Name: Parador de Mérida
Address: Almendralejo, 58, Merida Old Town, Merida, Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas, Extremadura, Spain, Merida, Province of Badajoz, ES
Price range: $95–$261 per night
Rating: 8.48

What guests think

Parador de Mérida is a characterful hotel in a historic former convent with a very central, walkable location, offering spacious communal areas and a notable sense of heritage in the heart of the city.

Rooms are often large with comfortable beds, though several reviews mention dated bathrooms, occasional maintenance issues, and temperature or noise problems. On site parking is convenient but tight and expensive; the pool, gardens, or roof terraces were sometimes closed due to season or construction, and the internal layout involves long corridors, stairs, and elevators far apart. Breakfast and the restaurant receive plenty of praise, but some guests report crowded or costly breakfast, uneven service, unclear information, or limited variety. Overall, expect historic charm in a prime location with some compromises.

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Facilities

On site parking is handy but spaces are very tight and fees are high. Pool and outdoor areas were sometimes closed or limited during works or off season, and the layout requires long walks with elevators far apart.

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Diana

Oct 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Parking easy but expensive. Nice to have pool even tho small. Good food and lovely to eat in garden. Very central.

8

Mikael

Nov 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice room for two. A bit of walking to get to three. Tight parking space

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William

Apr 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely parador, great location, comfortable room with good view. Excellent parking, although very TIGHT spaces, challenging to use. Good restaurant, although the dinner was a bit unexciting. Congenial service in the restaurant, somewhat cool at the reception. Overall we were pleased, but it was not up to the level of other paradors where we have stayed.

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Alison

Dec 16, 2022

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Pros: comfortable beds, huge room, quiet Cons: sewer gas smell in bathroom, strong carpet deoderizer smell in hallways. Those with mobility issues should be aware that the elevator and the reception/dining areas are almost at opposite ends of the hotel so a lot of walking is required to avoid stairs Often the fastest way between parts of the hotel involves stairs (two here, three there, a half flight elsewhere) and the stairs are often a bit higher than modern stairs.

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Alan

Jan 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great Hotel, location brilliant, parking very safe not cheap!

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Agneta Christina

Nov 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Bra läge. Lätt att gå vilse i de långa korridorerna. Hade behövts 2 hissar för att inte behöva gå så långt. Bra med hiss från garaget. Väldigt lyhört. Hörde varje ord som sas i rummet intill. Beställde ost och skinkomelett till frukost. Fick omelett utan skinka.

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Young

Oct 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very disappointed the pool, gardens and roof top terraces all closed. So disappointed no where to chill outside in the sun to rest your legs with a cold drink and curl up with a book. The hotel was well positioned. I picked this hotel because it was a mid point stop in our 3 week road trip and picked this hotel for the roof terrace and pool to find out they were closed out of season. I’d not use Expedia again.

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Neil

Apr 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice hotel , convenient for city centre and historic sites . Handy underground parking on site , but quite a hefty charge of 18 euros per night to park our car .

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Gwendoline

Sep 10, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Hôtel en travaux, toute la court est en travaux et ça n’était pas spécifié. Pas possible de profiter convenablement de la piscine. Sinon l’emplacement est bien et le personnel très aimable. La literie est un peu dure

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JEAN-NYL

Sep 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Très grand hôtel et beaucoup de déplacements à prévoir. Le parking accessible à une autre rue que l'entrée principale n'était pas connecté à la réception. Il fallait téléphoner pour se faire ouvrir la grille...

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Cleanliness

Overall cleanliness is good in many reviews, but a few report a clogged tub, bathroom odors, stale corridor air, or minor maintenance issues.

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Margarita

Jul 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

El parador con mucho encanto. La habitación grande, las camas muy cómodas. La limpieza excelente

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José Luiz

Feb 24, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel impecável...

