Broquetas Spa Termal

The Broquetas bathhouse, since 1729

Salvador Broquetas built in 1729 a bathhouse over the spring the hotel still uses today, and in 1790 his family published a treatise on the thermal waters of Caldes. The building, with a Modernista façade, has grown over almost three centuries, and in the bath gallery a 2nd-century Roman vaporarium is preserved: a vaulted stone stove with the benches where the Romans sat. Today it is a three-star hotel of the RV Hotels chain, with its door on Plaça de la Font del Lleó, the centre of Caldes: you step out and have in front of you the fountain, the Roman baths and the Thermalia museum.

Rooms for one to four

There are 78. All have air conditioning and heating, wifi, television, a desk, safe and hairdryer. The standard and superior rooms take up to four people, with a double bed or two beds and a double sofa bed, and have a shower; the superior with garden view is for three, with an extra bed. The standard single is the only one with a bath. Reception is open 24 hours.

The water at 74 °C

The hotel has its own spring of mineral-medicinal water, which emerges at 74 °C. In the thermal centre there is a pool with bubbles, jets and cervical waterfall, a water bed, contrast baths and steam baths for the legs, showers, inhalations, whirlpool baths and the vaporarium. The published prices are those for non-guests: two techniques to choose, about 45 minutes, cost €40; the Termal Experience, an hour and a half with a 30-minute massage, €80; and the long rituals, such as the 2 h 15 Stop-stress, €135. Everything is detailed on the page for thermal experiences at Broquetas. Apart from the thermal centre, the hotel has a heated indoor pool and an outdoor one open all year, surrounded by garden.

Eating at Orígens

The hotel restaurant, Orígens, serves seasonal cooking with local produce and works with a set menu: at midday, €18 from Monday to Friday and €23 at weekends and public holidays; in the evening, €18 except Saturdays and public holidays, when it costs €23. It serves lunches from 13:30 to 15:30 and dinners from 20:30 to 22:30, and admits non-guests. It also offers a midday menu with access to the outdoor pool from 11:00 to 14:00 (€25 on weekdays, €40 from Friday to Sunday).

Car, dog and bike

The hotel has its own outdoor car park, so there is no need to look for a space in the centre. It admits animals, although the website does not detail conditions or supplement. It lends mountain bikes to guests for outings.