LAVIDA Hotel

Lavida Hotel provides a compact, golf focused stay within Camiral, a Quinta do Lago Resort, at Caldes de Malavella on the Costa Brava. With 50 rooms, it suits groups and pairs who want the course close at hand rather than a long transfer before the first tee. Two Camiral layouts sit nearby, led by the Stadium Course, the planned venue for the 2031 Ryder Cup, with the more accommodating Tour Course offering a useful second round. Rooms come with twin beds, private balconies facing the course and dedicated club storage, alongside Wi-Fi and smart TVs. Between rounds, there is a heated pool, outdoor terrace and lounge bar for an unhurried drink.

The Stadium Course is the sterner assignment, routed through wooded ground where bunkers, mature trees and water shape the decisions from tee to green. Its tournament pedigree includes three Spanish Opens, as well as the Catalunya Championship on the DP World Tour schedule in 2022. The opening hole is an immediate test, a 435-yard par 4 with water down the left that is within reach from the yellow tees. At 478 yards, the ninth is the course’s longest par 4 and demands both a committed tee shot and enough left for the approach. The 13th has also been listed among Europe’s Top 100 holes, a fitting marker of a course that rewards controlled placement over casual aggression.

The Tour Course gives the holiday a different rhythm. Its fairways are wider and more forgiving, although bunkers and water remain well placed enough to punish an untidy line. The 557-yard seventh is a strategic par 5, with longer hitters able to challenge a route over the trees to reduce the dogleg. Practice is centred on the Golf Hub, where a natural-grass tee and a 2,000-square-metre putting and chipping area allow time to sharpen up, with five bunkers including one based on a Tour Course hazard. Trackman analysis and GEARS optical 3D motion capture are available, while Enric López and the PGA National Academy provide coaching for every standard.