You need to have a car to go into town as there is only a small steep path (it is almost a hike) to get into town and at evening it isn’t illuminated.

but you do need a car to drive into town as the road is steep and dangerous for walking.

but you can pay 10 euro per night to have your car in their secure car park.

You will need a car to get to Vielha, there is no footpath and the distance is about 1 km on a busy road with a lot of trucks.

but to get to the start of most walks that (for instance) the Tourisme recommends you need a car, or to take a taxi, or there are local buses to some of them.

The ramp is also quite steep as you enter the lower car park by the main doors – not a problem

Steep driveways so you damage your car? No.

Odd numbered rooms 301-339 all face the car park (dull!).

The only criticism was that the car park was not adequate  - maybe because we arrived late,

The entrance driveway is down a steep slope and the front of my Sports car grounded out and nearly ripped the front spoiler off !

Having scraped my car on the way in down the very steep driveway in, we were presented with a rather featureless hotel.

The windows are tiny and the hotel resembles a prison from the outside on the Car Park side.

Last night, a Friday, until the wee hours of the morning, we heard groups of people talking, laughing, and getting in and out of their cars.

All in all, extremely expensive for what you get.

Was a little disappointed at the high additional cost to use the spa area, given that we had booked x4 rooms for the night, it cost us around 90 Euros to use the spa - which is excessive.

In order to get a room "with shower" and "away from the streets", we were forced to pay approximately 50% more!

You pay more than 100€ basically to sleep with the trucks going through the road next to the hotel climbing to the Vielha tunnel.

We didn’t partake in breakfast as we couldn’t justify it - it’s very expensive.

Why not reduce the size and adjust the prices accordingly?

For the price, lack of view, and aging furnishings, we would not stay here again.

I noticed that prices may go down during the week at booking.com so make sure to watch the price.

We visited 4 paradors in the region and the offered plates were almost the same and not very surprising.. the offered meals in the surrounding towns were better and much cheaper.

The disappointing aspect of this Parador was that there is a charge for the Spa, which costs Parador Amigos €22 after 3.00pm - very expensive

I don't know why they just don't include the spa in the price of the rooms so that this is no longer an issue.

even though you are staying you have to pay to use them!

And then for breakfast I just wanted a bowl of cereal and was amazed to find it was not included in the price and they charged another €18!

The spa looked good, bit a little on the small side and bathing hats and flip-flops had to be purchased as an extra on top of the entrance fee, which seemed a little  over the top in terms of costs and possibly a reason why it was empty.

It wasn't cheap at 194€ for Two nights without breakfast (breakfast was €18 each per personne).

The spa is expensive and not the largest that we have experienced .

Makes the cost of having a balcony a bit of a waste.

Comfortable and clean room and a fantastic breakfast.

The rooms are very clean and the bedding offers the right comfort.

The staff were attentive and diligent, the rooms were clean and well appointed - albeit a little smaller than in other Paradores - and the meals were excellent.

if you should find yourself stuck indoors
good size bed rooms clean and tidy (again with no complimentary water) 
A really good large restaurant with local dishes on the menu ( special mention for the mushrooms with cod carpaccio) and a good wine list.

The rooms were clean and tidy, nothing special.

The room was very clean and we also had a safe in the room.

Good clean room with wonderful view down the valley.

Staff were helpful & friendly, the food was good, room was clean & comfortable.

The room was spotlessly clean and extremely comfortable.

If nothing, the staff are very professional and the rooms are spotless.

Clean rooms, friendly service  and a good breakfast buffet.

The rooms are clean and spacious the mattress is so comfortable.

Room itself was very clean and functional -

Parador de Vielha

price

Free parking

Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)

Pool

The dining room is on the entrance level and is cold until either the electric  heater kicks in or there are lots of people in it.

but adequate with under floor heating which meant putting wet clothes on the floor to dry which sometimes weren't dry by the morning.

The staff had a small oil filled radiator working

There was no fixed heating with rooms only having a plug-in electric heater.

The ski lifts were mainly chair lifts without covers and generally slow, so it was often very cold getting around the system.

but always had cold feet about the Pyranees, thinking of the Andora resorts.

