Great experience!
Spain | Oct 23 - Nov 11, 2026

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Adrian C.
Seattle, WA | Reviewed on Nov 12, 2026

Our trip went exactly as planned with all tours, guides and reservations on time and organized. The team was rapid and responsive at every turn.

Hotel Reviews
Hotel Blu Aran

Perfectly serviceable hotel with fabulous views down the valley.

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Parador de Hondarribia
Hondarribia

Just beautiful and such a wonderful location. Everything one hopes for in a Parador!

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Cleanliness & Comfort
Very spacious attractive room filled with beautiful antiques and a pull out sofa. the only thing is that neither the sofa or any of the chairs were at all comfortable for sitting! Room wonderful otherwise.
Apartamentos B48 Abando
Bilbo

Well located and very functional. Even included laundry which we did not expect.

Authenticity & Character
Nothing needs to be improved but character is not what describes this. It is just super functional.
Location
Great location in general in that it was walkable to everything. Only drawback is that the apartments are one level above street level and ours faced a very busy and bright street. Opening the curtains allowed all passersby to be looking right in and streetlights were on all night.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Finca de Los Arandinos
Entrena

We didn't love this one. Half of the rooms face the parking lot and half face out to the beautiful landscape. We were in one that faced the parking lot so we had the sense of missing out. The hotel was likely somewhat stylish when it opened but it is seeming a bit down-at-heels now. Needing repairs and such. Staff was very nice and breakfast was good. Ate one dinner in the restuarant which was a convenient, servicable meal.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Really pretty location with a long view of the countryside from some of the rooms. Is about a 20-25 mn drive from Logrono so evening activities in the city do necessitate a drive back.
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H10 Madison Hotel
Barcelona

Such a pretty hotel in a wonderful location. Stylish, elegant, high-end service, comfortable rooms, lovely rooftop bar with a pool. Located right on the edge of the old city. Wished we could have stayed longer!

Authenticity & Character
Super stylish and elegant.
Location
Right on the edge of the old city near the cathedral.
Staff
High-end service all around.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Picasso Legacy Walk & Museum Visit
Picasso Legacy Walk & Museum Visit
Barcelona

Our guide was a nice young man, warm, friendly, interactive and such. And he came right on time and all. There is just not much to the tour so it did not feel all that meaningful. It was great to be able to cut the line for the museum entry and have the tickets all organized, but I would not particularly recommend this one to others.

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Pintxos & Wine Walk
Pintxos & Wine Walk
San Sebastián

Super. A lovely evening with a terrific, knowledgeable guide and great food. Would recommend for sure.

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Rioja Winemaking Workshop
Rioja Winemaking Workshop
Spain

Wonderful day!! Marina was so great and the tour is so well thought out and engaging. We viewed the landscape and learned about geography, walked through the vineyards and practiced pruning the grape vines, had snacks among the vines, did a hands-on experiment to learn about sugar content in wine, went into Marina's family cellar, and corked a bottle of wine. Marina was warm and fun to talk to. It was wonderful to connect with someone with such a long deep relationship with that place.

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Transport
Logroño Pintxos Walk
Logroño Pintxos Walk
Spain

Diego was such a wonderful, gentle, smart guy. We loved our evening chatting with him and the food was delicious. He really exposed us to the classic pinxtos of Logrono.

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Private Pintxo Cooking Workshop
Private Pintxo Cooking Workshop
San Sebastián

This was one of the highlights of the trip. Just such a great evening! Julen is such a warm guy and so much fun to talk to. His partner Marta joined us to help in the kitchen and the pair of them are such a delight. His level of preparation is so high and all that we cooked and drank was delicious. We had learned about the gastronomic societies so seeing inside of one was a real treat. This felt like such a really special cultural experience all around.

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City Discovery Walk
City Discovery Walk
Bilbao

Hector was a really, really nice guy, but our comment afterwards was that it seemed like about 30 minutes worth of stuff stretched out over 2 hours.

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Private Gaudí Architecture Walk with La Sagrada Família
Private Gaudí Architecture Walk with La Sagrada Família
Barcelona

Our guide was lovely and really knowledgeable and thorough. We really enjoyed our time with him and learned a lot.

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Self-Drive From {{start_location}} to {{end_location}} with stop in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Self-Drive From {{start_location}} to {{end_location}} with stop in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Spain

We did the stops in Haro and in Laguardia (and skipped Vitori-Gasteiz just because we were wanting small town stops rather than a city stop). Did some wine tasting in both. Both were lovely.

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Self-Drive From {{start_location}} & {{end_location}} via Zaragoza
Self-Drive From {{start_location}} & {{end_location}} via Zaragoza
Spain

This worked really well. Because we love Roman ruins, we did that in Zaragosa and then had a really nice lunch before heading the rest of the way to Barcelona.

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Guggenheim Visit with a Private Guide
Guggenheim Visit with a Private Guide
Bilbao

Great. The guide was on the staff at the Guggenheim and was really knowledgeable. The tour was just about an hour long which was perfect to set us up for visiting the rest of the museum on our own.

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Catamaran Sunset Sailing with Chef-Prepared Dinner
Catamaran Sunset Sailing with Chef-Prepared Dinner
Barcelona

Captain and chef really nice and we even got the sails up on a beautiful evening. Really fun way to see Barcelona. The dinner however was literally inedible. It would have been much much better just to have tapas and cocktails, or even just cocktails given that it was at 5:30 pm. And then we could have gone out afterwards.

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