Happily for me, my time in Javier coincided with the running of the bulls in Pamplona so I was unable to find a hotel in town. I found the Parador because it was close enough to Javier. I predict that the Parador will earn the kind of reputation which will make it a "go to" hotel in Spain and internationally. It boasts of a courteous and efficient staff, lovely clean rooms, a gorgeous setting, and excellent food. The hotel is so good that I recommend more employees learn to speak English...
Happily for me, my time in Javier coincided with the running of the bulls in Pamplona so I was unable to find a hotel in town. I found the Parador because it was close enough to Javier. I predict that the Parador will earn the kind of reputation which will make it a "go to" hotel in Spain and internationally. It boasts of a courteous and efficient staff, lovely clean rooms, a gorgeous setting, and excellent food. The hotel is so good that I recommend more employees learn to speak English...
I had a great stay while on a road trip through Navarre. Orasoian is a little village a bit out of the way from the city amenities in terms of restaurants and supermarkets, but I'd recommend eating the home-cooked meals at the hotel anyway: they were authentic Navarre and made with fresh local ingredients, I think my omelettes might've been made from the eggs of the chickens I saw in their coop :). The building is connected to an iglesias and very carefully maintained, and the owner was...
I had a great stay while on a road trip through Navarre. Orasoian is a little village a bit out of the way from the city amenities in terms of restaurants and supermarkets, but I'd recommend eating the home-cooked meals at the hotel anyway: they were authentic Navarre and made with fresh local ingredients, I think my omelettes might've been made from the eggs of the chickens I saw in their coop :). The building is connected to an iglesias and very carefully maintained, and the owner was...