Hostal Blau

A 16th-century house on Carrer del Forn

Hostal Blau is a small hotel on Carrer del Forn, one of the narrow rock streets of Peratallada’s centre. It occupies a 16th-century house restored for its present use without erasing the passage of time. The décor plays with light and dark blues and with the golden ochres of the Empordà fields in summer. It has changed hands and is now run by Toña Aysa. It has capacity for about fourteen people.

The rooms

There are four types: double, superior double, double with terrace and triple. All have their own bathroom with shower and toiletries, hairdryer, air conditioning with heat pump, heating, fridge, television and wifi. The double with terrace has a large window from which you can see the village skyline and the morning light comes in. The triple occupies the house’s former kitchen, where the hearth was, with a double bed and a single, a small sitting area at the entrance and a fireplace with firewood included: useful in winter or if there are three of you.

Breakfast

Breakfast is included, with local produce: homemade jams, artisan cured meats, seasonal fruit, oats, bread and croissants. The website says nothing about lunches or dinners; there are several restaurants in the village a few steps away, on Carrer del Forn itself and around the square.

Getting there and parking

The address is Carrer del Forn, 2. The centre is pedestrianised, but parking is free for guests during their stay: hotels in the core are exempt from the blue zone that applies in high season. Girona is about 30 minutes away and Púbol about 15. From the door you have the medieval centre as far as Plaça de les Voltes and the moat cut into the rock; if it coincides with the first weekend of October, you will be sleeping inside the grounds of the Fira Medieval.