Hotel Casa Marcial

Two houses on carrer Tallaferro, next to the call

Hotel Casa Marcial is on carrer Tallaferro, in the heart of Besalú's historic centre, a step from the old Jewish quarter. It occupies two recently restored buildings. The main one is a listed neoclassical house, from the late 19th or early 20th century, with a stately façade and arched galleries inside. The second is a new building raised on the remains of an old noble house, combining contemporary design and heritage. The hotel is for adults only.

The rooms

There are twelve: five doubles, six suites and one quadruple suite. All look onto the garden or the call, are spacious and have their own bathroom. The doubles are about 20 m² with a double bed and a shower. The suites are around 40 m², with a sitting room and a bathroom with shower or bath; if there are three of you, you can ask for a triple suite by contacting the hotel. The quadruple suite, of 80 m², is made up of two double rooms with a sitting room and two bathrooms, useful for two couples travelling together.

Garden, pool and breakfast

The garden exceeds 1,200 m², on two levels, and preserves remains of a 10th-century wall and a 12th-century Romanesque apse. The pool is set among those remains, lit at night, with a padded platform for lying out. The gallery, with large windows onto the garden, is for reading or resting. Breakfast is included and there is free wifi throughout the hotel. Its website does not mention a restaurant or dinners: for dinner you have plaça de la Llibertat a few minutes' walk away.

Getting there and what to do nearby

The hotel is inside the historic centre, where parking is for residents with a permit, so leave the car outside and walk in; ask the hotel when you book where it is best to park with your luggage. From the door you have the Jewish quarter and the mikveh, Sant Pere, Sant Vicenç and plaça de la Llibertat and the fortified bridge. Banyoles is 12 km away, the Olot volcanic zone and Figueres about 25 km, and Girona 30 km.