Hostal Campus — Hotel in Burgos

I must first say that the man on the day shift is THE most friendly, lovely, helpful guy, but if you don't speak a lick of Spanish you might have trouble. He was the best part about this hotel actually.||I have never met a more puzzling way to get into a hotel as this. The entrance is via a call buzzer like you find at apartments, situated outside a door marked '2', which is around the corner from the entrance to the restaurant/pub. You will see a small sign on the buzzer box that says 'campus tavern' - that's the one you want. If someone is at reception you will be able to get in, but if not you are out of luck! The hotel has no frontage as such. You need to go to the first floor of the building once being buzzed in and find the little door marked 'hotel' to find the reception. I only managed to get in because other puzzled travellers arrived at the same time, and they somehow managed to find the man at reception to let us into the hotel.||Once you finally check in, you will be given a set of keys for the various entrance doors so you can get in and out again. Parking is available in the basement at 5 euros per night, but the street is very safe so I just parked out on the street with no problems, and saved myself the money.||The room I had was very basic, with no airconditioning (in Spain, in summer!) - the windows open, but I wasn't sure how safe that was so I kept the main shutter nearly down. There are a couple of powerpoints for charging things, a TV and a desk, and rudimentary toiletries in the bathroom (and a hair dryer). A place to sleep and that's all. The corridors were very noisy, so you can hear everyone coming and going from their rooms.||Location of the hotel: it's in a really lovely quiet area, just around the corner from the Monastery de la Huego, and across the road from a lovely big park. The pub downstairs serves food and drinks, and you can get a breakfast snack there from 9am. The historic downtown area of Burgos is about 30 mins walk along a really beautiful river path filled with sculptures, greenery and wonderful views of the river and bridges - the receptionist will give you a map and detailed instructions on how to get into town.||If you can get into the hotel, then it's a nice little place to spend a...

Easy to locate from Motorway and parking a bonus for us as it was secure (had cycles with us). Great cycle friendly town for pootling around - and plenty of bike hire available. I understand that the hotel has free bike hire but you may want to check in advance.||Parking was 8€ per night but plenty of free parking around. I did not realise that there is limited underground parking and was initially told that there is no space available but the friendly and helpful guy on reception 'found' a place for us.||||As with all places in Spain with the exception of the 'Little England' areas, there is limited English spoken, so be prepared to brush up on your Spanish/sign language.||||There is a bar/restaurant underneath the hotel which we used for convenience. Staff friendly and accommodating… good prices (menu 12€). This is obviously not haute cuisine but fine for a one night stopover. Breakfast can be bought here too, (2€ for latte and croissant).||||Due to bar beneath, expect some noise at throwing out time. Overall though, very good value for money.||||Tip: Hotel is in apartment block so it has a communal entrance next to the underground garage ramp. There is a bell for the hotel. Entrance is on the first floor. If the bar is open a member of staff will show you...

We stayed in the Campus Tavern for one night in early November 2019.|So disappointed it’s not true, the salient facts are the Campus Tavern is not easy to find, and when you finally find it (which I hope for your sake you don’t) the Tavern restaurant is a shell and totally empty, there a sign on the door pointing you to entrance No:2 but you won’t find it! It’s actually on the first floor of a block of flats around the corner!|The rooms are clean and acceptable but not worth the £85 we were charged, when you hear the almost continuously scrapping noises along with what could sound like a lift you realise it’s the underground private secure garage doors allowing people in and out, you can’t leave your car there though, you have to leave it on the street in a dubious area. The door noises do stop around 9pm but helpfully start again at 6am so an alarm clock isn’t required. No heating in the morning so very cold.|No food, no breakfast available, so Please Please Please give...