Rating: Excellent
“Liked:
Beautifully renovated Basque farmhouse located in very 'real' part of Spain. The views are incredible from elevated position. Mikel, our host, was charming. He speaks excellent English, is a mine of information about the local area and produced some wonderful Basque dishes for our evening meal. The breakfast sets you up for the day.
Excellent walking area.
Didn't Like:
Nothing”
Rating: Excellent
“Liked:
Location, company, food.
Liked:
Beautiful location, georgeous old building beautifully restored. Lovely food and a great host.
Didn't Like:
The weather could have been better!”
Rating: Excellent
“Liked:
The accommodation was of a very high standard,very welcoming and comfortable. The breafast and evening meals were excellent using good quality local ingrediants cooked in a traditional manner. They were very generous in portion size. We very much enjoyed eating and learning about the local cuisine. The wine was also excellent. The host Mikel is extremely welcoming, interesting and very helpful. We are looking forward to visiting again.
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Rating: Excellent
“Liked:
Our stay at Casa Rural Ametzola was fantastic. Both my wife and I really injoyed the great original Basque cuisine prepared by Mikel. The dinners prepared by Mikel were exciting and were a wonderful gastronomic delight. Our room was absolutly fantastic with a great view of the mountains and garden area. Mikel is such a wonderful and accomodating host. I would recommend his B&B to any one!
Didn't Like:
Not a thing it was just great.”
Rating: Excellent
“Liked:
Lovely setting, in the country but close to Bilbao. Beautiful old farmhouse, lovingly restored. Very warm and friendly hosts.
Excellent cooking! Unpretentious,extremely down-to-earth food using fresh ingredients. A cook who knows his food! Oh, and the wine was great too. He would get great reviews if he had a restaurant in London!
Didn't Like:
Nothing...Apart for it being only for a night. We would love to return.”
Rating: Excellent
“Liked:
Everything. The room, the surroundings, our hosts, the welcome, the dinner (WOW!), the breakfast. All excellent. We stayed here on our first night of a two week trip and it positively spoilt us for the next few days. Mikel is a true original in the kitchen.
Didn't Like:
Nothing”
Rating: Excellent
“Liked:
Great location. Isolated, peaceful, tranquil. Great for walking.
Mikel the owner is great.
Didn't Like:
Would like to have stayed longer.”
Rating: Excellent
“Liked:
Mikel, the proprietor, was absolutely wonderful, very interesting and helpful and an excellent cook. We ate dinner twice there during our stay and the food was some of the best we had on our trip. The breakfasts Mikel serves were excellent, the WIFI was the most reliable and best we had the entire two weeks we were in Europe. And it was absolutely stunning scenery.
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Rating: Excellent
“Liked:
Beautiful location, very friendly host - who is a wonderful cook and looked after us so well. Coundn't have found any nicer place to end our tour of Spain.
Didn't Like:
Nothing”
Rating: Excellent
“Michel is the perfect host! A charming gentleman, who made us feel very at home in his fantastic home/inn. The food was simple but delicious and the accommodation was charming and of the highest standard. We enjoyed our stay so much that we cannot wait to visit him again and have recommended him to our friends and family. A great finale to a very good holiday in Spain. Bob & Ann Bates”
Rating: Excellent
“Liked:
The beautifully restored and decorated rooms in wonderful surroundings. A warm and friendly host/chef who kept excellent wine flowing completed a most enjoyable stay. Would highly recommend to others
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Rating: Excellent
“Liked:
It was quaint and beautiful. At home feel and Mikel was a wonderful host. The setting was beautiful and the house was beautiful and I will go back.
Didn't Like:
It was a little hard to find and the directions were difficult if you were not familar with the area but once I got on the right road I had no problem and it was a beautiful drive.”
Rating: Excellent
“Liked:
An intimate and quaint rural farm house, far up a back road, run by a charming intelligent host who has attracted a diverse and equally intelligent. group of guests who enhanced our experience.
Didn't Like:
Nothing”
Rating: Very Good
“Liked:
The way the farmhouse that forms the hotel has been refurbished and decorated - It is a high quality refurbishment, but the character of the building has been retained. The hotel manager is welcoming and very accommodating. The food is excellent, though if you are vegetarian you'd best give some prior warning as you get what you're given. It's quiet and I got an excellent night's sleep.
Didn't Like:
Nothing”
Rating: Very Good
“Liked:
The welcome, food, comfortable and interesting lay-out of the house and the views.
Didn't Like:
Nothing as I remember, though the weather could have been better.”
Rating: Very Good
“Liked:
Friendly, good value - very good Basque evening meals with Mikel who clearly loves food and is knowledgeable about it. We appreciated the impromptu olive oil tasting.
Very peaceful with fabulous views
Didn't Like:
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