Totally Spain Customer testimonials

Hi Olaia, We had a wonderful trip. Everything went seamlessly, from the hotels to the car and train journey. We had not anticipated that the car would be quite as small, but as we just had hand luggage, it was perfect, especially in the narrow streets and tight parking spots.

The hotels were mostly really good. 

Altogether a wonderful trip. The Spanish way of life almost forces one to take a break in the aftenoon. For me, this is a very good thing as I am generally too busy, and really needed this break. Thanks for all you did to organize it for us!

We would not hesitate to recommend Totally Spain to anyone wanting to take a vacation in Spain.

Thanks again

Totally Spain was the perfect agency to take care of my first trip to Spain. Belen was my representative and she was very informative throughout the whole process. The travel packet sent to my home was super detailed, containing not only a map of Spain, but also a map of each city I was visiting with my hotel, the train station, and certain places of interest clearly marked. There was also tons of great information about the city histories and recommendations for tapas bars and restaurants included, as well as information for several museums I'd expressed an interest in visiting. Even the majority of transportation was arranged for me, which saved so much time. Thanks to Totally Spain, I was able to spend time in Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Malaga, Granada, and Barcelona. I was even able to make a stop in Figueres to enjoy the magnificent Dali Theatre-Museum. Overall, this was an amazing 2 week trip to Spain, and I simply cannot wait for my next visit!

I can't say enough about our recent trip to Spain. Working with Totally Spain was a fantastic experience from the planning stage all the way through to the final day of the trip. Belen put together the perfect independent tour for my husband and myself. We stayed beautiful hotels right in the middle of the historic districts. Everything was so well planned out that we were not stressed at all about where to go, how to get there or what to see. We were provided with maps, a history of the cities we were in, suggestions on what to see and where to eat. The tours that were set up for us were very informative with smaller groups that allowed us to ask questions. We both agree that this is the best trip we have ever taken, and we have traveled quite a bit.

Hello Olaia, I just wanted to let you know that we all got back from our Camino trip safe, and in one piece with the odd blister !! …………it was a pleasure to deal with you and totallyspain, from our arrival at Biarritz airport to the taxi dropping us off at Bilboa airport and everything in between it was just perfect. It is refreshing to have our trip organised in such a professional manner by yourself and for everything to go perfectly as planned. Already I am looking forward to walking another section of the Camino next year and I will be in touch with you in the spring of 2015 to assist us in planning the next stage. Congratulations once again Olaia to you and Totallyspain for a job well done.

Olaia, we have returned home after a perfect trip to northern Spain.  Thanks for all the help.  The itinerary was perfect.  You did a great job and if you ever need a reference here in the USA I would be pleased to provide one.

We loved the cities of northern Spain and could not have been more impressed.  My favorite part of your country.

Just returned from our trip to Portugal and Spain.  I would like to thank you sincerely for arranging a truly spectacular vacation.  We loved the hotels that were chosen for us especially the locations and the private walking tours in Lisbon and Barcelona were out of this world.  

Thanks again

We just returned from a fantastic trip made better by your planning. All of the hotels were very comfortable and well located. The train rides were coordinated perfectly and we had no problems with them whatsoever. The information you provided was extremely helpful and was spot on. We used the maps and information to our best advantage.

Thank you for your help in making our Spain trip a very memorable one.

I am happy to be a reference if you need one. Your services were very helpful to my wife and me. Thank you very much.

Dear Olaia, My family had a wonderful time in Spain this summer. I wanted
to again thank you for making it such an easy and enjoyable trip. The
accommodations were wonderful and we enjoyed all the private tours. What a beautiful country. We are planning on traveling other countries next
summer and hope we are lucky enough to find someone who was as knowledgable and easy to work with. Your help made the vacation stress free.

Olaia, Thank you very much For Everything. We enjoyed Every tour that had Been planned. It was superb. The whole process is ver smooth.
Worth Every penny.

Hi Olaia, We just returned from our trip and I would like to thank you again for all your help in making this a great trip.

Thank you

Thank you, too, for arranging such a wonderful trip for us. Each of the accommodations was quite nice, and the combination of older and newer properties was a plus as well. In addition, your thoughtfulness in helping to determine an overall itinerary was most helpful as were the informational materials you sent along to us. We found so many treasures in the north of Spain: it was wonderful. I'd definitely use your services again and would highly recommend them to others…….Thank you so very much for everything. By the way, do you handle travel arrangements elsewhere, or exclusively in Spain. You are a top-notch professional who goes well above and beyond to do your job well.

