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I would not be telling a lie if I said that I DID stop in quite a few of the places, though, all in the interest of gathering information for the forum and Invierno-lovers!
I didn't have time to go in and ask, as my train back to Ponferrada was leaving a few minutes later, but the bar was full. However, from what I can gather, the hotel IS open. I understand what you mean about choosing between a meal in Casa Aroza...
This will be a fairly long post about places to stop for a drink and/or food between Ponferrada and Quiroga/San Clodio.
My football team, Unionistas de Salamanca, were playing two consecutive away games, against Cultural León and Ponferradina...
I was in Borrenes last Monday, at the Hotel Rural Cornatel Medulas, and Saturno warned me about the fact that the camino was 'intransitable'. Another solution is to walk down to Restaurante Las Ventas and then into Carucedo and back up the road...
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