“A MUST TO VISIT”

Beautiful building.Lovely renovated Castle. Public rooms delightful. Bedroom superb clean large well appointed. Restaurant lovely.Food first class. We stopped nights 23rd and 24th April. Restaurant staff excellent a special remark for Daniel he was first class. The night 23rd in the restauran... more

Beautiful building.Lovely renovated Castle. Public rooms delightful. Bedroom superb clean large well appointed. Restaurant lovely.Food first class. We stopped nights 23rd and 24th April. Restaurant staff excellent a special remark for Daniel he was first class. The night 23rd in the restaurant had only one poor performance.The lady waitress that was on that evening was sullen,rude and if she acts in this manner should find a job away from working with people. We sat waiting for some bread she served people both sides of us.Gave us a miserable look.When eventually she seemed to serve us did not say a word.Just grunted pointed to the choice bread and slapped it on the plate. However Daniel more than made up for this ladies attitude.

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“Beautiful place!”

I loved the setting of the castle. The interior was amazing- very high quality and tasteful furnishings, in keeping with age of the castle. My room was beautiful and spotless. As expected of a castle, it was quite a away down to the amenities of the town. Overall it was a very special place. Due... more

I loved the setting of the castle. The interior was amazing- very high quality and tasteful furnishings, in keeping with age of the castle. My room was beautiful and spotless. As expected of a castle, it was quite a away down to the amenities of the town. Overall it was a very special place. Due to the fact that there was a large group of people when we arrived we were left a long time ,about 45minutes, before even our order being taken.

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“An impressive hotel in a spectacular location.”

This parador is a modern build, but as it is very well designed, most visitors don’t realise this - it has a very authentic feel. The rooms are a little on the small size but not uncomfortably so. The bar is large and has a high and impressive vaulted ceiling. The restaurant is long and narrow... more

This parador is a modern build, but as it is very well designed, most visitors don’t realise this - it has a very authentic feel. The rooms are a little on the small size but not uncomfortably so. The bar is large and has a high and impressive vaulted ceiling. The restaurant is long and narrow with ornate hanging lamps that look good in photos. We took dinner at the hotel using the half board package, as the road up the hill is littered with twists and u-turns - and occasional inconsiderate parking - and this could be difficult for the designated driver at night. The restaurant menu was varied and the starters were huge. Breakfast was also substantial.

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“Lovely building and a great base”

We stayed here for one night to visit Jaen town and also Castillo de Santa Catalina. The parador is situated - as you'd expect - on a hilltop overlooking the town and it certainly wasn't somewhere we'd choose to walk to! There is parking just outside and the castle itself is only a minutes wal... more

We stayed here for one night to visit Jaen town and also Castillo de Santa Catalina. The parador is situated - as you'd expect - on a hilltop overlooking the town and it certainly wasn't somewhere we'd choose to walk to! There is parking just outside and the castle itself is only a minutes walk away. Check in at the Parador was both efficient and engaging and our rooms were both fabulously spacious room with a lovely balcony looking over the hills. There was a good sized desk to work at, a lovely bathroom, decent wifi and no intrusive noise. The hotel itself had period public areas and obviously amazing views. Breakfast was superb with an amazing selection of food and nicely spaced tables. There were several cooked to order options as well. My only disappointment was the dinner. The main element (we had sea bass, cod and pork between us) was beautifully presented and a good sized portion but the accompanying food were very sparse and the vegetables almost non existent and there were no menu options to order side dishes to go with the main course. The restaurant was also understaffed on the evening that we ate there and I actually left before dessert as I was fed up with waiting. The staff were all wonderful, there just needed to be more of them. A fabulous base for what we wanted though and a wonderful stay.

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