The included breakfast was diverse enough to satisfy the hungriest and fussiest of travellers.

The morning breakfast provided the usual good selection expected in a high standard hotel.

but our experience of the kitchen at breakfast and for a light supper was good.

Everything was perfect 
The room was nice, clean and big and also the bathroom 
Good breakfast 
Very beautiful hall
I didn’t use it

The breakfast buffet is typical Parador with an assortment of cheese, meat, fruit, cooked items, etc.

Beautifully appointed and spacious room and wonderful dinner and breakfast.

We had a very nice dinner, breakfast was ok

Breakfast in the hotel was delicious with a wide selection of food choices.

Breakfast served in large dining area was enjoyable.

Breakfasts excellent (as nearly always in Paradors).

Perhaps they are fed up with the constant stream of Camino walkers looking to score a cheap deal because they are "pilgrims"
Hotel clean, breakfast good.

The breakfasts are also typically Parador style, a large selection of hot and cold, local and international food available, constantly refreshed by the staff.

Breakfast buffet is ok; if you want fresh eggs, Just order them.

We thought the breakfast overpriced at €18 - it is 5 mins to stroll for a cafe.

Breakfast ingredients are sourced centrally and are rather uninspiring .

Breakfast was good, as well as room service.

The food in both the dining room and the breakfast rooms is quite good.

The restaurant is very good and also the breakfast.

The breakfast is good as well as the location.

If you like an overly priced (expensive) breakfast

If you like bland non-descript rooms (the bed was good though) 

If you like to wait during a 5 minute phone call by reception (before checking in) on why the other parador referred you to their sister parador (this one) with a wrong room price.

And on top of all that the bells in the clock tower next door were ringing the quarters all night long.

Just remember that the church bell chimes hours, it can be quite a wake up call.

Avoid rooms facing the square if you're bothered by ringing bells - having gotten used to the snoring and roosters and general noise of albergues on the Camino we were fine with that room.

The bells in the tower rings twice an hour throughout the night and woke me up each time.

but no one stayed there so you had to call for assistance.

but she begged ignorance and said she would check and call back.

However, the Parador at Santo Domingo de la Calzada is the one with the nicest and most attentive staff of all the Paradors we have been to (they tried calling and emailing us to inform us ahead that there will be a wedding in the hotel during our visit and it could be noisy

Our room was fine except for a persistent smell from the bathroom drains, solved by running water into the system.

but have a nice view of the church and tower, and if one has the window open, cigarette smoke from those smoking below will come into the room.

although personally I would prefer if they would not allow smoking there, especially cigars. .

They used an Ozone machine which smelled heavily of Chlorine.

Breakfast was sadly lacking, stale coffee and indifference to request for fresh.

Breakfast was disgusting, the ham and salami etc was off and the smell of it was disgusting.

He made it quite clear that he found us to be disgusting flithy pilgrims.

The couches in the lounge are worn and smell of the times when one could smoke indoors.

it smells deliciously like black licorice in there.

However the seating outside reeked of tobacco smell.

After a while I returned to reception, had to wait to speak with someone and was given the same instructions!

although driving up to bollards and waiting for them to lower is a bit challenging.

We were also dissapointed when we had to wait for our room, as it was not ready on our arrival.

We like  to get up early and get a head start on the day's walk so did not want to wait until the Parador dining room opened.

After waiting for awhile, we went to the bar and asked for service.

I had to hunt down my order after some 10 minutes of waiting for it to arrive so the pleasure of having a nightcap in the atmospheric and handsome hotel lounge was somewhat blunted.Given that there was only one other couple in the place at the time, this was rather disappointing.

but not worth more than a night - move on to the next parador - but right across the street is the cathedral with its famous birds - wait till you get there for the story!

Parador de Santo Domingo de la Calzada

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Although the room was neat and tidy and had old world charm it had no aircon or a fan.With temperatures in the mid thirties it made sleeping very uncomfortable.The front desk staf really were not friendly or welcoming and the staff at breakfast were unfriendly to the point of being rude.

