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Reviews of Hotel Venta de Etxalar 3 stars

Carretera Pamplona-Irun Km 60, 31780 Etxalar, Spain

#3 of 4 hotels in Etxalar

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 62 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.9

  • Comfort

    8.8

  • Location

    8.4

  • Facilities

    8.4

  • Staff

    9.1

  • Value for money

    8.4

  • Free WiFi

    7.8

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  • Reviewed: 11 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Dinner was basic.

    Easy commute to San Sebastian, at a cheaper rate, in the countryside

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 October 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Single Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights

    No WIFI connection in the room - the router kept restarting. Only by reception, was posible to connect.

    Nice location and the chracteristic of the Hotel

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 September 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Although an excellent breakfast laid on it is very much self service and not quite what one would expect from such a nice hotel.

    Location is ideal for us on our route from Spain.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 June 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast was poor, some buffet food was overcooked. No bowls to use for cereals or fruit and yogurt. No covers to keep the flies off food.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2023

    7.0
    Beautiful hotel and location but service not as great on this occasion
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    as not many guests there was no normal breakfast buffet available, evening meal also not up to normal standard - much better experience last time visited

    Beautiful location en route stopover to UK, room with river view, friendly staff, easy check in and parking, good bar facility

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2023

    9.0
    Excellent road trip from the bottom of Spain to the top, and a fantastic place to have stayed.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wish I’d have been staying more than just the one night!

    Easy to find, stunning building, comfortable and clean room/bathroom, very friendly staff who spoke good English, Bar very nice and food excellent!

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 September 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    WiFi could be better on 2nd floor

    All fine, descent hotel close to San Sebastian and Pampeluna

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 September 2022

    9.0
    Beautiful traditional stay in mountains
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Minor point but staircase to room needs better lighting.

    Fabulous location and overnight stay with easy access just off N121 en route to southern Spain. Beautiful traditional building, friendly staff, nice tapas bar, great breakfast lots of choices

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 23 September 2022

    8.0
    Ideal for crossing Pyrenees
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    On arrival at 15.30 we were ignored by staff in the bar despite a sign indicating to check in with them. We were made to wait until the receptionist arrived. We have stayed at this hotel before and the room we were given this time was not as nice. It was on the roadside and was noisy and stuffy as we could not open the window due to the noise. The bathroom was very small. Access to the room was difficult for me due to mobility issues. Hot breakfast food unappetising.

    The location was convenient for crossing the Pyrenees. The room was clean and the bed comfortable. The receptionist was welcoming and friendly. The tapas in the cafeteria were excellent and the waitress who served us was lovely. Breakfast was a good selection.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2022

    9.0
    Beautiful location and hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast included

    Beautiful location Very clean Helpful staff

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 June 2022

    8.0
    Great place to stay on the road between France and Spain, also for exploring a beautiful and remote part of northern Spa
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Despite it being June, much of the hotel was dark and not opened up to guests, such as the lounge. We ate in the bar for a better atmosphere, as we’d expected a lively restaurant, not just a dining room.

    Beautiful location in green Pyrenean foothills. An historic venta with modetn facilities attached and some unusual quirky extras - a shrine, a steam engine, a pelota fronton! Large room with balcony. Great bar with food in addition to the hotel dining room. Lovely terrace fir eating out in good weather.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 June 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 1 night

    Hotel was easy to find, Reception was friendly and polite, the lift to our second-floor room meant easy to access our luggage, the restaurant was closed due to a party and a wedding reception the next day, but the cafeteria was perfectly adequate. Breakfast was excellent. We booked our stay as a one-night stopover on our route down to Valenciana, and we would definitely use it again.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 23 May 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Kitchen was closed early for dinner

    The whole package was complete!

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 May 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Suite
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We upgraded to a suite which was very spacious but it would have been nice to have had have some comfortable chairs to sit on and relax instead of just a couple of dining chairs

    Very good choice of breakfast. Evening dinner also very nice

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 1 May 2022

    8.0
    great value for a one night stop
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    was a bit noisy. wooden floors everywhere didn’t help

    beautiful building, just over the border in Spain, mountains and rivers nearby

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2022

    9.0
    Really Nice place for a getaway
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Can t really complain about anything!

    Location is amazing, you need a car but you ll have a parking spot and you'll ve close to small villages and walks, 20 min drive from Irun. Breakfast is rich. There are 2 restaurants in the hotel, one is also a cafeteria. I had dinner there. Food is fresh and tasty. they were kind from the moment I arrived till the moment I left.

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 November 2021

    9.0
    a great halfway stay from uk to Southeast Spain. Staff helpful and friendly
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    shower was very iffy!

    friendly staff

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: 11 October 2021

    8.0
    Moto friendly
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Parking gratuito para motos

    Stayed in October 2021

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2021

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very helpful and friendly staff.

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: 8 August 2022

    2.0
    Bad (no) Dinner for > 55 €. Bad attitude of Restaurant staff & hotel padron
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We had dinner in Hotel la venta on 07 August 2022. my two Friends received their dinner 10 minutes later than i received my beef cotelettes (chuletas price > 55€). However the first „chuletas“ they served were of deficient meat quality, really cheewy, full of crave and absolutely not Tender. We complained with all Respects and the kitchen assigned to prepare the dish again. The second dish they served the meat quality was ~ as expected for that Price ~ good, but instead of a breeze of salt flakes a whole hand on it. The padron tried in the end and verified it was very salty (mucho sal). However in the end we paid it because they increased pressure and told us one we had to pay. We can not recommend that speciality to anyone thus, and further they really dumped our great day by their attitude.

    Lage super, rezepzionistin sehr hilfsbereit.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2022

    3.0
    one night stay to break our journey.
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    not clean, too expensive for the quality

    not much deviation from the main highway

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 18 June 2022

    10
    Motorbike tour ideal stop over
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Couldn't fault anything !

    .Excellent 1 night stay, room lovely and fresh smell, traditional and welcoming. Staff helpful and evening meal was great for all. Breakfast was a large selection and well prepared .

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 June 2022

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our room was at the front of the hotel, facing the road. There was continuous traffic noise all evening and again early in the morning. There were also floodlights illuminating the hotel pointing straight at the windows of the bedrooms, all night! The curtains were totally inadequate at blocking out all that light. I would recommend booking one of the rooms with a balcony. They are at the back of the hotel facing the garden so there is less noise and no floodlights. I, personally, would not stay there again.

    Good evening meal and good breakfast.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2022

    1.0
    Very disappointed
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night

    The service in the cafeteria was very slow when asked if we were ok I said no we have waited too long for our food nearly an hour within minutes our order came 10 minutes later it came again the waitress was quite surly as if everything was to much trouble there was a problem with the electric in our room it kept going on and off in five minute intervals we could read or watch tv it kicked out of our internet we have stayed 4 times at this hotel and have always been delighted we did complain at the start if our stay but nothing was done we couldn’t even use the bathroom without the power going off we were offered a bottle of wine as compensation we declined

    The view the comfort of the bed

    Stayed in May 2022

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