La Alberca rural lodging

La Alberca is a renovated rural lodging on the NA-8712, the road linking Tudela with Arguedas. You leave the NA-134 at Arguedas Este and you are about 500 m from the access road to the Bardenas, 3 km from the Sendaviva entrance and 2 km from the village's bars and restaurants. It is run by the same group as Bardenasaventure, the Arguedas company that organises horse rides in the Bardenas and guided routes through the park. It is registered in the Navarre tourism register with the number UAB 00030.

Six rooms and a shared kitchen

The house has six double or triple rooms. Each has two 90 cm beds, a 135 cm sofa bed, a full bathroom, television and air conditioning or heating. For groups of more than twelve, quadruples can be prepared. Wifi is free.

What makes the house useful for families and groups is the common area: a kitchen with two hobs, two microwaves, two coffee machines, a toaster, one fridge per room, an industrial dishwasher and a washing machine, and a dining room with space for 24 people. Outside there are green areas and private open-air parking.

The two bungalows on the decking

Beside the house are two bungalows, each for four people: a bedroom with a 150 cm bed, another with two 90 cm beds, a full bathroom, living room, kitchen, air conditioning and a large covered terrace. The price per night includes sheets, towels and VAT; the website does not publish it and asks you to enquire depending on whether you are one, two or three people or more.

No reception: how it works

There is no reception, bar or restaurant, and no daily cleaning. Guest registration is done online and contact is by WhatsApp or email. Breakfast, if you want it, is served in the common area from 8:00 to 9:00 for €15 per person; it can be requested later, and on request they prepare picnics or group dinners. Children pay as an adult: you book by total number of people. The website says nothing about pets: ask before bringing your dog. Telephone and WhatsApp, 688 845 228; email, [email protected].

The Bardena, Sendaviva and the caves, minutes away

From here, the park information centre and the start of the loop around the Bardena Blanca are a few minutes by car, and you can go in at 8:00, when the park opens, before the heat. With children, Sendaviva is 3 km away, although it closes in winter. In the village you can visit the Arguedas caves, with a booking at the information point.