This is important as access to the old town by car is very limited.

Our only complaint was access by car - the directions on the road signs are wrong, and the directions given by the parador are poor.

although the access is a little daunting / tight!

though a pedestrian area which we initially could not get access to as there was a parade at the cathedral.

but then the car has to move and parking is in an underground carpark (chargeable at Euros 14 per night) with lift access into the hotel.

If travelling by car note the Parador's instructions on how to access it  through the bollards that protect the pedestrian area.

The place has very limited vehicular access, which is why I said hard top find,

It lies in the middle of the old town and is accessed by a narrow bollarded street which is a bit confusing.

It was incredibly difficult to access this hotel in our minivan as the streets are so narrow that the threat of getting stuck is palpable.

Having made a pig's ear of unloading the car ( in my opinion) being the cause of a £1200 camera smashing on the floor they refused any access to the hotel manager because he didn't speak English.

After you check in you can park in the underground car park and use lift for access.

but if you are driving please know how to get in the controlled access area before you arrive to avoid frustration.

Car access complex as old village is fully pedestrianised.

Having driven round the outside of the old town a few times, we discovered that the traffic bollards seeming to prevent entry to the old town drop as you approach them, permitting access!

Arrival access into the pedestrianised plaza was tricky this time because of a Festival and Sat Navs can get confused,

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location withing the walls of the town
Access quite good from motorway
Staff helpful
Rooms not bad in a an old 3 star way

Less than good

Wireless internet useless, except in lobby
Our room 115 I think was over the garage., so not easy to sleep

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The meals were eclectic - what a mixture of the weird and wonderful for the wrong reason.

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.

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

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

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.

The hotel is a wonderfully interesting historic building.

The ground floor dining rooms, bar, lounge, and foyer areas have maintained the ambiance of a grand old building,

The building itself is interesting and predictably well maintained.

Paradores are always quite special, either for location or historic building.

A delightful old building , once used as a hospital, renovated in a lovely way.

Very authentic feeling old building, wonderfully located next to cathedral.

In a special building with a somewhat mystique and religous atmosphere, Just across the cathedral.

She was SO impressed with the interior of this Parador, the impression one gets when entering is amazing, and the history of the building itself is fascinating.

As with many Paradors, the building was incredible as was the church next door.

This hotel is in a lovely old historical building.

Part of the fantastic Spanish parador network of historic buildings which are all over Spain, in lovely historic buildings, all of a good standard and reasonably priced.

Lovely little cafés and bars and very old buildings especially the Cathedral and the Tower.

This Parador is one of the old Parador buildings.

There is not one decent chair in the whole (huge) building.

The Parador de Santo Domingo de la Calzada is a beautiful building with lovely seating areas, great rooms and a very pleasant dining room where breakfast is taken.

The building is very old and quite charming, the commons areas are comfortable and the breakfast buffet was quite adequate.

The twin room was spacious, clean and comfortable and a good fit with the rest of this impressive historic building.

This Parador is all wrought-iron and stone and is a wonderful building.

Our room was fine with a balcony on the corner of the building with a beautiful view on the square and the cathedral.

History is in the building and also right outside.

This parador (there is another in the town) is located in the heart of this small historic town in the plaza adjacent to the main church.

The Parador is located in the former hostal for pilgrims on the Santiago pilgrimage route on the main square of this town in La Rioja.

It is a great value for the money and the location is not only interesting

The Parador is exceptionally well located in the historical centre of Santo Domingo.

This hotel has interesting decor and location in the town,

Good location, friendly personell, good service!

The surrounding towns are worth a visit especially Briones with its nearby wine museum and spectacular position.

Beautiful entrance/ lobby area & location is excellent, only short walk to most attractions & restaurants.

The location is excellent, and we enjoyed getting to see the town, as well as stay in the parador.

A great 3 night for two night deal in an historic location.

The Parador is  in the a great location, in the middle of the old town, across from the Cathedral !

Due to problems we had with a parador in another location Keytel gave us a free upgrade for our stay here.

Great location for exploring the wine region.

The location is very good if you want to visit the vineyards and the best restaurants of the region.

Excellent location in the middle of the old town next to the cathedral.

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.

This can be a busy hotel given the town is an importance stage on the Camino and also attracts a lot of Spanish visitors.

Beautiful Parador in the Centre of the town.

Other than the church, there aren’t any other must see sights in the town.

This Parador is in the centre of the town and makes it easy to visit the main attractions.

I am stating tonight in Córdoba, another excellent hotel with fantastic views of the town.

Our room was very spacious with glorious views of  the old town.

Santo Domingo fits the description perfectly, right in the middle of the town, an easy walking distance to local sites and restaurants and bars.

