Palacio Garcia Quijano Hotel

“Lovely hotel”

Although part of a chain, it feels like a one-off hotel, with large comfortable rooms and extremely effective shutters on the windows (i woke up "in the middle of the night" to discover it was 9:15 in the morning!). Decent breakfast and reasonable eateries within a short walking distance, and att… more

Although part of a chain, it feels like a one-off hotel, with large comfortable rooms and extremely effective shutters on the windows (i woke up "in the middle of the night" to discover it was 9:15 in the morning!). Decent breakfast and reasonable eateries within a short walking distance, and attractive grounds. Parking is in an adjacent public parking area. A good base for nearby paleolithic cave sites. At the time of writing (16/9/2020) Tripadvisor is flagging this hotel as "temporarily closed" -- it isn't.

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“Highly recommended, despite lack of on-site restaurant”

Can't give it 4 stars as it has no restaurant, just a breakfast bar. Having said that, we recommend wholeheartedly the Meson/Rincon de las Vinas, a 5-6 minute walk away. But there will be days when you wish you could just stroll downstairs to dinner, and here you can't. But having a restaurant as… more

Can't give it 4 stars as it has no restaurant, just a breakfast bar. Having said that, we recommend wholeheartedly the Meson/Rincon de las Vinas, a 5-6 minute walk away. But there will be days when you wish you could just stroll downstairs to dinner, and here you can't. But having a restaurant as well would mean running two businesses. Here they can concentrate on running just the one business, the hotel, and do it extremely well. A beautiful building, set in pretty gardens (although they could get rid of the weeds round the fountain in the entrance courtyard . . .) Our room was very large, with a four-poster bed and a bath. Yes, a big bath in the bedroom! There was another bath with a shower head in the beautifully clean bathroom. Very well furnished, as was the whole building, with lots of pretty decorative touches. Both inside and out there are a number of attractive places to sit and read, including a small gazebo by the small pool. It can be tricky getting there, try to avoid going through the tiny village of Tarriba with its narrow streets. Stay on the CA170a until you get to the church at San Felices de Buelna, then turn down the road by the side of the church. A right or left turn, depending which way you are arriving from, north or south. There is no on-site parking, but next door is a public carpark used by visitors to the old folks' home and the park and picnic area. In a rural location, leaving your vehicle in a public carpark is a different kettle of fish from leaving it in a town, and this is definitely a low-crime rural area! We really liked this hotel, it is now our number one favourite when arriving at Santander.

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“Rural idle”

This hotel is ideally located for travelers arriving by ferry in Santander who intend on going south. It's located 10 minutes off of the motorway (40 mins from the port) but you would be forgiven for thinking that you had travelled back in time as the area is so peaceful and scenic, the most noise… more

This hotel is ideally located for travelers arriving by ferry in Santander who intend on going south. It's located 10 minutes off of the motorway (40 mins from the port) but you would be forgiven for thinking that you had travelled back in time as the area is so peaceful and scenic, the most noise you will here is cow or goat bells! The hotel itself is like a mini Parador, full of charm, clean and comfortable but at a much lower price. Unfortunately as we were out of season the restaurant wasn't open for dinner but the short walk into the village was extremely pleasant and the food at the local bar/bistro was more than adequate. The only slight negative for ferry goers is that there is no secure parking, cars must be left in a communal car park some 50m away but the staff assured us that there are never any problems and it would be hard to believe that there would be in such a quite well kept hamlet. Staff are very helpful and speak very good English if required.

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“An absolute gem”

A surprise awaits anyone who visits this gem of an hotel. Nice quality furnishings beds and bathrooms. A restaurant would be the only improvement I can think of. Lots of care has been taken aesthetically it's a real treat to visit.