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Reviews of Hotel Aires de l'Emporda 4 stars

Carrer Besalú 28, 17474 Vilacolum, Spain

#2 of 3 hotels in Vilacolum

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 38 hotel reviews

9.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.3

  • Location

    8.7

  • Facilities

    9.2

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    8.7

  • Free WiFi

    9.5

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  • Reviewed: 27 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Too much water outside the room from refilling the pool daily which created mud on room terrace

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2025

    10
    Ross early summer 2025
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Large immaculate rooms, beautifully furnished, immaculate Grounds including swimming pool wonderful breakfast gourmet restaurant very tentative staff

    Possibly the best four-star hotel we have stayed in. A hidden gem.!!

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 March 2025

    10
    Fabulous. We will be back
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great location. Food fantastic. Wonderful dinner and the breakfast was unbelievably good. Staff all fabulous. Comfy rooms. Great value

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 July 2024

    10
    Had a great stay in a wonderful hotel with excellent staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Nothing. Everything was perfect.

    Great staff, great kitchen, great environment, great swimming pool. Clean and great service.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2024

    8.0
    Beautiful building, excellent quiet pool and really lovely staff
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was a broken blind in my room on the bedroom window overlooking the restaurant. Not a problem but some might find the light disturbing.

    Beautifully and sympathetically restored old building retaining so much character.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 June 2024

    9.0
    Lovely stay, very nice accommodations although we were the only ones there. They went out of their way to make us feel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Clean, staff was wonderful.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2024

    10
    Beautiful hotel in beautiful surroundings with amazing food and friendly staff. A perfect stopover on our way further So
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing. Everything was exceptional.

    The situation in a quiet village, easily accessed from the motorway. The hotel is beautiful with lovely outdoor gardens and swimming pool. The rooms are spacious clean and well furnished. The staff are extremely friendly and acknowledged our 2nd visit to the hotel. The food is the best hotel food we have had in Spain. The breakfast choices are exceptional.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2024

    10
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location is great, only 20 minutes from the coast. The hotel itself is beautiful, rustic with all comfort and amenities. Team is friendly and attentive.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 December 2023

    10
    Great hotel - fantastic restaurant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We always travel with our own duvets. I don’t like the sheets and blankets that are used in most parts of southern Europe - and I think I would have been cold in the night without my duvet.

    Lovely place in the countryside. Clean and charming. Our room was warm at arrival, which is important because we travelled in December. However, the best thing about det place is the restaurant. We (2 people) had a fantastic meal (4 courses, bread and sparkling water) with a bottle of good redwine (Priorat) for 89 Euros. For that reason alone we will come back. The breakfast table was just as amazing. Be sure to wait for the waiter to come and ask if you want eggs and bacon 😉…

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 November 2023

    8.0
    Great stay for a local wedding
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We didn’t have our rooms cleaned or towels changed during our stay but as it was a short visit, and they seemed fairly short staffed this wasn’t a problem for us. The food was delicious but the fact it was a set number of courses on the menu was a little restrictive

    Great location for the wedding we were attending locally. Lovely quiet surroundings and pool, beds were comfy, bathrooms were good and breakfast was very extensive and dinner food was delicious. Staff were friendly. Would likely need a car if visiting as quite remote.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 September 2023

    9.0
    Lovely hotel with an amazing restaurant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night

    We got a room upgrade: from a room with balcony to a room with terrace! Everything was spotless clean. Big comfy bed and enormous bathroom with shower and bathtub. Breakfast is amazing (one of the most complete we've ever seen) and we loved the dinner as well. Staff super helpful and attentive. We will be back for sure.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2023

    10
    The perfect week. I would come back again and again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    I think the only negative is the gym. It says it has a fitness center, but it is small and the equipment is very old. And it's down in the basement and smells very musty. There are no free weights. If this is a must for you, you will be a bit disappointed.

    This is a beautiful hotel. Quiet and comfortable and a great location in the countryside, but close to the beaches. The staff is amazing and so friendly and nice. The buffet breakfast is fantastic. We did not eat lunch or dinner at the hotel, but it looked amazing and gets very good reviews. The pool is so nice and clean and many chairs for people to sit in the sun or shade. It's pet friendly and that's a plus for me.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 July 2023

    10
    Nice memories and wish to get back once again!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double or Twin Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing to say. All was exceptional. Late visitors should keep in mind hotel has no personnel / service in the night time. Thus specific requests should be addressed in advance.

