Parador de Plasencia

It was the most beautiful location with outstanding and wonderful service. I ate in the square so cannot comment on the food but the bar service was very good and the rooms outstanding. I cannot thank the reception staff enough for their exemplary service and the great sadness was not meeting Raquel with whom I had communicated by email and who was an Angel with the care she took to make my reservation and stay world class. Also the perfect stop half way down through Spain on anyone’s travels to the south. Well worth the effort of going off piste and ignore the average surrounds of Plasencia the Parador and all that surrounds it is in the old quarter and is stunning.

The Parador is fabulous. Its been a palace and a nunnery. Our room was probably a cheaper one because of using Booking.com. Not much of a view but still very nice with our own little sitting room. The bathroom set out as Jack and Jill and it even had twin shower heads. Poor weather the day we arrived so for a change we ate in the Restaurant and had an excellent meal. Had breakfast as well in our deal which was also very good. Plasencia old town is a great place to visit and i wished we had had more time.

Our favourite parador so far. Full of historic character and charm with warm friendly service from nearly every staff member (unusual). We stayed for 3 nights and our superior double was wonderfully spacious with comfy sofa and enough chairs for our friends to sit with us. Very nice pool area. Really nice choice of food in bar/cafe (particularly recommend the avocado & tomato on toast), good restaurant in the refectory and enjoyable wine list.

A beautiful old monastery right in the centre of Plasencia with very friendly and efficient staff. I spent just one night here with two friends in a pleasant, quiet triple room. Great towels, comfortable bed, nice furnishings and well functioning air conditioning for when it was 38 degrees outside! Breakfasting and eating in a parador can be expensive but luckily we found the restaurant/bar Bari nearby. It was so hot we only made it as far as the Bari, which is the first place you come to when you go out the front door, and fortunately the food was great. We had breakfast and dinner there. I would love to go back and stay at the Parador in Plasencia when the temperatures are more civilized.

The location was exceptionally picturesque, with a definite sense of stepping back in time to a quieter and less frantic age. It is the perfect base to explore the stunning Monfrague National Park, which can be reached in less than 30 minutes by road. We were booked in a superior room, which was very spacious with an excellent bathroom. Stylistically, the furnishings were in keeping with the ancient building and there was a beautiful view over the courtyard with hills behind. Breakfast was very good, with a wide range of fresh local produce on offer and cooked options on request. The menu for dinner and the wine options again highlighted local specialities and the dishes were invariably presented to a very high standard. If you keep an eye out above the central courtyard, you may see kestrels flitting between the towers.