Mas Ribas Turismo Rural

You come here for rural Spain rather than a seafront hotel: a seven-room guesthouse in the Alt Empordà countryside, surrounded by fields, villages and Mediterranean landscapes. Mas Ribas works particularly well when you want somewhere to sleep between days out on the Costa Brava, with enough outdoor space to keep a family or a small group occupied without turning the place into a resort production.

The house can also be rented in full, with space for up to 26 guests. That makes it a practical base for a group trip, a family gathering or a few couples travelling together. The hotel team speaks Spanish, while the website is available in English, French, Catalan and Spanish, so you can at least deal with the initial planning in your preferred language.

You get a garden, a pool, a shared lounge, games areas and free parking on site. It is the sort of place where the evening can be as simple as a swim, a cold drink and a quiet seat outside. No need to dress for dinner unless you have packed a remarkably ambitious dive wardrobe.

Your booking location is Armentera, Spain, while the address is in Montiró, within Ventalló. The property sits in the countryside, about 2 miles from the beach, with Sant Pere Pescador and the wider Costa Brava within reach by car. This is not a hotel where you step out of the gate and onto the sand; you will want your own car or another arranged way of getting around.

The setting puts several very different outings within a manageable radius. Aiguamolls de l'Empordà is about 6 miles away, while the Dalí Museum in Figueres is around 12 miles away and Peralada Golf around 17 miles. L'Escala and the Greek and Roman ruins of Empúries are also among the excursions associated with the property.

For a beach day, Sant Pere Pescador is the practical reference point, with windsurfing and kitesurfing in the area. Girona-Costa Brava Airport is about 30 miles away by road, with a typical drive of around 39 minutes. The nearest named railway station is Sant Miquel de Fluvià, roughly 6 miles away by road.

The rooms are designed for straightforward recovery rather than showmanship. You have a private bathroom with a shower, towels and a hairdryer, along with air conditioning, heating, a television, wardrobe space and a desk. The mosquito net is a useful detail in a rural setting, particularly when you want air through the room without inviting every insect in the Empordà to join you.

For two people, the Studio with Terrace is the obvious choice when outdoor space matters. Its terrace gives you somewhere to sit without decamping to the shared areas, and the room has the same double-and-single-bed arrangement found in several of the family-oriented options. If three separate beds matter more than a double, the Classic Triple Room is the practical pick.

The smaller triple and quadruple rooms keep things compact, so you should match the room to the number of people and the amount of luggage you are carrying. Each room has one bathroom, and there are no extra beds. The house does accept children of any age, with cots available on request. Air conditioning helps after a hot, salty day outdoors; heating covers cooler evenings, and free WiFi is available throughout the property.

Breakfast is a daily buffet served in the garden, with juice, cheese and fruit on the table. The service runs from 08:30 to 10:30, which suits a relaxed morning but is not an early start for a boat departure. If your diving day begins at an ungodly hour, check the timing before booking rather than hoping breakfast will bend to your schedule.

There is no restaurant or bar service to build your evening around. You can use the shared kitchen, and the Llevant room has its own private kitchen. A barbecue is available, while the bar includes a freezer chest for the exclusive use of the house. That gives you the useful option of sorting out food and drinks yourself after a full day outside, rather than setting off again in search of dinner.

Wine and champagne are available on site, and the garden provides the natural place for breakfast or an unhurried drink. Nearby food options include Bar Snack Can Serrat and Cafe Catalunya, each about half a mile away, with La Sal roughly 0.7 miles from the property.

The outdoor swimming pool is the main recovery tool: a fenced 40-square-metre pool with a depth between 1.20 and 1.50 metres, open from 08:30 to 20:30. Sun loungers and an outdoor shower sit alongside it, so you can cool down, rinse off and claim a chair without making the whole afternoon into an organised event.

When sitting still loses its appeal, you have table tennis, a games room, table football and outdoor areas for football, basketball and volleyball. There are also indoor and outdoor play spaces, making the house workable for families travelling with children rather than merely tolerating them. A shared lounge and garden furniture give you quieter alternatives when the competitive spirit runs out.

The surrounding area is set up for cycling, hiking and wildlife observation. The property also points you towards Cadaqués, Cap de Creus, the Bay of Roses, the Dalí Museum and the Aiguamolls del Empordà. Sant Pere Pescador adds windsurfing and kitesurfing, while snorkelling in the waters around Cadaqués is another way to spend time in the sea without committing to a full dive day.

Check-in runs from 15:00 to 19:00, and you need to tell the property your expected arrival time. You will need photo identification and a credit card at check-in. Check-out is between 09:00 and 11:30, so plan accordingly if you are trying to fit in one final morning activity before leaving.

Free private parking is available on site without reservation, and luggage storage is available if your travel plans do not line up neatly with the room times. WiFi is free throughout the house. Cash is accepted for payment, and smoking, parties and events are not permitted; quiet hours run from midnight to 08:00.

The house has a tour desk and offers a room adapted for guests with reduced mobility: the Gregal room. A cot can be requested for children aged from birth to two years, while extra beds are not available. The entire house can be rented from approximately mid-September to June, which is worth considering if you are organising a larger group rather than booking one room at a time.

The property keeps an organic vegetable garden and chickens, bringing some of its food-growing activity into the grounds rather than treating the countryside as scenery alone. The stated approach centres on respect for the land and the surrounding environment.

For you, that means the outdoor setting has a practical role: the garden hosts breakfast, the grounds provide space to sit and the vegetable patch and hens are part of the working character of the house. It is a small-scale rural approach, not a named certification.