Parador d'Aiguablava

We enjoyed our stay. This modern Parador is equipped with design furniture and nice art works, The rooms and bathrooms rate as the best of any Parador including fantastic views. Lastly we encountered very friendly and helpful staff.

Location and common areas are beautiful and the reason we booked originally. ||||Cleanliness of room was terrible and a major distractor from the overall stay. A/C also did not function in either room we were given. Hotel staff just said we needed to give it time to boot up. Followed their instructions and were incapable of getting it to work throughout the stay. ||||Hotel restaurant food quality is forgettable. Considering the location and availability of fresh products, the meals left quite a bit to be desired. Thankfully it was cheap and available on the first night after a long flight, but by far the worst meal of a 2-week trip. ||||This hotel would be wonderful and worth the price if a little more care and pride went into general upkeep. ||||Would probably not stay here again.

Staying at a Paradore is a wonderful experience because everything is done well. The staff, the rooms, the restauration, the public areas are always excellent. The Parador of Aiguablava is a new building but brilliantly designed to be light and welcoming. Loved it.

Absolutely stunning location. Beautiful views all around but unfortunaly all the rest is subpar for this hotel range. |No welcome word, no explanation about the hotel amenities from the Front desk staff. Just a ‘I need your passport and that of your husband’. Total indifference. |Room has a superb view, is large and comfortable but needs a little love and care.|Restaurant: extremely mediocre, bland food and untrained staff, except for ‘Sandra’ whose smile and efficiency made up a little for this disaster.|Breakfast: lots of guests waiting to get in at 8 o ´clock but this is Spain so we are all kept waiting an extra 7 minutes. Decent range of food but no tea. You have to ask for it. Again, staff running around uselessly apart from ‘Sandra’ who actually sees what the customers need.|In short: this hotel has everything to be a topnotch five star hotel but the soviet state attitude of the staff, the lack of maintenance and the poor food make it currently a 3 star hotel at best.

The location of the parador is absolutely stunning and magnificent. Unfortunately the services provided do not meet the expectations. ||Our room was large and had a beautiful view but it could definitely use some love and care. ||The food in the restaurant is of poor quality and bland and most of the staff do not know what they are doing. The fixed opening times of the breakfast room (8 am) and restaurant (8 pm) are not customer friendly||The front line staff could do with some hospitality training. No welcome word, no explanation of the hotel amenities. Just 'I need your passport' and 'here are your room batches'.||The hotel's location is definitely the most beautiful we have ever seen but does this make up for the steep price? Once maybe.||||

I've been extremely disappointed by the treatment of our cancellation of our weekend planned beginning of August. Due to a heart condition that popped up I was unable to travel and had to cancel through the booking agency. Asking to the hotel they told me that nothing could be done since they received the money (my money) through the agency. Little dis they try to grant be a credit for a future booking. I lost 1000€ for what was supposed to be my proposal night. I am deeply angry by the lack of solutions proposed and the money I lost..

Hotel has a great location, but the staff are horrendously bad, hotel policies make it not enjoyable to be here. It drizzled in the morning, so the entire pool closed for the entire day. Gym needs a reservation we weren’t told about, and despite it being empty could not go in. Breakfast needs a reservation, so you need to plan your time here so tightly that you can’t relax and enjoy your vacation. Views are great, but it’s remote from town, and being here isn’t that nice when you can’t even use the facilities

HUGELY overpriced and overrated. Avoid. Friends of Paradors for years but this was the worst by far. Pros. Great views. Reception staff ok. Cons. Everything else is a con. Dining room feels like a buffet with bright lights & zero charm. Badly understaffed, and those there were too busy to care. Bar staff useless. Charged for everything. Huge breakfast queues - inexcusable. It's a management issue. Fix it. Bigger room, more staff. Simple. Especially at the extortionate rates charged. Not even a bottle of water in the room. At those prices it's a joke. Usual Friends complementary drinks "downgraded" - because they can. Verbal & written complaints were just laughed off. Pretty sure there'll be some platitudes/excuses by them here eventually. Parador manager - don't bother replying - your hotel is awful. Fix it. Utterly disgusting money grabbing profiteering. Avoid completely. 19/10/25 Just saw management platitudes as expected. Pathetic. NOTHING WILL CHANGE because they have a ready supply. They just don't GAF. Seriously avoid. It is shocking. I've stayed in 2 stars that are better. Sack the useless manager. Scheisters. Ah yeah. Teruel has cava for your free drink like most Paradors, unlike this scam city.

After returning from Spain to the US, I was giving Wes at Petrabax a detailed look back on a very enjoyable trip. When the Parador de Aiguablava came up, he asked me if I minded that this Hotel was a modern building and not a former Castle or Convent. I admitted that this barracks-like alabaster structure was a little boxy. However, when Gayle and I considered the magnificent Costa Brava views, the superb service, and the surrounding beaches and sights, it doesn't get much better than this. In fact, the only compatible Parador experience on this trip were the amazing Mountain views at their facility in Vielha. Gayle would also go as far to say that she would have given up a day in Barcelona to stay here longer. This modern Parador is a superbly located hotel on the Punta D'es Muts and is surrounded by pine trees overlooking the sea. The Parador maximizes its cliff-side perch with large windows everywhere, including the Restaurant/Breakfast Room, Lounge, various sitting rooms, and even the business meeting area. We spent a lot of time on our room balcony just relaxing and taking in the view. There's also an ocean-side Lounge were we did the same over cocktails. The Parador also operates a separate restaurant and beach in a cove below. However, it was October and that was closed for the season. This is also the perfect place to venture out and enjoy the area's beautiful beaches, cliff walks and explore the coves in a gorgeous natural environment.