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Explore our exclusive portfolio of rural hotels for sale in Catalonia. On this page you’ll find a carefully curated selection of masías, rustic fincas and stone houses – some with licences and others awaiting rehabilitation into charming rural accommodation.

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Why is Catalonia the best place in Spain to launch a rural hotel?

Catalonia may not be the first region that comes to mind when thinking about rural tourism in Spain. Yet it brings together a surprising mix of factors that make it one of the most profitable and attractive places to run a rural hotel.

Below, you’ll find some of the most compelling reasons.

Affluent, loyal visitors

According to Via Empresa, the average daily spend of a rural tourist in Catalonia is higher than the national average – around €170 per couple per day – and among the highest in the country.

The study also shows that 59% of rural tourists in Catalonia take three or more trips each year, often returning to the same destination.

A haven for cycling and hiking enthusiasts

Spain has long been known as a training ground for professional cycling teams. What many people don’t know is that Lance Armstrong himself chose Catalonia – specifically Girona – in the 1990s as his training base for the grand tours.

By 2021, La Vanguardia reported that 170 riders and three professional teams had settled in Girona thanks to its proximity to the Pyrenees.

The northernmost province of Catalonia has since consolidated its position as a cycling tourism hotspot. The Vías Verdes de Girona network, with 325 km of paths and cycle routes, generated €6.86 million in revenue for rural tourism businesses in 2022, according to a study by the Girona Provincial Council.

This explains why Girona accounts for 61% of rural tourism interest in Catalonia, followed by Lleida (41%), Barcelona (31%) and Tarragona (29%).

More than 22,000 rustic properties

Another of Catalonia’s great attractions is its abundance of rustic properties. At Cottage Properties, we’ve verified that at least 22,000 masías are registered in municipal catalogues.

These buildings and their natural surroundings provide the sense of escape, nature and tranquillity that rural travellers are looking for.

For many people, running a rural hotel is a lifelong dream. At Cottage Properties, we’ve helped many clients achieve that dream through our extensive portfolio of rustic homes in Catalonia.

Who are Cottage Properties?

Cottage Properties is Catalonia’s leading estate agency specialising in high-value rustic properties: principally masías, castles and fincas.

Recently, Canal Decasa broadcast a national television feature on one of our masías in the Cap de Creus Natural Park in Cadaqués. Our co-director, Àngels Sabater Anell, appeared in the episode, having sold the historic property and overseen its full rehabilitation into a boutique hotel.

Our team is made up of licensed API estate agents and our own in-house restoration specialists.

This means we can, among other services, prepare a basic project and proposal free of charge for our clients, and guide you through both the purchase and the complete renovation of your property.

If you’d like to know more, you can see our process and the steps for rehabilitating a masía here.

What will you find in our portfolio of rural hotels in Catalonia?

In our portfolio of rural hotels for sale in Catalonia you’ll find purpose-built hotels, masías, castles, rustic fincas and ruins with the potential to be restored and converted into unique rural accommodation.

As many of these properties are historic agricultural estates, they often come with extensive land, barns, granaries and outbuildings.

Occasionally, you’ll even come across a rural hotel with its own old wine or olive press.

While the listings above highlight properties with hotel licences or a history as a hotel, we can also help you repurpose any of our 150+ masías for sale into a boutique hotel.

After this introduction, here are some of the key regions:

Success story: a rural hotel at first sight

A year ago, we were contacted by a couple searching for a masía as a tourism investment in Pla de l’Estany, close to the famous Banyoles Lake.

They wanted a property in the heart of nature that would appeal to lovers of sport, tranquillity and the landscape. After weeks of searching online, they found that the available options were either too far away or lacked the potential they wanted.

They reached out to our director, Àngels Sabater, for a personalised consultation.

Cottage Properties presented them with a unique, off-market masía located precisely in their target area. It was the first property they visited… and the last: they instantly fell in love with the setting and the tourism potential it offered.

You can see photos of the rural hotel they purchased here on our buyer services page.

Book a consultation with Cottage Properties

On this page, you can explore rural hotels for sale in Catalonia and fill in the form to request a viewing.

But what if you haven’t yet found exactly what you’re looking for?

Recently, we helped a couple purchase a masía that wasn’t listed as a rural hotel but had the right potential to become one. We identified the opportunity and produced a basic project for its rehabilitation and conversion into a hotel.

Take the next step and request a free consultation with our co-director, Àngels Sabater.

We also have an off-market portfolio of very special properties: those with protected status, iconic estates or famous owners. Discover them during your private consultation with Cottage Properties.

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