Hotel del Prado

On the way out of Puigcerdà towards Llívia

Leaving Puigcerdà towards Llívia, at number 1 on that road and five minutes from the centre of the Cerdanya's capital, you come to the Hotel del Prado, with the French border next door. The building is surrounded by a large garden with tables, a playground, a sauna, the pool and a tennis court for guests. It has ample free outdoor parking, a 24-hour reception and adapted access. For skiing it suits both Masella and La Molina and the resorts on the French side.

From the attic room to the duplex

There are rooms for almost any group:

• Single, with a 1.10 m bed.
• Mountain Double, attic-style and wood-clad, with a double bed or two beds; Comfort Double, some with a whirlpool bath; and View Double with Balcony, with a terrace and valley views.
• Triple, of 16 m², and interconnecting family room or quadruple, of 17 m², with extra beds on request in the superior one.
• La Tosa Suite, with a 1.80 m bed, sitting room, terrace and whirlpool bath, and Executive Suite, with two rooms.
• Family duplex, with three bedrooms for at least four people, kitchen, dining room, terrace and garden.

All have a bathroom with bath or shower, hairdryer, safe, television and free wifi. Air conditioning is only in some.

The restaurant's Catalan cooking

The restaurant holds the Generalitat's Hotel Gastronòmic distinction and serves traditional Catalan cooking with local produce, local designations of origin and grilled meats. It offers a daily menu, a gastronomic menu, an à la carte menu, a children's menu and dishes for coeliacs, and a long wine list. Hours: buffet breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30, lunch from 13:00 to 15:30 and dinner from 20:00 to 22:30; the café serves a quick menu from 19:30 to 22:00.

Water and massages

The heated pool opens from June to October, with a sun terrace. All year round there is a sauna and a massage menu with aromatherapy: hot stones, bamboo, three lavenders or reflexology, among others.

Getaways at a fixed price

The website sells packages for two or for a family: the romantic one from €135, the mountain-bike one for €160, the Cerdanya flavours one, with a gastronomic menu dinner, for €165, the relaxation one for €185 and the family on-ice one, with entry to the skating rink and skate hire for two adults and two children, for €220. At Christmas, in August and at Easter they carry €15 more per person. Booking on the website gives a 10% discount.

The hotel accepts quiet dogs and cats for a supplement, and leaves a small welcome kit in the room. For walks with them, Puigcerdà lake is in the centre of the town.