Unlike Bluming, We found on our stay in Feb 2004 that all the staff were charming and helpful, and the TVs worked. Breakfast was fine for Northern Europe (you have to go to Spain for a really good breakfast buffet) We would go again, and recommend it.
This is a very old and lovely hotel. One draw back is that the rooms facing the street are in front of a cinema and bar. This seems to be the local hang out and things don't start cracking until 10. Even with the windows closed, it is like trying to sleep in the middle of the bar. The night staff member was extremely sympathetic and found us another room. In both rooms the remote for the TV did not work and when you got a station, the volume could only be adjusted up to a certain level. Guess they knew that their rooms were not sound proofed. When the remote did work, it would get stuck on the porn channel. My daughter was with me and it embarassed us both and then we could not turn the TV off! LOL We decided to buy a movie and could not get it to work as well but were charged for it. When bringing it to the attention of the desk clerk the next day, she became very argumentative and demanded that we pay for the movie we did not watch. The room included a breakfast buffet which was very good. The beds were comfortable.There is no on premise restaurant. Taxi fare to the train station was about 5 euros. I found all of the hotel staff to be very rude and snotty with the exception of the night clerk. Customer service was almost non-existant. I would not stay here again. The one good thing about this place was it's location. It was very close to the city center.
There was a sauna/fitness center, but we did not use it. There was live jazz piano music in the bar.
The Navarra was a great stay and in a good location....a short walk to the town square and all the bars/restaurants....throw in the connection to BW and you have a hotel that is easy to reserve at the last minute (which is the way I typically travel)....
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