Hotel Josef

Rooms

It might be minimalist, but Josef's design does not skimp on comfort or sacrifice it to style. There are 8 singles, 25 twins and 76 doubles, either Deluxe or Superior Deluxe.

For all rooms the overall feel is clean-cut comfort. Beds are large, with white percale linen and lots of soft pillows (harder ones are available on request). One wall is plate-glass, covered by a blackout Venetian blind, and there’s a perspex desk and chrome chair, mirrored wardrobes and a couple of sleek armchairs. Floors are carpeted in grey-beige. The main tones are white and neutrals; splashes of ochre and red soften the design.

Bathrooms are tiled in pale Portuguese limestone and have large rainfall showerheads (some have tubs too). Bathrobes, slippers, hairdryers and gorgeous Aveda products are provided.

Deluxe Rooms have tea and coffee making facilities, while superior ones have Nespresso coffee machines. Superior Deluxe Rooms are also more spacious and many have a modernist glass bathroom: the shower and sink are separated from the bedroom by glass walls, the toilet hidden behind frosted glass. Superiors without glass bathrooms have large limestone baths.

The best rooms are designated as Special Rooms and include: 704 (with a freestanding bath) and 801, both of which have long balconies views over to the castle; 803 and 806 which have windows on two walls for maximum daylight and views towards the courtyard or castle.