Luxury Hotels for Golfers in Girona
Almost as important as playing a good round of golf on a dream course is enjoying a satisfying, restorative experience both before and after every game.
You may be used to taking advantage of the gaps in your daily obligations to play a few holes at the pitch and putt near the office, but that only takes the edge off your golf cravings. And it has nothing to do with what a golf enthusiast spends the whole year dreaming of for their holidays.
If you have in mind organising a dream trip with golf as the star, in this article we are going to tell you about something essential for a golfing holiday: the incredible luxury hotels in Girona awaiting you.
Pay close attention, because your experience is about to begin.
Luxury accommodation for golfers right on the course
The trip always begins a few months earlier, when you decide on the destination and start planning down to the last detail, weighing up all the incredible things you would like to do.
Germán Urcaregui is a businessman in his thirties who has been playing golf for ten years. He has a group of friends with whom he organises outings and excursions to play other courses.
“Every year we plan a golf trip when the holidays come around. The tradition in our group is to spend a week of total disconnection, discovering new courses and making the most of the time available. Stress levels are high and we want to switch off from our businesses, even if it is only one week a year.”
It is increasingly common among golf enthusiasts — and not just millennials — to organise trips built around their hobby. But, as well as playing a round every day, eating well and having a few drinks on a fashionable rooftop, they want to make other, different plans too.
“Last year we were in Scotland,” the Madrid entrepreneur explains, “and we had a fantastic time. As well as playing spectacular courses, we organised a couple of visits to whisky distilleries. And we also did several hiking routes. This year our spring destination is Camiral Golf & Wellness. As we are coming for a more relaxed trip, our intention is to enjoy the hotel we have booked right beside the course itself, as well as using the pool, the spa and going on the odd wine tasting outing.”
For trips like these to be a total success, luxury accommodation for golfers is essential. Because waking up in a king-size bed, facing the 1st hole of a spectacular golf course, is a luxury every enthusiast should treat themselves to fairly regularly.
Girona has established itself as one of the world’s epicentres of luxury and wellness tourism. Add to that its idyllic natural surroundings, its exceptional connectivity and an enormous concentration of Michelin-starred restaurants, and you have the perfect ingredients for enjoying a premium experience at the very highest level.
Camiral Golf & Wellness
One of the best golf courses in Europe — which will host the Ryder Cup in 2031 — also boasts a first-class resort.
This sport and wellness centre features a luxury hotel, specially designed to blend harmoniously with the Mediterranean landscape in which it sits.
The suites and rooms are perfect for rest. The spacious terraces offer panoramic views over the lakes and groves of trees scattered across Camiral’s different courses.
At this luxury property you will not only be able to play golf. There are also several pools and thermal circuits, should you wish to make the most of the rest and tranquillity its facilities offer.
But if what you have in mind is travelling with the whole family, or with a group of friends, there is an even more exciting accommodation option: the private villas.
Within Camiral it is also possible to rent one of the avant-garde residences dotted around the original 540-hectare estate.
Here you will find state-of-the-art kitchens, infinity pools, minimalist rooms, open-plan living areas and floor-to-ceiling windows, to enjoy in privacy in a futuristic setting perfectly integrated with the native landscape.
The best thing about these private villas is that they let you enjoy all the premium services of a five-star complex, but with maximum independence and privacy. You can even hire a private chef to organise exclusive dinners, along with round-the-clock hospitality and concierge service.
Boutique hotels in Girona’s Barri Vell (old town)
If you are like Germán Urcaregui and want to combine rest with cultural activity, perhaps you would prefer to stay in the heart of the city of Girona.
That way, you can enjoy both golf and the cultural buzz of a city visited by thousands of people every year.
In Girona’s Barri Vell you will find exclusive boutique hotels housed in old mansions and restored historic buildings. So if you are travelling with your partner, while you play golf they can enjoy the city, go shopping or explore the emblematic real-life locations where Game of Thrones was filmed.
And if you are coming with your family, we can arrange active tourism and premium sports for them that will make their stay unforgettable. We can even take them on a balloon ride over Girona!
Here are a few ideas to start planning your stay:
- Palau Fugit: set in an eighteenth-century Baroque mansion, it stands out for combining historic architecture to perfection with the most avant-garde interior design.
- Hotel Casa Cacao: this hotel of just 15 rooms bears the stamp of the Roca brothers (of El Celler de Can Roca). Its main attractions are its spectacular terrace and its artisan chocolate workshop on the ground floor.
- Hotel Nord 1901: this family-run boutique hotel catches the eye with its beautiful interior garden and small pool, an oasis of calm right in the centre of Girona.
- Hotel Històric: next to Girona Cathedral stands this hotel in rustic, medieval style, which preserves the original stone walls and wooden-beamed ceilings.
The warrior’s rest
After a hard-fought battle on the golf course, a well-deserved rest is in order. You are sure to fancy enjoying the great range of health and wellness options you can find in Girona.
When the time comes to relax the body and rest the mind, there are numerous options available for easing muscle tension and restoring physical balance with thermal or physiotherapy treatments.
Many of the hotels reviewed in this article boast spas and state-of-the-art hydrothermal facilities. The wellness centres within Girona’s finest hotels will offer you a multitude of personalised treatments.
In all of them you will enjoy cutting-edge hydrotherapy, with thermal relaxation pools, Finnish saunas, herbal steam hammams and contrast showers aimed at muscular and circulatory stimulation.
In addition, at every wellness centre you have access to a wide roster of professionals specialising in sports medicine, ready to deal with the typical injuries of a golfer.
And as if all of the above were not enough, you can also indulge in the great range of advanced beauty treatments, cryotherapy cabins and holistic wellbeing therapies, designed to combat everyday stress and return to your routine with renewed energy and a great sense of wellbeing.
So what are you waiting for to book your golf stay in Girona?