# Two nights at the Cava & Hotel Mastinell, in Vilafranca, with the cava cellars of Sant Sadurní by train Two nights in a five-star hotel inside a cava winery, a walk from Vilafranca: its cava cellar, the Camí del Vi, Codorníu and Freixenet by train and Torres among the vines. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/penedes/itineraries/two-nights-in-a-cava-winery-by-train-penedes · Revisado: 2026-11-13 Dónde: Penedès The Penedès has an advantage that few wine regions have: the Barcelona commuter train stops in both of its wine capitals, Vilafranca and Sant Sadurní, and the big wineries are a walk from the stations. This getaway takes advantage of it with a hotel inside a cava winery, the Mastinell, ten minutes' walk from the centre of Vilafranca. Two nights are enough for the hotel's cava cellar, the Camí del Vi, the Modernista cellars of Codorníu and those of Freixenet, and a morning among the Torres vineyards. ## Where to sleep? The Cava & Hotel Mastinell is a five-star hotel inside the Mastinell cava winery, on the Sant Martí Sarroca road, half a kilometre from Vilafranca. The building imitates cava bottles stacked in a rima, the roof is trencadís and the rooms look onto the vineyards or the winery. Check-in from 15:00, check-out until 12:00, 24-hour reception and free luggage storage: you can arrive on the morning train and leave your suitcase. À la carte breakfast from 7:30 to 11:30. Animals are not accepted. ## The trip day by day ## How much does it cost? Between €400 and €650 per person sharing a room: two nights at the Mastinell, three lunches or dinners, three visits and the trains. The hotel's rate varies a lot by date; its website guarantees the best price for direct bookings. ## And with a car? With a car you add Castelo de Pedregosa, a family cava winery on the outskirts of Sant Sadurní with a wine bar among vineyards, and the Hotel Font de la Canya, in Avinyonet, for another night among olive trees. But the car stays in the hotel car park whenever there is a tasting. ## El plan ### Friday · 11:00 · Train to Vilafranca and the Camí del Vi Rodalies R4 to Vilafranca del Penedès. Leave your suitcase at the hotel, ten minutes from the centre, and go back to the tourist office for the Camí del Vi: 3.5 flat kilometres among vineyards with eight stations about wine, free. ### Friday · 13:30 · Lunch at El Cigró d'Or Catalan cooking with Penedès produce and a Michelin Bib Gourmand, a few minutes from the Plaça de Jaume I. Open at midday every day. In the afternoon, the Vinseum, the museum of Catalonia's wine cultures. ### Friday · 20:30 · Dinner at En Rima The hotel restaurant serves its gastronomic menu on Friday and Saturday nights and the eve of public holidays, with the house cavas and wines. Book ahead. ### Saturday · 10:30 · Train to Sant Sadurní and Codorníu A few stops on the R4. The Heritage Tour goes by train through the Modernista cellars by Puig i Cadafalch and ends with two cavas, from €25. Lunch at La Torre de Codorníu, on the estate, or the visit-and-menu package for €71. ### Saturday · 16:30 · Cava Centre or Freixenet In the middle of the town, the Cava Centre tells the story of cava in an hour with a tasting for €6; opposite the station, Freixenet does its visit with two cavas for €21.50. Train back to Vilafranca. ### Sunday · 12:00 · The hotel cellar and Mas La Plana Mastinell's standard visit, with two cavas, a wine and cheese, leaves at 12:00 in Spanish, for €32; the 10:00 one is in English. Or, with a taxi or a car with driver, Familia Torres in Pacs del Penedès: on Sunday at 12:30 there is a four-wine pairing with tapas, in Spanish, for €37. Train to Barcelona in the afternoon. ## Consejos ### Check the state of the R4 It has had stoppages for works: leave a margin before timed visits. ### Freixetren If you leave Barcelona only for Freixenet, its package with the train included costs €20. ### Book En Rima It only serves its menu on Friday and Saturday nights and the eve of public holidays. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Can I do this getaway without a car? Yes, except Mas La Plana: the rest is done on the R4 and on foot. ### How much does the visit to the hotel's cellar cost? €32 for the standard and €42 for the premium. ### How far is the hotel from Vilafranca? 1 km, about ten minutes' walk from the centre. ### Does the hotel accept dogs? No. ## Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Cava & Hotel Mastinell**: Sleeping inside a cava winery Cava & Hotel Mastinell is in the Mastinell cava winery, on the road to Sant Martí Sarroca, half a kilometre from Vilafranca del Penedès. The building imitates a set of cava bottles in a rima stack, piled up as in the cellar, and its trencadís roof is a tribute to Gaudí. It is a five-star hotel and its rooms, designed with cava and wine in mind, look onto the vines or the winery; the MasTinell Suite is inside two giant cava bottles, and there is one small room, the Merlot, for solo travellers. Why it is a wine hotel Because the cellar is underneath. The standard tour, with two cavas, a wine and a cheese tapa, costs €32 per person, every day at 10:00 in English and at 12:00 in Spanish; the premium, with five products and Iberian ham, costs €42, at 16:00 on arranged days. Both must be booked in advance. The restaurant, En Rima, cooks local produce with its own cavas and wines, and serves its gastronomic menu on Friday and Saturday nights and the eve of public holidays. From reception you can arrange one-hour horse rides among the vines around the hotel, hot-air balloon flights, visits to other wineries and electric bike hire. Without a car It is easy to get here by train: lines R4 and R2 of Rodalies reach Vilafranca