Hotel Casa El Rápido

Casa El Rápido opened in 1904 in Felechosa to shelter walkers, muleteers and pilgrims crossing between Asturias and the plateau by the San Isidro pass, a route that was a Roman road and a Camino de Santiago. More than a century later it is still open at the foot of the pass, with a restaurant, a café and even a supermarket inside.

The muleteers' inn on San Isidro

Felechosa is in the upper Aller, on the Asturian side of the pass. For skiers, that means sleeping with a bar and restaurant at home and going up in the morning to Fuentes de Invierno or, on the other side, to San Isidro. Outside the snow season, the house suggests hiking, snowshoeing, mountain bike routes, bivouacking, the deer rut and outings to see the brown bear in the mountain range.

Fifteen outward-facing doubles and triples with an extra bed

The rooms are fifteen doubles, all outward-facing, with a full bathroom, television, safe, hairdryer, heating and free wifi. The triples are doubles with an extra bed. If you are travelling with a baby, the cot is free: ask for it when you book. The hotel has a lift and a social lounge with a fireplace for the evening.

Eating at home: menu at €15

The Casa El Rápido restaurant serves home-style regional Asturian cooking, with a set menu of the day and an à la carte menu. The lunch or dinner menu costs €15 plus VAT, and breakfast, €6. The hotel's own café and supermarket are good for the first coffee of the day and for taking your lunch up to the slopes.

High season rates

These are the prices it publishes for high season, without VAT:

• Single room: €55.
• Double: €73.
• Triple: €100.
• Breakfast: €6 per person.

For low season, half board, full board and groups, ask for a price. On its website there is also a spring offer at €60 per person, in a double with breakfast and a packed lunch for the route, with a minimum of two nights and a €20 a day supplement for a single.

Book by phone on 985 487 051, 985 487 016 or 630 902 502, or from its form.

If you are coming from Oviedo or León to ski for just one day, the plan Ski Sunday at Fuentes de Invierno explains the drive up; with two days, sleeping here saves you the journey back.