HOTEL CASTILLO DEL BOSQUE LA ZOREDA

We thoroughly enjoyed 4 nights in a deluxe junior suite. The hotel and grounds are beautiful. The quality of food and service are truly exceptional. Whatever their level of English (and most were very good), every staff member treated us like royalty. The dining room is beautiful and the food was memorable. Our only misgivings concerned the lack of bright lights in our room--rooms actually, since the suite has an upstairs bedroom. Having designed a very impressive building, the architect missed out completely on lighting in the rooms. The hotel would do very well to add more lamps and brighter bulbs. If they do, we would have no concerns at all. The hotel has its own signs on nearby roads so we had no trouble finding it. If you are traveling in a hire car, be sure to get SatNav/GPS. The one time we wanted directions back to the hotel, we were pleased that the SatNav responded correctly to "La Zoreda."

If luxury is what you want this is the hotel for you. The hotels is beautiful. The service was incredible. The food was exquisite. The hotel is literally located in small forest. You feel totally secluded yet you are within 10-12 minutes driving distance to center of city.

Loved this place. Out in the woods, the room was beautiful, the Spa fantastic & our dinner here was the best on our Spain Trip. I wish we had stayed here longer. The staff was warm & friendly. I hope to go back.

Not the easiest to find coming of the A66 if you use a GPS and/or follow the road signs. You can get problems. Forget them and follow the yellow and black signs for Castillo Zoreda. You will arrive to a big wow factor. Note there is a separate conference centre and the hotel has a separate access and car park. There are spaces outside the entrance to unload luggage but someone had parked broadside across them so had to use the car park a short distance away. Our room was glorious and after a quick brush up down to the bar for an après drive drink and there’s a lovely girl (I think her name equates to Elizabeth but in Basque!) who looked after us well. The food in the restaurant was superb and the head waiter, Yasser, was excellent. However, we find no pigeon which my wife was looking forward to. Nobody said life was fair! Yasser even explained what Kundkuads were, which defeated my Spanish, my books and Google. Crab salad and the deer for my wife and the Foie gras and the milk fed lamb for me all superbly cooked. Nice Rose from the wine list which naturally is influenced by Rioja. Nice cheese board (and a glass of Rioja) and desserts. Coffee and a liquor was taken in the bar and the only jarring point was a TV in the bar and another in the attached lounge. It grates after a super meal and was so out of context with this superb hotel. The very welcoming and kind staff arranged taxi next day to Oviedo centre. A lovely touch of luxury to explore Oviedo and Leon.

This has to be the finest hotel I've stayed at in all my years of travel. Definitely a 5 star hotel. If I could give it an extra star I would give it two. The room was exquisite and well designed. The staff was very accommodating and professional. I ate breakfast one morning and was quite impressed by the quality and the quantity of the food. The grounds were expansive as it sits in a forest like setting. I was truly surprised that a hotel of this caliber could be found in a city the size of Oviedo. I would return again and highly recommend this property for anyone staying in Oviedo.