Bisabuela Martina Posada Rural

The place is an Oasis after a long days hike. We arrived exhausted in the evening and received all possible support by Fran (the owner) to feel home and to relax. He had a cold beer on our arrival and served us a nice Spanish breakfast in the morning. As our Spanish was not very good, he pulled out the translator to answer all of our questions and to give us valuable information. Fran is an excellent host. He even came late to watch the Spanish Soccer game as he was waiting for us to give us a ride to the local restaurant. His place is fabulous. A rustic rural house which was restored in a beautiful and very loving way. The house is at the edge of the town and has beautiful views. Also there is a swimming pool in the garden and the beach is very close. I can highly recommend this place for a relaxed vacation!!!

We were looking for a hotel close to Castro Urdiales and chose this one. The owner was very pleasant and took the time to show us around his Hotel when we arrived. The place is only about 15 years old and so everything is modern and in good repair. it was so quiet that the neighour's rooster woke us up in the morning. I have 2 complaints however. First of all the WIFI is virtually non existent. We wanted to use it to send and receive emails etc but up in the room there was no reliable signal. Down in the common room, sitting right in front of the router, we got a faint signal but it was so weak that it took forever to download emails. This was the only hotel in Spain where we had this problem. Even at Roncesvalles, which is isolated high in the Pyrenes, we had strong WIFI. Second of all, our TripAdvisor confirmation said that breakfast was included in the price BUT the owner insisted that it did not include breakfast and so we had to pay an additional 4 Euros for each breakfast we ate. TripAdvisor should fix this oversight.

We got lost and arrived to Bisabuela Martina very late, around 11pm. We did not have international phones, so we went to the nearby restaurant and they called the owner for us. It was incredibly nice of him to come out of his way that late at night and let us in. The next few days were lovely. The room was very quiet and comfortable, and the nearby beaches and hikes are incredible. Highly recommend it.