The parador was interesting, right in the middle of the town, great for a one day stay,

We were lucky in being at the town for a Mass in the adjoining Cathedral at which a group of musicians were playing and they gave an impromptu concert in the square in front of the Parador after the service.

The environs of old town are charming and several good restaurants of quality can be found nearby as well as ‘good deal’ places.

All the old town is within a 5 minute walk.

After a weeks biking in Spain it was nice to spend the last two days relaxing in this hotel and the beautiful town, I have seen some amazing views while travelling.

Loved staying in this former 12th century hospital in the historic town of Santiago de la Calzada in the heart of the Riojan wine region and on the famous pilgrim's walk to Santiago de la Compostela.

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

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.

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!

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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.

Ideal location, modern rooms with really comfortable beds, amazing restaurants, lovely sitting areas inside and outside the hotel to visit.

We loved the CD in the room, jacuzzi bath and super comfy bed.

Our second floor room overlooked the church and was extremely comfortable, particularly the super king sized bed with its gorgeous bed linen.

Good size room, bed good, shower good, staff good.

The handwoven mohair throws on each bed send me flying to the factory down the street so I could purchase gifts.

They are best know for their fluffy mohair textiles.

Be sure to bring a blanket, bottle of vino & cheese for the perfect picnic.

The bed was comfortable and the room was quiet.

The linen in the room was perfectly pressed and the room itself spotless.

The bed was comfortable (not too common in southern Europe), lighting was plentiful, and there were two nice lounge chairs bracketing the round central table.

Stayed at Echaurren for one night on the 2nd of January, beautiful well appointed room, tasteful décor and modern facilities, double shower unit, wardrobes were well thought out and could be accessed from either the bathroom or the bed room.

This was one of the very few hotels that fit the 3 bed for my son.

The huge bed was uber comfortable and the desk / shelving behind cleaver in its practicality.

The bed was extremely comfortable, and we slept soundly.

We bought some nice wool scarves and pillow at the local wool shop.

The bed "floated" in the middle of the room against a headboard with built in reading lights, outlets, etc.

Bed & linens of highest quality along with a beautiful mohair blanket from nearby Artesania Textil(go visit).

The staff was friendly, room was clean and had a very comfortable bed.

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.

Wonderful place, extremely modern and stylish in a great spot in the old town.

Ezcaray is a lovely little town, with a variety of bars and restaurants (mostly closed when we were there obviously), very pleasant to walk around.

The staff was very attentive and helpful, the rooms were clean and comfortable and the town was charming.

Excellent location for our cycling tour group,  in a small charming town.

Was with a group so I don't get credit for choosing this charming hotel in this charming little town.

Parking is difficult/impossible in the town, and we booked a place in their garage (12 euros a day).

Good size hotel in the little ski town of Ezcaray, Spain.

The town, the people, the food and this beautiful hotel are GEMS!

After driving through towns closer to the Rioja wineries, we are glad we stayed here.

The old town behind the hotel is charming and worth a few hours of exploration.

It was a captivating town centre, and utterly delightful.

Right in the middle of the small town, a base for your Rioja winery tours and with two excellent restaurants, what more can you ask for.

I recently had cause to stop in the lovely town of Ezcaray, the hotel itself is perfectly located, central yet quiet, pleasant if small terrace area out front.

The historic small town of Ezcaray is close enough to the La Rioja wine region to make it a serene and charming base for vinous exploration.

We stayed for three nights whilst touring La Rioja region of spain and wish we had stayed longer, the town of Ezcarey is lovely with lots of bars, shops and restaurants and the Echaurren is the jewel in the crown.

Lovely family run restaurants (1 Michelin starred) and hotel in charming town.

The Echaurren is in one of Spain's prettiest towns.

A very nice hotel in a cute little mountain town.

