| Northern Spain and Galicia offer an exceptional variety | | | | certain cases. |
| of visitor accommodation. Accommodation can be | | | | Don't assume that just because you might be forced |
| found that will fit all forms of budgets and even the | | | | to stay in a one or two star hotel that the quality of |
| most particular tourists will find something to suit their | | | | the service is inferior to a five star hotel because in |
| particular needs. | | | | some cases it might actually be better because the |
| If it is luxury that you are after then the best advice | | | | stars are allocated for the facilities the hotel can offer |
| should be to head straight for the exclusive hotels and | | | | not the quality of the service. The more exclusive |
| "Paradors" but to be honest even the basic family | | | | hotels offer all kinds of extra facilities, such as air |
| "casas rurales" are extremely good value for money. | | | | conditioning, on-site parking, internet-access and rooms |
| Good accommodation can be found also in some of | | | | with televisions as well as facilities for the disabled. |
| the various mountain refuges where the stunning | | | | Two or three star hotels are the most popular in this |
| views complement the high standard of the | | | | region and their rates vary on the season or time of |
| accommodation but also for those looking for a beach | | | | year that you stay there. It has been found that in this |
| holiday on a budget there are lots of campsites to be | | | | area quite often the hostels (hostales) and guest |
| found in the coastal areas. | | | | houses are actually more popular; the fact that they |
| As would be fit any major country in the western | | | | are cheaper may have something to do with this. |
| world, hotels in Galicia and Northern Spain are | | | | These are usually small family-run establishments |
| spacious, comfortable and clean. The hotels are | | | | offering just a few beds. |
| awarded between one and five stars and these are | | | | It is estimated that there are approximately 92,000 |
| allocated by the local tourist Authority. If you need | | | | registered beds in this territory, described as "Green |
| actual visible proof of the standard of your hotel you | | | | Spain" and there are in excess of 1500 hotels. |
| can find confirmation indicated by a small blue plaque | | | | The largest hotel chains in the area are called Grupo |
| near the hotel front door. | | | | Sol-Melia and NH. The standard of accommodation in |
| You'll find in hotels that they have at least a shower in | | | | these hotels is extremely high. Latterly there have |
| each room but more usually en suite bathrooms. Do | | | | been a growing number of smaller privately run hotels |
| not expect to find en-suite facilities in the smaller | | | | that offer memorable relaxing accommodation |
| Hostels and "Pensiones" but you might be surprised in | | | | available. |