Parador de Ciudad Rodrigo

Het hotel en de voorzieningen waren erg goed. Het diner was voor 1 persoon erg goed, voor de ander helaas niet. Het vlees en de aardappel waren zwart gebrand. De kok had wel aangeboden om nieuwe te maken maar dan zit je weer 20 minuten te wachten en daar hadden we geen zin in. Dat was jammer maar we gaan in de toekomst het weer een keer proberen.

To be frank, this is a destination for the setting and the building, which is very much a great traditional parador site. But I have stayed in a dozen or so paradores of the two main types all over Spain in the course of my life and I have to say that the room itself left a lot to be desired. It failed to deliver any "wow" either inside my room or from the view. I have had better facilities and more space in a room at a Holiday Inn Express! So, as a place to stay for location and the history of the building, a definite 4. The room - which is, after all, the purpose of a hotel - give a 3 (it has, after all, a bed and a bathroom and a desk) but I take away a point for the disappointment and failure to meet expectations so it comes in at a 2. So overall, kind of average at a 3. And as I had pre-paid two nights and they are "sold out" (the booking site shows rooms available), I will spend more time out and about than in the room.

The parador is a medium-sized hotel. The rooms are a bit out-dated, but they are typical of what you find in paradores. It is more suitable for lovers of history, of unique experience, of beautiful stones rather than modern amenities.