Mas Roig Hotel Restaurant Gastronòmic

A fortified 16th-century farmhouse

Mas Roig is one of the fortified farmhouses of the 16th and 17th centuries in the Empordà, on the outskirts of Pals, on the road to Torroella de Montgrí. It used to be called Es Portal. It has some 10,000 m² of garden. The house recalls the farmhouse cypress tradition: one announced water to the traveller; two, water and food; and three, a bed for a few days as well. It is now run by Rosa Maria Jubany and Diego Guzmán, from a family of restaurateurs since 1946, with Diego in charge of the kitchen. It is an adults-only hotel, from age 14.

The rooms

There are nine, completely renovated, with stone walls, wooden beams and parquet floors. The doubles are around 23 m² and the superiors 27 m². The El Balcaret suite, at 40 m², is the largest and has a hydromassage bath.

Pool, breakfast and restaurant

The pool is saltwater, for guests only, surrounded by garden and with views over the Empordà. The house restaurant serves Catalan market cuisine with local produce and an Empordà wine list; it serves lunch from 12:30 to 15:30 and dinner from 19:30 to 21:30, and is closed on Tuesday evenings and Wednesday, so on those days you will have to dine in Pals. It also serves breakfast. The hotel opens its season on 27 March.

Getting there and what to do nearby

You get there by car. The farmhouse has outdoor parking with two Tesla chargers. Pets are admitted in the rooms, for a supplement, and in the common areas except the pool. All around are the flooded rice fields and the rice route by little train; a little over a kilometre away, the Gothic old town and the Torre de les Hores and the Josep Pla Viewpoint, and on the coast, the Platja de Pals.