“Beautiful building, our room was large, comfortable and had a great view”

Comfortable, clean, large room with a great view

Hotel is superb, amazing service.

Gardens Friendly staff Relaxed environment

“Bautiful old Farmhouse in rurtal area.”

The hotel is bautiful but close to a road but the windows are insolted so we did not hear the road as we were afraid we would. Satff were very friendly, nice room, house simple but bautiful and with charachter. close to Pals the old village that is really bautifully renovated. Breakfast was nice.

“Great stay!”

The room was very comfortable and clean. The overall property was well taken care of and beautifully designed. Great location, in between Pals and Begur. Close to many beaches. Breakfast was good. We had a multiple course chefs menu in the restaurant in the evening as well, which was good value for money. Pool was on the smaller side, but good

“Lousy”

Staff attitude Opening hours

“Lovely boutique hotel, but lacks personality”

Es Portal is a beautiful boutique hotel on the outskirts of a stunning old town called Pals. Whilst the property is secure and enclosed by a security gate, it is right on the edge of a fairly busy road. You can walk along the road for about 20 minutes to get to Pals, but definitely not with children. The rooms are lovely (only 9 in the hotel) but the lighting is fairly poor and unfortunately the air conditioning wasn’t working our first night and with temperatures in the high 30’s it was very uncomfortable! However, the hotel did get it fixed the following day and also upgraded us to a larger more airy room to try and help lessen the heat. There is apparently a very good restaurant at the hotel (a long taster type menu) which we didn’t try as we had a reservation elsewhere, but the hotel restaurant is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The pool area is very nice with plenty of sun loungers and chairs and surrounded by a stunning jasmine hedge which smells amazing! The old town of Pals is beautiful and well worth a visit and there are also numerous restaurants and bars to choose from where you can sit and enjoy the architecture.

The setting and location for touring was excellent. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. The room was clean, comfortable and full of character. The adjacent lounge was large and the coffee machine was a great success. The food was outstanding.

The room was great. Nice restaurant and food.

“excellent”

The building

“Desconexión total!”

“great stay in a very good hotel with great service”

very clean and good staff