Just over a half-hour’s drive from Barcelona, in the Penedes wine region, the Can Bonastre Wine Resort sits near the foot of the Montserrat mountains, on a 250-acre estate that produces several varieties of red and white wines, and a bit of olive oil on the side. And these days it’s producing hospitality as well; the 400-year-old villa has been renovated in a contemporary style and turned into a twelve-room high-end boutique hotel, complete with spa, meeting rooms, and gastronomic restaurant — a far cry from the humble little vineyard inn of days gone by.
In the rooms and suites the style is as contemporary as can be, sleek and clean but far beyond minimalism. The hardwood floors and timbered ceilings giving a sense of the history of the old house, while the high-tech room amenities and the glassed-in bathroom pods are absolutely modern.
Can Bonastre adds an indoor swimming pool, a small and stylishly designed spa and two restaurants, one chic upscale Catalan and another casual and rustic. And while it’s a relatively new one, it is a working winery, and an environmentally conscious one to boot, fueled by solar power and purified rainwater.
How to get there:
Can Bonastre is approximately a 35 minute drive from Barcelona.
author watson@mouselink.net, source www.tablethotels.com