Hotel Adserà

From a hikers' chalet to a family hotel

Pere Adserà arrived in La Molina in December 1925 to run the chalet of the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya, when up there there was no electricity, telephone or passable road. In 1934 he built the first part of the building that is today the Hotel Adserà, and since then it has grown without leaving the family: his descendants run it. It is a traditional high-mountain hotel, with views of the Cerdanya valley and gardens that look onto 500 hectares of forest and meadow.

Where it stands in relation to the slopes

The hotel has its own car park next to the building and another private one at the foot of the slopes, on Pista Llarga, where its bar-restaurant El Tirol is also located. That way you leave the car in the beginners' and ticket-office area of that sector and eat there without moving. If you arrive by train, the R3 stops at La Molina station and the resort's internal bus climbs to Pista Llarga.

Forty rooms, almost all doubles

There are 40, with parquet and rustic decor. All have a bathroom with bath, hairdryer, flat-screen television, desk, telephone, safe, heating and free wifi. Most are doubles and take an extra bed for a child; there are also singles, economy doubles, triples and quadruples, and some with two rooms, bunk beds or interconnecting for families. Ten have a balcony with valley views.

Prices include breakfast, a buffet from 8:00 to 10:00 with products for coeliacs; if it is not included, it costs €14 for adults and €9 for children. The website does not publish room rates: ask for a quote at [email protected] or on 972 892 001.

Evenings inside the hotel

For coming back from the snow there are lounges with fireplaces, a television room, a games room with chess and cards, table tennis and table football, and a kids' club open every afternoon from 17:00 to 23:00, with drawing, board games and crafts. Outside there is a playground in the garden, and in summer, an outdoor pool with a diving board and slide, and volleyball. The gym and sauna are only for over-16s. There is ski storage.

La Molina without skiing

In summer or without skis, the gondola to the Tosa d'Alp is close at hand from here; in winter, the runs of the La Molina resort reach Pista Llarga, where the hotel has its car park.

The website does not say whether animals are accepted: ask when booking.