del Penedès, and the hotel is about ten minutes' walk from the town centre. That way, the tasting and dinner don't call for a road trip. Barcelona is 45 minutes by car and the airport 40. Practical information Check-in from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00; reception open 24 hours, free left-luggage and private parking with an electric-car charger. Breakfast is served à la carte from 7:30 to 11:30. Animals are not allowed. - **Hotel Boutique Font de la Canya**: Font de la Canya is an eight-room boutique hotel in Avinyonet del Penedès, in the middle of the countryside: olive trees and vines all around and, in the distance, the mountains of Montserrat, which you can see from the garden. It is run by Cal Blay, a Penedès hospitality house since 1982. The estate holds an Iberian archaeological site that is linked to the origin of viticulture in Catalonia, and the hotel takes its names and inspiration from it. Eight rooms named after gods and wine They are spacious, with a contemporary design, natural materials and few objects. Each has its own name: Vitis and Demèter, doubles with a private terrace. Bacus, Iber, Pinnae and Tanit, doubles with a shared terrace. Sitja, a double on the ground floor. Caelum, a double. The website does not publish fixed prices: you check them by date on its online booking. Two pools and a massage room The hotel has two pools, an outdoor one surrounded by olive trees and an indoor one, for the exclusive use of guests. There is also a padel court and a massage room, all with views of Montserrat. The wellness menu publishes prices: a relaxing massage costs €80 for 50 minutes and €110 for 90; therapeutic ones, €100 and €120; a grape vinotherapy ritual, €120 per person. The common areas are the Open Bar with its terrace, where breakfasts are served, the Terracota dining room and the Oleum lounge. The restaurant and wedding days The restaurant opens at midday on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, from 13:00 to 16:00, and for dinner from Sunday to Friday, from 19:00 to 23:00. It has a vermouth list and a wine and sparkling wine list. On wedding days the hours change: the estate hosts weddings in the garden and corporate events, so ask before you book if you are after calm or want to dine at the hotel. Wine tourism from the hotel The hotel organises outings around the area: a visit to the estate's Iberian site, to a Romanesque monastery, to wineries, to Simón Coll chocolate, to the Cava Centre at La Fassina in Sant Sadurní, and cycling routes. On your own, you have the Codorníu visit, the Cava Centre and the Camí del Vi close at hand. Getting there The natural way is by car: Avinyonet is a few minutes from Vilafranca and Sant Sadurní, and in the countryside there is nothing within walking distance. Without a car, the website suggests the Rodalies R4 and the L57A bus, or a taxi from Vilafranca. The address is Camí d'Avinyó, 12. - **Mercer Casa Torner i Güell**, desde 110 € / night: The Mercer Casa Torner i Güell is a small four-star hotel on the Rambla de Sant Francesc, in the centre of Vilafranca del Penedès. It occupies an 1884 modernista house restored by the Mercer group, which has hotels in Barcelona and Seville and does the same in each: preserving the building and putting today's light, materials and design inside it. It is a good place to sleep in the wine capital without depending on a car. The house of Antoni Torner i Güell The house was built in the 19th-century extension of the town, on the land left by the demolition of the medieval wall. It was commissioned by Antoni Torner i Güell and directed by the master builder Josep Inglada i Estrada. It is an eclectic building with a good deal of modernisme, and was one of the first houses in Vilafranca with exposed brick, ceramic on the façade and wrought iron on the balconies, three features of local modernisme. Fourteen rooms and three suites There are four categories: Superior, Deluxe, Junior Suite and Suite. All have soundproofed windows, air conditioning and heating, free wifi, Smart TV, safe and shower; some also have a bath. Double beds are 160, 180 or 200 cm. The Junior Suite and the Suite add a Nespresso machine and minibar, and the Suite has a separate sitting room and a private terrace with views of the city. The rooms are for two people and the suites for three. For families, a Superior can be connected to a Suite. The cot is free up to age 2, children up to 5 sleep free in their parents' bed and the extra bed costs €30 a day. The website publishes prices from €110 a night for a double, room only. Breakfast in the glazed lounge Breakfast is a buffet served in the hotel's glazed lounge, from 7:30 to 10:00 every day: fresh juices, fruit, cereals, cheeses, Iberian cured meats, omelettes, breads and artisan pastries. In the afternoon, from 16:00 to 22:00, there is room service with sandwiches and drinks. The website does not advertise a restaurant of its own; for lunch, El Cigró d'Or is a short walk away. Arriving without a reception Reception is open from 7:30 to 22:00 and books restaurants, transport and winery visits. Outside those hours, check-in is done at a self check-in machine at the entrance: with your ID document and a card it gives you the key, and there is a 24-hour assistance phone line. The hotel has an inner courtyard, an accessible lift and parking nearby, not its own. It does not admit animals, except guide dogs, and smoking is only allowed in the courtyard. Vilafranca on foot From the door you can walk to Plaça de Jaume I, the Vinseum and the tourist office, from where the Camí del Vi starts. The R4 station is close, with trains to Sant Sadurní for the visit to the Codorníu cellars.