Caminos by Casas Cantabricas Traveller Reviews

We spent 3 weeks during August 2018 following an itinerary prepared by Casas Cantabricas; we spent 2 or 3 days in small family run hotels (12 bedrooms or fewer) in the following places; Bilbao, Santillana del Mar, Pesaguero ( in Picos de Europe), Puerto de Vega, Cervo, and Santiago de Compostela for a total of 14 days plus a 7 day stay in a studio apartment at Saians near Vigo. We self drove following excellent instructions provided by Casas and stopped off at suggested places of interest on the itinerary. We loved touring the North of Spain and thought the selection of hotels was excellent. We really enjoyed the contrast between staying in a city, small towns next to the sea and in the Picos de Europe. The hotel selection was super again offering contrasts between modern and traditional. In all the hotels the service was excellent and all the hosts spoke very good English despite their apologies for not speaking good English. The car hire was provided by Europcar and their representative at Bilbao Airport was superb, very chatty and friendly and gave us good advice about trying driving on the quieter country roads in addition to driving the excellent A8 motorway. One of my highlights was the pleasure of driving on the Spanish roads, particularly our journey from Pesaguero to Puerto de Vega via the mountain pass through Raino. During the 3 weeks we enjoyed sunshine nearly every day and ate some delicious meals and enjoyed the Fiesta of Quiemada at Cervo on 18th August. This part of Spain is relatively quiet, most of the tourists are Spanish and the beaches are fantastic, though the water can be cold. We would definitely visit this part of Spain again.

Andy & Guru at Casas were fantastic in their support and advice from the moment we showed interest in booking the holiday to being there on the end of the phone in the early part of the holiday when I had an issue with my hire car (which was resolved). They listened to our personal requirements and planned a superb itinerary which when we visited the places was uncanny as the places we stayed and the hotels selected were exactly the places/hotels we would have chosen had we booked independently. The suggestion of leaving the car at the airport prior to staying in Santiago was excellent, Jose the driver was very professional and personable too. There was lots of good communication via email and telephone - I particularly liked the use of Vamoos app to provide all the holiday information including off-line maps & travelling directions so we always had this to hand. The advice of booking a first meal at Ana’s Casa du Mudo hotel meant we could relax and really enjoy the transfer journey. Their suggestions for places to visit and stop off for lunch or coffee were excellent, some delightful surprises of out of the way places we perhaps would have not discovered ourselves. We have travelled extensively much of it independently organised as, however the service we received from Casas Cantabricas was of the highest quality with excellent value for money. We would like to say congratulations and keep up the excellent work. We would definitely travel with them again. We would definitely recommend using Casas Cantabricas and have already provided friends with website details who are interested in discovering this part of Spain.

Multicentre touring holiday a mix of city and country hotels. Particularly loved Lisbon, Evora and Castillo Rodrigo.

They created a bespoke holiday for us to suit our travel dates. Very helpful and answered any queries promptly. Would thoroughly recommend their service. Information provide on Vamoos App very useful.

We booked a holiday for two weeks starting in north Portugal and then travelling around parts of northern Spain in an anti-clockwise direction - staying two nights in each destination. Varied locations, lots to see and explore, hotels generally very good. Hire car and taxi services arranged in advance by tour operator, all worked well. We had a great time.

First class from the moment of enquiry after looking online, to arranging the itinerary, organising payment, providing a huge amount of detail about the journey and destinations, providing maps and tour guides, and also being available during the holiday when we had a query. We shall look to use them again, perhaps for another one of their itineraries.

Everything was perfect. The hotels, although all different, were lovely and the food in most was brilliant. Driving was not too tiring and the distances between hotels just about right. The mountain views, countryside and beaches were spectacular. I can't thank Casas Catabricas enough for everything and making our holiday so enjoyable.

Casas Cantabricas have been brilliant and nothing has been too much trouble. All hotels were really good and the food where offered, was excellent. The route was beautiful and Casas were extremely helpful with our hotel accommodation in the last 3 hotels as I had a problem with my hip and needed ground floor rooms. I cannot recommend them enough and will certainly use them again.

Cannot fault the arrangements made by Casas Cantabricas. They booked us a road tour of Galicia with simply stunning small boutique hotels and guest houses - each one unique and each one faultless. We would never have found these gems ourselves. We experienced the real essence of a beautiful underestimated part of Spain through the friendliness and insights of the property owners. We are quite jaded travellers - both of us working in the hospitality and travel industry- but this holiday way surpassed our expectations. We particularly liked the Vamoos app which placed all our holiday information - and more at our fingertips. We recommend Casas Cantabricas unreservedly - they are fantastic!

As above - cannot recommend highly enough.

I booked this holiday to take my family away to celebrate a wedding anniversary. The House was excellent and the area just as described by Casa Cantabricas.

Booking my holiday through Casa Cantabricas meant that I had no concerns or worries about my holiday. From start to finish the service from this company was above and beyond that which you would expect. They couldn't have done any more to help me and I was very impressed with the level of customer service I received.

We stayed in a small cottage in a lovely peaceful village in the Asturian countryside. A nice relaxing break away from the hustle and bustle of life.

I have used Casas Cantabricas in the past & have found them helpful & efficient. There holiday cottages are as described on the website.

This was a very well planned touring holiday in central Portugal, staying in a number of lovely hotels in interesting and varied places.

Casas Cantabricas did an excellent job in suggesting an itinerary, identifying really interesting hotels, which we would not have found on our own, and arranging car hire. We were very happy with their service.

3 week tour in Cantabria, Asturia and Galicia, interesting, different, wonderful scenery, great food, superb accommodation

very helpful and created a great itinerary.

Our first experience of Northern Spain & indeed, of a fly-drive package. From initial planning & advice, through all arrangements nothing was too much trouble for Casas Caminos. We loved every accommodation & the whole holiday was trouble-free. It really was an excellent experience. We will be returning!

We were guided in our choice of route & given information on each accommodation which meant that we got exactly what we sought. As newcomers to the area, this service was invaluable. (This was a holiday which we had to cancel previously - because of a family death -when we found our tour operators incredibly compassionate & helpful - this is one of the reasons we rebooked with them.)