Mont-Sant Hotel

Aaa

Amazing

Pros: - Staff were very friendly and welcoming. - Room was very clean, spacious and nicely decorated. We had a lovely view from the terrace of the castle. - Pretty location surrounded by nature. - Walking distance to castle and town. - Free parking. Cons: - Bathroom had a strong drain/sewage smell after using shower and sink. Window is difficult to open as it’s very high up. - Pool was not open during our stay (February) which we were aware of during the booking process but I would say that it looked quite underwhelming. - We booked a table for dinner at the hotel restaurant noting that they had paella on the menu (we don’t eat meat but everything else). When we sat down at 8.30pm, the waiter said that they don’t ‘normally serve rice in the evening’, so immediately our options were very limited as the menu is very meat heavy. The restaurant is only open between 8.30-10pm so it was too late to go anywhere else. We ordered the only two fish main dishes on the menu, as they were also out of the red tuna starter. Both dishes were very underwhelming and over priced. They were luke warm at best and one of them was completely raw / inedible. The dessert was also awful. The only other table in the restaurant also had issues with their food and sent it back. The waiter was really apologetic but the chef was obviously having a bad night. The hotel kindly removed some of the cost of this meal as a result. Overall: nice hotel with potential to be better, but restaurant lets it down.

Stayed as a family in 2 x rooms for 2 days. Lovely cool rooms with the 38 degree heat outside this was such a relief. The hotel is in such a beautiful setting and was so relaxing. Had pool to ourselves on both days. Staff all lovely. Trip to castle is fab and Xàtiva is a little gem to explore.