Mr & MRS Smith Castell d'Empordà

Pasamos una noche y todo perfecto. Desayuno muy completo y de calidad.

Magnifique belle expérience, je reviendrai sûrement

This is a unique and beautifully restored property supported by friendly, energetic staff. Room choices are diverse. Ours was in newer section which was quiet with outdoor seating and close to one of ywo swimming pools. It is a good starting point for our our cycling activities during a three night stay. Region offers much.

We waren in de buurt dus we dachten dat het leuk zou zijn om het Castell d'Emporda te gaan lunchen. Dat hadden we beter niet kunnen doen! Het luxe restaurant Drac is gesloten voor lunch, de beach bar Dali ook buiten het seizoen dus het werd een lunch bij Tres Margarit. De inrichting is wel heel erg onorigineel: hoog Leen Bakker gehalte met de gekleurde zgn fluwelen stoeltjes die je tegenwoordig overal ziet in Nederland. Wij kozen voor de salade van 'in de Josper gegrilde perzik met kaas in een dressing van honing. Heel verdrietig!! Koude kwarten gegrilde perzikstukken met stukjes heel oninteressante jonge kaas in een zwarte dressing (zwart van de Josper) en paar blaadjes verlepte rucola en gevriesdroogde frambozen (!). Sorry? die laatste zijn echt nog wel vers te krijgen. Zoals Albert zijn vrouwen behandelt, zo behandelt hij ook zijn gasten! Vult u zelf maar in...... Het kasteel zelf is prachtig en het uitzicht ook. De foto's op de site zijn mooier dan het er allemaal in werkelijkheid uitziet. Albert kan zich beter bezighouden met het hotel dan met vrouwen

Very nice location.In places parts of the hotel were looking a bit tired.The room we had was very basic with a rusty pedal bin and the pedal had fallen off.No view from the room as trees came right up to veranda.Quite dangerous to walk in places that were very uneven and not clearly marked. Having said that the location and views from the terrace were excellent.

We stayed at the hotel as guests of a wedding and it was fairytale from the moment we arrived until the moment we left. The food and accommodation were faultless and the wedding events were magnificent. The staff were extremely efficient and friendly

We arrived on a Friday just before midnight and we'd let the staff know. No problem. Reception welcomed us and helped us. A great first experience. In fact all staff were lovely. 1. Receptionist helped us to carry a box of wines to our room. 2. Receptionist gave us excellent recommendation for a shop 3. Staff went over and above and were apologetic for the wedding. In a beautiful location, this restored castle was turned to a beautiful hotel. My Dali room was exquisite with a balcony and an amazing view. I never tried the food. The hotel guests can also make use of the nearby gym - good facilities, reasonable opening hours - but they clearly have 4 memberships - so in reality no more than 4 hotel guests can be at the gym at the same time. All I have to say is that we will be back. Such a great time!

Beware anyone planning to stay at this hotel should note that its main focus is that of leading wedding venue and this takes priority and that on wedding days you will be a second class guest but you will still charged full price. On the first night the entire place and its facilities were geared towards the wedding guests. We had booked half board but had to eat dinner in the pool restaurant as the main restaurant and bar plus surrounding areas had been rented exclusively to the wedding party which was extremely noisy all evening. The pool restaurant was full of flies and had very little atmosphere. The food was very average for the price. We complained about the flies but the head waiter was dismissive and said there was nothing he could do. Our room was nice but we had upgraded to a room with a balcony which was filthy and the only view was large bushes which stopped the daylight and meant there was no value in paying for it. When we complained to the manager at check out he took the price off the drinks from the second night which wasn’t nearly enough to compensate for our experience. It’s very clear this hotel focussed solely on wedding events. The hotel should not be selling half board packages on wedding days and forewarn guest before booking. Having spent €1000 for two nights we feel completely cheated and would not recommend this hotel, which is sad as we came 10 years ago and loved it.

Locatie is mooi en ziet er goed verzorgd uit. Het eten daarentegen is, zeker in vergelijking met andere restaurants in de buurt, matig. De manager van het restaurant loopt heel druk in de rondte te rennen wat een onrustig gevoel geeft. Op woensdag zou er van 16-20 uur een dj zijn (stond overal aangekondigd) maar “hé don’t come”. Het gevoel wat er met B&B vol liefde werd gecreëerd is niet waargemaakt.