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Alison

Dec 16, 2022

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Pros: comfortable beds, huge room, quiet Cons: sewer gas smell in bathroom, strong carpet deoderizer smell in hallways. Those with mobility issues should be aware that the elevator and the reception/dining areas are almost at opposite ends of the hotel so a lot of walking is required to avoid stairs Often the fastest way between parts of the hotel involves stairs (two here, three there, a half flight elsewhere) and the stairs are often a bit higher than modern stairs.

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Diane

Aug 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great breakfast buffet. Very comfortable beds. Shower with suboptimal.

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Orlando

May 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The tub was clogged and the didn’t even try to compensate for it.

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david

Sep 21, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is an elegant old building, showing its age a bit but charming. The maids are very helpful it you need anything. There is a nice pool. The beds are comfortable. The location is walkable from the train station, and being a small town, you can also walk to all the ruins if you like to walk. As you walk to the center, you will come across restaurants and many shops. They have extensive and convenient parking with an attendant to help.

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Fabio

Apr 21, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Le zone comuni sono state recentemente ricondizionate eseguendo un ottimo lavoro, non altrettanto si puo dire per gli arredi, una miscela di vecchie poltrone da mercatino domenicale sfondate e scomode ed alcuni improbabili pezzi moderni. Le stanze ed in particolare i bagni necessitano di una urgente e radicale riforma. Porte che non si chiudono vasca scomoda e pericolosa, il facino dei Paradores risiede certamente nel loro vecchio stile, ma la funzionalità non puo essere accantonata per questo. Il termosifone del bagno , impossibile da regolare, era a 40 gradi riscaldava il piano dei lavabi come fossa il firno di un calidarium ..alla faccia drlla sostenibilità...

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wah ngee

Feb 16, 2022

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Stayed 2 nights

Nicely renovated, although some renovations are still ongoing. A but like a maze inside though. Clean and nice room. A bit of stale air along the corridors.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally spacious and comfortable, but several reviews highlight dated bathrooms and fixtures, occasional noise between rooms, and temperature control issues.

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felix

Nov 21, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very good location and in general facilities, but no air condition and no choices . At night really hot and can’t open windows for noise and clarity.

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Alison

Dec 16, 2022

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Pros: comfortable beds, huge room, quiet Cons: sewer gas smell in bathroom, strong carpet deoderizer smell in hallways. Those with mobility issues should be aware that the elevator and the reception/dining areas are almost at opposite ends of the hotel so a lot of walking is required to avoid stairs Often the fastest way between parts of the hotel involves stairs (two here, three there, a half flight elsewhere) and the stairs are often a bit higher than modern stairs.

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Diane

Aug 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great breakfast buffet. Very comfortable beds. Shower with suboptimal.

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Miguel

Aug 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Parador “clásico”. Muy céntrico. Habitación básica, muy amplia; las camas un poquito incómodas. Buen desayuno.

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Gwendoline

Sep 10, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Hôtel en travaux, toute la court est en travaux et ça n’était pas spécifié. Pas possible de profiter convenablement de la piscine. Sinon l’emplacement est bien et le personnel très aimable. La literie est un peu dure

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david

Sep 21, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is an elegant old building, showing its age a bit but charming. The maids are very helpful it you need anything. There is a nice pool. The beds are comfortable. The location is walkable from the train station, and being a small town, you can also walk to all the ruins if you like to walk. As you walk to the center, you will come across restaurants and many shops. They have extensive and convenient parking with an attendant to help.

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Fabio

Apr 21, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Le zone comuni sono state recentemente ricondizionate eseguendo un ottimo lavoro, non altrettanto si puo dire per gli arredi, una miscela di vecchie poltrone da mercatino domenicale sfondate e scomode ed alcuni improbabili pezzi moderni. Le stanze ed in particolare i bagni necessitano di una urgente e radicale riforma. Porte che non si chiudono vasca scomoda e pericolosa, il facino dei Paradores risiede certamente nel loro vecchio stile, ma la funzionalità non puo essere accantonata per questo. Il termosifone del bagno , impossibile da regolare, era a 40 gradi riscaldava il piano dei lavabi come fossa il firno di un calidarium ..alla faccia drlla sostenibilità...

