Posada La Venta del Mar

An inn above the Portio cove

La Venta del Mar is in the barrio de Portio, in Liencres (Piélagos), above the cove of the same name, one of those on Costa Quebrada. All its rooms face the sea, and a garden surrounds the house a very short distance from the beach. Portio is a small cove, about 300 metres long, protected by large rocks and with no services, and it changes a great deal with the tide: at low water the rock platform and the fossils appear. Check the tide table before going down.

From the door you can walk along the cliff edge to La Arnía beach, the next one to the west, and by car you reach the dunes and the pine forest of the natural park in a few minutes.

Double rooms and a junior suite

There are two types of room: the double, with a double bed or two beds, and the junior suite, which is larger. All have sea views. The inn assigns each room according to availability and the type you have requested, so you cannot choose a particular room.

What it costs, season by season

The website publishes fixed rates, including VAT, per room per night:

• Low season (all year except the periods below): double, €77; junior suite, €115.50.
• Mid season (June, September, long weekends, Easter and Christmas): double, €99; junior suite, €132.
• High season (1 July to 31 August): double, €132; junior suite, €170.50.

Breakfast is included only if you book on its website; through other channels, ask. Check-in is from 12:00. The website does not publish check-out time, the cancellation terms or whether there is an extra bed for children: ask before booking.

House rules

Pets are not allowed and smoking is not permitted in the rooms or common areas. The website does not advertise a restaurant of its own: for dinner, the restaurant at the Hotel Calas de Liencres is on the same coast and Burdo is in the centre of the village.

Next door, the same house rents the Apartamentos Playa de Portio, with separate rates, for those who prefer their own kitchen.

From here, by car

The inn itself suggests outings to the Parque de Cabárceno, the El Soplao cave, the Alto Campoo ski resort and the golf courses of the area. For a rounded day without going far, the plan Coast and cave Sunday combines the coves, the dunes and the Altamira Neocave.