Mas de Torrent

Mas de Torrent

Open the shutters at Mas de Torrent and the Empordà countryside is already in the room, terracotta-tiled buildings arranged like a small hamlet across gardens that reach toward the Costa Brava coastline. This 18th-century farmhouse was restored with quiet elegance rather than modernized, with just 37 rooms across two low floors, keeping the estate quiet even in high season. It belongs to Relais & Châteaux, and the details show: a 600 m² spa with sauna, steam bath, solarium, and massage rooms, an indoor and an outdoor pool, and a suite with its own private pool. Two restaurants set different tempos. El Mas serves Empordà cuisine with garden views, while Las Brasas del Mas offers a more relaxed concept built around summer's rhythm. What sets it apart from other countryside hotels on this coast is the private boat used to explore the region's beaches and cliffs, a detail few hotels nearby can match. Staff work in English, Spanish, and French, useful for the international crowd who golf nearby at a course set to host the 2031 Ryder Cup, or take out a bike along the Costa Brava. Families will find playrooms but not a full kids' club, so this suits couples and slower travelers more than groups chasing constant activity. Check-in runs from 3pm, check-out by noon, and an extra bed costs 150 EUR a night if the room allows one. Some Spanish hotels add a mandatory gala dinner charge on certain dates, worth confirming direct with the property before a stay built around quiet mornings and a boat pointed at the water. An 18th-century Empordà farmhouse turned Relais & Châteaux retreat, Mas de Torrent pairs a 600 m² spa and two pools with a private boat for reaching the region's beaches and cliffs. Restaurants, playrooms, and multilingual staff support slower mornings over constant activity.