Breakfast is basic fare with a cold meats, cheese and cereals.

A few times my party tried to interact with her just to be feeling left out to the cold.

So be aware that means front door and ski room too,but bizarrely the dining room is locked.

but the "leader" just wanted us out of the door - even sat in the arrivals area on our day of departure (waiting for the new arrivals) despite the fact the plane was late leaving us to find our gates, and being helped by a rival company.

Not only can you hear all the conversations of the people next door

Rooms were spotless and plenty of storage, hot tub to relax the aching muscles after all that skiing.

Spotless room, lots of storage, bathroom with bath and shower.

Our room was very clean and comfortable, with a bath as well as shower.

Rooms spotless, chalet atmosphere fun, relaxing and location great.

Room was clean, comfortable and the bath was a bonus after a hard day on the slopes.

Chalet-Hotel Salana

cold

door

Free internet

Wifi

Bar / lounge

The room was very clean and the beds were comfortable.

Great hotel, great little town, good location, big clean rooms, secure parking and reasonably priced (bit more than others given its a chain

The room is very clean and fresh smelling, very nice bathroom with a huge bath to relax Ina's.s
View from or room is stunning looking out at the beautiful mountains that surround the town.

but all in all it would have been a good stay except for a bad night's sleep.

but it would occasionally smell, we found out that many of the guests chose to ignore the no smoking policy and would smoke in the bathroom which would then get in the AC system so when we woke up we often had sore eyes as nobody in the party smoked.

The air conditioning never did work and we ended up having to open the windows and did not get a very good night sleep because there was a festival in the parking lot beside the hotel that lasted well into the night.

breakfast just as bad with old eggs and bacon lying out and the same solo waiter flicking the debris off the tables.

Upon arrival to the strictly no smoking hotel we had to change rooms as the first one we were given had a very strong smell of smoke.

My brother had to move room due to an overwhelming stench of cigarette smoke: not pleasant.

We had to keep the window wide open in order to be comfortable.

but they didn't do it while we were there & we had to sleep for 2 nights with our windows open on a ski holiday!!

We slept with the window open all night and it was still too hot,

When we advised the hotel receptionist that the air conditioning was not working, we were told that it would take time for the room to get cool and to open the windows in the meantime.

Hotel Vielha Baqueira Affiliated by Melia

sleep

window

smell

Paid private parking on-site

The rooms were immaculate with abundant hot water.

The rooms were always spotless and the service in the restaurant fantastic.

Our room was clean and with two levels (4 beds).

and then there is dinner - main course usually included something slow cooked often with funghi and herbs typical of the valley (Val d'Aran).

We were staying on a half board basis and were dismayed to find that the dining room didn't open til 8pm which is late for small children, and then everybody arrived at once and the service was a bit slow.

When we checked into our non smoking room it smelt like an ashtray and we when we complained the staff were extremely helpful in offering a replacement room and immediately cleaning our room.

Try not to get a room above the entrance where the smokers congregate and create some late night noise.

Also had an amazing restaurant there, the rest were poor quality fried burgers/steak which were pretty disgusting if I'm being honest.

Disgusting fast-food, and only one good Restaurant (5J) for which you need to book in advance.

Hotel Tuc Blanc

slow

Fitness / spa locker rooms

There were no tea/coffee making facilities in the room.

however we are drinking out of coffee cups and from plates each morning at breakfast.

I suggest the hotel reconsiders this approach and includes at least water and tea/coffee to the half board scheme.

but unfortunately entry is not included in the price of the room.

Overall I think it was too expensive though.

If this was  a 2 star hotel, I would probably rate it higher,

You have to pay for drinks (even for water).

The room was clean with a comfortable bed and okay bathroom.

Breakfast is good, the rooms are clean and heated well.

Our spacious and clean room had views towards the mountains and over the river.

Hotel Spa Acevi Val d'Aran

coffee

water

Room was clean and good size, overlooking small alley at back.

What a fantastic place to stay right in the centre of town clean rooms super helpful staff just a great place.

YOu can even see light under your room door when you are in bed!

