Parador Lerma
The Ducal Palace is located in the highest part of the town of Lerma. It was constructed, taking advantage of the site of a 10th century castle and was implemented according to the plans of the architect Francisco de Mora in successive phases between the years 1601 and 1617. 
The palace was commissioned by the order of the first Duke of Lerma, Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas for the accommodation, rest and general enjoyment of his master, King Philip III.
This hotel has a central courtyard surrounded by columned galleries in alternating sections: the first has twenty Tuscan columns with semicircular arches, and the second has twenty Ionic columns.
After its restoration the Palace was converted into a Parador with 70 rooms and a capacity of 133 beds.
We found this Paradore pleasant and in a good strategic location for our return to Santander thence UK. We also enjoyed a good though quite expensive evening meal However we have stayed in many which were more interesting and offered a warmer welcome. Perhaps this was a consequence of a large commercial meeting the staff were preparing for the evening of our departure.
The reception ignored our question regarding the use of some of our points at the time of booking, leading to some confusion and irritability on their part on checking out. Reading other comments perhaps this was an uncharacteristic off day?
Stayed at the Lerma Parador whilst travelling to the UK from our home in Spain.
A lovely hotel,with a magnificent location on an imposing square.
Throughly enjoyed our stay there,with friendly and extremely helpful staff.
The breakfast was excellent.
Certainly recommend this Parador to friends and family.
Stayed 1 night July 2010. Rooms large and well furnished. Did not like view of unfinished building next door from bedroom. Beautiful building and bar and lounge exquisite but not for noisy children running about Dinner was good although I thought the restaurant was rather small. Breakfast room was much larger but not so much choice for breakfast as in other Paradors. Reception was quick and efficient.
The location is in itself well worth a stop
We enjoyed our stay in June . Helpful staff , friendly atmosphere , a majestical enviroment . We recommend it to our friends
My husband and I stayed in several Paradores during our May/June 2010 vacation and Lerma was definitely the stand-out, from the cordial, helpful reception to the lovely atmosphere of the building. We very much enjoyed dinner in the restaurant with its excellent service and helpful staff and the breakfasts were amazing! The bedroom was quite nice with its high ceiling and peaceful aura. There was also an expansive view from the window and the cleaning crew were very efficient.
The only item that I might mention as a possible improvement would be to oil the hinges of the doors which were very squeaky. I worried that we were disturbing our neighbors every time we entered or left our room, but that was a small thing in comparison to the rest of the stay!
Stayed there in May 2010. Parking right in front of the entrance and efficient reception. The building is delightful, with the bedrooms opening off wide, open walkways around the large open interior lounge area with its glass roof. This area is tastefully furnished to match the warm pink and beige of the building.
Our large comfortable room overlooked the town square with its restaurants and cafés; I imagine it could be noisy if there were events going on there, but it was quiet enough when we were there.
The restaurant is in an intriguing widowless, arched tunnel which I suspect from the arrow slits in the walls was originally the entrance. Service was good and so was the food.
Breakfast, served in a separate dedicated breakfast room, was plentiful.
All in all a most enjoyable stay.
Muy muy bien !!!
Todo perfecto , reception , abitacion , desajuno, restaurante , limpieza.
La ubicacion espectacular en un sitio muy tranquillo.
Parador de Lerma never fails to please. Courteous staff, very comfortable rooms, and of course a great location. We have stayed on numerous occasions, and have recommended it to many friends, who also return regularly. It would seem you have got it right!
Thanks
L’auberge espagnole n’ est plus ce que c’était; mais dans le bon sens cette fois
C’est vrai que la cuisine peut s’ affiner mais eu égard au prix les prestatons sont toutes nec plus ultra
We have stayed at a number of Paradors in the past, and Lerma was one of the best. The building is fantastic, and the surroundings very lovely, with the monastary and two churches and the old town a short walk away. The reception was cordial and the service and food excellent, and the bedroom was most comfortable.
Further to the previous comment. We love the hotel, the small town, the courtyard and the breakfast and hope to stay at Lerma again.
Having visited many Paradors and Lerma 3 times I am reluctant to critisize in any way but our one night stopover on the way to the ferry at Santander was spoiled by a poor evening meal which fell far below the standard we have enjoyed at nearly all other Paradors. The building, bedroom and reception staff were all as good as ever but the 32€ dinner was very poor in content and value. The veal steaks could not be cut with a knife let alone be chewed; it was nearly all sinew and the vegitables were over cooked, cold, shrivelled and unreconisable. It was difficult to imagine that the main course had been prepared by a professional chef or cook. What a pity! I hope that the next time we stay in this lovely hotel the kitchen will have been sorted.
We loved our stay. There was a warm welcome (as if we were coming to a private country house rather than an hotel), the room was magnificent including a very comfortable sofa bed for our son, and the buffet breakfast was excellent . We had dinner in the restaurant and the dishes were of really high standard and so much choice (if you are tempted by the black pudding they were also on the breakfast table and we later realised we could have shared the leg of lamb). Had a chestnut dessert that was heavenly. Lerma is very old, interesting, small and dozy after 9pm, but perfect for our stopover being 2 hours from the ferry at Bilbao.
This was an wonderful parador! We have previously visited the Carmona and Granada paradors, both of which were exceptional in different ways, and the Lerma parador made us realise that paradors generally (especially those in historic buildings) are in a different class from other hotels. Our room had a wonderful view of the square – although the window was small, but thia meant that the room wasn’t too hot. The room itself was magnificent, as was the bathroom and the decorations. Very happy with that. The meal that we had wasn’t as good as the one we had in Carmona, but was very good, and the ambience was very pleasant. We had breakfast on the terrace – great experience. We were in transit and therefore didn’t have any time to visit any of the local sites, but since we were in such a wonderful place there was no compunction to move anywhere else.
It is one of the most splendid Paradors we have stayed in and liked it so much we are going back in October with some friends!
Very much looking forward to the visit.
Accueil, hotel et chambres de qualité excellente. Par contre la restauration proposée ,en demi-pension, est de qualité très moyenne.
Au parador de Chinchon, le niveau de la restauration était nettement meilleur.
This was our first stay in a Parador and we were not disappointed with our choice of Lerma. The bedroom was superbly furnished and the bathroom had every amenity. The restaurant seemd a bit expensive for our budget so we walked down through the old town and eat at a local cafe/bar. It would have been nice to sample dinner at the Parador but the alternative bar in the hotel seemed uninviting, however sitting in the hotels central courtyard with our wine was lovely. The reception staff were very accommodating and showed us to our room rather than just handing over the key. The hotel is superbly located on the square and was very quiet. Yes, I was impressed, so much I have applied for a Parador Card – I just hope the prices don’t go up too much.
The place is just fantastic, one of the best parador I have been to. The builiding is magnificent, the patio charming. Reception very good and professional, the room was well furbished, clean and quiet. The view was very nice (unfortunatly there is the motorway at the horison).
Breakfast was excellent. Only one criticism. In the night, around midnight, we wanted to have a drink at the bar but no service was around, so we just went to bed!