Prados de Velarta

If you ride up the winding road to Cerler, which is the highest of the Aragonese Pyrenees (1540m), and arrives at the hotel, it feels like magic. The surroundings are breathtaking and the hotel perfectly fits in there. Cerler is a ski resort situated in the high Benasque Valley, near the town of Benasque in the central Pyrenees (province of Huesca, Spain). Near Cerler are the highest peaks of the Pyrenees: Aneto, Monte Perdido, and Posets. The welcoming was warm and the apartment we had, with a balcony overlooking to the valleys and mountains, was nice and clean. We stayed 3 adults and 1 kid at this apartment hotel and it was a very good experience. The apartment is very modern, nice decorated, with pleasant areas. Rooms are quite and well organized and they provided towels and sheets. The room of "adults" was separated and independently from the place of the children, offering some intimacy. There are also two separated bathrooms, one has a toilet + bidet + bathtub, and the other a toilet + shower cabin, but the shower cabin is very small, probably designed for kids. The kitchen is integrated in the living room and has all the machines needed, plus some acessories to cook and serve. Wired internet is available in the hotel rooms, while coded Wi-Fi internet is available on the restaurant/reception area. Restaurant serves good food and offers a variety of good Spanish red wines. The staff was friendly and helpful. The price of the stay was quite correct. In fact, is a very good value for the money. I would recommend this hotel very much. The con's: 1. The snow courses were a little far to walk, approx. 300-400m away, which could be an issue if walking with all ski equipment. 2. The water is warmed directly by the individual boiler which supplies water at the same time to the kitchen sink, the shower, the bathtub and the apartment heating. In order to work properly, it was necessary to choose only one of them, which is somehow uncomfortable when 4 or more persons are living in the apartment.