It is to hot during the day to not have some type of AC.

The parador has no air conditioning so this was completely unacceptable.

The day we arrived it was very hot and there is no air conditioning in the rooms - the other days were cooler and we were able to sleep with the windows open.

There is no air conditioning in the bedrooms.

What is unforgivable is that there are no electric fans available for guests.

Strangely, one was blowing in the housekeeping room down the hall.

The only small minus was that it didn't have some kind of airco or fan,but before going to the restaurant in the evening we opened the window and it cooled down sufficiently.

but would have preferred AC on a hot July evening.

BTW the main difference we were told be tween this parador and the other one in town is that the latter has air conditioning.

Despite no air conditioning, our room was cool and airy with opening the windows

As others have mentioned there was no air conditioning and unfortunately no window in the bedroom (there was in the sitting room) to allow good airflow.

The only reason I can think of that would make sense for this Parador to have only 3 stars is that it doesn't have air conditioning.

No air conditioning meant our room was quite warm as it faced the setting sun, and opening the windows was not great because the staff took their breaks on the ground two floors below our windows, so we were treated to their smoke.

The location is perfect as it is right on the Camino at the end of the town so you feel as if you are getting a head start the next morning after breakfast.

The breakfast was excellent, with an extensive array of fruits, breads, meats, cheeses, etc.

but you have to find a spot - was never a problem for us. Excellent breakfast with variety of choices for all palates (jamon, tostadas, cheeses, pastries, plenty of fresh fruit, etc.)

The girl in the breakfast room was lovely.

Quiete and comfortale rooms.Good breakfast and very polite staff.

(And I loved the modern tile picture/ fresco in the dining room)

Breakfast was in the breakfast room of 'our' Parador.

Good breakfast selection with wide range of food.

although the breakfast was good with a very good choice of cold and hot.

The breakfast had a nice selection of items to choose.

Breakfast served until 11am., adequate/good,

Architecture is brilliant, staff friendly and accommodating, breakfast was better than average on the Camino.

unfortunately no Restaurant and bar Service available (just breakfast bufet in this parador)
Need to walk 10 minutes to the next parador for Food and beverages
Overall it was a nice stay and we enjoyed the medieval atmosphere

The breakfast was typical, (fruit, bread, cereal, ham, cheese, tortilla) and served in a lovely room.

The room we got was too little.The rest was oké.The staff was friendly,the breakfast oké.

The breakfast was very good and offered considerable choice.

Our room was very big and the breakfast was good.

Other parador guests had also discovered the pool.

In this tiny town there are actually 2 paradores, Spain’s answer to save historical monuments while providing 4-5 star service to guests.

No smoking in the cloisters despite being open to the elements meant that guests smoked in front of the building.

but I expect a hotel of this caliber to offer them in the morning, especially for those guests who are leaving and do not have time for breakfast.

Pity staff could not communicate with the clients 80% of whom were English.The staff are young.

With Parador room rates falling in recession hit Spain you would think they would have the sense to obtain more share of the client’s spend with more appropriate food offerings.

The bad: breakfast was at the lower end of the three star spectrum with very limited choices and surly service.

We spent two nights at this parador, and like others, don't really understand why it is only a 3 Star.

Rather amazingly, smoking was allowed in our room, for which they get only 4 instead of 5 stars.

This is one of two Parador's in a small town; the other one (Santo Domingo de la Calzada) is better known and has 4 stars rather than the 3 stars given to this Parador.

For us "big city" dwellers, it was an added luxury to be able to sleep with the window open at night and there wasn't a sound outside. Marvellous!

Although once we had closed the windows and shutters it was very hot in the room.

We had a room with a window that overlooked the square in front of the hotel.

however the one we were offered had an internal bedroom with no window.

