Hostal Restaurant Estrella

A village inn with more than seventy years behind it

Hostal Estrella is on plaça del Bisbe Font, in the centre of Rupit, and has been run by the Dorca Peix family since 1946; today the third and fourth generations are in charge. It keeps the air of a village establishment with renovated facilities, and has the Biosphere sustainable tourism label.

The rooms

They are rustic rooms in three categories. The standard double has a double bed, a bathroom with hairdryer and toiletries, television, free wifi, complimentary water, independent heating and outside views; all are non-smoking. The superior double adds a fridge, safe, coffee machine and a larger Smart TV. The junior suite adds a balcony, sofa and sitting area, and there are rooms with a king-size bed. Breakfast is included. The family also has the Can Lo apartments, in the village, with a double bed, fridge, coffee machine and bed linen, with no lift.

Eating at the inn

On the ground floor is the inn's restaurant, also open to those not staying, with Catalan cooking using local produce: Collsacabra lamb grilled over the embers, stuffed Olot potatoes or veal melós with Rupit ratafia. A table is booked after booking the room. On the square there is a snack bar with a terrace for tapas and a shop of local products. The inn also prepares a picnic to eat in the hills.

Getting there and parking

You arrive by car along the Vic to Olot road. Leave the car in the municipal car park at the entrance to the village, with charging points for electric cars, and walk to the square.

What to do nearby

From the door you have the hanging bridge and carrer del Fossar, the Sant Miquel bell tower climb and the guided tour of the old town. On foot, the Salt de Sallent and the route from Rupit to Tavertet, and at Christmas, the living nativity.