BUDGET STAYS
HOSTAL LA NUMANTINA
Sagasta 4, Logroño
Being an overnight stop on the Camino de Santiago, Logroño has a wide range of budget hotels and hostels for pilgrims and other visitors.
La Numantina has been operating since 1922, and its 22 cosy rooms – some with small balconies – cater for one to four people, and are equipped with private bathrooms, wifi and air conditioning. There’s no breakfast service, but as the hostal is right in the town centre, there’s no shortage of options for a morning coffee. For your evening pinchos, Calle Laurel is a couple of minutes’ walk away – just far enough to avoid the noise of the crowds drinking al fresco on busy nights. Downstairs there is a communal space with sofas, a coffee machine and a microwave. Pets are welcome, too. From €79 per night. hostalnumantina.es
EL MIRADOR DE ELOISA
Carramolino 10, Rodezno
This charmingly renovated farmhouse offers six large ensuite bedrooms, most with large balconies. From the two suites, one equipped with a hot tub (Los Almendros) and the other boasting a large bathtub (El Rebollar), there are views of Labastida and the Sierra del Toloño mountains.
Owner Elena Maiso welcomes her guests personally and prepares breakfast with local produce, even when the house is rented whole for up to 14 people. Lunch and dinner are not served at El Mirador but you can tuck into a simple but homemadestyle menú del día at either of the two restaurants in Rodezno, or drive 10 minutes to Haro. Alternatively, Maiso can provide a farm-to-table picnic basket for a day out in the vineyards. Rodezno also has as a public swimming pool that’s open in the summer months. From €75 per night. elmiradordeeloisa.es
AGROTURISMO VALDELANA
Puente Barrihuelo 67-69, Elciego
If you fancy staying in a bodega but can’t afford the luxuries of its famous neighbour (Marqués de Riscal), Bodegas Valdelana manages a six-bedroom guest house built above a medieval underground cellar. As well as rooms with private bathrooms and air conditioning, the accommodation also includes a fully equipped communal kitchen and a sitting room with sofas, a fireplace and a balcony, with views of Elciego and Frank Gehry’s hotel.
The room price includes a guided tour of the winery’s museum plus a tasting of olive oil and four wines, but it’s worth joining the outdoor tour, which includes a visit to a vineyard (home to 130 grape varieties) and offers spectacular views of the River Ebro and the sea of vines below the escarpment. For those unafraid of heights, there’s also a high swing.
From €91 per night. bodegasvaldelana. com/alojamiento D