Hotel Quinta Duro Gijon

We offer you a three stars, rural hotel, which belongs to the Club de Calidad Casonas Asturianas (Asturias Large Houses Quality Club). It is located in the country side, inside a beautiful park, only five minutes from the city of Gijón and its famous beach. The hotel is surrounded by a 20.000 square meters park, with native and foreign gorgeous specimens of trees. This park is only for the use of our clients. The hotel, with 22 beds, is located in the main house of the property. This house is more than 300 years old. We have taken advantage of our many years of experience in the lodging business in order to adapt the house to satisfy the needs and wishes of our clients, providing a very peaceful and comfortable environment. After a very careful reconstruction, the hotel offers now 11 double rooms with bathroom, a large lounge, game room, dinning room, terrace and garden. Five of the eleven rooms have two beds, and the other six rooms, matrimonial beds (king size). One of the rooms with two beds is appropriately designed for people with physical disabilities. All the spaces in the hotel are beautifully decorated with stylish furniture. Every room offers telephone, Internet access, TV and a small bar. Each bathroom has a hair dryer and an anti-steam mirror. Our dinning room offers breakfast every morning and a permanent self service with hot and cold drinks. We have parking space and an ecological installation to produce hot water, through the use of non polluting solar power, which instantly provides hot water to each room. Location The hotel is on the country side, only 3 kilometres away form the city of Gijón and its famous beach. Its exact geographic coordinates are: W 05º36’36’’ and N 43º30’55’’. It is located inside a park of 20.000 square meters, for the exclusive use of our clients, with gorgeous native and foreign centenary trees. It is also possible to see many different specimens of birds and squirrels in the park. The property is only 500 meters away from the Botanic Park of Gijón (still in construction). There are two 18 holes golf courses less than 4 Km. away. We are also very close to the hospital and La Universidad Laboral (a historic and beautiful building of the city of Gijón). The are 40 km. to the Asturias airport, and 5 km. to the train and bus stations. There is also possible to use the public bus transportation system, since there is a bus stop 800 meters from the hotel, or taxis. The city of Gijón has many important tourist attractions, as, for example, beautiful beaches, museums, archaeological remains from Roman times. There are many entertaining activities organized during the summer, in addition to sport and cultural events. To get detailed information, you can visit the town hall Web Site at www.ayto-gijon.es. Directions From the city of Gijón (down town), follow the signs to de soccer field “El Molinón”, the highway N-632 to Santander or to the Hospital of Cabueñes. From the highway N-632, by the “Universidad Laboral”, take the turn to the right, with the sign “Santurio y Cefontes”. After 100 meters, take the turn to the left, to Santurio. Drive approximately 200 meters more, and take the turn to the left, to Deva. This is the road called “Camino de las Quintas”. Drive 350 meters more to find the entrance of the hotel, on the right side of the road. From the highway A66, take the exit 69, with the sign “Gijón (La Guía) N-632 Santander. Always follow the signs indicating N-632 to Santander or Hospital of Cabueñes. Once you are on the road N-632, by the “Universidad Laboral”, follow the same directions indicated above.