Basque Country
A basic but central place with sparkling-clean rooms and friendly service. It's in a great, central location. Prices are cheaper on weekends (doubles from…
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The Central Basque Coast
About 1.5km south of town, this campground has pleasant terraced grounds, a pool, a restaurant, and bungalows with up to three bedrooms. It gets busy in…
Rías Altas
Central Hotel Garelos has spick-and-span rooms with comfy beds, good bathrooms and original watercolours, and the buffet breakfast is good and generous.
Picos de Europa
The mildly smarter choice among Poncebos' smattering of hotels, with 24 spacious, pastel-painted rooms and a sidrería (cider house) attached.
La Palma
Simple apartments with small kitchenettes in a sea-blue-and-white block. It’s Spanish run and very friendly, but the partition walls are thin indeed.
Castilla y León
A comfortable, modern block of a hotel within walking distance of the town centre. The look is contemporary with a predominantly business clientele.
La Palma
This simple stone mountain shelter has room for 20 people; there is no toilet or water. The shelter is free, but you need to reserve ahead online.
Picos de Europa
An attractive, stone-walled, wood-beamed house with six snug rooms, efficient management and a nearby riverside restaurant, La Casa del Puente.
Castilla y León
In a pretty stone-built building along the main road in Aldeadávila, this good place has simple but attractive rooms and a decent restaurant.
Castilla y León
This busy place in the centre of town has plain but tidy hostal rooms and a good restaurant.
Rías Baixas
O Lagar has well-sized, spotless, recently modernised rooms, and a bar-cafe serving good-value raciones and bocadillos.
Galicia
A sound choice, the Eli-Mar provides 18 neat rooms with pretty art prints on a quiet street a couple of blocks up from the harbour.
Centro Internacional de Windsurfing Hostel
Southern Gran Canaria
Right on the beachfront, this large hostel caters to windsurfers and can arrange classes and gear hire. The dorms have ocean views.
Ribera del Duero
Good if unspectacular rooms fill this four-star hotel not far from the centre of town. Rates are at their cheapest on weeknights.
Rías Altas
With simple but clean rooms, the friendly six-room Allegue is a reasonable option in the Old Town. Rates drop in the off-season.
Castilla y León
A short walk from the historic centre and removed from its night-time noise, this excellent place has simple, bright rooms.
Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
A long-established and family-owned accommodation booking agency for studios, apartments and villas with swimming pools.
Asturias
An agreeably rustic campground in Valle de Lago village, with a BBQ area, laundry service and a simple bar-restaurant.
Barcelona
Wide range of apartments located throughout the city and beyond, ranking from small and dated to large and luxurious.
Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata-Níjar
On Las Negras’ main street, Hostal Arrecife has modest summery rooms, some with sea views from their balconies.
Tenerife
Located 3270m above sea level, this basic refuge offers bunk beds in dorms and the use of a basic kitchen.
Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
A centrally located accommodation agency that can help with holiday-apartment reservations.
Santiago de Compostela
Snug but thoughtfully designed rooms just steps from the cathedral.
Jerez de la Frontera
This converted neoclassical palace overlooks Jerez' cathedral from its rooftop terrace and suites. An exquisite carved-stone corner pillar graces its sand…
Pamplona
On the banks of Río Ulzama, about 7km to the north on the N121, this is the closest camping ground to Pamplona. Facilities are basic. Bus 4 runs four…
The Catalan Pyrenees
Within Ripoll's medieval heart, this family establishment has plain, decent en-suite rooms above a restaurant that whips up pizza, pasta and regional…
A Coruña
The 'superior' rooms are large, modernised and quite appealing, but the standard rooms are dowdy. Nevertheless the free parking makes the Sol a decent…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
This six-storey hotel is positioned in an excellent location overlooking the Parque San Telmo, although the service is rather slack. The great-value rooms…
Barcelona
This busy backpackers hostel is perched near the sea in a rather ugly high-rise. Rooms are basic, cramped and noisy (bring earplugs), but you won't find a…
Santiago de Compostela
This small hostel with four-person dorms is less than 100m from the cathedral. The two top-floor dorms are the pick for their terraces with views. Kitchen…
Tossa de Mar
A few paces back from the beach and right in the heart of things, this four-star hotel has a polished feel with marble bathrooms, gleaming wooden floors…
The Catalan Pyrenees
The rather severe grey building surrounding Núria's sanctuary has comfortable, bland rooms. Smart family-sized rooms are in a freshly renovated wing,…
Catalonia
A modern mid-rise place, business-oriented Hotel Real overlooks the river near the train and bus stations and shopping streets. The rooms are bright and…
Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
This small, neat hotel has large if rather bleakly furnished rooms that come with small glassed-in terraces (though not the cheapest single rooms). There…
Galicia
Little Cais has a couple of rooms facing the harbour, but rooms at the side or back are likely to be quieter. All have bright white bedding and paintwork,…
Zaragoza
This basic place combines a good location overlooking a pretty plaza near the Roman theatre with simple, bright rooms with washbasins. It feels exactly…
Galicia
Just outside the Roman walls and 200m from the bus station, San Roque provides 25 simple, bare rooms of varying size. All are adequate and clean; the…
