Good value here, secure car-parking, nice room, light breakfast ok. We had a nice dinner in the restaurant of the hotel.Not much English spoken but we all managed.

Good value here, secure car-parking, nice room, light breakfast ok. We had a nice dinner in the restaurant of the hotel.Not much English spoken but we all managed.
Recently I and my other half were walking a part of the Camino; Ponferrada was our final stop after six tough enough days! We arrived at the hotel after a 17km trek, that thankfully took us around the city so avoiding main roads, etc., to be 'greeted' by three young 'widows'. Neither look us in the eye, smiled, welcomed us or in anyway made us feel welcome - quite extraordinary really. We got our room which was on the first floor and facing on to the noisy main street - this wasn't going to work and so a change was sought. After much 'huffing and puffing' we finally got a quiet alternative. We slept OK but breakfast the following morning and our check-out followed a similar pattern of warmth!
Avoid for sure, not unless of course you like being made feel unwelcome!!!
Staff were helpful. Hotel is clean and that is the positive!! Rooms on the road side are noisy and the rooms are very basic. The beds are the worst I have ever slept on since I went camping as a kid. They felt like the "old straw mattress" and when you woke up after no sleep you realise why!!!
If you are passing through, give it a miss!!
Normal Hotel but the road was very noisy. Temberatures outside 37°, inside Hotel room very nice. Air condition works well. Breakfast ist not good, just a coffee, Croisant and orange juice. Rooms are cleen, Bath as well and big enougth. No German TV ans some few in english.
Good for business trips. Free wireless and wire Internet access.
We stayed here for one night as this was a convenient hotel for the old town, and our first choice hotel was going to be affected that night by a noisy concert.
Our room was small, dark and smelt overpoweringly of air-freshener (to mask cigarette smells?), and the window opened only onto a light well. Not brilliant, but it was on the quiet side of the hotel away from the main road.
The restaurant was deserted all evening, so we didn't eat there, and breakfast was served in the smoke-filled cafe, full of fruit-machines, so we didn't bother with that either. We paid 56 Euros.
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