Casa Brandariz

“Eduardo”????? Reviews keep referring to a Eduardo as the owner/manager. I am wondering if that man who stood in the entrance and looked at us as if we were intruders was this person called Eduardo? Spoke only Spanish, no problem, but very gruff. Absolutely no air of welcoming or explaining the layout of the facility.My wife asked about a glass of wine since there was no indication of a bar. Eduardo proceeded to “encourage “ my wife to purchase a bottle of wine for 45 Euros. Insisting that she was just interested in a glass of wine, he disappeared and returned with a glass of wine and promptly left. Help with the luggage up a short flight of stairs for two 80 year olds??? Another disappearing act by Eduardo. Facility is very charming and exquisitely decorated. It is both sad and unfortunate that Eduardo has such a gruff, unwelcoming demeanor that seems to be his personality as indicated by other writers. Food and facilities-First class. Eduardo-Lack of class. Too bad.

This accommodation has been the most disappointing of our stays whilst walking the Camino. It took 1 hour to be picked up in town and then on arrival the receptionist was barely civil. We had to carry our suitcases up the difficult stairs whilst he looked on! When we sat down to eat I was asked who I was and had to produce the room key. There were 8 of us in the dining room and we were the last to arrive. When we had eaten I was asked to pay for the entire meal. It took some convincing that it was part of our booking by the tour company and we finally paid for the drinks only. At breakfast no gluten free bread supplied (the only place so far that supposedly had none though I had some at dinner). No effort to help with our luggage and no farewell greeting. The hotel is lovely but it’s a case of ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’! We felt most unwelcome and definitely would not recommend.

Gorgeous farmhouse with cozy ambiance,impeccable taste in furnishings, friendly staff,absolutely delicious food makes this place the perfect place to rest and relax during the Camino ( I wished I stayed longer) They offer a free transfer, very accommodating and nice. The surroundings are absolutely stunning, truly a gem.

We stayed in Casa Brandariz while walking the Camino de Santiago recently. Our reservation was made and confirmed by our coordinating company. The building is historic and beautiful. Problems were mostly staff/owner related- 1. On arrival, Eduardo, the owner, was working the front desk and unkindly insisted we did not have a reservation. When we persisted and pointed to our luggage (delivered daily on our Camino by a forwarding service), he fumed about and finally gave us a tiny room. 2. The shampoo and soap were small sachets with very little product. Hard to open and use. Cheap. Not up to the quality of the more humble lodgings where we stayed on our Camino. The rack where the towels were placed was so high we did not see them at first, and could not reach them at all. 3. When we went to dinner with 5 friends we had met on the Camino, we were forced to sit in a dark table far from the fire, even though there was a table in a much better position of exactly the same size. There was only one other party for dinner that night, they were seated right near the fire. The table we wanted was never used. 4. Every other restaurant provided wine with the dinner paid for through our coordinator, this one did not, and charged a lot for what was offered. Our friend paid 80 Euro for an unexceptional bottle! 5. The next morning when we went to breakfast we sat at an available table for 2, which was next to another table for 2. The other tables (1 for 4 and 1 for 2) were already filled in the small breakfast room. While we were eating, Eduardocame over and complained that it was a table for 4 (it was actually, 2 tables for 2 with a few inches in between) and we should not have sat there. He apparently had a family of 4 who wanted to eat. We told him we sat where there was availability. He did not tell the party of 4 that arrived before us that they should leave and make room for the family, he only complained to us. We told him they could wait or he could seat them in the large, empty dining room. 5. While I was away from the table for a moment, Eduardo came up to my wife and said our taxi (provided by the hotel) was in 10 minutes. We were not finished eating or ready to leave that early, and had been unable to arrange our taxi previously because the desk is usually unattended. I went to Eduardoand told him we wanted a taxi in 45 minutes. He angrily insisted we had to leave in 30 minutes and there was no more negotiation possible. I would not recommend this hotel based on the staff and management.

The good: beautiful hotel in a gorgeous but remote location. The food and wine were good, however overpriced compared to other hotels menu del dia, there is nothing else for miles, so they appear to take advantage of this.Bedrooms were lovely and very traditional. The bad: because of the rural location of this hotel, they offer a “free” transfer, due to an electrical storm we were 5km short of the pick up point for a transfer, what ensued was shambolic to say the least! We contacted the hotel with our situation at 5:15 by WhatsApp, no response, called 20 minutes later, answering machine in Spanish, called our tour provider, no problem the hotel will send a taxi if we pay 16 euros, we did, finally got picked up at 6:30 by a dour lady in a red car, her driving was unsafe, she sped through a pedestrian crossing and missed a man by inches. Despite a request for a gluten free breakfast, none was provided, the breakfast in general was poor. Others have clearly had a very different experience to ours, just don’t be getting into that little red car 🚘😬 & if you have specific dietary requirements, probably best to look elsewhere

Elegí el sitio por la recomendación de un íntimo amigo. Las expectativas eran alta, pero cumplió con creces. La casa de piedra preciosa, todo cuidadísimo. Eduardo, su madre Mari Carmen y Carmen que ayuda como cocinera son encantadores. Tienen un servicio de fisioterapia que tiene muy buena pinta. No podéis dejar de cenar, simplemente buenísimo. El desayuno tenía muy buena pinta, pero yo prefiero andar ligero las primeras horas. Aunque está a unos 8 km de Azúa, no hay problema porque te recogen y llevan en Taxi al día siguiente dentro del precio. Muy recomendable.