Navarra, Basque Country: Located in Elizondo, the main town in the Baztan valley, a few km form Bertiz and also near Quinto Real. Bedrooms with bunks and shared bathroom or family bedrooms with beds, bunks and a separate bathroom. Prices per person per night very reasonable. There is also a communal living room with kitchen, with a small electric cooker microwave and TV. The hostel also offers a washing machine and free WiFi, which works well.
Below the hostel is the restaurant- cider-bar, with magnificient raditional cuisine.
Beechwood area with good poulations of Balck and White-backed Woodpeckers, Marsh Tit and Northern Treecreeper among many others.