Parador de Plasencia

Fabulous room, pity there was so much outside noisy work going on, some staff quite blunt and off hand but the younger ones were a delight. Suggestion - perhaps dinner could be a little earlier, say 8pm? If you have travelled all day and are tired, waiting until 8.30pm - and then taking ages to be served - was not the best although we know paradores normally do dinner at 8.30. Paradore itself was beautiful and quiet, a real pleasure.

I wanted to love it. It’s dark and dreary, cold, uncomfortable, a maze of stone hallways with tiny elevators. Presently undergoing renovations. I wish we’d known. Expensive and mediocre food, including their disappointing breakfast. Service was inadequate. Skip this parador and go to León or Avila instead.

Stopped by the café for lunch at around 1pm and were very curtly told that if we wanted to eat we had to order immediately, because kitchen staff were about to go on their lunch break (absurd, what kitchen closes at lunchtime? In spain this is usually 13-15pm). Our food arrived half cooked, fridge-cold. Quite an unpleasant experience. We had stayed the night and finding our way driving out of the city was a nightmare, we almost got stuck in several narrow streets. Bad experience overall.