Hôtel Arraya

We stayed here with our 2 kids (ages 11 & 8) and we all completely loved it. Hotel Arraya is beautiful, charming, and lovely. Our room overlooked the back garden & pool, and had a perfect & quiet nook for our kids to sleep. The dinner and breakfast were superb. The hospitality of the staff was fantastic. Our kids loved the pool, watching the horses over the back fence, and petting the cat. We wish we could have stayed longer and hope to come again soon!

We had a lovely room with a balcony facing the village square, although having no air con in the room made it impossible to sleep at night. Apparently, some of the rooms have air con so ensure you ask for one. The room was decorated in medieval style with authentic period style furniture. The hotel itself is housed in several converted buildings, some of which go 400 years back, according to the receptionist, and the hotel building itself is pretty much a maze of corridors - really special. Our room also had a fantastic bathroom with complimentary toiletries (including body lotion which seems to be a rarity in France). The icing on the cake was the swimming pool in the garden - small but perfect for chilling on a hot day. The hotel also provides bath robes and pool towels, adding that little touch of luxury. We had dinner in the hotel restaurant, which seems to be quite popular with the locals too. The food was delicious and the service was great, although towards the end of the evening the staff looked swept off their feet as it got really busy. The restaurant and the hotel staff were pretty busy yet made us feel welcome and looked after during our stay. There's also a fantastic gift shop attached to the hotel and the place itself is perfectly located in the very heart of Sare, which we thought deserves the title of the prettiest village in Basque - move over Ainhoa. And don't forget to visit a local art shop just behind the boulangerie - a little treasure selling art by nine local artists.

Great hospitality, great location, great atmosphere and food. We really enjoyed our stay and our meal. We will definitely stay there again if we are ever in the area again. The hotel and restaurant are top notch and the people who work there are professional and charming.

A beautiful hotel in the centre of Sare. Fantastic attention to detail with a personal and friendly attentive touch from the owners and staff. Nothing too much trouble and even prepared a special menu to provide for our preferences. With the benefit of being set in a lovely area I look forward to staying at the Arraya Hotel again.

We visited Sare in October for our sons wedding.||The hotel is exceptional with lots of history and parts being over 400 years old.||The rooms are very well appointed and high end products included.||The service provided by the owners and their team was definitely 5 star and we will hopefully return very soon.

Excellent restaurant and hotel Staff is very nice and gentle Peaceful atmosphere Highly recommended

Great service, good room with a big bed and a bath. The hotel is an old house, probably typical from the region which gives it charm. The breakfast was great too and varied, the village beautiful with some little shops (bakery, pharmacy, coffee place, restaurants etc). The surroundings are beautiful too. Great place!

My wife and I were part of a group which stayed in this charming small hotel with warm hosts and an inventive chef who prepared a delicious meal for our last night. Our room was spacious, with original beams, shuttered windows and balcony combined with modern bathroom fixtures. We will return!