Arrive unannounced
Twelve suites cut into the cliffs above Cala Serrena. No lobby, no schedule, no one asking whether you are enjoying yourself.
Begin your stay
The Reserve
Ondara was quarried from the cliff it stands on. The stone in the walls came out of the ground beneath the terrace, and the pines that were cleared to build it were milled into the floors.
We kept the property to twelve suites because that is the number one kitchen can cook for properly, and the number our team can learn by name before the first evening.
Read the full storyThe Suites
All twelveWhat is here
Water and stone
Level with the sea
Ten seats, one menu
Six hundred labels
Anticipated, not asked
The coast, slowly
The rhythm
06:40
The pool is warmer than the air. Nobody else is up.
09:00
Figs, sheep cheese, bread still warm from the oven.
12:30
Sea caves on the north shore, reachable only by tender.
19:10
The bar opens as the cliffs turn amber. It lasts twenty minutes.
21:00
One menu, no choices. Whatever the boats brought in.
In their words
We rebooked from the terrace on the second night. Nobody once asked how we were enjoying our stay. They simply knew.
Rosa Delgado
Buenos Aires
The silence is the luxury. I have paid a great deal more for far less, in cities that never stopped talking.
Eleven years of travelling for work. This is the first hotel I have wanted to keep to myself.
Tomas Ferreira
Lisbon
The Island
Forty minutes off the mainland by boat, with one road in and a population that has not changed much since the salt trade. The north shore is unbuilt and will stay that way.
Plan the crossing
10 min by tender
25 min drive
Thursdays only
From the door
The long stay
Stay five nights between October and April and the fifth is ours, along with a day on the water and dinner at the chef's table.
Nine rooms remain
