I'd like to thank Josep and Anna for being so kind and helpful, everything was perfect! The place was sparkling clean and Pardines is ideal for a quiet getaway close to the mountains. In the house there was no cell phone signal and the Wi-Fi was spotty at best, but hey, who could not use a couple of days cut off from this world? ;-)
The road to Ribes de Freser is short (about 5km) but very winding, expect at least 15min to get there.