The final celebration went on until 4am and we could hear every bit of it through the open window.

I did notice one or two cheap touches like the white plastic electric sockets and I didn't like the curtain pole much

Parador de Santo Domingo Bernardo de Fresneda

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One could choose between automatic HVAC or open windows.

Not all that  comfortable especially if you have  a major function to perform  and the heating panel is  on and there is no extraction fan in the toil.

There is no aircon so blocking them out is impossible.

however, as it did not have air conditioning, I requested that we move to a smaller room that did as I don't tolerate the heat well.

Great food, both the breakfast spread and dining experiences.

From the moment we arrived at reception, the personal service at breakfast from Virginia and dinner at El Portal, we were made to feel like really special guests.

Breakfast was also very good, all served at the table in our visit as there were so few guests.

The has a beautiful terrace where the breakfast is served.

Echuarren Tradicion was very good utilizing very high quality ingredients.

A friendly breakfast staff, modern rooms, a complimentary bottle when you check in, water for your check out drive.

I can't really find fault this hotel - the room was clean, staff very helpful, breakfast was delicious and the location was superb.

Also the tasting breakfast is well worth a try.

The hotel also has a tasting menu for breakfast, which is very high quality and will quickly fill you up!

No trip to Echaurren would be complete without also experiencing the delights of the breakfast degustation menu served on the beautiful, sunny, tranquil terrace.

nice breakfast room with a good selection to choose from.

We were particularly dissatisfied with the very plain breakfasts offered and were not of the standard expected for the rates charged.

Note, the newer rooms are more expensive, so if you want to save a few €s ask for the older rooms.

We stayed last night at the hotel, in one of the "older" cheaper rooms,

This is especially true as rooms are priced at around 100 euros per night.

The buffet breakfast at Eucharren, which was not included in our room rate (approx.

In San Sebastian everyone seems a bit rushed and jaded given they are primarily serving hordes of (mostly American) tourists who have fought for months to get a table.

There are other restaurants we used in town with hours that are suitable for American tourists who eat between 7-9.

Hotel Echaurren might not be situated on the main tourist tracks .

Echaurren Hotel Gastronomico

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The breakfast was great with espresso, jamon, pastries and fresh orange juice .

Breakfasts were wonderful, prepared and served by Asen and they both went to great lengths to ensure we saw the best of the area and everything we wanted to do.

The breakfast is delicious with lots of choice of fresh fruits and savouries; nespresso coffee was appreciated.

Stunning property, courtesy of the talented Javier and the most divine breakfast.

The breakfasts are fantastic, everything is the highest quality, many homemade items and everything delicious.

The breakfast is delicious, the property is beautiful, and the people are wonderful.

Breakfast is top notch in this establishment.

a plentiful breakfast is served of wonder fresh local produce and pastries.

The hotel is the cleanest I have every stayed in and the breakfast is fantastic.

The breakfasts are wonderful and the I think the bread might be the best I have ever eaten.

The breakfast was so good - fresh fruit, a big choice of freshly baked breads and pastries, cheeses, meats and a range of preserves to list just a few of the options available.

The rooms were spacious, breakfast area spotless with a lovely terrace and garden to the rear.

tasty breakfast, couzy dorms, quiet village.

Wifi was free and breakfast was a buffet style with pastries, fruit and bread etc.

For Breakfast they serve only fresh and organic products.

the hotel is beautiful and very new, the rooms are amazing, the breakfast is simply great!The owners are the nicest people and so helpful.

One small glitch was it was VERY hot, unusually so this past summer - and the room didnt have any air con - despite temps cooling a little it was unusually hot a couple of nights -

The only small criticism we would have is that the room had no air conditioning and as it had been 35 degrees got very hot at night.

but ezcaray which is nearby has excellent food options.This still appears to be a part of Spain that has not been discovered by too many foreign tourists.

Pura Vida Hotel

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Breakfast was good, served by two lovely ladies.

