Summary: A wonderful place to rest and relax in the gorgeous Rioja region. Nice rooms, wide garden and excellent food (& wine). What else you need?
Karim
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Aug 21, 2026 10:44:42 PM
Summary: Room was nice and clean. Parking on site. Breakfast was excellent. Dinner was also excellent. No lunch available. Was told their would be lunch but owner said no not today. I wish he would have let us know that morning.
Sandra
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May 26, 2026 04:29:53 AM
Summary: I stayed for one night,, check in and out was so smooth and fast,, my room was huge and clean and comfortable with a lovely view,, the hotel in a small quiet village nothing to do just relaxing and walking around,, loved my stay so much , breakfast was delicious and the lady who served it was so nice and she had the most amazing smile I ever saw,, thank you
Nourah
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Apr 29, 2025 01:49:59 PM
Summary: Free parking, Bidet in the bathroom, Limited dining options outside the hotel. No security safe in the hotel room.
Jose
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Nov 6, 2024 12:32:34 AM
Summary: I don't like writing reviews like these. The owener and staff were very nice. Facilities were great with 2 fatal flaws:
1) Not enough hot water capacity (I had cool to cold showers 2 out of 3 days). I mentioned it to the owner and was told there were too many guests. Thats a capacity proplem not a guest problem. 2) the rooms heat could not be controlled so if you wanted to relax in your room you had to crawl under the blankets or wrap them around you (it was a cold wet week - again, not the guests fault).
Being a hotel owner is a hard business and hard decisions about resources can be difficult but excepting your guests to shower at 5am (which my wife got up to do) or in the evening is a deal breaker for me. Any guest, no matter how beautiful the hotel is or how nice the owner/staff are should not be expected to shoulder this deficiency. My strong suggestion is #1increase the hot water capacity and become the 5 star hotel you could and should be. I hope this issue is resolved.
Katherine
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Apr 1, 2024 02:15:02 AM
Summary: Access to the property is a bit difficult, but staff and restaurant are great! Amazing Breakfast!!
Would highly recommend this property!!!
William
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Oct 19, 2023 02:01:41 AM
Summary: Beautiful and interesting property. The stay here was the highlight of our trip to Spain. Dinner in the dining room was delicious. The pâté de foie gras was generous and delicious. The boneless oxtail entree was superb. The owner picked an amazing Rioja Reserva that paired wonderfully with the food. The family was very gracious and made the stay here very memorable. Will be back!!!
daniel
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Nov 18, 2021 05:24:16 AM
Summary: We had a lovely 2 night stay here in Villa de Abalos. The owner and his daughter were a very friendly and helpful couple. Great knowledge on the local wines and the food was excellent. We will definitely be staying here again sometime in the future.
Jacqueline
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Nov 1, 2021 04:32:56 PM
Summary: We returned after 3 years and were delighted that the hotel was as good if not better than when we were last there. The warm welcome, friendly, helpful staff, and excellent food and wine made it a memorable stay for our party of 8.
One change since 2012 was the installation of a tapas/wine bar in the foyer of the hotel, which is particularly popular with the locals on Sunday lunchtimes. It's popularity reflects the quality and variety of what is available. Another innovation is that the wines, many of which are local to the village, are also available for purchase from the hotel in addition to José's own vineyard wine. Prices are as good as visiting the individual bodegas and so if you are pressed for time allows you to sample and buy a variety of Riojas.
Well done José and Merche and we hope to return again soon.
moseyingabout
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Oct 11, 2015 05:10:20 PM
Summary: We had a wonderful time at Villa de Abalos. Truly a wonderful staff. The happy hour on Friday night allowed us to experience first-hand the local culture of a small town in La Rioja. The food, wine and service were all top notch. We felt very welcome and would go back.
rob
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Sep 15, 2015 10:18:12 PM