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Reviews of Parador De Argomaniz

4 out of 5
Parador De Argomaniz
Ctra. N-1, km 363, Argomaniz, Elburgo, Alava

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 102 out of 162 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 162 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 162 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 162 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 162 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An excellent stop off with lovely rooms and very nice staff. Breakfast was amazing. Very quiet room as well so I had an excellent nights sleep. Always good|
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Ian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unlike many paradors the older part of the hotel is small and the accommodation is modern wings. so lacks a bit of character. Still very nice
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were exceptional at reception, in the bar and in the restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Jefe de Recepción on 2 Sept 2022
Dear Dawn, Firslty I want to thank you the expended time giving your opinion about your stay at the Parador of Argómaniz.We are very happy to know that you have had a good stay with us.We hope t seeing you againYours faithfully,Jose Ramón Ruiz de Apodaca

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff, good food
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Jefe de Recepción on 2 Sept 2022
Dear Michael,Thank you very much for your opinon about your stay at the Parador of ArgómanizWe are very happy to know that you have been enjoyed your stay with usWe hope to seeing you soonYours faithfully,Jose Ramón Ruiz de Apodaca

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful quiet hotel, restored old large spanish farmhouse, very nice bedroom, public rooms and elegant dining room
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay
Had a wonderful time at the hotel and the food at the restaurant was great
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Patricia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
limited on site parking
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only issue not enough parking spaces
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous hotel with very good size rooms. The service was exceptional. We arrived quite late but the staff asked if we had been able to get dinner or not so they could help us out if not. The breakfast was also very good with lots of variety.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parador Argomaniz
Lovely hotel, off the beaten track. Everything was very nice but they seemed a little short on staff which created tension amongst the them. Would like to make a special mention of the young lady on reception, who was kind , patient and could not be more helpful, thank you( Maria I think her name was) .
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel.
Food was very good. Accommodation and reception very good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise! Quiet and beyond butiful.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely hotel. Really helpful staff. Superb restaurant for dinner. Not cheap but you get what you pay for.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Jose Ramón Ruiz e Apodaca/Reception Manager on 21 Sept 2019
Dear sir or madam, Firstly I want ot thank you your opinion about the Parador of Argómaniz. We are very happy to know that you have enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see again soon Yours faithfully,

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Pretty setting but isolated staff were nice but t not overly helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Jose Ramón Ruiz de Apodaca/Reception Manager on 21 Sept 2019
Dear Sir or Madam, Firstly I want to thank you your time expended giving your opinion about the Parador of Argómaniz. We are very sorried for your comments about the Parador of Argómaniz. We will try to improve our service. Yours faithfully,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful old property of historical interest to which contemporary building has been added. The property has a great location with views down onto a plain.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Jose Ramón Ruiz de Apodaca/Reception Boss on 1 Jul 2019
Dear Sor or Madame, Thank you very much for opinion about the Parador of Argómaniz. We are very happy to know that you have been enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again soon Yours faithfully,

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Service in bar and restaurant a bit slow
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Jose Ramón Ruiz de Apodaca/Reception Boss on 1 Jul 2019
Dear Robert Thank you very much your opinion about the Parador of Argómaniz. We take note about your comments of the bar´s service. We hope to see you again Yours faithfully

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Jose Antonio García on 1 May 2019
Estimado huesped, Muchas gracias por la puntuación realizada de nuestro establecimiento. Esperamos recibirle de nuevo pronto. Un cordial saludo,

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not too far out of Vitoria, the Parador was in a quiet village-like location. Check in was very easy! Dessire came out to the car with us and brought all our luggage to our room. She helped us other times by copying documents and making phone calls on our behalf. Our room was very large and bright. Bedding was pristine, and bathroom well equipped. We had a delicious lunch in their restaurant. Service was excellent. We thoroughly enjoyed our one night stay and would not hesitate to go back.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

