Hotel & Spa Carlos desde 1996

As a Camino pilgrim, I have a company that set up my nightly accommodations, so I did not pick this one. I don’t know what to say about this hotel, except that it just felt dingy, dark, and a little bit dirty to me. It was quite large and I was on the top floor. My room looked out to a closed area facing some other rooms and I could smell different foods being cooked throughout the night, which was unpleasant. They had a bar and a restaurant. I did go have a glass of sangria and they gave me nasty, stale potato chips And some mushy olives. At night, for sleeping, the room was extraordinarily noisy, the walls were paper, thin, and I could hear the people next-door having a loud conversation for a long period of time. The bed was hard and the pillows not that comfortable. I brought a liner with me and have not had to use it at any other accommodation, but I took it out and used it last night because I just wasn’t sure of the cleanliness of the sheets. It took close to 10 minutes to get even warm water from the shower and if I tried to adjust it, it turned immediately ice cold. The hotel is located at the beginning of that town and it’s very industrial with a lot of auto service shops around it. When I left in the morning to go back on the Camino, I saw the downtown area and it was a little more lively and seemed pleasant - than where that was. The only positive that I can give to this hotel is that they had a decent breakfast buffet and fresh fruit that was delicious. Otherwise, I couldn’t wait to leave. I did not take a picture of the room, but I wish that I would have remembered. But it was just awful.

The room itself is fine, not as new and modern as the photos, but totally fine. However, it's super LOUD. I could hear neighbors on both sides of me, loud TVs, street noise from the highway outside, plus the two mechanics just outside. My room was unfortunately near the elevator and people gathered to wait there starting at 5:30 am, and even with good ear plugs and my white noise machine, this was an impossible place to sleep. There is no carpeting or anything to dampen noise. The free breakfast will be a nice bonus for most, however, I'm vegan and there was nothing I could eat. I wanted a banana, but they are for sale only, not included. That's too bad for us veggies. It wound be great if the hotel offered margarina in addition to butter so veggies could at least have toast.

We ended up in a room with two massive king beds enough for 4 people, at least. The airconditioning had a bit of a hiccup but they sent the engineer and they quickly got it fixed. We switched our booked meal from dinner to lunch - it did not disappoint. First time having wine for a meal and it was good. The menu del dia has spoiled us! They have an amazing breakfast spread as well which was perfect. Self-service laundry was available too.