Monica and Ramon's house is a perfect location to tour this region of Catalonia. From there, one can drive to lakes (Banylones), cities (Girona), Dali Museums (there are several), Volcanos (Olot), even the Haribo factory (Girona/Banyloes), all within 30 minutes. We visited almost every fortified town in the area, and Beselu is by far the most beautiful, quaintest, cleanest, and well preserved. We finished our visit on Sunday, dancing with the locals in the town square. It was a wonderful week.
The house is very much like the pictures portray. With beautiful stone walls, it remains cool downstairs. The windows look onto a well-manicured yard with a natural pool, mature trees, lounging couches, the works. The kitchen is one most chefs would envy with all the tools imaginable. My daughter made watermelon sorbet with mint from the garden, a refreshing treat after a long day of touring. Clearly, this is a personal vacation home with lovely furniture and well thought out decor, straight out of a magazine.
Several reviews mention mosquitos. My daughter is allergic. Therefore, we came prepared: mosquito nets, sprays, coils, none of which we needed. We are from NC, USA, where the mosquitos are ferocious. I am not sure if we were lucky or it was the right time of year, but we didn't see any. The street noise was also not a problem. An occasional couple, returning from dinner, would talk loudly but no rowdy crowds. We did, however, get hit by the heat. We stayed during another record-breaking heatwave, and the top floors got quite warm. Monica provides several fans which help, but if you are a big AC person, this might not be a good fit during the dead of summer. I am sure other times are year are terrific.
All in all, we had a very relaxing week. I would recommend Monica/Ramon's beautiful home in a heartbeat. Thank you for letting us stay.