At breakfast, there  was much choice, great coffee, and some of the best in-house baking that I have ever tasted!

Bedroom spotless, breakfast first class, the girls serving have taken their lead from the twins nothing was too much trouble.

Very quiet, with a good breakfast with fruits, toasts, orange juice, etc.

Breakfast is a more than adequate buffet, and in the evenings we ate twice in their tapas bar as the restaurant closes on Sundays and Mondays.

Breakfast was plentiful and varied with a great selection.

Breakfast was great, the people went out of their way to assist us, and in the morning, the proprietress took us to one of the weaving shops to buy some of the products for which Ezcaray is famous.

The price included breakfast which was a good quality continental spread in the attractive lounge area.

For breakfast: Great breads, fresh orange juice, teas, hot coffee and milk, hams, cheese, and lots of pastries.

The breakfast room/ lounge area is very large and overlooks a nice courtyard garden.

The full buffet breakfast was great and the restaurant (attached and run the brother of the B&B manager) is excellent.

The staff was very accommodating, the breakfast was bountiful and delicious.

but disappointing in that we were not informed, until our last day, that the restaurant was closed until the weekend.

but nice food, we ate out because the restaurant of Casa Masip was closed and many other ones were closed too. (Sunday).

There were issues with the WiFi, and we had lots of other questions which went unanswered.

Casa Masip

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The hotel is the perfect base for these visits and is quiet, comfortable,  clean and provides a good breakfast.

nevertheless, improve the breakfast buffet.

solid rooms if you can afford the suite i would take it great bedroom seperate sitting room and large bathroom at good price restaurant is very average for dinner and breakfast and hope not to get unlucky with a large bus tour of people coming through.

The staff were helpful despite language difficulties and the food excellent at dinner and breakfast, with the proviso that the evening meal cooled quickly due to being served on cold plates.

The food at the restaurant was also terrific, and the breakfast buffet was the best of all the places we stayed on our trip.

Although breakfast did not officially start until 0830, the staff very kindly gave us a lovely breakfast early so that we could the bus back to Najera at 0830.

Dinner with a good three course dinner and a bottle of wine and an excellent buffet breakfast for two was 160 Euros.

We really enjoyed the food in the restaurant, both evenings and breakfast, the buffett in the morning was excellent with a wide range of foods, which is not so typical in Spainish /Countryside Hotels.

The breakfasts are good value as are the fixed menu evening meals at 14 euros.

We skipped the breakfast the hotel offers and instead went to snack bar for coffee

Breakfast is the usual cheese, ham, pastries Spanish buffet.

The food at the restaurant is delicious and the staff is friendly and efficient.

We tried to gain access mid-afternoon following a walk only to find the hotel door closed against us.

Only one detail: there is no evident sign for the main door.

but don't expect anything of the village - it's pretty dead but there's a decent place for sandwiches etc right next door, the last building in the village.

We'd read poor reviews about breakfast in the hotel so had to move on to another village

The restaurant food and service was poor and joyless!!

there's no outside space except in the nearby cafes which cater for the many coach parties visiting the monastery and the dining experience is poor to mixed.

but the food was of a very poor standard, mostly microwaved and I found 2 of the dishes to be inedible.

Hosteria San Millan

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Food was delicious, close to the fireplace and very good wine.

They did introduce us to a delicious Rioja wine, a Heras Cordon 2012.

We thoroughly enjoyed our choices which included Langostine, Hake, Burgos black pudding ( absolutely delicious and not as heavy as English varieties) a beautiful salad to accompany made up of just about every salad vegetable and fruit you could imagine.

Nice views, very quite at night, great location and right price with very good breakfast included.

The real magic of the place were the innkeepers Sergio and Christina who make you delicious food and drink and make you feel at home, plus the beauty of the area.

Breakfast also very good with fresh fruit, different kinds of ham, etc.

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