Need to know
Rooms
16, including one suite.
Check–Out
Noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
More details
Rates include a continental buffet breakfast with à la carte eggs, plus home-baked bread and pastries, and freshly gathered fruit from local orchards.
Also
All the common areas and one of the Deluxe rooms are wheelchair-friendly.
Hotel closed
The property closes for a short stint throughout January and February each year.
At the hotel
Reading room, wine cellar, gym, charged laundry service, plug adaptors, and free WiFi. In rooms: smart TV, air-conditioning, L’Occitane bath products, bathrobe and slippers, and minibar.
Our favourite rooms
Whichever room you choose, you’ll awaken to relaxing natural hues and period details which are given pride of place, whether it be a sloping ceiling or a stone-wall headboard. As the hotel’s stand-alone suite, room 21 should get special mention. Named after the region’s ancient inhabitants, the Berones Suite is split over two levels with its own lounge and direct access to the manor’s main balcony. Though repeat guests will tell you that room 33 is the one to book, for its extra exclusivity on the top floor and outrageously good views. You can even spot the castle of San Vicente de la Sonsierra on a clear day.
Spa
The gym is free. The machines include a bicycle, running machine, gym weights, a bench, toning machine, and towels.
Packing tips
Every room comes with at least three wardrobes, which means you can pack as much winery-appropriate finery as you please. Bringing an extra suitcase for all those bottles of – you guessed it – Rioja also wouldn’t go amiss.
Also
To really drink in the hotel’s history, take a seat beside the 11th-century aljibe, a medieval well which once held the town’s water.
Pet‐friendly
No See more pet-friendly hotels in La Rioja.
Children
Although not strictly ‘adults only’, the hotel is aimed at children aged 12 and over.
Sustainability efforts
Food miles matter all the more when you’re perched on a hill. The Rioja-born chef makes full use of nature’s larder to keep the restaurant’s carbon footprint to a minimum while supporting the local supply chain, sourcing his ingredients straight from the surrounding orchards and vineyards. The house was also restored using only regional materials, and it runs sustainably, with motion-detecting LED lights, air-purifiers, reduced plastics and eco-friendly products.