Hotel Pey

In the Boí square

The Hotel Pey, which on its website signs itself as HPEY, hotel-hostal Pey, faces the plaça del Treio in Boí, next to the church of Sant Joan and the stop for the 4x4 taxis that go up to Aigüestortes. It is a family hostal with 35 rooms, with a bar and restaurant serving home cooking with produce from its own garden.

The rooms

There are three types. The basic ones, for two, three or four people, simply decorated and designed for tight budgets. The standard ones, for two or three, with wooden interiors: most are doubles with two beds, there is one with a double bed and several attic triples. And the hostal ones, for one, two or three people, refurbished; in the doubles the bedroom has been renovated but not the bathroom.

All have bed linen, towels, heating, television and wifi. There is no air conditioning or hairdryer in the rooms; at reception they lend one. Only some admit a cot or extra bed, and not all are accessible: check before booking. Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the establishment and animals are not admitted.

Meals

Breakfast is optional, a buffet, from 8:00 to 10:30. The restaurant serves lunch from 13:00 to 15:45 and dinner from 20:00 to 22:30, and the bar-café is open from 8:00 to 22:30 with tapas, bocadillos and picnics, which come in handy for a day at Aigüestortes. The website does not publish prices: they are shown when you book.

What you need to know

Check-in is from 15:00 to 22:00 and check-out until 12:00. It is closed on Monday and Tuesday and from 4 to 21 May. The hotel has no car park of its own, but there are two free public car parks nearby. The tourist tax is not included in the price. They accept cash and card, although they do not take cards for under €10, and the valley's only cash machine and only pharmacy are in Barruera.

Who it is for

For those coming to Aigüestortes and the Romanesque: the park taxis leave from the same square without booking, and Sant Joan de Boí is a few steps away. In winter, Boí Taüll is about 20 minutes away by car; the hotel does not sell lift passes, which are bought on the resort's website. Bring chains or winter tyres. The Caldes de Boí spa is in the same valley, with direct booking. In summer, the municipal outdoor swimming pool is about a hundred metres away.

Book on its website, where it offers the best direct price, on 973 69 60 36 or at [email protected].