Hotel Riu Nere

room door

Free public parking nearby

All in all, not what you'd expect from a 4* hotel.

Other things that are sub standard are the rooms which are very small with a sunken bath which might have been fashionable thirty years ago and the evening ‘buffet’ which is tepid at best. Disappointing.

but don't expect this to be a lively resort as we found it very quiet.

The staff are friendly, the rooms are clean and comfortable, and the location is great – there’s a little train just a few steps from the hotel that takes you right to the gondola lift.

Clean rooms, nice pool, good ski lockers, nice bar and playing rooms and overall a good hotel.

For your family's sake, book somewhere else if you value your sleep!

My son is 6'2" & I am 5'10" so I slept in the 3rd bed which was partly under the unit for the lamp etc, the bed was very short & I slept uncomfortably, for 7 nights on my left side, turning on my right side, lying on my back was not an option because of the top & cupboard were in the way.

Our only real complaint is that our room was very warm (we like it a bit cool when we sleep).

We had a small room (kids room) with split beds and a thinny bathroom, like a teens shool dormitory.

Hotel Montarto

quality

small room

However for a 5* hotel & 5* cost (600€ a night), it is a shame that some things like mineral water or a simple coffee machine or tea are not featured in the room.

Being a 5 stars hotel there are also a couple of things which will require an improvement:
- speed, coverage and stability of the Wi-Fi
- assortment of pillows
- Nespresso machines in the rooms

Overall highly recommendable

The only thing that they didn't have is coffee and tea in the bedrooms and the coffee at the bar wasn't the best either.

We left without desserts or coffees and wowed to never come back unless this restaurant has a major turnaround.

Our knowledge of English, French, Russian and German was often not enough even to buy a cup of tea or get a napkin.

Using your 3G/4G phone as modem is faster
- top level of junior suite, especially the bathroom, can get quite cold
- windows on 3rd and 4th floor are built into the roof and often covered by snow.

If I had to make a remark, I find the lobby and bar area a bit cold, dark in some aeras and not very cozy for after ski drinks.

The conditions were a big luxury for us -- we are used to the cold and ice of New England, USA.

Plus the showers in the changing room were cold.

A very poor service experience in the Racletterie on our first night, staff in the boot room misplacing our skis and boots, mixed quality of drivers to the slopes (one was excellent, the other drove with one hand whilst using his mobile, impatient, and threw our skis into the boot), no turn down service in the bedrooms (unlike our previous experience), staff unwilling to enforce mask wearing indoors, and a permeating strong stench of cigarette smoke throughout the entire hotel communal seating areas impacted on our ability to relax downstairs.

I tried to call again a few more times, either no answer or someone would answer and would immediately hang up.

We then went back up to our room to have a hot shower and warm up to find that the water in our room wasn't hot either so we had to call reception and they organised a work man to come up.

4 of us in total and had 4 separate rooms and every one was pristine and perfect.

Sometimes the room was very clean, sometimes not.

The rooms were great  and very clean and comfortable.

It seems that the system cannot cope with the  number of connections.

but understandable is the internet for the hotel is slow but didn't even use it that often.

The bad:
Even in a Superiour room there is only shower over tub, not quite 5*
Spotty wifi throghout the hotel.

At this stage i got very upset and realised we must be the only ones staying in the hotel and they obviously aren't running it at full speed and felt very upset at the fact that they had accepted our booking!

Via "Small Luxury Hotels" network we selected the La Pleta Hotel & Spa in the montains, not too far away from our route.

Eurostars La Pleta

wifi

phone

Parking

Only minor negative about the room was the dark decor.

Unfortunately, it was depressingly dark and dingy inside.

but the everywhere was clean and the rooms were OK. Views were very good from the room.

The twin room was clean and had a lovely view of mountain woodland.

We booked through some website trusting the 4 star rating.

RV Hotels Tuca

dark

website reservation

The only thing is that it took a very long time to get our reservations all confirmed online, they are not superfast at responding to email enquiries or questions,

The rooms were spotlessly clean with super comfortable beds and nothing was too much trouble.

but the hotel and rooms were spotless and beautifully comfortable, I don't think I have ever been in a hotel with better housekeeping.

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