LoRefugi

A casa pairal for sleeping in a group

A four-storey casa pairal in the centre of Cornudella, with rooms for groups, home-cooked dinner at €15, a bike store and advice on climbing and routes. From €18 per person. It is the former home of a local family, on calle Major, which because of its size keeps much of the original structure. It is the base for anyone coming to climb at Siurana and in the Montsant, to walk or to cycle, and it was the first accommodation in the Montsant natural park with Starlight dark-sky certification.

The rooms

Almost all are named after a place in the area: Siuranella, Albarca and Obaga, for two; Siurana, for a couple; Gritella, for four; Mussara, for eight, and Montsant, for ten. Bathrooms and showers are shared. There is hot water and heating throughout the house, free wifi and charging points.

Breakfast and dinner

Dinner is home-cooked, traditional local cooking with the occasional more modern dish, and is a set menu of first course, main course and dessert; it adapts to vegetarians, coeliacs and allergies. There is no dinner on Wednesdays. Groups choose between à la carte or buffet breakfast. In the dining room there is a small self-catering area with a sink and fridge, and in the old wine cellar, the house gastrobar.

Getting there and house rules

Cornudella is roughly an hour from Tarragona, Reus, Lleida and Barcelona. Reception opens at 17:00 from October to March and at 18:00 from April to September, and closes at 23:00; on Wednesdays you must agree your arrival before 16:00. Rooms are vacated by 10:00. Quiet hours from 23:00. Animals are not allowed. For bikes there is a locked bike store, a washing area and a small workshop.

What to do nearby

From the door, the old path to Siurana, bike hire and the 4x4 route through the vineyards with a tasting. Up above, the village and castle of Siurana; down below, kayaking on the reservoir.