Motel Caldas

We were on the Camimo and as we liked trying different places we said we would try out Motel Caldas. We were a bit taken back by the way you registered going into the motel . It felt as we were entering a prison facility as opposed to a motel. The man on reception was nice and explained to us the unusual way in which food would be delivered to our rooms but that there was 'no eating area' as such (I presume because of C19). The rooms were clean and spacious to be fair although a bit dated. The evening before we left, we ordered two ice creams to our room. As per the regulations we were to pay on checking out. However on checking out the woman on reception was extremely rude and slammed the reception window in our face. We were taken aback and simply left the money for the ice creams in the slot under reception and left. I accept there could have been a language barrier but there is always a way to speak to people no matter what language you speak ! I don't really write bad reviews but I hope this review is taken as a warning. Worst stay on the camino! Friends had warned us to avoid spanish motels years ago but a last minute decision in the height of summer meant we were left with little choice. The strange registration via intercom and a hole in the wall gave truth to the 'other' use of motels. The rooms were basic but clean (other than a few nasty looking carpet stains and the shower was excellent but the aircon had broken..on the hottest day of the year and only a sigle fan could be rustled up between two rooms which meant the room stayed at a balmy 28deg all night. The comings and goings of other 'guests' during the niight didn't help with a good nights sleep either. The rooms were booked as large douubles but were actually the smallest allowable double sized room in spain. Breakfast was reasonable and included but again served anonymously via a quick knock on the door and a tray outside. This felt beyond bizarre. The outside door would also feel a bit exposed for single female travellers given the normal business of the place. Oh and in case you haven't guessed it yet..there were two free conndoms in the bathroom!!