Palacio Buenavista

“Wonderful, comfortable place to stay with great views and friendly staff.”

We ended up here when the hotel where we intended to stay in another town was closed for renovation, one of those lucky, serendipity things that happen sometimes when you are on a trip in unfamiliar places. This hotel was wonderful, and the restaurant dinners were very good. It also has a parking … more

We ended up here when the hotel where we intended to stay in another town was closed for renovation, one of those lucky, serendipity things that happen sometimes when you are on a trip in unfamiliar places. This hotel was wonderful, and the restaurant dinners were very good. It also has a parking garage, which is a nice amenity when you are traveling through Spain by car. The staff is very accommodating and friendly, but knowledge of some conversational Spanish is helpful, because this is not a touristy chain that caters to English-speaking guests---which is part of its charm. Be sure to visit the castle in this town while you are there, as it was one of the highlights of our trip through Spain.

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“A good base for Don Quixote trail”

We booked this hotel as a stop over between Madrid and Valencia and as a base to visit the windmills of Don Quixote area of Castle La Mancha. The building is old with a lovely rustic décor. We visited at the end of June 2009 and the hotel which has 36 rooms, was practically empty. There is a lar… more

We booked this hotel as a stop over between Madrid and Valencia and as a base to visit the windmills of Don Quixote area of Castle La Mancha. The building is old with a lovely rustic décor. We visited at the end of June 2009 and the hotel which has 36 rooms, was practically empty. There is a large unused courtyard and gardens with outdoor bar (locked up) – so someone was expecting tourists. There is a lock-up garage with free parking as street space is limited. Belmonte is beautiful but extremely quite so don’t come for the nightlife! The castle was closed for renovation but is magnificent from outside. The cathedral is worth a visit too. The highlight of the area are the old windmills of the Don Quixote trail and we visited Moto del Cuervo, Campo de Criptana, Consuegra and El Toboso. Our room was clean with a country feel and the most magnificent view. We paid €37.50 pps including breakfast. The Air Conditioning was satisfactory. The staff were very friendly and helpful – however you will need a smattering of Spanish, as they have no English. Breakfast was very basic. We had two evening meals here, taking the menu del dia at €22 each – which is expensive for rural Spain. Belmonte has nowhere else to eat which is probably the reason for the high price. The first meal was satisfactory. In hindsight we believe this was because the restaurant had a large local booking for that evening. The second was very disappointing and which we think was ‘assembled’ by the waiter. There were no other diners or staff around. We did not complain because of the language barrier, because we got what we ordered and because the waiter was so nice but he knows we got poor value.

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“Not impressed”

This is a very old hotel and, at 68 Euros, somewhat expensive for a two star. When we arrived, the bedside lights were not working, it turned out they were not even plugged in as the cables could not reach the socket! Extension leads had to be provided. Window blind could not be used as it was brok… more

This is a very old hotel and, at 68 Euros, somewhat expensive for a two star. When we arrived, the bedside lights were not working, it turned out they were not even plugged in as the cables could not reach the socket! Extension leads had to be provided. Window blind could not be used as it was broken and tied up with a piece of string. The headboard of one of the beds had come away from the wall. Other than that, the room was o.k. Very spacious and clean with a great view of Belmonte Castle. Breakfast was a disappointment - stale croissants and tea that tasted fishy.

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