Olaia, We returned home last night and I just wanted to let you know that our stay in San Sebastian was wonderful. We also wanted to tell you that Manuel was a great guide on our Rioja trip.

Thanks for all your help. I will be happy to refer our friends to you in the future.

I want to send you a note to express how much we enjoyed our recent vacation. The hotels and transportation you arranged were above expectations. We came away with a real appreciation for the country and the people. I want to particularly acknowledge our guide in Tangier. The half day we spent with him was a high point of our trip

Hello Olaia, I just wanted to email you and let you know that our family really enjoyed our Spain vacation.  Thank you for all of the arrangements.  Everything went smoothly and you did a great job.  If we ever visit Spain again, I will definitely contact you for arrangements.

Thanks again

Dear Olaia, We hardly know where to begin describing the amazing vacation to Spain and Portugal that you planned for us. We shared your name and that of Totally Spain with other travelers for their use in the future, professing that our last two trips to Spain, planned by you, are our favorites and that there will certainly be more in our future. 

Everything that you scheduled went perfectly. The hotels were excellent and made us feel welcome and spoiled. Each hotel provided amazing service and a wonderful breakfast.

The rental car experience was without any problem other than finding our way in Porto. Pam, as our navigator, brought us successfully to our hotel with the cheerful assistance of many warm and friendly Portuguese people along the streets. The hotel in Porto said to us when we arrived, "You made it here from Obidos without a GPS? Remarkable!" 

The business owners and employees in Portugal were incredibly friendly and helpful. 

The examples given above are only a small sample of the wonderful memories that each day provided to us.

This was our 6th trip to Spain and each time we have enjoyed our visit. Our 2010 Northern Spain tour staying in Paradors and traveling by rental car and the 2014 Spain-Portugal tour planned by you are the finest of all vacations we have taken.

We can't thank you enough for your work on our behalf and we will contact you for our next trip to Spain.

Hi Olaia & Belen,  I just wanted to say a big thank you for organising the accommodation for the trip at the end of April! The trip went very well and the excellent accommodation gave it a real 'wow' factor for everyone. The rooms, food and staff were great at Casa Arredondo and Hotel Del Oso. Everyone had a great time.

I'll definietly get in touch again if I am arranging another trip and I have already been recommending totallyspain to family and friends! 

Thanks again for your help 

Olaia, el viaje fue maravilloso.
Los hoteles muy buenos y magnificamente ubicados.

Tambien quiero decirte que el conductor del automobile que nos llevo a Anso fue extraordinario,nos llevo por un camino y nos trajo por otro para que vieramos mas,fue punctual y muy agradable, no tengo palabras para elogiarlo lo suficiente.

De nuevo fue un placer arreglar el viaje contigo. Gracias

Hey Belen! Jen and I have now been back for over a week now and have almost adjusted to being back in our own time zone! While it seemed like a nice long vacation while we were on it, reflecting back, it seems like not long ago we hadn’t even started planning it and it’s already gone. It was a fantastic trip and I thank you for the excellent itinerary that you and your team put together for us………..We thank you very much for all the work you put into the planning – there’s no way it would have been a great a trip had we attempted to plan it on our own or on the fly. Very much appreciated.

Hello Olaia – I wanted to let you know how much fun Jon and I had in Spain.  The trip you planned for us was perfect.  We enjoyed all of the tours and the accommodations were fabulous. 

We’d like to return to Spain and we’ll certainly contact you if/when we do.

Thank you for everything.

Hi Belen, We are just sitting in the Barcelona airport about to head home. I just wanted to send you a brief email to thank you for organising our absolutely fantastic holiday in Spain and Portugal. We have had the best time, the food wine accommodation has all been great. What has been outstanding has been the attention to detail by you, All travel arrangements went without a problem the mix between tours, gastronomic experiences and the guides was amazing. All guides were great but the 4 outstanding ones were Fabio in Barcelona and Adriana in Lisbon , Ignaco in San Sebastián and Rosanna in Madrid. We had to best time with them. It seems that you also arranged for the weather to be perfect as it only rained on one day. ……..We will definitely be recommending you and your company to all our friends in Australia.