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Sheila

May 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

So lucky to have stayed here for a night. Large room, beautifully furnished.

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Sami

Sep 10, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Very pretty hotel room was spacious with a nice pool view. Very central location to the main square, but also very quiet

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Roy

Oct 12, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Hotel was a convent so an interesting hotel, but required some navigating. Location great for seeing all the Roman ruins. Fair size room but encumbered by a lot of large furniture, but only one chair. Breakfast was not included in our rate and was expensive with poor service.

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Service

Staff are frequently described as friendly and helpful, especially at reception and housekeeping, though experiences vary. Some guests noted uneven service, limited English in the restaurant, and occasional inflexibility or unclear communication.

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William

Apr 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely parador, great location, comfortable room with good view. Excellent parking, although very TIGHT spaces, challenging to use. Good restaurant, although the dinner was a bit unexciting. Congenial service in the restaurant, somewhat cool at the reception. Overall we were pleased, but it was not up to the level of other paradors where we have stayed.

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Fernando

Sep 14, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Buena variedad de opciones para desayunar. Caundo pregunte por el.costo del desayuno buffet al registrarme confirmaron que era $20 euros por dia para dos personas y, al pagar la cuenta dijeron que fue un malentendido y que eran $20 euros por persona. Al final me acreditaron la diferencia pero, necesitan aclararlo muy bien al registrarse

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Per

Apr 14, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff was great, very friendly and doing their best to give us service. But here are some suggestions for necessary improvements to be done: - hire staff that to a larger extent than today can speak English adequate for their job, e.g. as waters. There were very few waters, we met just one, who spoke English. We had to ask "our" water to fetch her so we could get information about the food and wine. - Although we had reserved a room including breakfast months before our arrival we got a time slot for breakfast at 9.30. A little late for our planned activities during the day. When we arrived at the breakfast room the first day it looked like a mess, there was no table laid, no glasses for orange juice, no extra plates for bread and cold cuts and the small coffee machines were slow and sometimes troublesome to use. The second day we skipped our time slot and went down to breakfast earlier. No problem. Please, skip the time slots for breakfast, it is inadequate as it is a breakfast buffet. Most hotels we know do not have this arrangement, it feels a little like old Sovjet. Tbis goes also for other Paradores we have visited - The parking (excellent in the basement) was very expensive, 20 euros a day.

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Steven

Oct 16, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Wonderful hotel with excellent staff, parking, and restaurant close to everything. Would definitely stay again.

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Maryrica

Jun 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent, quiet location near great restaurants and historic center. Staff was kind and helpful.

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Jessica

Apr 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was good overall, we approached the staff on two different occassions for help with different things, and each time it wasnt easy to get the help we needed. Also, it seems that the construction on the hotel made it very difficult tofund the entrance. Even after we were checked in, there was not easy access to the main street level.

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david

Sep 21, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is an elegant old building, showing its age a bit but charming. The maids are very helpful it you need anything. There is a nice pool. The beds are comfortable. The location is walkable from the train station, and being a small town, you can also walk to all the ruins if you like to walk. As you walk to the center, you will come across restaurants and many shops. They have extensive and convenient parking with an attendant to help.

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Lyle

Oct 30, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Excellent reception staff

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Julien

May 21, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Localização excelente! Serviço um pouco desorganizado.

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Javier

Mar 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Necesitamos cambiar de días la reserva por alerta naranja de tiempo en la zona y el trayecto, pero no nos dejaron hacer un cambio de fechas pagando la diferencia de precio de los días. Muy mala experiencia.

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Location

Very central, walkable location close to Mérida’s Roman sites, restaurants, and transport, with several noting quiet surroundings. A few guests struggled with access during construction or multiple entrances.

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Ismael

Sep 17, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel céntrico

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Ana

Dec 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Um hotel com muito charme, com origem num antigo convento, bem no centro de Merida, perto de tudo e com funcionários muito simpáticos e solícitos

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Julian

May 18, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Good location to see the Roman sights. Good parking but does get very full so you need to check in early or on time.

