Parador Almagro
The Convent of San Francisco was built by the Davila de la Cueva in 1596. It is located in an area of outstanding historic and artistic interest just 5 minutes from the main square. Here visitors have the opportunity to discover the prettiest corners of the town, including the ‘corral de comedias’ (open-air theatre) and the surrounding nature reserves.
The rooms within the Parador of Almagro are welcoming and have a stylish feel, featuring 14 interior courtyards and a swimming pool. The bedrooms are found in the former monastic cells, providing peace and serenity. The interior decoration is finished with beautiful galleries, woodwork and lattices.
Manchegan cuisine such as asadillo de pimientos (roast peppers with tomato), los duelos y quebrantos (pork and chorizo scrambled egg) and the famous Almagro-style aubergines can be sampled in a uniquely peaceful and calm atmosphere.
My husband, my mother and I stayed at Parador Almagro on 29 June. It was my mother’s first visit to a Parador and she was amazed to find a very good hotel in such a beautiful building. We all thought the building was magnificent and very comfortable. My mother uses a portable wheel chair and there no issues for her to access all the areas of the hotel. We ate in the restaurant and all enjoyed the high standard of cuisine. The Parador is in the centre of the town so it was very pleasant to go for walk after dinner. There was plenty of noise in the town as Spain had qualified in a further stage of the World Cup. When we returned to the Parador it was very peacful. All the staff were pleasant, friendly and helpful. The breakfast buffet was amazing. When travelling Spain we always enjoy staying in Paradors.
We enjoyed a wonderful stay at the Parador Almagro in June 2010. What a beautiful place. The service was wonderful, as were the room and the food. We were particularly grateful when we were assisted in obtaining a reservation to stay at the Parador in Granada at the Alhambra. We would love to return! Highly recomended.
Satayed in May, all of it was wonderful!!
Visited with Parents and our small baby.
The hotel was excellent in all area’s, Cleanliness, Comfortable, Service and expecially Food.
Hope to revisit!
This Parador is all that is claimed for it and we had a marvelous 2 nights here in March 2010. The staff are all pleasant and helpful and the attention of the head waiter to my wife’s gluten free requirements was first class. Sited in the centre of the town it is nevertheless quiet and peaceful. One should visit the Tablas de Damiel nature reserve about 40 minutes away by road for a deightful day out.
Everything about this hotel is excellent, and the helpful staff go out of their way to make one’s stay comfortable and enjoyable. The parador is full of character and rooms have been designed to blend in with the style of the building. Meals are delicious, featuring local specialities, and the head waiter was very helpful and friendly, making dining in the restaurant a delightful experience. Breakfast was amazing, and heartily to be recommended. The town of Almagro is fascinating – steeped in history and places of interest. This is an experience not to be missed.
I attended my son’s wedding in Ballesteros de Calatrava in August 2009. A few friends and I stayed for three nights afterwards at Parador Almagro, which is the next town over. It was a perfectly wonderful retreat to relax and explore the quaint town of Almagro. The breakfast buffet is not to be missed! Everything about the parador was perfect: charming, comfortable rooms; accommodating staff, nice bar and pool. We all agreed that the experience was top notch. Stay there!!
A haven of peace and quiet. No wonder the Nuns chose it as a place to live. Wonderfully restored and modernised.
Room exellent, beds comfortable. Reception staff polite and helpful (we have found this in all Paradores we have stayed in).
One of us is a wheelchair user but not wheelchair bound. No problems here.
Staff all helpful especially the resturant staff (head waiter first class)
Menu good but expensive with no real alternative in house which is a problem if you cannot get around easily.
Over all excellent experience
Parador Almagro is an absolutely marvelous building, perfectly preserved and maintained, a grand, spacious building with many rooms to explore. I enjoyed my stay immensely, including the delicious 19euro prix fixe dinner. I hope to come back someday.