Parador de Manzanares

Friendly staff, lots of parking, comfortable rooms with very large beds. Nice shower. The pool was closed (winter) but looked very nice. Easy to find. The location is great as a stopping point if you're on route somewhere (as was our case), but note it is very close to the motorway! (although in our room at least you could not hear the road)

This is a first-class hotel and very good value for money - much cheaper than most Paradores. The food is really good: you can tell this because it's used by a lot of locals. Breakfast was excellent - good buffet with hot food cooked to order. We have stayed here a couple of time before as it is literally less than 2 minutes from the motorway with easy free parking which makes it a great stop when we travel to or from the Santander ferry.

We stopped here en route through Spain for an overnight stop. The room was very nice with a small balcony. Bed was comfortable and the room was lovely and clean and welcoming. Good bathroom. The breakfast choice was very good and dinner was also good. The lunch menu in the bar was very restricted though. The swimming pool was a very welcome feature and towels were provided.

It's quite a few years since our last stay here. The hotel is very convenient to the motorway and has a lovely grandeur about it. Very comfortable room (with no road noise). Lovely courtyard setting for a drink. Choices of bar or restaurant dining. The restaurant dining was 'fine dining' at a reasonable price. Superb staff, both at reception and in the restaurant.

I liked the general 'atmosphere' of the hotel which was bit 'colonial'. I liked the unrushed approach which made life relaxed and easy. I also liked the easy parking. I liked the quality of the food in the dining room.