The Echaurren Hotel Gastronomico is near these landmarks: Iglesia Santa Maria la Mayor, Monasterio de Yuso, Monastery of Valvanera, Bodegas Lecea, Cuevas de Ortigosa de Cameros, Bodega La Rioja Alta S.A., Iglesia de San Martin, Bodegas Izadi, San Millan Suso Monastery, Sendero de Valvanera, Via Verde del Oja, Bodegas Muga, Castillo de Davalillo, Junguitu ¿Hablamos de Vino?, Plaza Mayor, Vinedos y Bodegas de la Marquesa, Ermita de Allende, Santuario de Santa Maria de la Estrella, Bodegas Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia, Iglesia Conventual De Santa Clara, Araico, Valdezcaray, Bodegas González Puras, CVNE Vino, Ex Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor, Arabarte, Ayuntamiento de Ezcaray, Bodegas Perica, Bodegas Ramon Bilbao, Berarte Vinedos y Bodegas, Ermita de Santa Barbara, Parroquia de la Ascensión, Bodegas y Vinedos Gomez Cruzado, Piscinas Municipales, Ayuntamiento De San Asensio, Bodegas Roda, Centro Ecuestre Villarrica, Bodegas Luis Canas, Danitguia, BAR DEL Castillo, Bodegas Bilbainas, Art-4, Cinema pub, Church of Santo Tomas, Ermita de San Torcuato, Troika Bar, Basilica de Nuestra Senora de la Vega, Oficina de Turismo de Haro, Centro historico de Haro, Bodegas Berceo, Plaza de Toros Los Rosales, Museo del Torreón, Parque de Iturrimurri, Museo Virgen de la Vega, Globos Arcoiris, Ojasport, Teorema, Pirolo, Rutaventura4x4, Vinoteca Rodriguez Alonso, Zen Club, Ojapark, RiojaNatura, Rioja in Style, Convento de San Francisco, Ermita de la Virgen de la Plaza, Muralla Medieval, Torre Exenta, Abadía cisterciense, Centro zen Dharma, Muralla, Cafeteria Medievo, Bodegas David Moreno, Bodegas Martinez Alesanco, Rivalia Bodegas y Vinedos, Los Castanares, Ayuntamiento de Viniegra de Abajo, Bodegas Urbina, Castillo de Cuzcurrita Wine Cellar, Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, La Bodega del Tesoro, Alcazar de Nájera, Monasterio de Santa Maria La Real, Museo Najerillense, Bodegas Tobia, Iglesia de la Santa Cruz, Oficina de Turismo de Najera, Bohedal Bodega Boutique, Capitan Haddock Cafe & Parque Infantil, Iglesia Inmaculada, Bodegas JER, Jardines de la Vega., Bodega Hacienda Lopez de Haro, Bodegas Alvia, Church of San Saturnino, Puente Medieval, Parroquia Santa Maria La Mayor, Ermita de San Juan de Arriba, Castillo De San Vicente, Bodegas Castillo de Mendoza, Bar Acuario, Bodega Teodoro Ruíz Monge, Bodegas Sonsierra Wine Bar, Viñedos De Sonsierra, Bodegas Ibisate, Bodegas Hermanos Pecina, Bodegas Ramirez de la Piscina, La Bastida, JAI ALAI Labastida, Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion Church, Oficina de Turismo de Labastida, Las Majadas, Bodega Carlos Moro, Tierra Agricola, Bodegas Tritium, Calado de Catas El Legado, Parroquia de San Martin, Bodegas Valentin Pascual, Bodegas Riojanas, Marques de Caceres, Bodegas Mazuela, Bodega Contador, Granja Nuestra Senora de Remelluri, Ermita de Santa Maria de la Piscina, Love Rioja, Bodegas Obalo, Bodegas Baigorri, Bodegas Ostatu S.L., Bodegas Amaren, Pascual Berganzo Bodegas, Iglesia Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, Bodegas Remirez de Ganuza and Balcon de la Rioja

I had the wine flight which was very generous and added to the overall experience.

Our dinner, desserts and wine were heralded as one of the highlights of our trip.

Note, if you are in the area to buy wine, the location is about 30 minutes from Haro and a little farther from Logronõ.

We recently stayed with friends during our wine trip to the Rioja wine region.

Well located in the ski village of Ezcaray, it is only a twenty minutes drive away from Haro, the Rioja wine capital.

We had assumed that being well located in the Rioja region the town was focused on food and wine--not that those are in short supply.

The two restaurants are each outstanding, meriting a visit by anyone who enjoys fine dining and excellent list of local wines.

The food, wine and service was exquisite.

We loved the location in this tranquil valley close enough to Rioja wine regions in Haro and Logrono.

Wonderful quiet village among the hills ( with great walking hikes ) and close to Rioja wine district.

Use their knowledge to help explore the great wines of Northern Spain .

It was nice to have complimentary mini bar and bottle of wine.

Go to Casa Masip for dinner or breakfast - amazing wines and food for amazing prices and a great atmosphere.

Amazingly cozy room with a complement (bottle of wine), delicious restaurant (quite pricey, though) and a great chimney room. Forgot to mention that on the night of our stay we were the only guests in this hotel))

We were welcomed with a basket of wine & snacks.

The additions of the free wine, snack box and mini bar plus a snack bag for the journey home were very nice touches.

The upgraded room did come with some complimentary snacks and a bottle of wine, which was a lovely touch.

The extra touch of a complimentary bottle of wine and water and grapes for the road was extremely thoughtful.

