Services:
breakfast available, cot available, dinner service, information about the area, pets allowed, (public) restaurant.
Situation:
close to the beach, mountains, outside the village, signposted, tarmac entrance.
Eight double rooms with bathroom; one of them suitable for disabled people. Color TV, tea service and hairdryer available in all rooms.
1. The Cow, It is oriented to three facades: East, North and Western.. It´s located in the anexed wing, in the place where the old kitchens of the casona were placed. It has a great terrace with direct exit to the garden. Their comfortable access makes possible to be utilized by a person with reduced mobility, also the bath is designed with this same intention.. This room, of colonial style, is very confy.
2. The Rabbit, The blue room.. It´s oriented to two facades, with two large balconies of iron. To the East, it has views to all the valley and to the South the singular mountain called the "Punishment of the rage" that characterizes the Aras´ valley.
3. The Rooster, The orange room.. It´s oriented to the South , possesses two balconies of forge that give exit to an long terrace. To the entrance of the room there is a distributor framed by a mortar´s arch recovered from the time of construction of the house.
4. The Cat, The lilac room.. It is oriented to two facades. To the South the view of the mountain, and at the West the farm and the orange´s tree with it´s fragrance.. It has a bath with a great round bathtub and a balcony of forge.
5. The Pig, The green room.. It is a room located in the annex wing where the old kitchens were. It´s oriented to two facades. The high ceilings have permitted to build a mezzanine with two beds where the children love to sleep and play.
6. The Robin, The ocher room.. It is oriented to two facades. At the East, the main facade possesses a small terrace of geraniums with an inscription in stone from the year of construction of the casona (1871). From this terrace you can view the valley and the Virgen de Palacios´ hermitage, to the North it has nice views of the mountain.
7. The Goat, The white room.. It is oriented to the South facade with views to the hill called "Punishment of the Rage" and to the garden. It´s bath has a small window that was hidden till the rehabilitation and that appeared like a trace of a building previous to 1871.
8. The Horse, The yellow room, situated in the low plant, has a very functional use, therefore is thought for persons with reduced mobility.. It has an extensive forge window that looks just to the main entrance. The door of entrance gives to the hall and to the parlor, with a ramp for easier access.. The bath, very extensive, is also prepared for this function.
One living-room with chimney, library and sun gallery.
Caring service for pets (please, consult previously if you want to bring yours).
Private parking.
Season´s menu for lunch or dinners, we offer also a cold meals - snacks menu during all the year.
We serve suppers and foods under demand.
We can prepare lunch-boxes for excursions.
We organize events and meetings.
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The owner´s comments
La Villa de Palacios hotel, placed near Laredo, is the perfect destine for your holidays thanks to its placement in the privileged lands of the Voto´s manor. Surroundend by nice mountains, leafy woods and just 15 minutes from the beach.
A wide gardened land of 8.000 m2, full of walnuts, chestnuts and cherry trees frames the country hotel La Villa de Palacios, offering to the guest a comfort in consonance with its privileged landscape views to the Aras valley.
Make an escapade and enjoy the best of country sightseeing near the best beaches of Cantabria. Pay a visit to the Natural Reserve Swamps of Santoña, or practice some trekking, speleology and adventure sports in the neighboring mountains.
Activities
We can contact with different local companies to organize active tourism activities:
Culture:
- Visit the Natural Reserve of Santoña´s salt marsh (bird´s sighting)
- Prehistoric art
- Romanic
- Boat visit to the Santoña´s bay...
Interesting Places
La villa de Palacios is placed in the northern region of Asón-Agüera, midway between the mountain and the sea.
The mountain
- The region of Asón-Agüera is the most unknown of Cantabria. The beauty of its landscapes, paths and routes does of this place an ideal spot for relax and the enjoyment of the nature that reaches its highest point in the Natural Park of Hillocks of the Asón (in Soba), with exceptional views of the valley and birth of the river of the same name in a spectacular waterfall of 50 meters.
- The birth of the river Gándara, thick forests, numerous routes of great beauty, beautiful rustic villages or the exceptional plateresque altarpiece of the Rozas´ church among other architectural wealth.
