Hotel Sanchez

We were on a motorcycle tour of the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Med. Eight hotels in all and this was by far our favourite. Every convenience was catered for, a wonderful restaurant, breakfast, room, and secure underground parking for the bikes. Ainsa is an amazing stopover, central to so many ride-outs, and we were here for four nights. The location is perfect, for a wander into the old town on the hill, with lots of local shops and restaurants. The room was clean, wonderful shower, and the view of the mountains was superb.

The staff are amazing. They all took time and effort to describe nice walks and were very friendly. The area around Ainsa is stunning. The hotel is near several car parks if you're driving. We ate one night in the hotel and it was quite nice but there are better places to eat. The room was comfortable with an enormous bed which didn't leave much room for anything else!

One of the nicest hotels we have stayed in. Firstly the lady on reception was very friendly, spoke excellent English and took a great pleasure in showing us various routes to take for a motorcycle trip. She gave us advice and told us about the area which we appreciated. She was a credit to the company! (unfortunately we didn't get her name) The room itself had air conditioning and a lovely view over the lake with a very small balcony. We booked half-board and ate in the restaurant both evenings. The service in the restaurant was excellent and the food was beautiful and an added bonus was it was air-conditioned therefore we were not pestered with flies! The area itself has a medieval village a short walk away from the hotel which was beautiful and well worth a walk up the steps to visit it.

The bar and restaurant were both very busy when we arrived on a sunny Saturday afternoon but we were well looked after and settled in. Secure parking was under the Hotel in an easy accessible location. Two Golden Eagles came down to say hello, at least it felt that way. Dinner was excellent with attentive staff. Good location just below the Old Town.

Secure parking is always an essential for us when touring by car - one less worry! Here there was a choice - gated open air parking or locked indoor garage at 10€. Very happy with that. The hotel is easy to find coming from the north ( mountain) end of town. The hotel's parking driveway is just before you drive onto the bridge and on the right. We missed it first time! We were leaving next morning with no chance to explore the historic part of Ainsa - which is a short uphill walk from the hotel. However we found a "Panaderia" ( bakery) on the other end of the bridge thanks to directions from the hotel receptionist! Handy for a pic nic en route...useful to know. Also a supermarket opposite the hotel which supplied the toothpaste I had forgotten!! So a good location. Attractive river view from our room...all very comfortable. Certainly warrants a return visit despite our mountain route to get to the hotel and the little town. Excellent restaurant which was busy ( even on a Monday) but we were well looked after. Good value for money with the fixed price menu with its very delicious glass of local Samontana wine ( available at the supermarket mentioned above, we found!) Mixed grilled vegetables with Romesco sauce followed by generous lamb chops perfectly grilled on the open fire, in view!! Delicious.