It's hard to describe how great the location of this property is. It sits 500+m up and looks down the valley toward Gerona in one direction and toward higher mountains in the other. It is completely surrounded by trees. Sitting by the pool, the feeling of calm and tranquility is awesome.

The other overwhelming sense is the scale of the property. The inner courtyard is (I think) about 25m by 15m. It's like a castle with massive fortress walls.

We had a wonderful holiday and hardly left the property - which was not what we had planned. It seemed a shame to leave it.

A couple of minor things to bear in mind...

If you have small children (our youngest is 10, so not a problem) check that they will be in rooms directly adjoining parents rooms. The apartments and rooms are spread across the property - and children could feel isolated.

Second, although it's not necessary, if we were staying here again (and I hope we will) I'd consider renting a 4x4 vehicle. The 2.5km access road is a steep dirt track. We didn't have problems with an ordinary car, but then the weather was good and the track was dry.

Finally, the swimming pool is quite narrow - as is visible in the photos - so don't expect to have several adults swimming lengths together.

Ricardo was a fabulous host - and nothing was too much trouble for him. We had some minor annoyance with wasps around the pool (it's the only water for miles around when the weather is very dry) but Ricardo immediately set to work addressing the issue - with success.

In summary - it's a wonderful place if you like peace. We plan to be back.