La Premsa Hotel Rural

An oil house in La Coromina

La Premsa, formerly Cal Cots, is a farmhouse documented since 1637, although the Calvet family, whose coat of arms is still on the façade, already appears in papers from 1307. It is in La Coromina, the hamlet about 3 km from the centre of Cardona, close to the Cardener and beside the road that linked Cardona with Manresa and Vic. Today it is two houses joined together, with medieval vaults and arches, Renaissance windows and 20th-century additions.

The name comes from the oil press that worked here from the early last century until 1980. The press, the mill and the vats where the oil was kept are still on the ground floor, in view as you enter. Below is also the cellar, where wine was made until phylloxera and where the restaurant now serves wine by the glass and lets you choose your bottle. In 2006 it was bought by Josep Fontellas, who restored it as rural accommodation.

The nine rooms

Each room is named after an olive variety. All are doubles, with a full bathroom and television:

• With a double bed: Dolça, with courtyard views and a reading corner; Joanenca and Corivella.
• With twin beds: Menya; Sevillenca and Vera, both overlooking the courtyard; Blanqueta, which faces Carrer de l'Església.
• Suites: Arbequina, with views of the courtyard and the La Coromina countryside, and Rojal, with views of the countryside; both have a sofa and a whirlpool bath.

The website gives doubles from €95 and suites from €130 a night, with prices that change with the season and promotions. It does not say whether dogs are allowed or the check-in and check-out times: ask when you book on 93 869 17 83.

Lunch and dinner at the house

The restaurant serves traditionally rooted cooking with a chef's touch and seasonal produce, and tries to link every dish with oil and wine. It opens for lunch from Wednesday to Sunday, 13:00 to 16:00, and for dinner only on Saturdays, 21:00 to 23:00; it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. If you are staying here another night of the week, have dinner in Cardona: La Volta del Rector is five minutes away by car. From spring to autumn you can also eat on the terrace.

Getting there

La Coromina is about five minutes by car from Plaça de la Fira in Cardona. The house has parking reserved for customers with direct access. From here, the Salt Mountain and the castle are less than ten minutes away.