“A great welcome ”

I arrived at this hotel in a state of stress as my husband had had an accident and was admitted to Arriondas Hospital for surgery. I chose the hotel because of it’s proximity to the hospital but considered myself very fortunate to have found it. Both Avalino and his wife Monica immediately welcom… Plus

I arrived at this hotel in a state of stress as my husband had had an accident and was admitted to Arriondas Hospital for surgery. I chose the hotel because of it’s proximity to the hospital but considered myself very fortunate to have found it. Both Avalino and his wife Monica immediately welcomed me and offered assistance - Avalino being a fluent English speaker. The hotel is very comfortable, with modern rooms and en suite bathroom, and immaculately clean. The restaurant, which is opposite, serves substantial home cooked meals which are delicious! I cannot recommend highly enough!

Moins

“Excellent lodging experience”

Very nice family business! My room at the first floor was spacious, relatively modern and had a nice bathroom too. Very clean and with loads of windows for natural light - including proper blinds! We arrived there totally wet after riding in hard rain for about 80 to 100km. The host was very frien… Plus

Very nice family business! My room at the first floor was spacious, relatively modern and had a nice bathroom too. Very clean and with loads of windows for natural light - including proper blinds! We arrived there totally wet after riding in hard rain for about 80 to 100km. The host was very friendly and accommodated us excellent with all our wet gear. We had easy access to a secure garage just next door and we did a bit of maintenance to our bikes and securely parked them overnight. At night we went to the hotel's restaurant, again next door, to have dinner from a variety of cheap menu selections. This is where I got the only problem, yet I'm unsure who to blame. I eat spicy food all the time (Mexican and Indian) and I absolutely love chorizo, jamon etc. So I ordered a plate that had a whole fried chorizo, eggs, French fries, salad and a few more items. I honestly don't know whether the chorizo was bad, whether the eggs was the problem, the 5-6 beers I had prior and after dinner or the combination of all these; but I spent the entire night trying to withdraw all this from my body with every possible way. The next day I was with terrible pain on my stomach. The host was extremely helpful, providing me with tea and lemon and special lunch. They showed me the directions to the local hospital where I went with just my driving licence (and my pretty eyes :D) and ask for help about the pain. I was asked to pay since I neglected to register for and receive that blue card for free health care within EU, to which I said I would come again next morning if no improvement as I was at the end of my long tour around of Spain, Portugal and Andorra and very low on money. The ladies took me free if charge and removed the pain within three hours, to which I'm massively grateful. And I also managed to do for free those blood tests that in England where I pay high taxes for good 6 years now I'm only getting sarcasm and no free healthcare - in Spain I was asked around 140euro in England they wanted 220pounds in a private clinic (since the NHS is taking the piss...) well outside of London. Anyway, in Arriondas and La Guindal hotel I had a great time and soon I won't even remember about the stomach - the pain was fine but couldn't eat anything for about 5 days! Even the next morning, the host lady was so thoughtful and polite that she put some lemon for my special tea at the breakfast table. Many thanks to all of them about the great hospitality and sorry again about the bathroom. I loved Spain even more, great people great food great weather! Muchas gracias!

Moins