Valbusenda Hotel Bodega & Spa

Our second visit to this wonderful hotel and Bodega. We think we were the only guests in the hotel but we were treated to the whole experience just as if the place had been full. The pools and spa were fabulous as before. The food outstanding, the breakfast was the best we have had for its quality and quantity any where in Spain that we have visited. The underground car park was very useful. Our room and bathroom were clean and very comfortable though we did notice it is now a little tired run the edges. The sense of peace and calm made up for this though. Not the cheapest hotel we have stayed in Spain, but for us it was well worth it. If you want a bit of glamour and comfort and are going in the direction of Toro it is well worth a stop over there.

The hotel is beautiful, the rooms, the pool, the common areas are all clean. Congrats on that! Here my personal review of the rest: A 5 star property managed poorly, the staff is correct, polite although very busy and not focused on the details you expect when staying at 5 star property. The hotel is clearly understaffed: 1 person at the reception (sometimes none). 1 person at breakfast, sometimes two… clearly not enough. Empty breakfast plates at the buffet, orders that never arrive at your table, coffees that take 15 minutes to get to you, I suppose this part is bcs the kitchen is also understaffed?(do not quote me in this one as I did not see the kitchen). The same person that services the restaurant is in charge of the lobby area, this means, nobody is servicing the lobby really… you call reception and they send someone, which is fine, I get it… the person that comes to you is busy, in a rush and thinking about a million things so mistakes happen, they charge to your room orders that you never made etc. (this happened twice in 3 nights there) 0 people at the pool area, you can spend hours there without anybody showing up checking if a drink is wanted… weird bcs occasionally you have a waiter bringing something for somebody… do you have pool service or not? We booked a package (4 to 5 calls from the hotel before arrival to go through all details which is amazing), we got here and the main details of the package were clear. This is what we booked: -Acceso al spa -Botella de Cava en la habitación a su llegada -Masaje Balinés (60 minutos) -Acceso al spa VIP con bañera de hidromasaje, sauna y baño de vapor (90 minutos) -Cena gastronómica de 6 pases sin maridaje -Late check out 16:00h (sujeto a disponibilidad) -Upgrade (sujeto a disponibilidad) My advice to you, DO NOT COUNT ON THE LAST TWO, points are added there as a hook. Funny as a late check out on a random Monday is always normally granted unless you stay in a busy business hotel where normally people is checking in on the day. Anyway, beautiful hotel, nice spa and pool. DO NOT GO THERE FOR THE F&B or you will get frustrated.

I spent a few nights at this hotel on a recent trip to Spain and while the hotel itself is quite nice and my room was lovely, service was average and dining options too limited. One thing to note is that if Spanish is an issue for you, no one at the hotel except one lady at reception spoke English. For example, it's possible to visit the adjacent winery for a small fee but only in Spanish. I did opt to do the visit but I wouldn't recommend it to be honest, the facilities are oddly designed and from the looks of this seemed to hace been designed in the 80s and not updated since, The wine itself was entry level Toro wine but there was much better places to visit in the area. Finally the hotel itself was completely dead when i stayed with maybe one other room occupied but it lacked ambiance or things to do as there are no bars and it's in a very secluded area. Maybe it's different in the high season but I don't think i'll come back to find out...

What a wonderful location in the middle of one of Spains finest wine producing areas. Short drive to Toro and Zamora, Salamanca a bit further. We found it very difficult to find something to complain about, in fact nothing negative to report. Great attentive service from all staff, very well appointed clean rooms, very quiet rooms with stunning views into the Vega de Toro. Lovely swimming pool which was most welcome on a hot summers afternoon. We will be definitely back and will plan some vacation time in the surrounding area with this gem of a hotel as a base.

We stayed here for two nights (New Year Eve and New Year), the place is amazing I have not enough words to describe it. It is superb. Decorated with Fantastic Taste, Spotless, Big and very comfortable rooms and Wonderful Staff. Just a few minutes from Toro and very close to Zamora, both worth a visit. Food is Amazing and they organized a Great New Year Eve Party. Many thanks to all Staff, we had a Fabulous Time.

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