Parador de Cardona

This luxury hotel is housed in a 19th century castle the tower of which dates back to the 2nd century. It occupies a prime position overlooking the Cardoner River and the surrounding valley. Fully air-conditioned, the 54-room hotel features a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service, as well as hotel safe, currency exchange facility and lift access. There is an on-site café and restaurant and conference facilities are also available. Wireless Internet access is available. Room and laundry services are provided and guests arriving by car can leave their vehicles in the hotel's own private car park.

41 of the hotel's guest rooms have twin beds and all feature an en suite bathroom with shower, bathtub and hairdryer. Further in-room amenities include direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, Internet access, minibar and safe. All of the rooms are bright with various views, whilst the 3 suites feature a four-poster bed and views of the Saline Valley. All rooms have been fitted with individually regulated air conditioning and heating units.

The restaurant offers a wide variety of very rich Catalan cuisine among the typical dishes are the 'escudella' (a typical stew), sea bass and sea perch in a 'suquet' (an excellent fish stew), sardines, as well as the sausages and other preserved meat products. Typical sweet dishes are the 'panellets' and the 'neulets'.

The hotel provides guests with an activities guide of the area including tours, excursions, etc. upon arrival. The hotel also has a sauna and a gym that can be used by guests for free. Horse riding is also available, although additional fees apply.

The hotel is open 24 hours a day, all the year round. Public parking spaces are available but there is no indoor parking garage.

The main access road to Cardona is the C-55 road.