Albergue Rural de Guara

Cheap and inside the town

The Albergue Rural de Guara, which also presents itself as the Albergue Refugio de Guara, is on Calle Pilaseras, in the upper part of Alquézar. It receives school groups, families, couples and people who come to do canyons and walk in the Sierra de Guara. It describes itself with facilities and services similar to those of a hotel, but without a kitchen for guests: it makes this clear, a hostel is not a country house.

Rooms and prices

All rooms have their own bathroom and heating. There is no air conditioning; the house explains that nights, because of the mountain climate, tend to be cool.

• Doubles with terrace or balcony: 1.80 m bed or two 90 cm beds, with a possible extra bed. They include bed and bath linen, cleaning and breakfast. From €74.
• Bunk rooms for groups and families, for six or eight, with bathroom and balcony. From €34.50 per person, with a minimum of three, and breakfast included. A mattress cover, sleeping-bag liner, pillowcase, blanket and towel are provided.
• Single beds in a shared room: write beforehand so they can arrange the allocation.

The exact rates for each date appear in its online booking.

Breakfasts and dinners

Breakfast is a buffet at €8.50 (€7 for under-12s): coffee, tea, juice, chocolate, toast, pastries, cereals, fruit, cured meats and yoghurt, among other things. The room rates already include it. Anyone who does not want the full breakfast can use the café-bar.

Dinner is a menu of first course, second course and dessert with a drink for €18.50 (€14 for children under 12), and is served by reservation only. When you book you see the planned menu and, when possible, you choose; there are alternative dishes. Lunches are not served at midday, except for groups.

Common areas

A common lounge for up to 60 people with a fireplace, bar and television, a terrace with views of the town (neither the lounge nor the terrace has waiter service), storage for bicycles and sports equipment and free wifi in the common areas. The website also advertises a pool, without indicating the season: ask if that is what you are after.

Booking and getting there

Book online, by phone on 974 318 396 or by WhatsApp on 620 956 979; for groups, it is better to call. The old town's streets are narrow and steep: leave the car in the public car parks at the entrance or in the Arrabal and walk up with only what you need. From here you can walk to the collegiate church of Santa María and the Vero walkways, and it is a good base for canyoning in the Vero.