Pazo da Trave

The accommodation excels in breakfast options, attentive service, spacious and comfortable rooms, well-maintained facilities, and a convenient location near Galicia. However, no disadvantages were mentioned in the reviews.

This is a wonderful pazo - a beautiful, ancient and slightly quirky place, fascinating to explore. The manageress is amazing. She is so friendly, seems to be everywhere at once and yet always has time to chat, explain things and answer questions. We had room 107 which was small, but had a lovely balcony overlooking the garden with a bathroom window overlooking another side of the garden. The pazo is a fabulous place to relax as it is very quiet and peaceful (apart from village dogs barking in the distance through the night). We ate at the pazo both nights - described as “simple food cooked with love” which it certainly was. It was all really tasty and only €20 for a 3 course meal.

We stayed at the Pazo da Trave near Viveiro for 1-night in early June (€93/night). The pazo is beautiful, its 15th century stone buildings set amid lawns beautifully landscaped with rock walls & gardens scattered with interesting sculptures – it even had an old chapel. Our 2nd floor room was spacious, with white walls, dark wood floors & ceiling beams and a shuttered double window opening through meter-thick walls onto the lawn. It was furnished with a king bed & side tables, an old wood armoire, table and huge wooden chair, and a small TV (no safe or mini-refrigerator). The bathroom had a single sink and a reasonable sized bath/shower. The large sitting area on our floor had couches, bookcases, seats, fireplace, large TV – we were the only guests on the floor, so it became our sitting room. All of the common areas were richly decorated with art – a previous owner was a ceramics artist, & the daughter of the current own is a painter. There was a small pool table in the former stable, and a small kidney-shaped pool that was covered, but open at each end so it didn't have the indoor pool stuffiness. We had dinner at the inn – the only other option was to drive into Viveiro – a set menu with very good regional dishes at a reasonable price. Breakfast was also good, with cold cuts, locally sourced baked items, jams made from the many trees on the property, plenty of fruit, coffee & orange juice – no hot food items though. The manager was very personable – one of the nicest we have met in our travels. She toured us through the property, explaining its history, and was very helpful with suggestions for our travel the next day. Overall, the Pazo da Trave has it all – a tremendously atmospheric & historic inn with comfortable rooms, large and comfortable grounds, good food, great staff, and absolute peace & tranquility – all at a reasonable price. If you are in the area, you are not likely to find a better place to stay.