We needed a stop-over after arriving late afternoon in Madrid and heading for Salamanca ...and the Hospideria filled the bill perfectly...a lovely hotel in a beautiful town...certainly worthy of more than a one night stop. Avila has many charms and we were sorry to only have a night and the following morning to explore it...

The Hospederia is a gem of a place, although we would endorse the need for a friendlier approach at the reception end.

That said, the restaurant staff were charming and helpful in spite of the language barrier...No English spoken...but, hey, that's why we were travelling out that way...We were in search of 'real' Spain...and Avila is a charming example of it...

The food was excellent and the restaurant a visual treat.

The room was beautifully furnished and the canopied bed was fun..and wonderfuly comfortable...

The breakfast was also a treat in spite of the power-cut...and breakfast by candle-light seemed entirely in keeping with this rustic-ey ,olde-world place.

Highly recommended in spite of the non-communicators at the front desk!

(For the record, their attitude and curtness was not mirrored by their very friendly e.mial exchanges when we were booking...which suggests that somewhere in their admin side is a person or two with good customer focus...)