MICHAEL E

August 2018 stopover for Bilbao ferry
It is a lovely hotel with helpful and friendly staff. We would recommend a superior room for the best view and the half board option. The restaurant is excellent and there is free parking. We recommend half board as there is absolutely nothing at all apart from very quiet houses and a (closed) church in the very small village of Argomaniz. There is no other restaurant or bar anywhere nearby. Pay the extra and enjoy the Parador for what it is.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Simon, England.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel in a quiet position.
Lovely bed and room; slightly tired bathroom but all worked very well and nice to have 2 basins. Good value room but breakfast extortionate at €16 apiece. At that price, does anyone turn up? We didn't! Dinner also extremely expensive and whilst dining room was beautiful there were no windows, so very dark and no views. Pleased the hotel was several miles away from the centre of Vitoria Geteiz: that city is vile, and whoever is designing the new parts should be incarcerated. Hideous. Avoid the city at all costs!
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

clare

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Argomaniz
excellent food, pleasant staff, comfortable room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

luis, chile

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet, silence and easy access
Nice Parador, refurbished recently. Easy access to Vitoria and other places in the Basque County. Good restaurant, good bed.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2017
Response from Manager on 29 Jun 2017
Dear Sir. We sincerely appreciate the time you have taken to communicate your impressions about our establishment. We are really proud because it seems everything was right for you. Thank you for your visit and we hope to see you soon. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Jesus, Philadelphia PA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel
Very nice building & green areas. This is a medieval Castle with a lot of history

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed an extra night.
About 12 km. from Vitoria-Gasteiz in a little hamlet that was peaceful and gorgeous in the spring sunlight. A lovely room though a bit small in a very impressive stone building that been pretty much re-done. Our only criticsm concerns the prices of the meals & snacks. Though the breakfasts are pretty good, 15€ p.p. is a bit excessive. A dried fried egg does not really cut it, nor does a room service snack served on slices of plain bread. A lovely spot with welcoming staff.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Parador but a bit remote
The village is small and doesn't have anything of interest locally. The hotel serves evening meal from 20:30 onwards, typical Spanish. Room service for food was the same time and the bar could only offer Jamon or a cheese board before this time. We had the cheese which was excellent but they lost our business for the evening meal as we don't enjoy eating late. There weren't any local Restaurents to go out to as an alternative.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good quality food and very nice place, totally recommend it

10/10 Excellent

Sandra, Vernon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A paradore to visit!
This is a fabulous paradore! A former palace, Argomaniz is beautiful inside and out. The dining room was lovely and the food great.

2/10 Terrible

Graham H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Right place, wrong time?
On the day we arrived there was a wedding party taking place. The wedding party had taken over the restaurant, bar, terrace and garden and consequently the only place we could sit with any peace and quiet was in our room. That might not have been so bad but the air con didn't work properly and the room was very uncomfortable. We did manage to book a table in the restaurant for 20.30 but when we arranged to meet our friends for pre dinner drinks it felt very much like we were gate crashing the party and the atmosphere was hardly relaxing. The food was dull and uninspiring and the waitress gave the impression that we were somebody she could have done without after a long day dealing with wedding guests. The only redeeming feature of our stay was the unexpected surprise and delight on discovering the town of Vitoria about 10km away. The old town is an absolute gem, teeming with locals having drinks, eating pintxos, dancing in the streets, it was an amazing place and the highlight of our 5 day trip around the Basque region and Cantabria.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Parador
Great Parador in middle of nowhere. Plus to this hotel was the restaurant. Very good.

10/10 Excellent

Graham, Preston, Lancs, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good day!
Excellent with local food an interesting experience

8/10 Good

john, North Wales

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Elderly couple.
Like all paradors we have stayed in very impressive and comfortable. However it is in a very remote hamlet a long way from any competition for alternative dining and drinking. This probably partly explains their pretty mediocre performance in the food served particularly at this time of year (mid January) and sparsity of customers.

10/10 Excellent

betsy, connecticut

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful and elegant
Beautiful views, a building steeped in history and wonderful food. A wonderful experience at an amazing price!

10/10 Excellent

Janeli

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Place
Just under 2 hours from Santander. Just right for us before we started our journey to bielsa. Have been before and it is just as good. Well done Parador de Argomaniz

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Co Durham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parador near Vitoria/Gasteiz
Lovely Parador built around an old palace 12km east of Vitoria/Gasteiz.Rooms excellent,esp those with a view.Hotel staff very helpful & all spoke English.Restaurant generally very good,tho the cod was too salty!!No facilities in the village,but a good base for exploring the area.Free parking.One night there was a conference which was noisy until very late,I did complain at the time & plan to write to head office when I get home.However the other 7 nights were fine.