I was not disappointed, we had course after course of interesting dishes starting with most delicious olive oil and salt on bread, red wine caviar in a pate, croquettes, and some dishes just called things like "dish of a mountain spring air".

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The Pura Vida Hotel is near these landmarks: Iglesia Santa Maria la Mayor, Monasterio de Yuso, Monastery of Valvanera, Bodegas Lecea, Iglesia de San Martin, Cuevas de Ortigosa de Cameros, Bodega La Rioja Alta S.A., San Millan Suso Monastery, Sendero de Valvanera, Via Verde del Oja, Plaza Mayor, Bodegas Muga, Castillo de Davalillo, Junguitu ¿Hablamos de Vino?, Ermita de Allende, Iglesia Conventual De Santa Clara, Santuario de Santa Maria de la Estrella, Bodegas Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia, Valdezcaray, Bodegas González Puras, Ex Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor, CVNE Vino, Ayuntamiento de Ezcaray, Bodegas Ramon Bilbao, Bodegas Perica, Ermita de Santa Barbara, Parroquia de la Ascensión, Bodegas y Vinedos Gomez Cruzado, Piscinas Municipales, Ayuntamiento De San Asensio, Bodegas Roda, Centro Ecuestre Villarrica, Danitguia, BAR DEL Castillo, Bodegas Bilbainas, Art-4, Cinema pub, Church of Santo Tomas, Troika Bar, Basilica de Nuestra Senora de la Vega, Oficina de Turismo de Haro, Centro historico de Haro, Bodegas Berceo, Plaza de Toros Los Rosales, Museo del Torreón, Parque de Iturrimurri, Museo Virgen de la Vega, Globos Arcoiris, Ojasport, Teorema, Pirolo, Rutaventura4x4, Vinoteca Rodriguez Alonso, Zen Club, Ojapark, RiojaNatura, Convento de San Francisco, Rioja in Style, Muralla Medieval, Ermita de la Virgen de la Plaza, Torre Exenta, Abadía cisterciense, Muralla, Centro zen Dharma, Cafeteria Medievo, Bodegas David Moreno, Bodegas Martinez Alesanco, Rivalia Bodegas y Vinedos, Ayuntamiento de Viniegra de Abajo, Los Castanares, Bodegas Urbina, Castillo de Cuzcurrita Wine Cellar, Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, La Bodega del Tesoro, Bodegas Tobia, Bohedal Bodega Boutique, Alcazar de Nájera, Monasterio de Santa Maria La Real, Museo Najerillense, Iglesia de la Santa Cruz, Oficina de Turismo de Najera, Capitan Haddock Cafe & Parque Infantil, Iglesia Inmaculada, Bodegas JER, Jardines de la Vega., Bodega Hacienda Lopez de Haro, Puente Medieval, Parroquia Santa Maria La Mayor, Ermita de San Juan de Arriba, Castillo De San Vicente, Bodegas Castillo de Mendoza, Bar Acuario, Bodega Teodoro Ruíz Monge, Bodegas Ibisate, Bodegas Sonsierra Wine Bar, Viñedos De Sonsierra, La Bastida, JAI ALAI Labastida, Bodegas Hermanos Pecina, Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion Church, Oficina de Turismo de Labastida, Bodegas Ramirez de la Piscina, Tierra Agricola, Bodega Carlos Moro, Bodega Contador, Granja Nuestra Senora de Remelluri, Ermita de Santa Maria de la Piscina, Bodegas Obalo, Bodegas Baigorri, Bodegas Ostatu S.L., Bodegas Amaren, Pascual Berganzo Bodegas, Iglesia Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, Bodegas Remirez de Ganuza and Balcon de la Rioja

40 minutes into Ezcaray, the next town, with loads of excellent restaurants and bars.

Nice garden to enjoy a drink from the mini bar.

Lovely courtyard and garden for chilling in the morning with a coffee or a Rose from the honesty bar in the afternoon.

There is an honesty bar with a wide range of spirits, wine and snacks.

but Ezcaray just 4 kms down the road has plenty of bars, restaurants and shops.

There is a large lawned garden at the back to sit and relax, and the honesty bar in the lounge means you can get a drink anytime

When you put together the comfort of the hotel, the reasonable price, and the warmth of the owners, then Pura Vida is an idea choice when staying in the region

but with charm. Honesty bar is great with loads on offer and sensible prices (other hotels should take note!)

plenty of restaurants and bars to choose.

There are some really good restaurants in a small city nearby for dinner, and if you come back, get a drink from the bar in the drawing room.

Beautiful, stylish rooms with enormous super comfy bed, giant shower and great facilities - honesty bar and scrumptious breakfast.

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.

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