Hotel Villa de Ábalos

AS with all of our stays at the Hotel Villa de Abalos we were just overwhelmed with the property. location, surrounds and fabulous views from our bedroom windows. With the windows wide open you could easily looking at wonderful panoramic paintings. The bedrooms are large, very clean and comfortable, feel very rustic and Spanish with large comfortable beds and great bathrooms. The creation of the beautiful stone building was a labour of love by the current owners who rebuilt from a shell of a very old state building. The hamlet of Abalos is filled with small streets and squares with beautiful stone buildings as well as an enormous ancient church. The are surrounded with Rioja grape vines for as far as the eye can see. The service and food at the hotel are superb, wind is inexpensive, a pre dinner Gin & Tonic is skilfully prepared and presented. Sitting on the patio in the garden at the back of the hotel under to shade of grape vines is bliss. My wife and I have stayed several times and always agree that the Hotel Abalos is probably our most favourite hotel in the world. This time we were touring Northern Spain including the Picos and decided to finish our trip together with one of our Sons and his wife here, they too were hugely impressed with the whole experience.

Feels like coming home, this is our third time stay at this amazing family hotel for the past one year. Fabolous place, very tasty food cooked by the wife and excellent welcome by the man, the two owner of the hotel. We can warmly recommend this family like hotel.

Excellent service. Fabulous food. Charmin, and spotlessly clean. The rooms are stark but clean and roomy enough, they have little homey touches without being kitschy, bathrooms small but adequate, the owners take care of small details, and the common areas are pleasant. Locals come here after work for a drink at the bar so the prices are reasonable. The food is excellent with fresh, quality ingredients superbly prepared, the dinner was fabulous and so was the breakfast, in fact we felt bad we couldn't finish it all. But what makes this place special is the owners, a most pleasant couple who take pride in what they do and aim to make their guests as welcome and comfortable as possible. You feel as if you are a cherished guest at a relative's home, but better. The town is very small and quaint but has little of interes, however it is only a few minutes from other towns, wineries, etc. So there is a lot to do in the area. We look forward to coming back.

Access to the property is a bit difficult, but staff and restaurant are great! Amazing Breakfast!! Would highly recommend this property!!!

Hotel located in a pretty, rustic, quiet historic village surrounded by wineries. Lots of nice walks from village up into the hills. Quiet, comfortable rooms; very clean. Excellent restaurant. Wife of proprietor is an excellent cook. Food and wine very tasty and good value. Good wine list majoring on wines from village. Friendly staff. Easy parking at rear; garden patio. Highly recommended.

Small family run hotel , in a small village in Spain. Stayed here on day 2 of our wine trek. Owner is incredibly hospitable and stayed late to get us checked in. Room was good size and comfortable, with a nice size bathroom. Simple, but filling, breakfast in the morning. Definitely a place to see if you are touring the region.

Superb location with numerous Bodegas close by. Lovely clean hotel with stunning views across the Rioja valley. A great Tapas menu offering plenty of choice and value for money. Perfect outdoor space to sit and relax while our twin 5 yr olds cart wheeled up and down the garden. secure parking. We will visit again.

Hotel Abalos is one of our favourite hotels in the world. we have stayed twice. first time with my wife celebrating my 70th Birthday and again on our route back for a ferry from Bilbao. Each time the reception from the owners has been very warm and friendly, the food is home cooked and very Spanish (breakfast is FABULOUS) The decor and ambience in the hotel is so interesting and relaxing the bedrooms are quiet and very comfortable. Abalos is a tiny village but so very beautiful, the wines produced are not expensive and very palatable. Check out the amazing church.

This hotel was highly recommended to us by friends and we were not disappointed! On our brief road trip around Northern Spain we wanted to explore part of the Rioja region and experience a small Spanish village and Villa Abalos was perfect! The building has been lovingly and sensitively restored into a 12 bedroom hotel full of character and provides comfortable accommodation. We stayed for two nights and dined in the restaurant on both and the food is really great! Breakfast is also really good. We really enjoyed our stay at Villa Abalos and recommend highly!