8/10 Good

Edith, croydon uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice Paradore in the mountain
It was lovely. They have kept the old part of the building and added new wings to make comfortable rooms. The dining room is an enormous barn style room. Something to look at. Tapas for drinks was ok.

8/10 Good

Edith, croydon uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice Paradore in the mountain
It was lovely. They have kept the old part of the building and added new wings to make comfortable rooms. The dining room is an enormous barn style room. Something to look at. Tapas for drinks was ok.

10/10 Excellent

Alan, ely

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A bit of a treat.
This is a beautiful hotel. The public spaces are in the restored house and the guest rooms are in two modern wings. The rooms are spacious and very comfortable. The terrace bar is particularly attractive. The restaurant on the top floor of the old building is well presented and provided a good value meal. Having been forewarned, the hotel provided gluten free bread for one of us. The hotel is easy to find with ample parking and is about 15 minutes out of Vitoria.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bus access
Acceptable hotel for those with an auto. Simple rooms, not any more rustic than normal hotel along the road. Nothing in neighborhood except new construction of single family homes for wealthy suburbanites. Only worth it if you want to say that you stayed in a parador. Most likely the restaurant was quite good. but it was expensive, and we weren't that hungry, so cannot rate it.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Out in the Boondocks!
Paradors can't be bad but location can...this one is located out in the toolies! May services at a low...still a very comfortable room.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good stop over
We stopped en route returning from holiday in Portugal. Lovely and convenient location just off the motorway. Very friendly welcome. Excellent breakfast choice.

6/10 Okay

Xtes

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Very clean, just out of town, but service lacking
Overall, we had a decent stay at Parador. The rooms are super clean and well appointed. It sits on a very quiet piece of land outside Vitoria but still accessible to town with a 20 minute drive. Our only issue was that when asked for help on various issues, notably Air Conditioning, the staff were rather non-helpful or put off by the questions. We had to call down multiple times to have the air conditioning turned on because it is only set to operate at certain windows. Resting from jet lag should trump energy efficiency if the guest makes a request.

6/10 Okay

Steve, Bordeaux

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice hotel, poor service.
Parador de Argomaniz is a wonderful hotel in a great location just off the Vitoria-Pamplona motorway about 10 minutes drive from the outstanding city centre of Vitoria. Rooms are excellent, spacious. modernized and cool. There is a nice bar and garden terrace area. BUT symptomatic with 'La Crisis'in Spain, we experienced 1 star service in a 4 star establishment in high season. Only one staff member at check in/reception, who spent ten minutes on the phone dealing with an incoming reservation enquiry before checking us in. I asked whether it was his boss, he said no just an annoying potential booking. Staff in the bar were slow and indifferent, worse still in the breakfast restaurant, we had to ask three different waiters for two fried eggs, no apologies, just quiet ineptitude. A shame. The staff make a hotel. Parador De Argomaniz failed badly here. Shame.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient for short break from SW France
A really good well managed hotel in an lmpressive building. Restaurant rather over priced.

10/10 Excellent

Anonymous, New Orleans, LA, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Argomaniz - loved the room, not so, the food.
Accomodations were perfect...luxurious! We got a nice discount from Expedia, but I don't know if I'd pay the full show-up-at-the-desk-without-a-reservation price. However we were disappointed with the food at the restaurant. Very bland, no salt. Could this be a Euro-initiative to make people eat healthier even though they don't want to? 30 years ago at the Parador in Ubeda we had a wonderful wild rabbit stew with mushrooms. Had hoped for a similar experience here....a big let-down. However the restaurant staff were helpful, courteous, and charming. So don't blame them!

8/10 Good

Robert, Fleet, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel but expensive food
Usual high standards of paradors achieved - room clean, spacious and comfortable, classy public rooms and facilities. Breakfast expensive at 15 euros/person, especially as no other options nearby. Restaurant prices also expensive, given location makes for a captive market, and menus over-complicated. Food very good though, restaurant service so-so. You need a car.

10/10 Excellent

Fátima

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Todo muy bien
Es un edificio preciso, las habitaciones son cómodas y los espacios son amplios y muy agradables para convivir. La cafetería y el restaurante tienen excelentes opciones ricas y diversas. El personal es amable y dispuesto a apoyar en cualquier situación. Estamos muy satisfechos con la visita.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Javier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023