    Fantastically cosy and clean hotel with utmost level of comfort and high quality of rooms and utilities. In the best way corresponds to value for money expectation. Guests should be aware of the reception desk is closed after 10 p.m. Advised to get in touch in advance to agree upon the keys transfer. Despite we did not do that and arrived very late in the night we could easily get in touch with personnel via Whatsapp. Keys were waiting for us so we had no issue to get in to the rooms. Hotel is a perfect location to visit Figueres town which is one of the main attractions around with its world-famous Salvador Dali museum. Figueres may be reached by car within 12-13 minutes. Rooms are spacious enough and offer high quality beds really of comfort for sleeping. Outdoor private veranda was a nice place to have a glass of wine. Despite the service is limited in the night time the mini bar was stuffed with everything and nice welcoming sweet things could be found in the room. Thus it created a feeling of a care. Pretty large swimming pool was found outdoor surrounded by green lawn with sun beds (inside hotel's area). However, this we could not use due to the late arrival time and early departure.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2023

    9.0
    Cozy and amazing hotel i l'Empordà.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing.

    The breakfast, the service and the location were great. We will definitely repeat! We really enjoyed the swimming-pool.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 September 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    it’s the 3rd time we stay at Aires de l’Emporda and we absolutely love staying there. The hotel has great services, the rooms are clean, the staff is very friendly and accommodating making us feel like at home. If you have car, the location is perfect. Close to beaches and city centre but away from the noise if you want a quiet stay which was our case. I definitely recommend them and we’re already planning our next stay.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 18 September 2022

    10
    The best hotel staff I’ve ever seen, friendly, professional and accommodating to the highest level, just exceptional hot
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The whole place is just perfect, peaceful and as relaxing as it gets, the restaurant is excellent.

    One word, Excellent.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 11 September 2022

    10
    The staff was very nice and also helpfull in giving us good suggestions on places to visit and eat
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Big variety of Spanish specialities - fresh fruits and juices.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 August 2025

    5.0
    Overpriced 3-star hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night

    The rules of the game: Anyone who adorns themselves with 4 stars and charges the corresponding price will also be rated according to 4-star criteria. - - Reception, which has the charm of a railway station guesthouse, was not manned on arrival, we had to look around the crowded dining room for the person in charge. Wasn't easy to find. - We called from the car and reserved a table for our arrival. What a mess, time was noted completely wrong. There was neither an apology nor anything to eat. - Room on the second floor, no lift.We are a eetired couple, with a suitcase. Key handed over, no one asked if we needed any help. - The hotel has a very attractive, green pool area. However, our room overlooked a small side street with a view of the neighbour's depressing patio. You can see into the room from the street. - The pillows are of very modest quality and the bed linen smelled pungently of detergent and/or perfumed fabric softener - 11pm, back from a (very nice!) concert. We would have liked to sit outside somewhere, maybe have a nightcap. No way, everything dark and locked. - To compensate, rooms were still being prepared until almost midnight. Quite audible. - Free wake-up service, because in the morning the suppliers drive up the small street and deliver to the hotel very noisily with the engine and radio running. - The punch line: A chic bathroom, large TV and free shampoo do not make you a 4-star hotel. Take away one star and at least 30% of the price, and the AIre de l'Emporda would be a small hotel worth recommending, and not a single point from this list of shortcomings would even need to be mentioned.

    Large room, spacious comfortable bright bathroom. Money was obviously put into it. Good breakfast. Could be a quite good 3 star hotel

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2025

    7.0
    Comfortable but overpriced hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 5 nights

    The hotel staff barely spoke English, so it was quite difficult for us to communicate. Unfortunately, there is no free menu choice for dinner, they tell you in advance how much food you have to choose for a given price. There was a lot and I missed the side dish for the duck breast. They don't serve milk (neither cow's milk nor plant milk) or yogurt for breakfast. I just don't understand why the muesli is prepared then. There was a bunch of disgusting brown bananas on the counter for days. The butter wasn't put in the fridge, it was outside all day and it was prepared the next day too. The tablecloth wasn't changed when the food was laid out, it was very, very dirty, especially under the orange juicer. There were no chairs on the terrace. You had to ask for one separately, which they only put on the terrace on the second day afternoon, after another request. The room doors have an automatic retractor unnecessarily, because this results in the door slamming every time the door is opened, causing the building to shake. Guests absolutely do not pay attention to making sure the door does not slam. This is especially annoying early in the morning and late at night. If there were no automatic retractor, these unnecessary noises would disappear. We could not decide who was the receptionist and who was the waiter. If we wanted to do something, we had to search the entire building for the staff to see where someone was. There were a lot of mosquitoes in both the restaurant and the breakfast room, at least we were bitten a lot. Overall, the hotel does not deserve four stars in terms of its location or service.

    The room and bathroom were spacious and comfortable. The hotel garden is beautiful, the pool is good. The area is a family-owned area. Quiet and peaceful.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2024

    5.0
    Good restaurant, bad hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The morning was quite a trouble for us because you could here every toilet flushing and every shower taken in all the neighboring rooms which was quite sad because we like to sleep in on vacations. The fan in the bathroom was blowing dust inside which was uncomfortable. The breakfast didn't quite match with the quality of the dinner. We asked the breakfast service for eggs, she didn't speak English but we managed to make her understand that we would like scrambled eggs but she just never came back. When she reentered the breakfast room 20 (!) minutes later we were finished with our breakfast and didn't want eggs anymore but she didn't bother to ask anyways if we were still waiting for the eggs. The coffee they served was instant coffee. The day we left the wind must have been changed direction because there was a unbearable smell of a pig farm outside and only keeping windows closed helped and it was not possible to sit outside or use the pool.

    The restaurant on site is quite good. They serve 3 course menus with vegetarian options and they have a good selection of wine. The receptionist was very friendly and after we asked he served us a drink at the pool to enjoy the beautiful garden.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 September 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Suite with Terrace
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2025

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