Hotel El Juglar

A mansion with a pool

El Juglar is a mansion with a garden and private pool on Rúa Romana, next to Olite's historic old town. According to the hotel, the building was the seat of the former court of the kings of Navarre; today it combines modern facilities with architecture that respects its surroundings. It is a quiet house a step from the medieval streets, with its own garden and pool.

Rooms

It has nine rooms, each of a different size and decor, all with a large, well-equipped bathroom. There are doubles, doubles for single use, a superior double with a terrace and a junior suite with a jacuzzi; some have their own terrace and a hydromassage bath for two. The website does not publish rates or check-in and check-out times: you book with the form on its website, on 948 741 855 or at [email protected].

If you are travelling as a couple and want to treat yourselves, ask for the junior suite or a room with a terrace; if you are on your own, there is the double for single use.

Facilities

The private garage has lift access, an advantage in a village of narrow streets: you leave the car and go up with your suitcase without circling the old town. There is also a lift in the hotel, laundry, room and bar service, reading lounges with a fireplace, a television room, a small snack bar for dinner without going out and a dining room with a fireplace where breakfast is served. Wifi covers the whole hotel, including the garden, where there is a sunny porch beside the pool. For meetings it has a room with a projector and screen.

The website does not say in which months the pool is open, nor the pet policy.

Eating at the hotel

The hotel publishes two menus: the seasonal tasting menu, for €38, and the festive menu, for €48. It does not detail the dishes. For something lighter, the snack bar lets you have dinner without going out. El Juglar belongs to the same group as the Hotel Merindad de Olite, with its wine bar and restaurant, and as the Restaurante Merindad de Olite, so you have more of the house's options a few minutes on foot away.

What is nearby

The Royal Palace of Olite, built by Charles III the Noble in the 15th century, is a few minutes' walk away; in autumn 2026 it is open every day from 10:00 to 18:00, and from 1 December from 9:30 to 17:30. In the old town there are also the church of Santa María la Real, the Chapitel tower and Plaza de Carlos III. For wine, the Enozentrum is open at weekends and Bodegas Ochoa shows its winery with a tasting. And about 20 km away, by mountain road, is Ujué.

Who it suits

It is convenient for anyone travelling by car who does not want to wrestle with the old town, for couples looking for a room with a jacuzzi or terrace, and for anyone who wants a summer afternoon by the pool after seeing the palace.