Hotel Alfonso IX

“Good hotel with a nice bar and restaurant too”

This was a very nice hotel to stay in with exceptional service from the desk manager. I was walking the Camino and getting my luggage transferred with a company. Unfortunately there was a mix up and my luggage was sent elsewhere. The desk manager was extremely helpful in this stressful situation an… more

This was a very nice hotel to stay in with exceptional service from the desk manager. I was walking the Camino and getting my luggage transferred with a company. Unfortunately there was a mix up and my luggage was sent elsewhere. The desk manager was extremely helpful in this stressful situation and helped solve the problem.

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“Lovely hotel”

Stayed here on our Camino journey. Nice clean room, comfortable beds, piping hot water…..all one needs after a days walking. It was vey wet on the evening we stayed so we decided to eat in the bar/ restaurant. Surprisingly none of the wait staff had any English so with our limited Spanish it took a… more

Stayed here on our Camino journey. Nice clean room, comfortable beds, piping hot water…..all one needs after a days walking. It was vey wet on the evening we stayed so we decided to eat in the bar/ restaurant. Surprisingly none of the wait staff had any English so with our limited Spanish it took a while to order some food. Service was charming but a bit haphazard in that our main courses were delivered before our starters. Food however was quite tasty and very inexpensive. Breakfast on the following morning was really busy but on this occasion the wait staff spoke excellent English. Good selection of cereals, fresh juices, bacon/ eggs and cold meats. Very tasty. Much of the crowd staying were walking on the Camino. Great stop on the journey.

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“Not great”

Stayed at this hotel as the first stage of the Sarria to Santiago Camino. While it is in a good location to start, the hotel itself is average at best. The room is large, but it had just a bad lingering smell of old cigarettes that I'm sure back in the day everyone smoked in the hotels. It was n… more

Stayed at this hotel as the first stage of the Sarria to Santiago Camino. While it is in a good location to start, the hotel itself is average at best. The room is large, but it had just a bad lingering smell of old cigarettes that I'm sure back in the day everyone smoked in the hotels. It was nauseating. And again it being an old hotel, there is no sound insultation at all, you could hear everything. Was not a great sleep to start the Camino. If you can stay somewhere else, do it.

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“Large and good room but does not deserve 4 stars”

Hotel Alfonso IX is located along the river Sarria, just at the foot of the old town's hill. It brands itself as a 4-star hotel but lacks some of the standard features of such ranking, like bathrobe and slipper and a basic supply of amenities and toeletries (we even asked reception for a simple sew… more

Hotel Alfonso IX is located along the river Sarria, just at the foot of the old town's hill. It brands itself as a 4-star hotel but lacks some of the standard features of such ranking, like bathrobe and slipper and a basic supply of amenities and toeletries (we even asked reception for a simple sewing kit and it wasn't available). The room was very large and well designed, with also some cool design detail in the bathroom, itself very big, but the shower head was defective and the level of cleanness needs to be improved. The breakfast was a negative experience, with an acceptable buffet but an inaccurate service, with only two waitresses tending to far too many customers, hence they were stressed, inefficient and rude. An acceptable place for a night in Sarria considering the large room, but definitely not a real 4-star hotel!

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