Giverola Resort

Hotel for sports, wellness and family holidays with wide range of leisure and sporting activities. Located in a nature reserve with hilly landscape and sea views. Tourists and locals tell this place as the most beautiful area of the Costa Brava.

Sport highlights at Giverola Resort: 25m swimming pool; Daily sporting activities and course options; Hiking routes with views; Giverola cove sandy beach and crystal-clear waters.

Pros of the resort:
- Location, beach, private cove;
- Nature hiking and biking trails;
- Activities, sport programs, entertainment where all the family might be involved.

Cons of the resort:
- Hilly terrain may not be suitable families with small kids, for wheelchair; Be prepared to do some walking up and down hills around the resort;
- Wi-Fi only in public areas;
- No air conditions in the rooms.

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Spa and Sport seaside resort in a hillside nature reserve, Costa Brava. Suitable for sports, wellness and family holidays.

25m heated pool; Waterslide and children's pool; daily activities and course options; entertainment, themed weeks (sports, music).

Season: Mid March until mid October.

Room rates: from €92

Rating:

Location: 5/5 Resort is located in a nature reserve with hilly landscape and sea views. Girona airport - 40 km. Barcelona airport - 120 km.

Sport facilities: 5/5 25m swimming pool; Daily sporting activities and courses; Hiking routes; Tennis. Free fitness options.

Comfort level: 4/5 3 star resort. Basic rooms. No wi-fi in rooms. Some apartments are bit far away from the main area. Hilly terrain.

Family facilities: 4.5/5 Hilly terrain may not be suitable families with small kids. Mini, Midi and Maxi Clubs for kids. Courses and sport activities for kids.

Value for money: 4/5 Price from 92€/night.

Location

Spain -> Costa Brava -> Girona -> Tossa de Mar -> Cala Giverola cove

Address: Apartado 330, 17320 Tossa de Mar, Spain

Girona airport - 40 km. Barcelona airport - 120 km.

Barcelona Airport - Tossa de Mar bus connection 5-6 time per day by the SARFA Bus company. 2h drive. Price from 7,15 €. Hotel shuttle bus between Giverola Resort and Tossa de Mar (5 km).

Accommodation

Studios and apartments at 2-storey residential units away from the sport/leisure zone. All rooms include: a kitchenette, shower, WC, hair dryer, satellite TV.

Studio type A. 3 adults + 1 child. 36 m2. Twin beds, sitting area with 2 sofa beds.
2-room apartment type B. 4 adults + 1 child. 43 m2. Bedroom with 2 single beds and pull-out bed. Sitting area with 2 sofa-beds.
3-room apartment type C. 5 adults + 1 child. 67 m2. 2 bedrooms (2 single beds each). Sitting area with 2 sofa-beds.

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Swimming pools at the resort

Heated freshwater 25m pool (23 °C).

Separate pool with water slide. Children's pool with spray games.

Indoor salt-water pool with Jacuzzi and relaxation room.

Tennis

Resort has 9 doubles courts (2 clay courts; 4 courts artificial grass with quartz sand infilling; 3 Easy-Clay all weather-sand courts).

Tennis court: from €10/1 hour. Private lessons: from €36/2 persons/1 hour.

Tennis school. Lessons in German and other languages for all levels and ages.
Group instructions, private lessons, open tennis tournament.

Fitness

Free fitness options at the resort:
- 118 m2 weight room;
- 32 m2 stretching room;
- Spinning bikes in the multi-purpose room;
- Step aerobics;
- Bodyforming;
- Aquagym;
- Pilates;
- Yoga.

Skatepark - 950m from the Giverola Resort

Skatepark for all the roller sports: skateboarding, inline skating, BMX and scooters. Located 950m from the Giverola Resort. Equipment can be hired on-site.

Opening hours: July and August daily: 10am–1:30pm and 4:30pm–9pm; to June / from September weekends: 10:30–6pm

Prices: 12-14€/day

Cycling

Several times a week Giverola Resort offers guided cycling tours.

In spring and autumn (from mid March to end of May / from mid Sept to mid Oct), active holiday provider Bikeholiday offers cycling weeks and sports packages.

Hire bikes from 165€/bicycle/week.
Sports packages from 177€/5 sessions per week.

Tossa de Mar hiking routes

Coastline and Forest hiking routes around Tossa de Mar with panoramic views, isolated coves and deserted beaches.

There are several different routes, both coast and countryside, passing some places of historical interest. Hiking can be done by anyone with a reasonable level of fitness. Strong shoes and water with you highly recommended.

Choose hiking routes on the map >>>

Giverola Resort Kids Clubs

Resort has Mini (from 4), Midi (from 9) and Maxi (from 13) Clubs for kids.

Crafts, face paint, plays and romps for smaller kids. Sports tournaments, make-up courses, karaoke and poker evenings, foam parties and lots more older children.

Some guided activities (from age 10) for a fee: Canoe excursion; Snorkelling; Tennis lessons; Rope course; Paintball.

Activities for kids at Giverola

Playgrounds, kids pool, huge water slide, fun pool with spray games.

Mini-golf, table tennis, tabletop football, billiards, Mini-disco.

Supervised activities and afternoon care.

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Cala Giverola Beach

Cala Giverola beach - u-shaped colourful cove of crystal-clear waters and combination of sand and rocks at the bottom.

Typical cliffs of the Costa Brava; Pine trees; Golden sand. Moderate waves.

Beach length 175m. Width 25m. No beach board-walk.

Rock tunnel on the east tide with access to Racó de Llevant de Giverola, a small rock cove.

Tossa de Mar

Fishing village of Tossa de Mar - 5km away from Giverola resort. There is a well-marked coastal hiking route between the resort and the village.

The medieval old town on a hill with a special charm, galleries, bars, restaurants and little shops. Daily boat trips from Giverola along the coastline to Tossa. Tourist recommend to try glass-bottom boat directly from the Giverola cove beach to Tossa de Mar.

Giverola Resort: Positive feedback

“Gorgeous location and loads of activities on offer. Large terrace with amazing view from room. Traveller from USA”

“Great location, great views, lots of trail activities like running, biking, hiking... Traveller from Spain.”

“It is an amazing facility offering lots of activities in the Resort itself (lots of them free of charge). The beach is superb for swimmers and snorkels. Traveller from Poland.”

Giverola Resort: Negative feedback

“Be prepared to do some walking up and down hills around the resort. Traveller from Great Britain”

“No wi-fi in rooms, only available in reception area and by the beach in bar/restaurant area. Traveller from Great Britain.”

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