Hostal Pampaneira

The Hostal Pampaneira is a small, family-run rural hotel at Avenida de La Alpujarra, 1, right at the entrance to Pampaneira, the first village of the Poqueira gorge, with views of the gorge. It is built on an Alpujarran house and is run by the family of the Casa Alfonso restaurant, which occupies the ground floor. It is simple accommodation, designed above all for hikers, cyclists and anyone who wants to sleep in the tourist heart of the Alpujarra at a good price.

Nine doubles and five triples

All the rooms are outward-facing, spacious and bright, decorated in Alpujarran style. There are nine doubles, with two beds or one double, and five triples, with three beds or one double and one single, useful for a small family. They have a full bathroom, television and central heating for winter; in summer, according to the hostal, they stay cool. In low season, the double for single use is offered at a special price. The hostal has common areas, a meeting room and a large terrace with views of the gorge.

For the GR-7 and the TransAndalus

The hostal expressly addresses those who walk the GR-7 long-distance trail, the European E-4 as it passes through the Alpujarra, and cyclists on the TransAndalus mountain-bike route: it has a room for storing bicycles and gives advice on routes and visits to the park. From the door, in the upper part of the village, starts the Poqueira villages trail, which links Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira.

A table downstairs

On the ground floor is Casa Alfonso, with Alpujarran cooking made with vegetables from its garden, grilled meats, a set menu and tapas with house wine on the promenade terrace. Sleeping here means having dinner a flight of stairs away.

Getting there from Granada

From Granada you go down the A-44 towards Motril and take the exit onto the A-348 towards Lanjarón and the Alpujarra. The hostal is right at the entrance to the village, so you don't need to go into its sloping streets. The Alsa bus from Granada also arrives; the timetables are on the sheet for the bus from Granada.

Price, check-in and check-out times and the pet policy are given by phone, on 958 76 30 02.