Hostal de La Gavina hosts board meetings, executive retreats, product launches, gala dinners and weddings for up to 300 guests. The hotel stands on the point of S'Agaró, on the Costa Brava in the province of Girona, above Sant Pol Bay. It has 76 rooms and suites, five meeting rooms, gardens and terraces facing the Mediterranean, and the whole property can be privatized.
Seminars and company events
The meeting offer suits groups that want a small, high-end setting rather than a convention center. Las Conchas, the main meeting room, is used for board meetings, strategy sessions and leadership retreats. Mediterráneo, the largest room, takes plenary sessions, gala dinners and larger corporate events. S'Agaró is meant for small working groups and divides into two separate meeting rooms. The Reading Room and the Salón Chiminea add two more rooms for executive meetings and private cocktails. The hotel also prepares programs for car brands and launches, and it offers privatization of the entire hotel. For groups flying in, it works with a private jet operator serving Girona-Costa Brava Airport, and a heliport lies 3 km away.
Weddings and receptions
Civil ceremonies take place in the private gardens above Sant Pol Bay. Religious ceremonies are held at the chapel of Nostra Senyora de l'Esperança, about two minutes away by car. Drinks and canapés are served in the gardens or on the private Sunset terrace. The banquet then moves to the large indoor hall with sea views or to the Bay Bar terrace, and both can seat up to 300 guests. A dedicated banqueting team handles the planning with each couple.
Rooms and capacities
The event rooms sit in the original 1930s building and were recently renovated. Las Conchas has vaulted arches with carved shell motifs, gilded mirrors and restored marble floors. Mediterráneo keeps its original moldings, old tapestries and terrazzo floors. Several rooms have daylight and terraces facing the sea. The hotel publishes an events fact sheet with the dimensions and layouts of each room, which organizers can ask for with their brief.
Accommodation
The 76 rooms and suites differ in size and decoration and look over the sea, the bay or the gardens. Guests can use a saltwater pool above the bay and the La Gavina by Valmont spa. The hotel is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, and it was the first Spanish hotel to join.
Catering
All food comes from the hotel kitchen, with fresh local produce, and wedding menus are designed with each couple. Candlelight, the gastronomic restaurant led by chef Oriol Fernández, suits a closing dinner for a smaller group.
History and setting
The hotel opened on January 2, 1932. It was founded by hotelier Josep Ensesa i Gubert as part of S'Agaró, the garden city he planned with architect Rafael Masó i Valentí, who designed the building in the Catalan Noucentisme style with porticoes, towers and terraces. It started with 11 rooms, and the Ensesa family has run it for four generations. Past guests include Salvador Dalí, Ava Gardner and Orson Welles.
Getting there
Girona-Costa Brava Airport is 30 km away, about 30 minutes by car. Barcelona-El Prat Airport is 120 km away. The nearest high-speed rail station is Girona, 35 km away, with direct trains from Barcelona and Paris.
