I reserved a 2 night stay (for September during the medieval festival) at this hotel in early May 2010. I had emailed the hotel after making the reservation asking for information on distance from the bus station but they never responded - this should have been an indicator. Unfortunately the hotel had to cancel my reservation due to building works about 2.5 weeks before the scheduled stay. I've been trying unsuccessfully to get my deposit of 144 euros returned for over 6 weeks. The hotel has been very difficult to work (unresponsive, cryptic/vague emails, etc....) with in getting the deposit returned so I've had to open up a case with my credit card company.
I visit the Basque country every year and am very disappointed at the lack of customer service exhibited in my dealings with this hotel. For this reason I'll never stay here and would not recommend it to anyone.
Details of my experience are ob this thread.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187458-i3277-k3992589-Horrible_experiece_with_La_Casa_de_los_Arquillos_in_Vitoria-Vitoria_Gasteiz_Alava_Province_Basque_Country.html
