We were traveling north from Barcelona and planned on staying at paradores where we could. This was based on our experiences of some years ago when we were in Portugal and always stayed at Posadas. They were always historical buildings that were interesting in and of themselves. So we booked this paradore with high hopes. This hotel is built onto... more

I have just returned from a two night stay at this property and I have been very disappointed. My wife and I were given room 115, which is one of the rooms that overlooks the hotel main lobby. We could hear people laughing and talking loud up until 1 am, and had difficulties in enjoying a well-deserved night sleep. We... more

Oustanding service at Reception and in the Restaurant. Helpful, problem-solving staff. Lovely pool and sauna. more

Stayed one night during a drive down through France & Spain. Interior of hotel too dark for my liking, although comfortable. Didn't eat in the restaurant as prices too prohibitive. Fabulous breakfast. The web site doesn't tell you that the garage parking is 15 euros extra. No tea & coffee facilities in the rooms which would have been nice considering... more

We decided to include an overnight stop at this Parador when returning to Santander from the South of France, it just happened to be in the right place and we booked by telephone direct when we were in Barcelona a week earlier so had no real idea of what to expect. When we arrived they could not find us as... more

On our return journey from Spain we made an overnight stop here en route to Andorra and France. Mistake - we should have stayed longer. We got off to a bad start when we were told that the "very very small" hotel car park was full, and we had to take the car to a (free) public car park some... more

Located in the city near the cathedral. Excellent hotel. more