Can Serola

“Peace and luxury”

This gorgeous and interesting house, on many levels, is tucked away up a track in the countryside near Besalu (a lovely, historic town). It sits in large, beautifully kept grounds, with many sitting-out places, not just around the very nice pool. Each room has a different decorative theme. Ours,... more

This gorgeous and interesting house, on many levels, is tucked away up a track in the countryside near Besalu (a lovely, historic town). It sits in large, beautifully kept grounds, with many sitting-out places, not just around the very nice pool. Each room has a different decorative theme. Ours, the Zen room, is at the top of the house, overlooking the hills, with a little balcony, a large and comfortable bed, and a sitting room; decorated in Chinese/Japanese style. We saw the other rooms - all beautiful, and a tribute to Gilbert's love of interior design. Breakfasts are excellent, taken on one of the many little terraces. Gilbert offers light lunches and cooks a really superb evening meal on request, at very reasonable cost. Car-hire is essential here, but it's a lovely region of Spain. Gilbert is very helpful and gives good advice for exploration and for eating out on 'non-Gilbert' nights. We hope to return!

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“A beautiful place, absolutely stunning!”

We spent 4 nights here as a family in 3 rooms, Indian, Ethnic and Monastic. As soon as you arrive here you fall under the spell of the place - stunning gardens, amazing views, the attention to detail in the interior design is amazing and makes the rooms feel really special. We also felt comforta... more

We spent 4 nights here as a family in 3 rooms, Indian, Ethnic and Monastic. As soon as you arrive here you fall under the spell of the place - stunning gardens, amazing views, the attention to detail in the interior design is amazing and makes the rooms feel really special. We also felt comfortable here with the children, they loved the delicious breakfasts and the pool. Would definitely recommend as a base to explore the Garrotxa volcanic region and local mountains where there are lots of activities to enjoy, the whole family are keen to return next summer. Thanks to Gilbert and the team for a very special holiday.

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“Surprising”

Usually I prefer to spend my vacations on the seaside. My husband proposed to go for some days somewhere to the mountains to find some piece after our 2 weeks near the sea. So I did not expect something special there. But from our first steps near the hotel I was impressed by smell of flowers whi... more

Usually I prefer to spend my vacations on the seaside. My husband proposed to go for some days somewhere to the mountains to find some piece after our 2 weeks near the sea. So I did not expect something special there. But from our first steps near the hotel I was impressed by smell of flowers which was everywhere, very beautiful and arranged territory of the hotel, real feeling of piece and relax there. The swimming pool is very cleaned, plants around are beautiful, service is very attentive. It is incredible silence in the evening, you can hear just sounds of nature. We had a dinner in the hotel, and they organized really romantic atmosphere for us. It was a new surprising experience for me and I am happy I visited this place.

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“Heaven on earth”

This is the most beautiful peaceful place you are ever likely to find. Idyllic setting. Exquisite rooms, u believable attention to detail. Delicious breakfast which you can take outside on to one of the many terraces and eat in the sun to the sound of crickets and birds. This is the 4th time I ha... more

This is the most beautiful peaceful place you are ever likely to find. Idyllic setting. Exquisite rooms, u believable attention to detail. Delicious breakfast which you can take outside on to one of the many terraces and eat in the sun to the sound of crickets and birds. This is the 4th time I have visited and hope to come again!

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