Hotel Valentín

The Hotel Valentín is at avenida de Ronda, 21, in Aguilar de Campoo, about three hundred metres from Plaza de España. It is the town's big hotel: 50 rooms in a completely renovated building, with 24-hour reception and the restaurant and café run by the same family, who have been in the village for more than sixty years.

On foot to the square, by car to the mountains

The location is the reason to choose it. In the evening you leave the car and walk down to the arcaded square, the collegiate church of San Miguel and the riverside walk; the tourist office, on paseo de la Cascajera, is about four hundred metres away. In the morning you set off by car towards the Montaña Palentina without crossing the old quarter: the monastery of Santa María la Real is a kilometre away, the rock-cut hermitage of Olleros about 6 km and the bison reserve in San Cebrián de Mudá about twenty minutes. Santander, Palencia, Burgos and León are an hour's drive away, according to the hotel itself.

Rooms with a terrace onto the garden

The 50 rooms have a full bathroom, heating and television. Some have a terrace with a view of the garden; if it matters to you, ask when booking, because not all of them have one. The website does not detail room types, extra beds or rates: the price appears when you book on its page, where they apply a 10% discount compared with other channels.

Eating without going out

The Valentín restaurant, in the same building, is known for its roast lechazo. The café opens at 7:30 and on Friday and Saturday evenings sets up an informal dining area, useful if you arrive late from a walk. If you prefer to eat in your room, the kitchen prepares takeaway dishes.

What the website doesn't say

It does not publish check-in and check-out times, nor whether dogs are admitted, nor conditions for children nor the price of breakfast. Ask on 979 12 21 25 or at [email protected] before confirming the booking.