Talaso Atlántico

We stayed here for 2 nights whilst exploring the Baiona area. I thought that the hotel was excellent for the following reasons: 1. Whilst it might appear slightly tired from the outside, the interior of the hotel is quite modern. Our room was large and light filled, with plenty of space and a large bathroom. We did not request or pay for a sea view room but our mountain view room had a balcony with a side view of the ocean. 2. The position of the hotel opposite and close to the ocean is magnificent. 3. I thought that it was very good value for money. 4. They have both a restaurant (that opens at 9pm and offers a dégustation menu) and a café. We ate at the café one night and I would rate their menu offering as a true restaurant offering, it contained a good range of meals typically found in Portuguese restaurants. The café is open for dinner before 9pm (I think it is open pretty much all day). Breakfast was included in our room rate and was good. I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel if you have a car, as it would be difficult to access otherwise. Having said that, I think that there were some people using the hotel as a stop on the Portuguese Camino when we were there - so if you are doing that Camino and a stop here works for you in terms of timing, this would be a nice place to stay. We did not use the pool or spa facilities. Maybe next time……

We stayed at the hotel for a family members retirement party. We rented a room within the hotel to hold the venue. The onshift manager, Noela was not friendly right from the beginning. There was no guest interaction at all and it made what was an exciting celebration quite disappointing and horrible. It then worsened when Noelas colleague decided to step in and be extremely rude and aggressive towards my family, she was out of order and both need to learn a lesson or two about hospitality. I DO NOT RECOMMEND STAYING HERE!

This parador has a beautiful view over the Atlantic on a large sunny patio. The wine and tapas (tuna pastry, olives, potato croquettes) were good and filling and went well with the wine. It was a nice addition on our way to Baiona and the drive there along the water is lovely.

As Marinas is a good overnight stop for the coastal route of the Camino Portugues to shorten the days' hikes from A Guarda and/or to Vigo. The hotel/spa is ＞15 minutes walk along the coast from where the Camino turns inland towards the Alto and well priced for the quality. My room was a good size with 3/4 size twin beds, a sofa, desk and office chair. There was also a mini fridge that contained only a couple of bottles of water. The bathroom was reasonably spacious with a large walk in shower. I had one of the cheaper rooms at the side of the building that did not include a sea view but the sea was actually quite visible from the balcony. The room and the whole building was very quiet. The hotel includes a formal restaurant that didn't start serving dinner until 9.00pm which was a non-starter with a full day's walking the next day. However, there was also a cafe and bar that had a wonderful sea view terrace with indoor and outdoor seating and a good light menu. My tariff included breakfast which was a substantial buffet also served in the cafe. My only complaint about breakfast was lack of real coffee with the only version available coming from a Nescafe machine. Unfortunately the spa had no appointments left for that day in spite of it being a weekday in May. I had hoped to have a few kinks massaged out of my tired body but that was not to be. Talaso Atlantico is a good option to break up the long walks of the coastal Camino Portugues or just for a few pampering and relaxation.