The sea
- At three kilometers from our hotel begins the Natural Reserve of the marshes of Santoña, Victoria and Joyel. A great deal of time ago, the marshes were seen as zones of scarce value, but the science has shown that they are one of the richest ecosystems of the planet. These marshes constitute the main humid zone of the Cantabrian cornice.. They occupy 3.866 hectares distributed among the municipal terms of Argoños, Bárcena of Cicero , Colindres, Escalante, Laredo, Clean, Noja, Santoña and Voto. This singular spot, besides plenty of marine fauna, is utilized for the migratory fowls coming from the north, in its displacement toward warmer lands.. In this natural space have been observed, up to date, more than 121 species of aquatic fowls.
Prehistoric Art
- Cantabria hoards in its subsoil one of the greater concentrations of caves with art rupestre in Europe. Till today about 50 deposits have been confirmed, but recent discoveries permit to think that this census can grow in the future.
- Paying a visit to any of these deposits that are found at few kilometers from our Casona is a perfect activity when the weather is harsh.
Cities & culture
- Our Casona is found half distance of Santander and Bilbao. In about 45 minutes you will be in the center of any of these cities and will be able to enjoy the great cultural offering that both have to offer.
- In Bilbao you can find the famous Guggenheim museum of modern art and also the very interesting Museum of Fine Arts. But it shall not to be forgotten the Archaeological Museum , the Etnographic and Historic one or the Diocesan Museum.
- In Santander you can visit the Prehistory and Archeology Museum, the Nautic Museum , besides the Fine Arts Museum, and the Maritim Museum of Cantabric.
- Outside, but not far from Santander we recommend to visit the Altamira´s Museum of Santillana, the Nature´s Museum in Cabezón de la Sal, and the National Park of Cabárceno, plenty of wild and exotic species in complete freedom.
Sin duda el mejor hotel rural que he conocido. Ubicado en un lugar ideal, la casa preciosa, cuidada, limpia, con mucho estilo, la habitación perfecta y con unas vistas espectaculares.
Gracias a todo esto hemos estado muy a gusto, y gracias a Rocío por haber estado ahí cuando nos ha hecho falta algo, porque siempre nos ha atendido con una sonrisa y muy amablemente.
En cuanto a los desayunos y cenas, muy buenos, todo casero.
Sin duda un fin de semana estupendo, que repetiremos en cuanto nos sea
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Este mes de Agosto hemos estado en esta maravillosa casona, es nuestra 2ªvez que la visitamos y no dudamos en repetir. Se respira tranquilidad y amabilidad por cada rincon de la casa. Cuando nos asomabamos al balcon, nos quedabamos horas contemplando esos bosques, ese verde...
Luego estan esas cenas y esos desayunos, todo casero y muy muy rico.
Muy limpia y comoda.
Gracias Rocio por hacer la estancia tan agradable, por la paciencia con los pekes, por esos desayunos y cenas y sobre todo por se
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Perfecta y con encanto,
by: susana
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sarenas,
01/May/2008
Tanto la casa como su dueña, Rocio, son encantadoras.. Ideal para alquilarla entera, hemos pasado 4 días, 4 matrimonios con niños 18 personas, y todo ha estado muy bien. Reune las comodidades y facilidades de un buen hotel, con el encanto de los alojamientos rurales pequeños y el trato personal de
sus dueños(Rocio en este caso).La casa es preciosa y muy acogedora no le falta detalle, las vistas,el jardin y el entorno
espectaculares.En cuanto a los desayunos y cenas, destacar los bizcochos, los
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algo muy especial,
by: rafa y carmen
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usr176384,
15/Feb/2008
Vamos a alojamientos rurales de alto nivel por toda España desde hace muchos años por lo que estamos en muy buenas condiciones para aseguraros que este establecimiento es espectacular. La casona, maravillosa, cuidada hasta el último detalle, francamente espaciosa, ideal para niños que sepan comportarse o varias parejas que viajen juntas; muy limpia, super tranquila, bien situada, habitación con encanto, mangnífica cama; buena ducha, riquísimos desayunos... Pero todo esto lo encuentras en bastant
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la casa preciosa y el trato genial,
by: loli rodriguez
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usr232343,
06/Aug/2007
hemos pasado unos dias este verano en villa palacios y solo decir que es preciosa,la casa,el entorno y la atencion de rocio te hace sentir como en casa.saludos y volveremos.las chicas de barcelona.
Twin room (2 beds)
Totalmente recomendable,
by: Antonia Molina
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