Hotel Iturregi

A small hotel in the vines

Iturregi is in Askizu, the upper district of Getaria, in a former farmhouse surrounded by txakoli vineyards, with large windows over the Cantabrian Sea. It has eight rooms, six doubles and two suites, an outdoor pool and a wine project of its own. It presents itself as a luxury hotel, belongs to the Basque Luxury and Cosy Places association and organises weddings, corporate events and meals with a private chef with the hotel for your exclusive use.

The rooms

Each room has a name and a different decor, and the website groups them by view.

With sea views are Jaizkibel, English in feel, with the bath facing the window looking at the Ratón de Getaria and a balcony with furniture; Igeldo, on a corner, with large windows to the garden and the coast, a balcony with a table for breakfast and a bathroom with a freestanding bath and shower; Zarautz, in the attic, with high ceilings and a sofa beside a large window over the sea; and the Getaria suite, the hotel's main one, with a canopy bed, a bath with sea views and a private balcony at the top of the house.

With mountain views are Orio, in light tones and with views of the garden; Zumaia, on a corner, with a canopy bed, two large windows and a reading nook, one of the sunniest; Askizu, in the attic and with oriental touches, with views of the garden, the pool and an old arch of the farmhouse; and the Iturregi suite, spacious, with an open dressing area, afternoon sun and views of the pool, the hills and the village of Askizu.

Services

À la carte breakfast is included in the rate. The pool is outdoors and the hotel provides pool and beach towels. There is private parking, free wifi, an honesty bar, room service, a pillow menu, a reading room with daily press and magazines, a laundry service and even a helipad.

Its website does not publish rates, check-in and check-out times or pet policy: you book with the form on the home page, by calling 943 896 134 or writing to [email protected].

The house wine

During the 2020 lockdown, the team recovered an abandoned centuries-old vineyard of 1,276 m² and began making single-plot txakoli under the Getariako Txakolina D.O., with the local hondarribi zuri grape. There are two wines: Iturregi Bizkarraga 2022, with fewer than 2,638 bottles, and Iturregi 2021, from 396 pre-phylloxera vines a few metres from the sea, aged in barrel, with 1,150 bottles. The website offers no winery visits or tastings; ask if you are interested.

Getting there

You need a car: Askizu is high up, on the road that climbs from Getaria. From the hotel you go down to the harbour in a few minutes, with the Cristóbal Balenciaga museum and the old town, and Zarautz is a step away along the coast.