Our general philosphy about accomodations and meals We want you to experience the best of what is local to the region where your tour takes place. This means providing you with lodgings which, if possible, are in keeping with local traditions of architectural design, usually in nicely reformed historical buildings. Comfort, cleanliness, en-suite bathrooms, rustic charm and friendly staff are the principle criteria for our selections. The ability to speak English is also an important factor, but this cannot be guaranteed in rural areas. Meals, where provided, are local or regional recipies and are made with fresh, locally grown or produced ingredients. Wherever possible, our hotels use organic produce. A certain number of meals are included on all tours - this is described in the tour description page on the website, or has been agreed to as part of a custom tour. We think meals are a very important part of your tour experience, and have tried to ensure that the food standards in all our hotels are of good standard. With the exception of breakfast, Spanish servings are normally quite generous. A picnic lunch bag is included on walking or biking days if you are doing an itinerary where there are few or no eating establishments, as is the case in many mountainous areas. If lunch is not included, this will be because you will be traveling through areas where there are plenty of eating options. This way you can decide what you want to eat for lunch - at a café along the way or buy your own bread, cheese and fruit, etc. to eat while on the trail. You can always have the hotel prepare you a picnic bag lunch. As for evening meals, we only book these for you on nights where you must eat in the hotel, as there are no other choices for eating in the vicinity. Otherwise, you are free to explore on your own in overnight stops where there are restaurants with good menu choices, etc.. A great opportunity to practice your Spanish! "standard" accomodations In cities or large towns, our "standard" accommodations are usually in 2 or 3 star hotels, located in or convenient to the historic quarter - we always look for those with a certain degree of charm or "character". In the countryside, we use small family-run country inns and rural hotels. In Spain, rural accomodations do not have a "star" rating, so we provide you with any quality indicator - however, be assured that our usual criteria are strictly applied - including the en-suite bathroom, and we are sure you will be happy with your lodgings. "upgraded" accomodations In cities or large towns, it is always possible to offer "upgraded" accommodations - usually in 4 or 5 star hotels, located in or convenient to the historic quarter. These are often in historic Paradors (the excellent Spanish state-run hotels in restored castles, etc.) or similar hotels, in most cases in beautifully renovated medieval structures. In the countryside, depending on the itinerary itself, "upgrades" are often not possible, but in many smaller towns or villages there are very nice rural inns and hotels with a great amount of charm or "character" in renovated historic buildings with modern fittings, with high standards of comfort, ambience and overall quality. Even if "upgrades" are not possible at every overnight stop of your route, you can rest assured that our "standard" lodgings on those nights will be clean and comfortable, and will have en-suite bathrooms. Personally selected accommodation No matter which level of comfort you choose, rest assured that we personally choose all lodgings with care and have actually stayed in each of them in order to experience them as our customers do.

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