Parador Alcala de Henares
The Parador Alcala de Henares occupies a magnificent 17th century building, the ancient Dominican Collegiate-Convent of Santo Tomas de Aquino. The original building of the Parador of Alcala de Henares was built in the seventeenth-century, but all the building has been restored in a modern way, although some parts preserve the ancient look.
The Hosteria del Estudiante is located in the ancient Colegio Menor de San Jeronimo, founded by Cardinal Cisneros in 1510, and has marvellous views of the Patio Trilingue of the Universidad de Alcala de Henares. Together they form part of the monumental collection of the city of Alcala de Henares, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998.
Just an overnight stop on our way back north from Cadiz. Apart from the Madrid ring road – which was a nightmare – the Parador was terrific. Not particularly well signposted, the building itself had typical Spanish bravado as modern adaptions of glass and steel were used rather than attempting a stucco reproduction of the original building. Brilliant. The staff were welcoming and helped with our stuttering Spanish. Restaruant over the road was good with a nice chouce of local produce. Room was spacious and comfortable once you’d worked out how to turn the lights on without shutting the blinds or turning the telly off. The front desk staff were really helpful on checking out and printed of google maps to get us to the Madrid /Burgos autopista.
My sister and I stayed at this hotel and had a very nice time. The staff was very nice and helpful, The accommodations were nice-great shower and the rooms were spacious. We also liked the restaurant.
Very different; very beautiful. Excellent location. The staff were welcoming and helpful. A lesson on the use of the remote controls for blinds and lights would have been helpful!
We ate in both restaurants on different evenings and would recommend them both for imaginative, local menus.
Don’t get me wrong – I like modern architecture very much but this hotel is very clinical and cold. Far too corporate for a holiday stay, more like a conference centre. Mini bar policy of only having cold drinks and beer is very odd!. Hated the restaurant – like eating in a corridor, the old restaurant opposite is much more atmospheric. On a positive note, the rooms are very comfortable and the walk-in wardrobe is a nice touch.
Very nice. we stayed as a family group of 9 and had the family room and two standard rooms. They put us all in one hallway which made it easy. the breakfast buffet was excellent.
We had several problems with the card locks mine kept losing its programming and the staff made me feel as if it was me not the card.
Our first stay in a Parador and we loved it! Fantastic rooms and we also had some laughs with the lights and blinds. Loved the walk in shower. The service was excellent and we would definately recommend it!
A different hotel style to the previous Parador (Lerma) we stayed at – very high tech, so much we had lots of laughs trying to operate the lights and curtains using the remote controls.
A bit pricey.
A lovely place to stay – rooms just fabulous.
Only sour note – even as residents we had to pay an extra charge for drinks on the terrace!