La Casona de Pío

Fabulous little hotel, very quirky with lovely staff. Breakfast was superb, best we’ve had all holiday. Location is excellent, beds comfy and shower great. Cudillero is a charming little fishing village full of bars and restaurants and lots of walks.

I was so disappointed. I expected to love this place. The main problem was that the room and the bed linen smelled very strange. The breakfast wasn’t great either. They seemed so proud of their homemade stuff but the yoghurt was very very sweet.

Casona del Pio might be a very nice hotel, but my wife and I wouldn't know. When we checked in and were given our room key, we quickly discovered our room was right next to the lobby (room 101, if I remember correctly). Realizing we might hear a lot of noise in this location, we immediately asked if we could change rooms. The woman at the front desk, while she was very friendly, said that they only had one more room available and they had reserved it for someone checking in later who requested a room with two beds. She also confessed that they only give our room 101 when they're fully booked. Sure enough, we heard all the noise from the lobby: people coming and going, every conversation, etc. It woke both us up quite early and it was really annoying. Also, our "bed" was really two beds put together, so they could have easily accommodated the person who requested a room with two beds and also given us a different room. But then again, if this happened that person would probably be writing this review right now about how noisy room 101 is.