Ourense: hotel con bar

Spent several days in Ourense at the Princess. The staff were helpful and our room was very nice. The hotel is a little bit older but still the furniture, bed, and bath were all just fine. Breakfast was fine, and there were fresh fruit available each day (although hours for breakfast were limited). Located conveniently downtown.

NH is one of our go-to hotel chains and this particular hotel in Ourense did not disappoint. Eva C at the front desk was particularly helpful to us. I had a lot of questions about getting to the thermal baths and she addressed them all. We were very pleased with the room, which was a good size, and a perfect base for two days. The shower was hot with strong water flow. If management is reading this, I have only two negative comments and one minor quibble: First, the rug outside the elevator on the floor our room was on was extremely stained and dirty. It was a little off-putting, to be honest, and should be addressed. Second, the situation with the clear walls in the bathroom should be further rectified. Putting a window shade on one side does not fully solve the privacy problem, as the door is still fully clear. To this end: readers of this review should note that you should check out whether the room you will be staying in has a clear bathroom wall looking out onto where the bed is. If so, it would not be a comfortable room to stay in with another person unless one is on very intimate, not self-conscious terms with that person. The minor quibble is that it would be nice to have a small bar of soap on the bathroom sink. The liquid soap was in a metal holder that was not mounted close enough to the sink. In fact, the lotion was mounted closer to the sink than the soap! It made hand washing very awkward.

Muy buen hotel, moderno, nuevo, limpio y a tiro de piedra del centro de la ciudad. Personal de recepción, super amables, proactivos y piedra angular del hotel. Estamos agradablemente sorprendidos por la categoría oficial del hotel y lo que realmente ofrece.....parece de mucha más categoría. Buen desayuno buffet, con lo más elemental pero sin faltar nada. Alojamiento ideal para hospedarse y conocer cómodamente la ciudad de Orense, a un precio muy ajustado. Zona fácil de encontrar aparcamiento. Centro histórico a 15 minutos andando

The staff were very helpful in having and explaining maps they had of the city and the points of attraction. The spa was awesome with massaging jets around the pool. We didn't get into the pool until after sitting in the sauna. The pool felt really good then. The hotel is located fairly centrally between the river and old town. The river walk was very scenic and we visited the one of the two hot springs that was open. Two of them were closed because the river was running high and flooded them. The old town had a number of tapa bars and restaurants where we enjoyed local favorites. The hotel staff also told us about a place for star gazing which we walked to and enjoyed even though it was a 630 feet climb of 1 mile. We would recommend a visit to this hotel and town anytime.