Hotel Zarampallo

From a 1941 tavern to a one-star hotel

The Zarampallo is on the corner of Rúa Hermanos Villar and Rúa San Miguel, in the heart of Ourense's historic centre, in a renovated stone building. It is a family business with a history going back to 1941: it began as a tavern, became a tapas house and then a restaurant, and after some fifty years became a hotel. Today it has one-star status. The paintings on the walls are by Ana B. Lorenzo, the founder's daughter.

Fifteen rooms, all facing the street

There are fifteen and all face outwards: eleven doubles with two beds, three double-bed rooms and one single. Each has its own bathroom with a large shower with a screen, hairdryer and toiletries; flat-screen television, telephone, heating and a fan. Some have a balcony with plants. The bed linen is changed daily, wifi is free throughout the hotel and on the first floor there is a shared lounge with a computer for guests. If you are travelling with children, ask for a cot or extra bed when you book.

The 2026 rates, VAT included: €70 for the double, whether a double bed or two beds, and €50 for the single or the double for single use. The website says nothing about breakfast. Check-in is at 15:00 and check-out at 12:00. The hotel closes from 16 to 30 January.

The hotel admits pets: ask about the conditions before booking.

Reaching a pedestrian street by car

Hermanos Villar is pedestrianised, but it has bollards with a bell: you ring and they let you through to the hotel. To leave the car, the hotel has a car park about 150 metres away and a discount for its guests at the Concordia car park, at Calle Concordia, 12 and 14. From the Ourense-Empalme station you can walk to the centre.

Os Viños on the doorstep

Rúa San Miguel is one of the streets of the wine district, where most of the city's tapas bars and restaurants are: you leave the hotel and start the tapas route through Os Viños. The Praza Maior is two minutes away and the hot springs of As Burgas next to it. For a starred meal, Nova is a short walk away, on Rúa Valle Inclán. The tourist train to the hot springs, which used to leave from the Praza Maior, is out of service with no return date.