Hi Belen. I am thrilled to say that the large package that you sent with the documentation for our trip to Spain, arrived at my home today. I have had a quick look through, and all the relevant tickets and vouchers are there. I am also very pleased that you have included so many extras, like maps, translations, and suggested attractions, etc. I look forward to having the time to read everything more thoroughly. It has certainly made me even more excited about our upcoming trip. And now I can relax a bit knowing that I have all the information and documentation that we need. What a wonderful and thorough job you have done for us. I will certainly be "singing your praises" to our friends, and any other travellers looking for advice. Thank-you so much for a job well done.

Dear Olaia...we just got home yesterday and I wanted to thank you for all your hard work for our trip....everything worked out very well and I would not hesitate to recommend you to any of our friends who travel to Spain.

 Thanks for everything

Dear Olaia, We are home from our  walk on the Camino de Santiago with wonderful memories. The weather was grand, we met many interesting people on our pilgrimage and thanks to your expertise we had first class accommodations in inns, pensions and hotels. In every place that we stayed, our hosts were welcoming. Each night's lodging was different, unique in its own way, and added to our very positive feelings about Galicia.  

The culmination of our 108 km walk in Santiago for Easter weekend was inspiring and our hotel ( one of the Pousadas de Compostela) near the Cathedral and its very helpful staff just made everything better.

Thanks again, if another trip to Spain is in our future, we would certainly
contact you.

Hi Belen; WOW! ALL THE INFORMATION FOR OUR TRIP ARRIVED TODAY. We couldn’t be more pleased I have used a lot of travel agents and never had the exceptional service you provided! The attention to detail, maps, food guides, tours - it all is fabulous. Please use us as a reference and let us knowhow we can post a comment on your web site. We hope you expand your business to include France and the rest of Europe. Many, many thanks

Hi Olaia, Thanks for the prompt reply and I was able to print all of the tickets and documents. I think you did a fantastic job once again ( my third time using you and Totally Spain ) I will highly recommend you and your company and hope your supervisors appreciate what an excellent, valuable employee they have with you. Maybe, you can show them my pleased reply and thank you !!

Hello Olaia, Our trip to Spain was a wonderful experience, one we will never forget. Much of its success was due to your help in booking excellent hotels, guides, entrance to sites, and transport. All worked beautifully, and thanks to your guidance, it was a much better trip than we could have accomplished on our own. Again I want to thank you for all your help, Wishing you a wonderful Christmas season

Dear Olaia, Thank you! We would like you to know that we have given your name to countless people and told them what an amazing job you did booking us into the most charming places we could have imagined! We would never have found those places on our own. The host and/or hostesses in the places we stayed were the nicest, kindest, most helpful people - and we think and talk of them often. Thank you so much for working with us and for all that you did to make our stay in Spain PERFECT! You come from a beautiful country with the nicest people - no matter where we went people were incredibly kind to us and so patient with our terrible language skills(!) We could ask complete strangers on the street for directions and more often than not they would walk us to where we were going! We could ask waiters to order for us and they would bring us the best meals we could possibly imagine. We will go back to Spain again one day soon. Thank you Olaia - for all your hard work - you are so good at what you do :)

Hi Ken,

Wow, our trip to Northern Spain was fantastic. You made it a reality. Thank you for working with our group of 24 to make each day a memory. Our tour guide, Carlos, was super a great person and respected by all of us. Many members of our group felt you provided special treatment and a personal touch in meeting with the group. They were impressed. If any clients want a first hand personal endorsement of Totally Spain, you may use my email address. As I begin to tell people about our trip, I find myself liking the trip even more. When I tell them about various things we saw and did it just makes the trip so meaningful. I know as a group we will be talking about this trip for a long time. You did it. Thank you.

See also Brad's Google Review here.

Ana, We have just returned from a wonderful trip around Andalucía. We thank you and your team at Totally Spain for making the arrangements for us. Everything without exception went to plan: all the ticketing was perfect, taxis arrived on time, your advice about trains/car hire was very valuable (and saved us a significant cost) and the supporting information was immensely helpful (particularly the translation document for the food!). In all you made the trip more relaxing and enjoyable – we could ask for no more. We would be happy to use your services again and to recommend you to others. In a word, the trip was estupendo!

Hi Olaia, This is a belated update on how we enjoyed our holiday... we LOVED it. My husband is keen for us to do something similar next year !! The parador in Leon was fabulous but we loved stopping at all the wee places along the way as well. Particularly enjoyed our stay in Cudillero. Thanks again for all your efforts.