We stayed at this lovely hotel because of a recommendation, and we are very grateful to our friend and want to pass it on. Aguilar de Campoo is a very pretty river town to visit, with its own castle, enchanting architecture, great street market and interesting history. We were on our way to the Santander ferry, and it’s a great stopover one hour away, but will definitely revisit this hotel when we return to Spain because it’s a great hotel to base yourself. We were in a newly renovated room with balcony and a lovely garden view. The staff are very warm and welcoming, the restaurant is fabulous and serves an excellent 3 course menu of the day with bread and a bottle of wine for 14 euros. They kindly offer a translation in English, which was gratefully received, as, despite my best efforts to learn Spanish, menus can be a bit of a mine field! I write this review while I’m still here because they have given us a special finish to our journey through Portugal and Spain. Thank you to the staff of the Valentin hotel. We will return, as I’m sure many of your previous guests do also. Muchas gracias , Johanna & Paul Xx