Hotel Echaurren Relais & Châteaux

Hotel en Ezcaray con el sello de Relaix & Chateau. Servicio impresionante, con una gran atención y detalles, pero las habitaciones son algo pequeñas. Se puede oír algo de ruido tanto con el exterior, cerca de una plaza y de una iglesia con campanas, como entre habitaciones. La decoración está bien y el desayuno y restaurante son lo mejor.

My husband and I absolutely adored this hotel and thoroughly enjoyed our 2-night stay in Ezcaray! The room was really nice, modern, comfortable and clean, with lots of light, and it was an added pleasure that they provided us with a bottle of wine and some snacks in the room. The service is top notch and the staff is excellent. The breakfast was amazing - best we've ever had in a hotel! A combination of buffet, table service and made-to-order egg dish options. The hotel restaurant is a true gem - and I'm not talking about the 2-star Michelin restaurant (Portal) there (we did not eat there) but its little sister - Tradicion, which serves more traditional local fare. We had a six-course lunch that was absolutely delicious! Everything was so well prepared and was served with care. Much of the food/ingredients are locally sourced. We only wished we had planned to stay longer!

The common spaces and restaurants I would rate 4.5/ 5 stars as well as the staff who were friendly and helpful. Beautiful breakfast area and charming bar and reception area. No doubt the nicest hotel downtown Ezcaray and a great base for La Rioja. I know that below will sound very picky but our entire trip to Spain was based on this hotel and I want to provide honest feedback for other travelers who select this hotel based on its Relais Chateaux distinction. We were disappointed by the room itself. We had the largest room in the hotel and the design/features in my opinion were cheaply done and not up to Relais Chateaux standards in our opinion. We have stayed at 10+ Relais properties and choose travel based on Relais locations. I understand the style is modern and clean, and the rooms do look nice. However, several drawers did not function in the IKEA style dresser, the futon in the sitting area looked cheap and not clean, and the bathtub was melamine or plastic, not porcelain. One sliding door in a closet also did not slide as it should have and one of the window shades fell off the wall the moment we pressed the electronic button to close it. We were able to fix it and just not touch it the rest of the time. There was also no iron or steamer in the room nor a bottle opener in a 5 star wine region hotel.

Echaurren is a perfect home base when visiting wineries in the region of Rioja. El Portal is quite the culinary adventure and the service overall is great.

Hotel Relais & Chateaux en un lugar precioso; trato excelente, ambiente ideal, se nota que cuidan muy bien todos los detalles. Imperdonable perderse el desayuno, buenisimo, con productos caseros, de la tierra. Embutidos, bolleria, pan tostado, cereales, huevos, puedo vovler a saborearlo mientras lo escribo. Personal atento, a destacar Susana y Virginia! Bellísimas personas. Agradecidos de nuestra estancia.

Un hotel muy especial en un enclave fantástico. Su carácter familiar, unido al trato dispensado por el magnífico personal, así como sus instalaciones de primer nivel, hacen de la experiencia algo inolvidable. El desayuno no es especialmente variado y sin embargo todos sus elementos son de la máxima calidad, para dejar satisfecho al paladar más exigente. Un hotel formidable al que, sin duda, he de regresar…