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.

The building and the surrounding structures are historic and beautiful. The hotel has a fascinating characteristic and old world charm and is very well maintained as are the rooms and bathrooms which are clean and well kept. The restaurant has great food and the staff are pleasant and provide good service.

I like the old world charm. The staff were very friendly and I felt at home and for me that's important. I prefer the cafe to the dining room and that is mostly because the dining room feels a little souless.