One of Spain's best small hotels, Mas Passamaner is a luxury country house and catalogued monument, ideal as a birthday gift for a loved one, or for a chic getaway on the Costa Daurada. Situated in countryside beside the village of La Selva del Camp near Tarragona, the property was designed by the famous architect Domenech i Montaner and was recently subject to a skilled restoration. The building itself exudes classic luxury with a hint of turn-of-the-century glamour, as you can see in its distinctive Modernist architectural features. In the interior bright light diffuses throughout helped by glass doors, Catalan-arched ceilings, and the distribution of the bedrooms on both floors around a central hall. On the outside the structure is classical and proportioned and a lovely façade with sky blue tiling is one of the many delights. Within this distinguished setting you'll find a sleek pool area, a spa, and a range of sports facilities.

The idea behind the 26 rooms is to pay homage to a specific Modernist architect; Antoni Gaudí, for example, is represented in one of the Royal Suites and in each guest room there is brief biography as well as different graphic material on display, giving you the opportunity to learn about an architectural movement that still captivates one hundred years later. Another big attraction of Mas Passamaner is its restaurant La Gigantea under the direction of the prestigious chef Joaquin Koerper who was awarded two Michelin stars in his former restaurant in Alicante. Finally, the Spa situated in the modern annex offers an elaborate list of treatments ranging from facial to body. As a complement to treatments there's a nice pool-jacuzzi; the foot-shower is the perfect solution to the circulatory problems that sedentary work causes and you’ll find fresh fruits and infusions in the rest area.

Hotel Mas Passamaner is located in La Selva de Camp in the province of Tarragona, a town which houses numerous vestiges of Iberian, Visigothic, Roman and Arabic cultures of which the latter left behind an outstanding water conduct system to the town. Staying here you are just ten minutes from Tarragona, with its visible Roman heritage, ten minutes from the beaches of the Costa Dorada and close to five wine areas (Priorat, Montsant, Cava, Conca de Barberà and Penedès).