Casa Roan y Casa Grande

A neat old castle to stay in, with a terrific dinner and breakfast. Our room smelled like mildew, I think the wardrobe in the room made the smell. I couldn’t sleep all night. Perhaps the rooms upstairs would have been better for us. Noisy footsteps above our room. The room was very clean. the young man behind the desk was very helpful but the lady was not friendly and we waited an hour to check in.

We enjoyed a wonderful stay here whilst walking the Camino. Several reviews complain about the fact that this beautiful hotel isn’t directly on the Camino which is true, however as we were picked up and dropped back of the following morning, we felt that the quality of our stay absolutely outweighed any very minor inconvenience. I appreciate that it is personal choice but I would much rather be a little further away in an exquisite hotel with beautiful surroundings and great food than some of the other lodgings we stayed in closer to the trail. We learnt that the building was 250 years old and it had been lovingly and sympathetically restored to an extremely high standard. The furnishings were of excellent quality and it was apparent that this family run hotel was very much their pride and joy. The hotel is located in a very rural area so the only sounds to be heard was the wonderful birdsong. We stayed at the beginning of May when the rain was relentless so the fire in the dining room and the central heated rooms were very welcome indeed. The weather was my only disappointment as I would have loved to have spent some time relaxing on the loungers in the beautiful gardens which could be accessed directly from my room. Dinner and breakfast were of an excellent standard, again, my favourite meal of the whole trip. Thank you so much Casa Roan, without doubt, a 5* stay!

This was the only disappointment on our Camino journey. It is too far off the camino track and, although they kindly picked us up and returned us, I wish we hadn't stayed there. We were cold and wet and there was a lovely pub in Ventas offering hot bowls of veggie soup that would have suited us perfectly. Having to wait half an hour to be picked up was miserable and then we were told that no food was being served until 8pm, which was far too late and we were ready for bed by then. It was really cold throughout the hotel, including in the dining room. Breakfast wasn't served until 8am and service was really slow. It was also the worst breakfast of our trip - just bread, cake and yoghurt. We then found ourselves at the back of the queue for transport back to the camino, and didn't get back on the track until after 10am, instead of our usual 7.30am set off. To add insult to injury, the cost of the meal was over double what we paid elsewhere on the trip. The people were lovely but this is not suitable accommodation for those walking long distances each day on the Camino as it is just too inconvenient.