Hotel berhampiran Igrexa de Santa María de Faramontaos, Province of Ourense

My wife and I have stayed at numerous Paradors over the years but this is one of the most memorable. It is a historic monastery and is set around a large central courtyard which is grassed. The internal faces of the building have been glazed. The total effect is stunning and the building, which must have been cold and damp when occupied by the monks, is now fully weatherproofed without prejudicing its appearance. The room we had was large, comfortable and well equipped with a view over the countryside. The staff were all friendly and helpful. The receptionist supplied us with a map and explained the facilities to us. We stayed half board and ate in the main restaurant which has a balcony which we used. The food was good. The surrounding countryside is lovely although some of the local roads are a little challenging. We flew into Santiago de Compostela and arrived early, courtesy of Ryanair cancelling the original flights which were at civilised times. This did, however, give us the opportunity to visit the Pazo da Oca garden which is en-route and is stunning. Actually getting to the Parador gave our Tom-Tom sat-nav apoplexy. The best route seems to be via Ourense which uses roads of good quality

NH is one of our go-to hotel chains and this particular hotel in Ourense did not disappoint. Eva C at the front desk was particularly helpful to us. I had a lot of questions about getting to the thermal baths and she addressed them all. We were very pleased with the room, which was a good size, and a perfect base for two days. The shower was hot with strong water flow. If management is reading this, I have only two negative comments and one minor quibble: First, the rug outside the elevator on the floor our room was on was extremely stained and dirty. It was a little off-putting, to be honest, and should be addressed. Second, the situation with the clear walls in the bathroom should be further rectified. Putting a window shade on one side does not fully solve the privacy problem, as the door is still fully clear. To this end: readers of this review should note that you should check out whether the room you will be staying in has a clear bathroom wall looking out onto where the bed is. If so, it would not be a comfortable room to stay in with another person unless one is on very intimate, not self-conscious terms with that person. The minor quibble is that it would be nice to have a small bar of soap on the bathroom sink. The liquid soap was in a metal holder that was not mounted close enough to the sink. In fact, the lotion was mounted closer to the sink than the soap! It made hand washing very awkward.

Ourense is a small city packed with beautiful corners and interesting sites. The team at Carris made sure we got in all the local secrets. The rooms are incredibly well appointed and maintained. We originally had a suite which was fantastic but had to move to a regular room. It was an incredible surprise to see such well taken care of spaces. I did miss the balcony in the original room but have to say that the new room was still great in size. Bathroom and shower were also spectacular. Ana at the reception took great care of us as did the rest of the team. Very warm and personalized service. For sure a much better option than the chain hotels around downtown.

Spent several days in Ourense at the Princess. The staff were helpful and our room was very nice. The hotel is a little bit older but still the furniture, bed, and bath were all just fine. Breakfast was fine, and there were fresh fruit available each day (although hours for breakfast were limited). Located conveniently downtown.

Barcelo Ourense is a lovely property with spacious rooms and centrally located. Their staff was especially helpful with questions and assistance both prior to our stay and during. I needed to arrange transportation to Miguel Gonzalez and Melissa was prompt and got me what my group needed. Do make reservations at MG and Nova. Both wonderful restaurants.

Hotel situado cerca del casco antiguo de Ourense, con 20 habitaciones, y donde la amabilidad en el equipo de recepción es de 10. El compañero que nos atendio por la mañana, muy atento nos indicó con mapas donde comer aqui y en carballiño (para comer pulpo), pues acertó en todos los lugares que nos recomendó. Nos indicó que visitar de Ourense, ya dije un chico de 10 en amabilidad y atención al público. La habitacion muy silenciosa estaba en la 4 planta solo hay dos, es espaciosa, con terraza, la bañera es un jacuzzi con lo que fenomenal. La cama son dos camas juntas, y duras muy bien Tiene un armario pequeño y una burra para colgar la ropa, en total 7 perchas.(alguna mas creo que es necesaria) El unico inconveniente es la poca luz en el baño, por el resto fenomenal. El spa siendo un hotel pequeño pues tiene de todo cosa que otros hoteles mas grandes y con mas categoria no lo tienen asi de bien acondicionado. Tiene parking pero puedes aparcar cerca del hotel. Un hotel que aconsejaria sin dudarlo.

Pasamos tres dias ,nos gusto muchisimo.el hotel bien situado la habitacion acogedora , la atencion muy buena, la comida muy rica .Una experiencia para repetir.los accesos a los miradores muy bien señalozados el recorrido en barco por el sil fue muy bonito .la visita a la bodega de Carlos muy recomendable.

He viajado con el Inserso y destaco la amabilidad del personal del restaurante, balneario y recepción . Comidas aceptables, habitaciones bien y un buen entorno. Maria, la encargada del Imserso muy amable Solo una cosa como critica constructiva y de facil solucion, faltan tumbonas en la piscina exterior y las hay en el baleario sin que nadie las utiliza nada mas que para dejar las toallas .