Hotel Vinoteca Alquézar

Sergio and Marta run this small, adults-only country hotel in the highest part of Alquézar. They love wine, and it shows: the seven double rooms are named after varieties grown in the Somontano, and for anyone interested they recommend wineries to visit on the Wine Route.

Seven grapes, seven rooms

All are doubles, from 18 to 28 m², with a shower, television, safe, desk and free wifi. They differ in the bed and, above all, in what you see from the window:

• Riesling, the largest, 28 m² and a 160 bed, with a terrace looking onto the collegiate church.
• Parraleta, 21 m², on the corner, a 150 bed and a terrace onto the collegiate church.
• Chardonnay, 18 m², a 180 bed that can be split into two if requested beforehand, and a balcony onto the collegiate church.
• Alcañón, 19 m², a 160 bed and views of the collegiate church.
• Moristel, 20 m², a 150 bed, views of the collegiate church and adapted for people with reduced mobility.
• Tempranillo, 20 m², a 150 bed, facing north and with views of the hillside.
• Garnacha, 19 m², a 160 bed and a balcony onto a pedestrian street, with no views.

If you come for the scenery, the Riesling and the Parraleta are the ones with a terrace; the Garnacha, which faces a pedestrian street, is the quietest according to the house, but has no views. The website does not publish fixed rates: the price appears in its booking engine for each date.

You have the breakfast you order

Breakfast is à la carte: you choose what you want from the menu and pay only for what you have, with local produce whenever possible. The house explains it as a way of not throwing food away in such a small hotel. It also serves à la carte dinners, so you can dine without going back down the village's slopes.

At the very top, with the car close

Being at the highest point of Alquézar gives you the views and has another advantage: the paid public car park is next door, and you do not have to lug your suitcases through the old town. Check-in is from 16:00 and check-out until 12:00. Book on the website, on 648 959 889 or at [email protected].

Couples who come for Guara and the wine

For couples and adult friends who come to walk in Guara, descend a canyon or do tastings. It does not admit children. From here, the collegiate church of Santa María is a short walk; for a winery visit, Enate is in Salas Bajas, and the canyons and Somontano weekend combines the two.