Pensión Arbidel

The pictures are very misleading. The rooms are professional photographed with lots of artificial lighting, but in reality they are very stuffy and dark. The blankets are very used and thin. Rooms 1-4 are directly on the streets or in the welcoming area, so it’s always loud. The bathrooms you see on the pictures on booking and etc. are not the ones you get, rooms 1-4 have small smelly bathrooms with no real door.

Don’t let the name “pension” throw you off. The rooms are cozy, comfortable and clean, the bathrooms spacious and also very clean. Heating is perfect for winter days. In reading other reviews, I wonder if there are major differences between rooms, but in our case, we rented two that were just perfect. The restaurant below was closed so we can’t comment on the noise or smell, but I suggest you ask before booking if you are sensitive to that.

The host was not there to let me into the room, did not answer his phone and when I did access my room it was not as shown on the ad. It was a 6’ wide “closet” with a tiny single bed. It had a blanket folded at the foot of the bed that I went to put on thr bed and it was only 18” wide. No parking. It was clean, I will give it that. I wouldn’t go back.

A really unique little hotel, set over various homes and gardens - the owner told us the house we stayed in was her grandparents. The facilities were excellent, exactly what we needed after a long day cycling. And Ribadesella itself was a huge highlight of the Camino del Norte for us ❤️

I’ve had a good night here - nice an clean room, fair price. Downside as mentioned by previous reviewers I ended up in the room towards the patio… Didn’t bother me to much tho, the heater is adjustable + I had the window open during the night just a crack hence I need fresh air when sleeping. Due to this I was woken a couple of times tho when a generator all of a sudden started …turns off after a couple minutes but it certainly is a noticeable noise. There weren’t many people staying so apart from that it was quiet. Location is great, my room was clean so all good.

Great Pension in the wonderfull town of Ribadesella. Easy check in, room was fab. Very close to all amenities, also some great walks around the town. Sea was quite rough on a couple of days. Also visited the Caves at Titi Bustillo. Great experience, would recommend these. Some of the paintings are amazing. Bed at pension was very comfy, very decent shower. Would recommend and would return. Cheers 😁😁

A lovely small Pensión. My room was a single with a small bed and a good-sized bath. It was cozy and comfortable. The only downside was the window opened next to an entrance, and I wasn't comfortable leaving it open. No hay problemo, but if this is a worry for you, confirm your room location when booking. I still recommend this place.

We had Room 1, with private bath, and would not recommend hotel on following basis: Small room, one chair, no view, old bathroom not quite clean, unhelpful- unfriendly Reception area. Hotel is well located but there are others. A room on the other levels might be better but Reception manager just brushed us off though we are hotel occupancy was low during our stay; we felt barely welcome.