Palacio Álvaro Flórez Estrada rural hotel

Sleeping in a palace

The hotel occupies the palace of the Flórez Estrada family, in La Pola, the capital of Somiedo: a manor house whose origins go back to the 15th century, with a well-preserved late-medieval tower. The economist Álvaro Flórez Estrada, who gives the house its name, was born there, and rests there. Turismo Asturias classifies it as a two-star rural hotel, with ten rooms and 17 places: according to the Turismo Asturias blog, seven doubles, two singles and one special double. The former stables and hayloft were converted into apartments, keeping part of the original structure.

The house stands in a garden with centuries-old trees, beside a clean river and a meadow.

A hotel for silence

The owners insist that their priority is silence and rest. The Turismo Asturias blog records that there is no television in the rooms or in any lounge, and that wifi is only in the common areas; the hotel's official page, on the other hand, lists television and wifi. If one or the other matters to you, ask when you book.

Services

According to Turismo Asturias it has parking, a café bar, fireplace, garden, pool, lounge, meeting rooms, safe, heating, laundry and cot service, and you can pay by card. The house hosts the Flórez Estrada Rural School, with activities through the year: workshops, games, storytelling and poetry evenings, an introduction to birdwatching and wild plant courses.

Price and season

The indicative rate from Turismo Asturias is €80 to €115 a night, with breakfast. High season runs from 16 July to 15 September, plus Easter and long weekends; the rest of the year is low season. It opens from mid-April to early December: it closes from 1 January to 13 April and from 10 to 31 December. Its website is under construction: book by phone, on 985 763 709 or 616 170 018, or by email at [email protected].

Who it is for and what is nearby

It suits couples and families who come to walk and want to sleep in a house with history, without screens. From La Pola start, or are reached in a short time, the park's classic routes: the Saliencia lakes, the La Pornacal brana and the bear watching outings. In the same village you have the park reception centre and, for dinner, the Casa Miño restaurant or the Castillo del Alba restaurant.