Hotel Montjoi

Hotel Montjoi is a practical base for a Costa Brava stay, with the town, beach and bay views built into the setting rather than treated as day-trip material. You are staying in Sant Feliu de Guixols, between the sea and the hills, with a hotel garden, terrace and outdoor pool for the hours when you have had enough of being in motion.

The hotel team speaks English, Spanish, German, Russian and French, so you can handle the useful conversations without resorting to enthusiastic mime. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel, and the 24-hour reception gives the place a straightforward, service-led feel.

The choice of rooms covers solo stays, couples, families and larger groups, with several categories offering sea, water or mountain views. This is a sensible option if you want a hotel with food, a pool and practical services on site, while keeping the town itself within an easy walk.

The hotel sits on Av. Sant Elm in Sant Feliu de Guixols, on the Costa Brava in Spain. It is close to the town centre, with Sant Feliu de Guixols Beach nearby and the historic Ermita Sant Elm among the places to explore around the hotel.

The setting gives you both town and coastline. You can walk out towards the beach, take in the bay and make time for the Museu d'Història de la Joguina, rather than treating the hotel as somewhere to sleep between drives.

The address also places you between the Mediterranean and the surrounding hills, which explains the range of views offered by the rooms: sea, water or mountain, depending on the category you choose.

Room choice is where Hotel Montjoi earns its keep for different kinds of traveller. Solo guests can choose a single room, couples have double rooms with either a double bed or twin beds, and families or groups can move up to triple, quadruple or larger family arrangements. There are also economy categories, including a dormitory room with a shared bathroom, for travellers keeping the accommodation side of the trip firmly under control.

If the view matters, look at the sea-view or water-view categories rather than leaving the scenery to chance. Mountain-view rooms give you a different side of Sant Feliu de Guixols, while the superior double room with balcony and sea view is the obvious choice when the balcony is part of the holiday rather than a line on a room list.

Air conditioning appears in selected economy, standard and superior rooms, while private bathrooms are available across most of the room range. Some categories include a TV, and standard rooms can include Wi-Fi and a bath. The practical detail is to check the exact category before booking: facilities vary, and the hotel does not attach every feature to every room. For a solo stay, a single room keeps things simple; for a couple, a sea-view double room gives the evening a little more to look at than the ceiling.

Breakfast is served as a buffet, which is the useful format when you want to get fed without turning the first meal of the day into an event. Coffee is available at the hotel, and the restaurant provides a place to eat without making every evening depend on finding a table elsewhere in town.

The cooking follows a Mediterranean line, so the food belongs to the region rather than trying to imitate every cuisine at once. That makes the restaurant a natural fit for a day shaped by the coast, whether you sit down for a proper meal or simply want something familiar and uncomplicated.

There is one bar, along with a snack bar. The snack bar is the practical stop when you want something lighter, while the bar gives you somewhere to settle with a drink before or after dinner. The available meal arrangement depends on the booking selected, so check whether your stay includes breakfast or another meal plan.

The outdoor pool is the main piece of downtime on site, with access from 9 am to 8 pm. There is also a water park, so the hotel can work for a mixed group where not everyone wants to spend the day following the same plan. A terrace and garden add space to sit outside, and the sun terrace is there for the classic post-sea decision: move to a lounger or move to another lounger.

If you still have energy in your legs, the hotel offers billiards, cycling, bike hire and hiking. Golf is also available as a local activity. These options give a couple or a mixed-age group something to do between beach time and dinner without requiring a full expedition.

Excursion assistance is available at the hotel, and the surroundings lend themselves to walking through town, visiting the museum or heading towards Sant Elm. For families, babysitting and a children's play area are available. Pets are welcome too, with a welcome pack; pets must weigh under 15 kg and are not allowed in the pool or restaurant.

The reception operates around the clock. Check-in runs from 3 pm until 4 am, and check-out is by midday, which is useful if your journey starts late or your return travel is not built around an early alarm. Early check-in and late check-out can be requested.

Airport transfers are available, and vehicle hire can be arranged. Parking is available on site or nearby; the outdoor parking area is handled directly at reception and depends on availability. Free Wi-Fi covers the hotel, while a lift reaches the upper floors. The property also offers luggage storage, laundry, dry cleaning, ironing and a safe, keeping the unglamorous but useful parts of a travelling day in one place.

The hotel is accessible to wheelchair users and has accessible facilities. Visa, Mastercard, American Express and cash are accepted. If you are travelling with a pet, contact the hotel before arrival: the weight limit and the restrictions around the pool and restaurant are worth knowing before the dog has packed its own holiday bag.