Hotel La Bodega — Hotel in Ciudad Rodrigo

A small old hotel in a back street not too far from the centre of town. It is tired and urgently in need of refurbishment. Very little parking nearby, and as it was raining we went for the underground park beneath the hotel, (an extra €6). The entrance is steep and tight for anything other than a small car, and emerging without a hot clutch very difficult in my A4 estate. First time I wished I had an automatic.| The water runs yellow for a minute in the unheated bathroom and then clears, but there is practically zero sound insulation. We heard someone running a bath at 0530 in the morning, and he sounded as if it was in our own room.| The heating is apoaren controlled by a thermostat but the temperature doesn't change, just the noise level of the blower fans in the ducting.| Not a great nights sleep. I had asked for a double bed, and then put in a special request via TA, and was assured the hotel would do this, but we had twin beds in our room, and I gave up trying to explain to reception, in broken Spanish as they understood no other language. Not ideal for travel industry employees.| We...

Full transparency. I have stayed in this hotel so many times they know me by name and we’re always in the same room.

We work in film and many times in productions in nearby “Rodriwood” with Stellarum Films.

The staff are professional and kind. The breakfast is simple with fabulous local salchichón and chorizo, the coffee is fresh and limitless.

It’s not within the walls of the town but it is literally 300m from the beauty of Ciudad Rodrigo.

It’s not the Ritz or a corporate NH hotel with plastic ferns and designer bathroom gels… but it is the little hotel that could.

Oh and don’t forget to buy some of those “embutidos” before you leave.

What is everyday here would be considered gourmet in most places...

We stayed here to spend two nights while looking at some of the Peninsular War sites nearby. This is a very nice, clean and comfortable small hotel with helpful service and a very good Continental Breakfast. Underground parking is also available but we thought that it was rather expensive, compared to the price of the hotel. The position of the hotel is convenient for the modern part of the town and about ten minutes walk from the old walled city. The room was clean, well fitted and comfortable.||There is a restaurant of the same name just around the corner, on the main street and...