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Michael

Mar 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A lovely parador within easy reach of Merida’s wonderful sites.

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Joel

Feb 7, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

A very nice place, a bit thin on breakfast (no eggs without special order). Main issue was multiple entries, which created a problem for the driver who picked us up. If you are taking a train, bus, or renting a vehicle, go for it.

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Maryrica

Jun 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent, quiet location near great restaurants and historic center. Staff was kind and helpful.

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Jessica

Apr 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was good overall, we approached the staff on two different occassions for help with different things, and each time it wasnt easy to get the help we needed. Also, it seems that the construction on the hotel made it very difficult tofund the entrance. Even after we were checked in, there was not easy access to the main street level.

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david

Sep 21, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is an elegant old building, showing its age a bit but charming. The maids are very helpful it you need anything. There is a nice pool. The beds are comfortable. The location is walkable from the train station, and being a small town, you can also walk to all the ruins if you like to walk. As you walk to the center, you will come across restaurants and many shops. They have extensive and convenient parking with an attendant to help.

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Sami

Sep 10, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Very pretty hotel room was spacious with a nice pool view. Very central location to the main square, but also very quiet

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Gerard

Apr 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely property. Nice rooms. Easy walking distance to most of the cites. We would stay there again.

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Dining

Breakfast and the restaurant are often rated very good, with several mentions of an excellent buffet. Some guests found breakfast crowded, costly, or limited, and noted uneven service, time slots, or an unexciting dinner.

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Antonio

Jul 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Muy caro: 158 euros una noche más 22 de garaje. Fui con mi hijo. Mal atendidos en desayuno. No lo fuimos, de hecho… poca variedad para desayunar y, además, hay que reservar hora…no volveremos

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Paul

Nov 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

No car Breakfast was ok but the room felt crowded

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William

Apr 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely parador, great location, comfortable room with good view. Excellent parking, although very TIGHT spaces, challenging to use. Good restaurant, although the dinner was a bit unexciting. Congenial service in the restaurant, somewhat cool at the reception. Overall we were pleased, but it was not up to the level of other paradors where we have stayed.

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Maria

Jun 9, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Everything was very good except for dining. Our experience was not the best with the food and the waiter did not have good knowledge of the wine they offer. Breakfast was excellent.

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Laura Díez

Apr 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Alojamiento excelente, sobre todo el trato de todo el personal. El restaurante y el desayuno muy buenos. Totalmente recomendable.

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Diane

Aug 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great breakfast buffet. Very comfortable beds. Shower with suboptimal.

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Hilary

Sep 24, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

As usual this Parador is housed in a lovely old building. There are examples of antiquity all around. The public rooms are comfortable and spacious and the bedrooms have everything one might need. An excellent breakfast is served and there is a dining room for lunch and dinner.

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Joel

Feb 7, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

A very nice place, a bit thin on breakfast (no eggs without special order). Main issue was multiple entries, which created a problem for the driver who picked us up. If you are taking a train, bus, or renting a vehicle, go for it.

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Marco Antonio

Feb 24, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Ótimas acomodações, restaurante e café da manha excelentes.

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Roy

Oct 12, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Hotel was a convent so an interesting hotel, but required some navigating. Location great for seeing all the Roman ruins. Fair size room but encumbered by a lot of large furniture, but only one chair. Breakfast was not included in our rate and was expensive with poor service.

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Month	Average price
January	$83
February	$87
March	$101
April	$112
May	$114
June	$104
July	$124
August	$117
September	$98
October	$101
November	$90
December	$97

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1	2 $159	3 $169
4 $98	5 $101	6 $116	7 $115	8 $104	9 $158	10
11 $132	12 $100	13 $107	14 $108	15 $106	16 $141	17 $167
18 $100	19 $100	20 $99	21 $100	22 $100	23 $140	24 $158
25 $99	26 $99	27 $99	28 $100	29 $98	30 $135	31 $146

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20	21	22 $114	23	24 $113	25	26 $261
27 $116	28 $118	29 $95	30 $120